What exactly is the Inner City area of Dublin?

The official centre of Dublin is the General Post Office on O'Connell Street, the main thoroughfare of the city. What you mean by the Inner City will vary greatly depending on your use of the term. If you are simply talking about the centre of the city, its generally defined by the business and shopping districts. read more

Dublin City proper is defined in this map. The inner part of the map is the Inner City. There are two canals in Dublin, the Grand Canal on the Southside and the Royal Canal on the Northside. The central area between these canals is roughly the whole Inner City. read more

The Decline of Dublin’s Inner City The suburbanisation of Dublin did not only lead to an uneven outcome in the urban periphery, but also occurred to the detriment of inner city areas, where population declined rapidly over a period of three decades. Between 1961 and 1991, the population in the inner city exactly halved. read more

South Central Area This includes Ballyfermot, Inchicore, Crumlin, Drimnagh, Walkinstown, The Liberties and the south west inner city. Find offices and services in the South Central Area. South East Area This includes Rathmines, Rathgar, Terenure, Ringsend, Irishtown, Pearse Street and the south east inner city. read more