Dublin 1, also rendered as D1 and D01, is a historic

postal district A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal a ...

on the

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Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...

, Ireland.

Area profile

D1 lies entirely within the Dublin Central constituency of the Irish parliament, the Dáil. The Dublin Central constituency is one of the most densely populated and socially and ethnically diverse places in Ireland. The postcode consists of most of the northern city centre, affluent white collar areas around and including

Mayor Square Mayor Square is in Dublin, in the Docklands area. The National College of Ireland is based there. Since December 2009, the Mayor Square - NCI Luas stop has been served by the Luas Red Line tram which runs from Tallaght or Saggart to Connoll ...

, and traditional working class areas such as

Sheriff Street Sheriff Street (), known by locals as "Sheriffer" or "The Street", is a street in the north inner city of Dublin, Ireland, lying between East Wall and North Wall and often considered to be part of the North Wall area. It is divided into Sherif ...

. In 2019, the

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reported that

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embarked on a plan to improve lighting and surfacing in the area's laneways while Ireland's National Tourism Development Authority has said the regeneration of a historic part of Dublin 1 tied to the

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is "long overdue". The

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has been hired by a local business group to help regenerate the area, which they say faces "civic schizophrenia" and "a split personality".

Notable places

The postcode covers a dense central area north of the

River Liffey The River Liffey (Irish: ''An Life'', historically ''An Ruirthe(a)ch'') is a river in eastern Ireland that ultimately flows through the centre of Dublin to its mouth within Dublin Bay. Its major tributaries include the River Dodder, the River ...

. It includes

O'Connell Street O'Connell Street () is a street in the centre of Dublin, Ireland, running north from the River Liffey. It connects the O'Connell Bridge to the south with Parnell Street to the north and is roughly split into two sections bisected by Henry S ...

Parnell Street Parnell Street () is a street in Dublin, Ireland, which runs from Capel Street in the west to Gardiner Street and Mountjoy Square in the east. It is at the north end of O'Connell Street, where it forms the south side of Parnell Square. History ...

, Henry Street,

Jervis Street Jervis Street is a street on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland laid out in the 17th century and named for Sir Humphrey Jervis. Location It runs from Parnell Street in the north to Ormond Quay Lower in the south. It is crossed by Mary Str ...

Mountjoy Square Mountjoy Square () is a Georgian garden square in Dublin, Ireland, on the Northside of the city just under a kilometre from the River Liffey. One of five Georgian squares in Dublin, it was planned and developed in the late 18th century by Lu ...

Parnell Square Parnell Square () is a Georgian square sited at the northern end of O'Connell Street in the city of Dublin, Ireland. It is in the city's D01 postal district. Formerly named ''Rutland Square'', it was renamed after Charles Stewart Parnell (1 ...

, the

International Financial Services Centre The International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) is an area of central Dublin and part of the CBD established in the 1980s as an urban regeneration area and special economic zone (SEZ) on the derelict state-owned former port authority land ...

, and parts of the northern Docklands. It is home to Busarus,

Connolly Station Connolly station ( ga, Stáisiún Uí Chonghaile) or Dublin Connolly is one of the busiest railway stations in Dublin and Ireland, and is a focal point in the Irish route network. On the North side of the River Liffey, it provides InterCi ...

, the Custom House, the

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, and several of the north city quays. It also features urban

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such as the O'Connell School and Belvedere College as well as third-level institutions such as the

National College of Ireland National College of Ireland (NCI) or ''Coláiste Náisiúnta na hÉireann'' (''CNÉ'') in Irish is a not-for-profit, state-aided third-level education institution in Dublin. It was founded in 1951 as a joint venture between Irish Jesuits and ...

Usage in Dublin addresses

Colloquially, Dubliners simply refer to the area as "Dublin 1". The postal district forms the first part of numerous seven digit Eircodes that are unique to every single address in the area. For addressing purposes, it appears in both its original form as Dublin 1 and as the first part of a seven digit postal code as D01 a line below. For example: Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane Charlemont House Parnell Square North Dublin 1 D01 F2X9

Gallery

File:Garden of Remembrance at Parnell Square in Dublin-1574622 (48954084388).jpg, alt=, The Garden of Remembrance,

. File:O'Connell Street, Dublin, Ireland.jpg, alt=, Neoclassical buildings along

. File:Lee's Charning Noodles (I suspect that it should be "Charming") - panoramio.jpg, alt=, A restaurant in Dublin's Chinatown,

. File:Hugh Lane Gallery Dublin.jpg, alt=, The

Hugh Lane Gallery The Hugh Lane Gallery, officially Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane and originally the Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, is an art museum operated by Dublin City Council and its subsidiary, the Hugh Lane Gallery Trust. It is in Charlemont House ( ...

. File:THE CENTRAL BANK OF IRELAND (NEW HEADQUARTER BUILDING ON NORTH WALL QUAY)- ALONG BOTANIC AVENUE (JANUARY 2018)-135336 (27856978779).jpg, alt=, The Central Bank of Ireland, North Wall Quay. File:Mountjoy Square, Dublin, Ireland (January 2010).jpg, alt=,

in winter.

References

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Area profile

Notable places

Usage in Dublin addresses

Gallery

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