Citywest
| Citywest Iarthair na Cathrach | |
|---|---|
| Business Campus | |
  Citywest Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°17′16″N 6°25′51″W / 53.28772°N 6.43079°WCoordinates: 53°17′16″N 6°25′51″W / 53.28772°N 6.43079°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | South Dublin |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | O047275 |
Citywest (Irish: Iarthar na Cathrach) is a business campus on the southwestern periphery of Dublin, with some residential and retail provision. Mainly developed by Davy Hickey Properties, it also contains a hotel and golf course.
Amenities
Citywest began as, and is centred on, a business campus, with a hotel and conference centre, golf facility, shopping area, and in recent years, also residential areas [1] north and northwest of Saggart[2] in County Dublin, Ireland. The nearest suburban centre is Tallaght.[3]
Geography
The River Camac passes north of the business campus, and two of its tributaries pass through it.
Transport
Following the opening of the original business park, the N82 National road joining the N81 to the Naas dual carriageway was re-routed through the site, having previously passed through the village of Saggart.
Dublin Bus routes 65b, 69, 69x, 77a, 77x, and the 175 by Go-Ahead Ireland, as well as feeder services to Tallaght, and a private commuter bus operated by the business campus management, serve the campus.
Luas
The Luas Line A1 Citywest extension, from Belgard to Saggart, was officially opened at Citywest Drive on 2 July 2011 by the Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar. The following stops were constructed on the line - Fettercairn, Cheeverstown, Citywest Campus, Fortunestown (also serving Citywest Shopping Centre) and Saggart. Citywest Campus is the main stop for the campus, but parts are also served by Cheeverstown and Fortunestown stops. A park-and-ride facility was constructed at the Cheeverstown stop with free park-and-ride facilities also located at Citywest Shopping Centre and near the Citywest Campus Luas stop.
| Preceding station | Luas | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheeverstown | Red Line | Fortunestown | ||
Sport
A golf complex, previously the Citywest and Hibernian Golf Club and now simply Citywest Golf Resort, was laid-out, and then the Citywest Hotel, the largest in Ireland, with over 764 rooms,[1] was built adjacent. The hotel, golf resort and related developments were placed in receivership in mid-2010 but are still open.[4] There are two 18-hole courses in the golf resort - both designed by Christy O'Connor Junior - and it hosted the Irish Masters in 1994 and the Irish Ladies Masters in 1996. The hotel has a 4,000 seat convention centre.
Amenities
The Citywest Shopping Centre, anchored by Dunnes Stores, also has outlets for McCabes Pharmacy, Costa Coffee, McDonald's, Domino's, Baked Patisserie & Cafe, Chopped and Eddie Rockets. There are also a service station and restaurants.
Education
Citywest hosts a Dublin City University branch facility, the 'Ryan Academy' (previously part of a larger concept, the Eeolas Institute, which closed after major losses).
Three National Schools, one under the patronage of Educate Together and another under the patronage of the ETB, opened their doors in 2012. The schools, Citywest Educate Together National School and Citywest & Saggart Community National School, are based at a temporary location in a building next to the Saggart Red Line Luas stop (Citywest Heritage Village), and in 2014 Scoil Aoife Community National School opened on Citywest Drive.
Governance
Citywest lies within the jurisdiction of South Dublin County Council.
References and notes
- 1 2 Hnadcock, Ciarán (2010-07-10). "Mansfield will accept appointment of receiver to Citywest complex". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
- ↑ See Citywest Hotel official site - Location page - address and map
- ↑ "Civil Parish of Tallaght, Co. Dublin". townlands.ie. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ↑ Hancock, Ciarán (2010-07-07). "Mansfield's Citywest Hotel placed into receivership as going concern". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2011-05-15.