Ashtown, Dublin

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Ashtown (

Ashtown is bounded roughly by the townlands of Castleknock to the west. Finglas to the North, Cabra to the East and the Phoenix Park to the South. It is situated by the

Teagasc has a food research centre at Ashtown.^[2]

Transport

The Dublin–Sligo railway line passes through the area and it is served by Ashtown railway station, which opened on 1 August 1902.^[3] Stopping at Ashtown is the Western Commuter service, which runs frequently between Maynooth and Pearse Station in the city centre. The area is also served by the 120 Dublin Bus route, which terminates at the railway station, and by the 37, 38, 39 and 70 routes, which pass nearby on the Navan Road.

Broombridge railway station, on the Commuter route, has since December 2017 also acted as a terminus for the Green Line of the Luas. A new railway station, called Pelletstown, was opened in September 2021, between Broombridge and Ashtown stations.^[4]

Sport

The grounds of St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh GAA are located in Martin Savage Park, which is just to the south of the railway line and runs along it.^[5] Phoenix FC, 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.^[6]

Electoral geography

Ashtown is in the