Everything about Dublin Metropolitan Area totally explained
Dublin Metropolitan Area is a term used by various bodies to describe the area of
Dublin and its surrounding counties which have an urban designation; between these bodies its definition isn't always consistent.
Garda usage
The term is used by the Irish police force, the
Garda Síochána, to describe the legal boundaries of the Dublin district. This area covers the
Dublin Region except the part of
County Fingal north of
Swords. This area is covered by the Louth and Meath Garda Division. The Dublin Metropolitan area also includes the
Kildare town of
Leixlip, and the
Wicklow towns of
Bray,
Greystones, and
Enniskerry. This boundary has legal importance, as for example licences for digital television in Dublin, such as that held by
NTL Ireland, cover the Metropolitan Area.
The term originated from the
Police Forces Amalgamation Act, 1925 (Section 3)
; that act amagamated the
Dublin Metropolitan Police and
Garda Síochána as one national police force. The term Dublin Metropolitan Region has gained prevalence in recent years for Dublin Metropolitan Area.
Planning usage
The term is also used in the Regional Planning Guidelines
(External Link) for the
Greater Dublin Area to refer to the area of Dublin and its environs which is to be consolidated as a suburban and metropolitan district. It differentiates between which towns are considered
suburbs, and which are considered
commuter towns. The area is considered as being from
Swords and
Malahide in
Fingal in the north to Greystones in County Wicklow in the south, and as far west as
Kilcock in County Kildare. This differs from the Gardaí's designation in that it stretches some 20 km further west.
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