Park West () is a large

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within west

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. Over 300 companies, with more than 10,000 employees, are based in the business park. The area also contains some residential development.

Location

Located inside the M50 orbital motorway in west Dublin, the development comprises several million square metres of office and retail space, along with a hotel, a private hospital, and three apartment complexes. Park West is in the administration of

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, and the postal districts of

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and

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, chiefly the latter. The Grand Canal passes through the business park.

Art

Park West is home to Europe's tallest wind and water mobile sculpture, ''Wave'' by Angela Conner. It is a tall sculpture made of polystyrene covered with layers of carbon resin. It is fixed into a pit filed with of lead. In addition to several pieces by Angela Conner, public art in the development includes works by Orla de Brí, Fiona Mulholland, Lloyd Le Blanc, Patricia Jorgensen and Martina Galvin.

Transport

The campus is accessible by road (primarily the (New) Nangor Road, as well as Killeen Road and Cloverhill),

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(routes G1 and 151) and by

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services at the

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. Expressbus route 860 also serves the park at peak times and is mainly a shuttle service for workers in the industrial section of the park. The Kylemore stop, on the Luas red line, is approximately away.

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