Stepaside, Dublin

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Stepaside (Irish: An Chéim) is a suburban village located in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County, Ireland. The village is a suburb of Dublin, and is situated on the R117 regional road to the south-east of the city. It is located at the foot of Three Rock mountain.

1 Location
2 Development
3 Districts
4 People
5 See also
6 References

[edit] Location

Neighbouring areas of Stepaside include Kilternan, Ballyogan, Sandyford, Leopardstown, and Carrickmines. The town is situated 4 kilometers south of Dundrum Town Centre.

Stepaside is serviced by the 44, 46B, and 118 Dublin Bus services. The Luas Green Line is currently being extended to Cherrywood; the nearest stop will be a kilometer from the centre of Stepaside. The town is located just off junction fourteen of the M50 motorway.

[edit] Development

Belarmine, a new development to the north of Stepaside, nestling under Three Rock.

Since 2002 the Stepaside area has witnessed an extensive home building program and an accompanying large growth in population. Previously a separate rural village, it has been absorbed by the Dublin conurbation to the north and east. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council recently announced plans to build a community park for the Carrickmines, Ballyogan, and Stepaside areas at a cost of €40 million. A large civic centre will be built and the park will be named after Samuel Beckett.

Six new shops, a pub, and an off-licence are currently being built on the site of the old Mountain View bar and restaurant in the center of the village.^[1] The old village center still contains several local shops, as well as a Garda Síochána station.

[edit] Districts

The majority of residential units in Stepaside are high density apartments and low rise housing estates.

The village proper.
Stepaside Park Estate is a housing estate located beside Saint Patrick's Park, south of the village.
Belarmine, Parkview and Littlewood, constructed in 2005, are situated off the Enniskerry Road to the north of the village are high density developements.
Aiken's Village is another development on the northern side of Stepaside, near Lamb's Cross.
Saint Patrick's Park is in the village center, beside Stepaside park.
Kilgobbin estate is a low density 1960s development.
Wingfield, Cruagh Manor and Cairnfort are estates off the Enniskerry Road, to the south of Stepaside park.