Newlands Cross
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Newlands Cross is a well-known crossroads in SW Dublin in the county of South Dublin.
It is the point where the N7 National Route to the South West and Mid West crosses an orbital local route, the R113
. Traditionally Newlands Cross was regarded as the place where Dublin City ended and the "country" began, though it is now inside the urban area. Dublin people and especially the Dublin based broadcast and print media were/are sometimes accused of being unaware of the world beyond Newlands Cross. Or of thinking that Ireland "starts at Newlands Cross".
The R113 (in the form of the Belgard Road
dual-carriageway) joins Newlands to Tallaght
to the South and to Clondalkin
Village to the North; the cross itself is located at the southern end of Clondalkin.
A very major traffic junction, it is currently the only remaining at-grade and signal controlled crossing of the N7 between the M50
and Limerick
, but there are plans to upgrade it to a grade-separated interchange to relieve the serious traffic congestion that it experiences. The upgraded N7 will pass over the R113. Construction went to tender in August 2008 and preparatory work started in September 2008.
It was while queuing in traffic at Newlands Cross that crime journalist Veronica Guerin
was shot. A memorial to her is located at the site of the incident, the "Boot Road" slip approximately 300 metres (328.1 yd) west of the junction.
South Dublin County Council
South Dublin County Council is the local authority for the county of South Dublin in Ireland. It is one of three local authorities that comprised the former Dublin County Council before its abolition, and one of four councils in the Dublin Region...
R113 road
The R113 road is a regional road in Ireland. Located in the east of Ireland at Dublin, it forms a semi-orbital route around the south of the city. As of 2007, clockwise, it starts at the N31 at Temple Hill in Blackrock and ends at a junction with the N4 at Palmerstown.The road is one of the...
. Traditionally Newlands Cross was regarded as the place where Dublin City ended and the "country" began, though it is now inside the urban area. Dublin people and especially the Dublin based broadcast and print media were/are sometimes accused of being unaware of the world beyond Newlands Cross. Or of thinking that Ireland "starts at Newlands Cross".
The R113 (in the form of the Belgard Road
R113 road
The R113 road is a regional road in Ireland. Located in the east of Ireland at Dublin, it forms a semi-orbital route around the south of the city. As of 2007, clockwise, it starts at the N31 at Temple Hill in Blackrock and ends at a junction with the N4 at Palmerstown.The road is one of the...
dual-carriageway) joins Newlands to Tallaght
Tallaght
Tallaght is the largest town, and county town, of South Dublin County, Ireland. The village area, dating from at least the 17th century, held one of the earliest settlements known in the southern part of the island, and one of medieval Ireland's more important monastic centres.Up to the 1960s...
to the South and to Clondalkin
Clondalkin
-Today:Modern Clondalkin is a busy satellite town of Dublin, with a population of 43,929 in 2006. Retail facilities include Tesco Ireland- and Dunnes Stores-led shopping centres, and Aldi and Lidl stores on the Fonthill Road and New Nangor Road respectively, and the village centre is a base for...
Village to the North; the cross itself is located at the southern end of Clondalkin.
A very major traffic junction, it is currently the only remaining at-grade and signal controlled crossing of the N7 between the M50
M50 motorway (Ireland)
The M50 motorway is a motorway in Ireland running in a C-shaped ring around the north-eastern, northern, western and southern sides of the capital city, Dublin. The northern end of the route is located at the entrance to the Dublin Port Tunnel. Anti-clockwise it heads northwest through the tunnel...
and Limerick
Limerick
Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...
, but there are plans to upgrade it to a grade-separated interchange to relieve the serious traffic congestion that it experiences. The upgraded N7 will pass over the R113. Construction went to tender in August 2008 and preparatory work started in September 2008.
It was while queuing in traffic at Newlands Cross that crime journalist Veronica Guerin
Veronica Guerin
Veronica Guerin was an Irish crime reporter who was murdered on 26 June 1996 by drug lords, an event which, alongside the murder of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe three weeks earlier, helped establish the Criminal Assets Bureau....
was shot. A memorial to her is located at the site of the incident, the "Boot Road" slip approximately 300 metres (328.1 yd) west of the junction.