There seems to be quite a bit of interest in the cliched ‘Keep It Northside’/’Keep It Southside’ advertising campaign discussed on FM104 radio….
Yawn.
Well, I’m going to make a contribution. Rather than poking a stick across the Liffey, here’s my contribution for the wonderful Dublin West. We’re on both sides of the Liffey, have more shopping centres than anyone could need and of course my beloved Saint Patrick’s Athletic are here:
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Donal
Ciarán
Sam
Come Here To Me! 
Nice job.
It’s interesting though. A couple of people on Boards.ie have been discussing whether the real class/social divide in Dublin is actually West/East and not North/South i.e. there’s a ‘economic divide between those who live on the coast and those further inland.’
Never even thought about it like that. Makes sense somewhat.
Northside: Malahide, Portmarnock, Howth and (parts of) Clontarf.
Southside: Sandymount, Blackrock (parts of) Dun Laoghaire, Dalkey and Killiney.
It depends on what you define Dublin City and Dublin County. There’s a definite different class between urban folk and suburban folk. I’m from Ballyfermot but would struggle to understand folk from Blanchardstown or Neilstown – and I think there’s a serious lack of social fibre to be shared between Ballyfermot/Inchicore residents compared to those from Balnchardstown/Finglas. So I would divide Dublin into 6 distinct areas (much like how medical services are organised) – North West, North Central and North East and South West, South Central and South East. The space between Ballyfermot and the city centre south of the liffey down as far as Sandyford is South Central for example, and the area north of the liffey as far as Finglas from Cabra to Marino is North Central. Not only are these geographic divides, they also represent significant social and economic divides also. What do you think?
Thanks for that comment Darren. Interesting, I think I’d agree with those dividers too.
Interesting read on your own blog there re: protection of wages, keep us in the loop on how that goes and I’d love to cover it here.
Ha ha nice job. But I’m a bit dismayed that Darren Bates would have trouble understanding people from Blanchardstown or Neilstown. In what regard?