Goatstown

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Goatstown (Baile na nGabhar in Irish) is a suburb of Dublin in the northern administrative county(Dublin 14) of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown in Ireland. It is primarily a residential area, extensively developed principally from the middle decades of the 20th Century onwards. It is roughly centred on the Goat Grill (known as "Dublin's Sporting Pub"), a pub at the intersection of Goatstown Road and Taney Road. There has been a pub there since the early 18th century. Mr Charlie Chawke took over the pub in 1982 and changed the name from Traynor's to the Goat Grill. Tragically he was shot in the leg during an October 2003 robbery and had to have his right leg amputated five days later.

University College Dublin's Belfield campus is to the north. The Irish Glass Bottle's (IGB) Clubhouse is situated on the Goatstown Road, although it is closed and awaiting planning permission to be built upon, and it is only a short distance from Joe's chipper which also recently closed. There are very few jobs available in Goatstown with most, if not all, of the those residing in the town working beyond.

Goatstown got its name from the fact that goats were bred there producing milk considered to be excellent for those suffering from tuberculosis^{[citation needed]}.

To the west is Dundrum (Dún Droma), to the east is Mount Merrion (Cnoc Mhuirfean) and Stillorgan (Stigh Lorgan), to the south is Sandyford (Áth an Ghainimh) and to the north is Clonskeagh (Cluain Sceach). The LUAS runs through the south-west corner of Goatstown and the Dundrum Luas stop is nearby with the vehicular entrance off Taney Road. Irish rugby player Brian O'Driscoll resides in the area as well as Irish actor Mr David Kelly. To the east of the Goatstown Road lies the allotments, much of the land that these allotments are founded on was compulsory purchased in the 60's for the Eastern Bypass/ St. Helens link road, from the Hughes brothers. A portion of this land is currently being built on by DLRCOCO, to provide social and affordable housing. The Majority of this development is being constructed on land that was also set aside as a road reservation which at one stage this land belonged to the O’Brien family who resided in Trimbleston on the Goatstown Road. This Georgian house and remaining surrounding land was sold in 1998 for over £2M, bought by Sorohan Brothers, Builders who are originally from Leitrim. The house was subsequently damaged in a fire and the remaining ruins demolished and a housing and apartment development also called Trimbleston has been constructed in its place.

Phase two of Trimbleston has recently been granted planning permission. This will involve the demolition of five 2 storey houses and the construction of 202 dwelling units in their place and on surrounding land also owned by the Sorohans.