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{{short description|Suburb of Dublin, in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland}}
{{about|the suburb in Dublin, Ireland|other places with the name Sandyford|Sandyford (disambiguation)}}
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'''Sandyford''' ({{Irish place name|Áth an Ghainimh}}) is a suburb of Dublin, located in [[Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown]], Ireland.

Sandyford Business District makes up much of the suburb and encompasses 4 business parks: Sandyford Business Park, Stillorgan Business Park, Central Park and South County Business Park. Some of the multinational companies based in the area include [[Alphabet Inc.|Google]], [[Facebook]], [[Microsoft]] and [[Allied Irish Bank|AIB]].<ref>{{cite web
 | title =Sandyford Business District defines success of suburban office market
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 | website =The Irish Times
 | date =4 December 2019
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 }}</ref>

==Location and access==
Sandyford is part of the [[Dáil Éireann]] constituency of Dublin-Rathdown. Sandyford village (sometimes referred to in Irish as ''Taobh na Coille'', meaning 'woodside', the townland in which it is situated) is 9&nbsp;km south of Dublin city centre, just south of the [[M50 motorway (Ireland)|M50 motorway]], accessed from the [[R117 road (Ireland)|R117 road]] or M50 junctions 13 and 14, while ''Sandyford Business District'' is just north of the motorway.

An [[Aircoach]] service links the area with Dublin Airport 24 hours a day. [[Dublin Bus]] routes 11, 44, 44B, 47, 116 and 118 link the area to other parts of the city.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/Your-Journey1/Timetables/All-Timetables/1141/| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111126042527/http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/Your-Journey1/Timetables/All-Timetables/1141| archive-date = 2011-11-26| title = 114 – Dublin Bus}} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531080300/http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/Your-Journey1/Timetables/All-Timetables/1141/ |date=31 May 2013 }}</ref> [[Go-Ahead Ireland]] also used to operate the 75 through Sandyford until 26 November 2023 when it was replaced with the S8.

===Luas===
The [[Luas]] ''[[Green Line (Luas)|Green Line]]'' was built through the Business District and the ''[[Kilmacud Luas stop|Kilmacud]]'', ''[[Stillorgan Luas stop|Stillorgan]]'', ''[[Sandyford Luas stop|Sandyford]]'' and ''[[Central Park Luas stop|Central Park]]'' stops serve the area, the middle two lying along the eastern edge of the original district. All four of these stops are in the ''Sandyford Business District''. Sandyford was the Green Line terminus until the extension to [[Cherrywood]] opened in October 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.luas.ie/luas-green-line-stops/|title=Luas &#124; Luas Green Line Stops|access-date=10 June 2018|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612135931/https://www.luas.ie/luas-green-line-stops/|url-status=live}}</ref> The depot for the Green Line is located on the eastern edge of the Business District.

===Metrolink===
While a 2018 [[public consultation]] document proposed that the [[MetroLink (Dublin)|MetroLink]] project could have its southern terminus at Sandyford,<ref>{{cite web| url = https://static.rasset.ie/documents/news/2018/03/metrolink-nta-tii-public-consultation-document.pdf| website = static.rasset.ie| title = MetroLink - Public Consultation 2018| date = 2018| access-date = 10 June 2018| archive-date = 28 September 2020| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200928204543/https://static.rasset.ie/documents/news/2018/03/metrolink-nta-tii-public-consultation-document.pdf| url-status = live}}</ref> by February 2019 it was proposed that the line would not serve Sandyford and instead stop at [[Charlemont Luas stop|Charlemont]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/southside-section-of-metrolink-set-to-be-abandoned-906075.html|title=Southside section of MetroLink set to be abandoned|date=21 February 2019|website=breakingnews.ie|quote=The line [..] is likely to stop north of Ranelagh at Charlemont, and not continue to Sandyford|access-date=21 February 2019|archive-date=21 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221124841/https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/southside-section-of-metrolink-set-to-be-abandoned-906075.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== History==
Sandyford House, a pub in the centre of the village, has been an inn and coach house since the 1690s. For 200 years it was a stopping place for travellers en route to [[Enniskerry]]. From 1803 onwards, the Chatham Street to Enniskerry mail coach (a two-hour journey) stopped and deposited the region's mail at the inn, which acted as the local post office.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.sandyfordvillage.enterprises.ie/sandyford-house-history.html | website = sandyfordvillage.enterprises.ie| title = History of Sandyford House }}</ref>

== Sandyford Business District ==
[[File:Sandyford Village 2006.jpg|thumb|Sandyford Village]][[File:BeaconTower.jpg|thumb|upright|Beacon Tower, at 15 storeys was briefly the tallest building in [[Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown]]]]
[[File:SandyfordLUAS 4082.JPG|thumb|[[Luas]] at its Sandyford stop.]]

