South Circular Road, Dublin
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The South Circular Road (An Cuarbhóthar Theas in Irish) is a road in Dublin. It runs from Kilmainham in the west of the city, to Portobello, near the centre. As it runs mainly through residential areas, it is used by numerous bus routes.
On July 1, 1943, the South Circular Road was the scene of a robbery by the IRA, then hard-pressed by the Irish Government of De Valera due to its active cooperation with Nazi Germany.
Charlie Kerins, IRA Chief of Staff at the time, and his fellow militants Archie Doyle and Jackie Griffiths arrived on bikes at the gates of Player Wills factory on the South Circular Road. With scarves around their faces they stopped at gunpoint the van with some £5,000 for wages, and drove away with the van and the money, which was used to finance the organization's operations (see [1]).
South Circular Road is home to the 'National Stadium' (Irish Amateur Boxing Association's stadium and offices). The National Stadium is also occasionally used for concerts.
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