Bayside () is a small residential suburb on the

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, purpose-built from 1967 on lands previously part of

Kilbarrack Kilbarrack ( or 'church of young Barra') is a residential suburb of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, running inwards from the coast, about from the city's centre. It is also a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in the ancient Barony ( ...

. It has a planned central service area with retail facilities and lies inshore of

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. It absorbed a neighbouring development, Sutton Park, also on Kilbarrack lands adjacent to

Baldoyle Baldoyle () is a coastal suburb of Dublin, Ireland, it was developed from a former fishing village. Baldoyle is also a civil parish in the barony of Coolock within the traditional County Dublin. Location and access Baldoyle is located northe ...

. Established in 1967 under

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, it was later moved to the jurisdiction of

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Location

Bayside is located beside the sea, lying inshore of

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and

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, and about 10 km north-east of the city centre. Built in the late 1960s and 1970s, it is situated between Kilbarrack Road in

, from which it was formed and

, and lies near

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. The area lies within the civil parish of Kilbarrack and is made up of the townlands of Kilbarrack Upper and Kilbarrack Lower. Bayside falls within the

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History

Bayside was a planned development, built in the mid-20th century, on part of the lands of the large old district of

, whose largest settlement lay near what is now the centre of the new area. Title deeds for property in the area still show "Kilbarrack". Kilbarrack's historic church and graveyard, formerly the "Chapel of Mone", dating from the 13th century and once the mariners' church for Dublin, lie about two thirds of the way along Bayside's seafront towards Howth. Built by

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in the late 1960s and 1970s, Bayside comprises the housing developments of Sutton Park, Sarto, Alden, Verbena, Montini, Roncalli and associated roads including the Bayside Boulevards. In 2017, celebrations, organised by the Bayside Community Association, were held for the suburb's fiftieth year.

Governance and representation

Established under

in 1967, the area was later allocated to

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when

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was split into three administrative areas. Bayside was formerly (1937–1977 and 1981–2016) part of the Dublin North-East constituency. In 2016 it became part of the

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constituency. It is located within the

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of Sutton, and is in the

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of Howth–Malahide.

Transport

Bayside is accessed from the main coastal road from the city centre to Howth, and from Kilbarrack Road. It is accessible from Dublin city via the

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(DART) suburban rail system.

Bayside railway station Bayside DART station is a railway station in Fingal, Ireland that serves the district of Bayside and Baldoyle. It is a 5 minute walk from Bayside. It has an island platform accessible by pedestrian subways. The ticket office is open between 0 ...

opened in June 1973. Built as a stop on the line between Howth and the city centre in the early 1970s, this station later became a stop on the first section of the DART. The area is served by

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routes N6, H2 and H3, and route 6. It is also connected by a seafront cycleway to Sutton and to Fairview.

Amenities

Bayside is built up around a central shopping and civic area. Plans to build a multi-storey apartment and retail complex at the location of the current shopping centre car-park were resisted by local residents from 2007 to 2011, but were, after multiple modifications, approved by planning authorities. By October 2017 the centre had been modernised, including the addition of a building for

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and a medical practice and gym; at the same time, the squash courts and an old community centre were demolished. There is a modern

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parish church, the Church of the Resurrection, within this civic area. The area has a chipper and a

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. There is a

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service station on the coast road nearby. There is a park officially called Bayside Park but colloquially referred to as the Lamb Chop, a large green in Sutton Park, and a tunnel near the DART station provides immediate access to Seagrange Park in Baldoyle.

Education

There is one primary school, ''Scoil Mhuire agus Iosef'', and the district is serviced by a number of post-primary schools in nearby areas.

People

Alex Barclay Yve Williams, née Morris, who writes under the name Alex Barclay (born Bayside, Dublin, Ireland in 1974), is an Irish journalist and crime writer. Life Early life Morris was born in Bayside, Dublin, and attended Bayside National School follow ...

, crime fiction writer and former journalist *

Martin Fay Martin Joseph Fay (19 September 1936 – 14 November 2012) was an Irish fiddler and bones player, and a former member of The Chieftains. Fay was born in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is ...

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was a resident in Bayside *

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, Olympian *

Ronan Keating Ronan Patrick John Keating (born 3 March 1977) is an Irish singer, songwriter, actor and presenter. He debuted in 1993 alongside Keith Duffy, Michael Graham, Shane Lynch, and Stephen Gately, as the co-lead singer (with Gately) of Irish pop g ...

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is a former resident of Bayside. *

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, professional wrestler, former resident *

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, professional snooker player, is a former resident *

Averil Power Averil Power (born 26 July 1978) is an Irish former politician who served as a senator for the Industrial and Commercial Panel from 2011 to 2016. She first held office as a member of Fianna Fáil, but left the party in 2015 and sat in the Seanad ...

, former

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Senator *

Steve Wickham Steve Wickham is an Irish musician. Originally from Ballyfermot, Dublin, but calling Sligo home, Wickham was a founding member of In Tua Nua (left in 1985 replaced by Aingeala de Burca) and played violin on the classic U2 song " Sunday Blo ...

, of

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