Sandyford Business District is a large business park consisting of more than 700 companies employing over 20,000 people.<ref name="sandyfordDotCom"/> It was officially opened in 1977<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.sandyford.ie/docs/SBD_Strategic_Study_and_Action_Plan-Artwork-update-April2020_Final.pdf | website = sandyford.ie | title = Sandyford Business District Strategic Study and Action Plan | date = February 2020 | accessdate = 9 October 2023 }}</ref> on a site of 120 acres and for 50 years was known as the "Sandyford Industrial Estate"; 85 acres allocated to light industry and the rest to offices.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.dlrcoco.ie/sites/default/files/atoms/files/sandyford_ufp.pdf | publisher = Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | website = dlrcoco.ie | title = SANDYFORD Urban Framework Plan 2011 - 2016 | access-date = 4 December 2019 | archive-date = 26 May 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190526204336/https://www.dlrcoco.ie/sites/default/files/atoms/files/sandyford_ufp.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>

The area includes several separate business parks and sites, including Sandyford Business Park, Stillorgan Business Park, Central Park, and South County Business Park.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

A proposal to establish a ''Sandyford Business District'' area, to include the core Sandyford Business Park as well as the other areas, resulted in the establishment of the Sandyford Business Improvement District Company (SBID) in January 2017.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.sandyford.ie/about-us/our-mission | publisher = Sandyford BID CLG | website = sandyford.ie | title = Sandyford Business Improvement District Company – Our Mission | access-date = 21 September 2019 | archive-date = 20 September 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190920191850/https://www.sandyford.ie/about-us/our-mission | url-status = live }}</ref> The area has capacity for 17,500 more employees, 350,000 sq m of commercial floor space and 1,000 residential units.<ref name="sandyfordDotCom">{{cite web| url = http://www.sandyford.com/page.aspx?idpage=30| title = Sandyford.com – The home of Sandyford on the Internet| access-date = 5 December 2015| archive-date = 8 December 2015| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151208153543/http://www.sandyford.com/page.aspx?idpage=30| url-status = dead}}</ref>

Companies in the business district include [[American Airlines]], [[Barclays|Barclaycard]], [[Canon (company)|Canon]], Microsoft, [[Novell]], and [[Vodafone Ireland]].{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

The [[Irish Management Institute]], the [[Currency Centre|Irish Mint]], and the [[Beacon Hospital]] are also located in the Sandyford area.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}

== People ==
Notable residents of Sandyford include radio personality [[Ray D'Arcy]],<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/my-kind-of-exercise-1.1147937 | work = The Irish Times | title = My Kind of Exercise | date = 6 July 2004 | accessdate = 20 August 2022 }}</ref> singer/songwriter [[Paul Brady]],<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/paul-bradys-jail-break-36105886.html | website = Irish Independent | title = Paul Brady's Jail break | date = 10 September 2017 | accessdate = 20 August 2022 }}</ref> and comedian [[Hal Roach (comedian)|Hal Roach]] (1927–2012),{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} while [[David Kennedy (racing driver)|David Kennedy]], the former Formula 1 driver and commentator lived for many years on Sandyford Road.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} Other residents have included:
* [[Frank Aiken]], a founder member of [[Fianna Fáil]], lived in Sandyford,<ref>{{cite journal|url = https://www.dib.ie/biography/aiken-francis-thomas-frank-a0070| journal = Dictionary of Irish Biography | publisher = Royal Irish Academy | title = Aiken, Francis Thomas ('Frank') | date = October 2016 | doi = 10.3318/dib.000070.v1 | last1 = Fanning | first1 = Ronan | doi-access = free }}</ref> and a local housing development called ''Aiken's Village'' is built on what was his land.
* [[Máire Comerford]], Republican activist, lived at her home, St. Nessan's, in Sandyford from 1935 to 1982.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
* [[Christopher Ewart-Biggs]], the British Ambassador to Ireland, was killed by the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|IRA]] on ''Murphystown Road'' in Sandyford while leaving his residence, [[Glencairn House]], on 21 July 1976.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-20021690.html | publisher = Irish Examiner | website = irishexaminer.com | title = The murder of an Ambassador | date = 29 December 2006 | accessdate = 20 August 2022 }}</ref>

== Sports ==
Sandyford is home to the Meteors Ladies' Basketball Club. The club was founded in 1965 and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2016.<ref>{{cite web | title=Meteors Ladies' Basketball Club | url=http://meteor.teo.ie | access-date=26 September 2021 | archive-date=22 December 2005 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051222152907/http://meteor.teo.ie/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Naomh Ólaf CLG|Naomh Olaf]] [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] Club is located in Sandyford. Founded in 1981, the club has teams from under eight up to senior level, and operates an academy for boys and girls from four through seven years of age.<ref>{{cite web | title=Naomh Olaf GAA | url=http://www.naomholaf.ie/ | access-date=11 May 2016 | archive-date=9 May 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509053448/http://www.naomholaf.ie/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Sandyford Cricket Club]] was founded in 1984.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sandyford Cricket Club |url=http://www.sandyfordcc.org/ |access-date=31 October 2006 |archive-date=7 May 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060507032500/http://www.sandyfordcc.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Arts and culture ==
In the centre of Sandyford village is a monument to the working men of the village, ''Pater and Ned''.<ref>[http://www.rowangillespie.com/Pater_and_Ned.htm ''Pater and Ned''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725212012/http://www.rowangillespie.com/Pater_and_Ned.htm |date=25 July 2011 }}, 1996, is a bronze sculpture by the Irish sculptor [[Rowan Gillespie]], standing 2.4m tall.</ref>

From series 3 onwards, children's TV series [[Roy (TV series)|ROY]] was produced in Sandyford.

== See also ==
* [[List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland|List of towns and villages in Ireland]].

== References ==
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