Ballymun Flats

Ballymun (Irish: Baile Munna) is an outer suburb of Dublin, Ireland, at the northern edge of the Northside, the green-field development of which began in the 1960s to accommodate a housing crisis in inner city areas of Dublin. While the newly built housing was state-of-the-art at the time, comprising high-rise tower blocks and flat complexes, residents were moved in years before shops, schools and other infrastructure were fully ready, and the area became well known for both a strong community spirit and considerable social challenges. Ballymun has several sub-districts such as Sillogue, Coultry, Shangan and Poppintree, and is close to both the Republic of Ireland's only IKEA store and to Dublin Airport. The area is the source of one Dublin river, and parts lie in the floodplain of another, and there are a number of parks. In 1997, a regeneration plan was announced, which led to demolition of the flats over time and their replacement by new low-rise housing, along with some civic amenities, a number of arts projects, including the participative tree-planting project amaptocare, and an unfinished civic plaza, but also saw the loss of many of the area's shops, including the demolition of the only shopping centre. The regeneration, originally budgeted at 442 million euro, had cost at least one billion euro as of 2016, for the public elements. A metro stop on a city-to-airport line was planned but the plans were later shelved.

The Ballymun Shopping Centre was a shopping centre in Ballymun, on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. Built in April 1969, it was one of Ireland's first shopping centres and was Dublin's second shopping centre. The building also contained a pub called The Towers Pub, and a swimming pool. The shopping centre was shut down in 2018, and was demolished in 2021. Before its demolition, it was considered by Dublin Inquirer and The Irish Times to be the last relic of 1960s Ballymun. The only traces of the centre remaining are an Easter Rising mural and some of its parking spaces. The lack of any redevelopment, and the ultimate demolition of the centre, has been described by The Irish Times as "the single biggest broken promise to Ballymun" and a milestone in the failure of Ballymun's Regeneration.

Misneach (English: Courage) is an equestrian statue by John Byrne in Ballymun on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. The statue was commissioned by Breaking Ground on behalf of Dublin City Council's Ballymun Regeneration Limited. It is the only surviving outdoor equestrian statue in Dublin. It was unveiled in front of Trinity Comprehensive School on 17 September 2010. The sculpture was originally intended to be placed at the proposed town centre on the former Ballymun Shopping Centre site, however due to plans for a proposed Ballymun MetroLink station, the sculpture was relocated to Ballymun's secondary school, Trinity Comprehensive School. The statue was cast from a mould of the Gough Monument, replacing the figure of Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough with a local teenager. The statue has been read as subverting expectations that come with equestrian statues and reclaiming the monument, though some locals have criticised it as portraying a stereotypical image of Ballymun.

Setanta Hurling Club (Irish: Cumann Báire Setanta) is a hurling club in Ballymun in Dublin, Ireland. The club, which was formed in the 1980s, is concerned with the games of hurling and camogie and plays in the Senior 3 division of the Dublin Senior Hurling Championship. The club's clubhouse and pitch are adjacent to the Ballymun Library.

The Centre for the Talented Youth (Ireland) (CTY Ireland) is a youth programme for students between the ages of six and seventeen of high academic ability in Ireland, run by Dr. Colm O'Reilly.There are sibling projects around the world, most notably the CTY programme at Johns Hopkins University, the original model for CTY Ireland. CTY students are eligible to participate in CTY's summer sessions for older students. CTY was founded in 1992, with its first summer programme running in 1993, and is based at Dublin City University in Glasnevin, Dublin 9. The centre offers various courses for gifted students as well as conducting research and promoting the needs of the talented in Ireland. Currently, it caters for 5,000 students a year

The Helix, formally The Helix Centre for the Performing Arts, is a multi-purpose venue located on the Dublin City University main campus in Glasnevin, Dublin. Officially opened by then President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, on 21 October 2002, the Helix contains a concert hall, theatre, studio theatre, exhibition space, artists-in-residence studios, and a green room and other support spaces, as well as a café.

The Sports Surgery Clinic (SSC), located in Santry, Dublin, Ireland, is a private hospital focused on orthopaedic surgery, and orthopaedic, spinal, sports, and exercise-related injuries. Numerous patients have been famous athletes and rock stars.

St. Kevin's College (Irish Coláiste Chaomhín) is a Roman Catholic day secondary school for boys in Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland. The school was founded in 1967 by the Christian Brothers and is now under the trusteeship of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust. It is dedicated to St. Kevin of Glendalough, the patron saint of Dublin, and is built on lands previously owned by the Ball family in the 16th century. The current principal is Sarah Barry. The school has approximately 550 students.St. Kevin's offers the Junior Certificate, an optional Transition Year, the Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied and the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme. It participates in the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools initiative and the School Completion Programme. A Department of Education report in 2014 described the quality of teaching and learning at the school as 'good' or 'very good' with some instances of excellent practice.

Ballymun United FC, also known as The Mun, is an amateur association football club in Ballymun, Ireland. It plays in the Leinster Senior League Senior Division of the Leinster Senior League and the Dublin and District Schoolboys'/Girls' League. The club's clubhouse is beside the Poppintree IKEA. Ballymun United is rivals with Swords Celtic FC. The club's motto is "Ballymun and Proud".

Ballygall (Irish: Baile na nGall, meaning 'townland (baile) of the Foreigners') is a small suburban area located between Glasnevin and Finglas, on the northside of the city of Dublin, Ireland. It is also a townland divided between the civil parish of Finglas and that of Glasnevin. It was settled by Vikings in the 11th century, and later by the Cambro-Normans. The area is largely residential, with St Kevins College, some shops, and a church and schools.

Poppintree (Irish: Crann Phapáin), is a neighbourhood of the large outer suburb of Ballymun, Dublin, Ireland. It is bordered by Glasnevin and Finglas. The area includes Poppintree Park. the Poppintree Sports and Community Complex

Albert College Park (Irish: Páirc Choláiste Ailbhe), also known as Hampstead Park, is a public park owned by Dublin City Council and managed by the council's Parks and Landscape Services division. It is located in northern Glasnevin, in the mid-northern suburbs of Dublin.