Ashtown () is a suburb of

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, Ireland. It is also a

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in the

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Castleknock Castleknock () is an affluent suburb located west of the centre of Dublin city, Ireland. It is centered on the village of the same name in Fingal. In addition to the suburb, the name "Castleknock" also refers to older units of land division: ...

and falls largely into the postal districts of

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, with some addresses falling into the

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postal district. Ashtown is bounded roughly by the townlands of Castleknock to the west. It is situated by the

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, near the Navan Road, which some addresses being named off Navan Road. The

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is also nearby, its Ashtown Gate entrance about 500 metres south of the railway station. The townland's 278 acres are within Dublin City whereas Castleknock is in

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. The suburb had a population of 13,209 inhabitants as reported in the 2016 census.

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has a food research centre at Ashtown.

Transport

The

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passes through the area and it is served by

Ashtown railway station Ashtown is a commuter railway station in Fingal, Ireland on the Dublin Connolly to Maynooth and Docklands to M3 Parkway commuter services. It serves Ashtown, Dublin, Ireland and is near the Ashtown roundabout on the Navan Road (R147). (for ...

, which opened on 1 August 1902. Stopping at Ashtown is the Western Commuter service, which runs frequently between

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and Pearse Station in the city centre. The area is also served by the 120

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route, which terminates at the railway station, and by the 37, 38, 39 and 70 routes, which pass nearby on the Navan Road. The Broombridge

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Green Line station (adjacent to the railway station) opened in December 2017. A new railway station, called Pelletstown, was opened in September 2021, lying between Broombridge and Ashtown stations.

Sport

The grounds of

St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh GAA St Oliver Plunkett/Eoghan Ruadh (Irish: ''Naomh Oilibhéar Pluincéad, Eoghan Ruadh'' ) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club situated on the Navan Road on the northside of Dublin, Ireland. St Oliver Plunkett Eoghan Ruadh senior football team a ...

are located in Martin Savage Park, which is just to the south of the railway line and runs along it.

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, formerly known as Kinvara Ards, also use this park for their youth teams, but have used a football complex in Scribblestown for their senior team since their merger with Ashtown Villa in 2006.

Political

Ashtown is in the Dublin West Dáil constituency and the Cabra-Glasnevin Local Electoral Area of

Dublin City Council Dublin City Council ( ga, Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath) is the authority responsible for local government in the city of Dublin in Ireland. As a city council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. Until 2001, the council was ...

References

{{Dublin residential areas Towns and villages in Fingal Townlands of County Dublin Townlands of the barony of Castleknock