Adamstown will be the first new town created in the Republic of Ireland since Shannon Town in 1982. The new town will be located 16 km from Dublin city centre on a 220 hectare site, just south of Lucan. While no date has been set on the official granting of town status, the infrastructure works officially commenced on February 7, 2005, with occupation set for later in the year.

It is expected that after the initial 10 years of development the town will have 10,000 homes. The homes built in Adamstown will be houses and apartments similar to other developments in Ireland and there will be strict limits on high-rise types of buildings. Other community facilties will also be built as part of the plan to avoid another Ballymun or Tallaght type scenario. The site for the town is located alongside the Dublin-Kildare railway line and this will also lead to the creation of a new railway station for the area.

The town has originated from the South Dublin County Development Plan of 1998 and this plan envisioned the creation of several new towns, however, only Adamstown made it to the development stage. The plan is not without its detractors, some of whom see it as a neverending commuterisation and urbanisation of County Dublin and the immediate surrounding region.

See also

• Grangegorman

External link

• Official site