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Dublin Metropolitan Area is a term used by various bodies to describe the area of Dublin, Ireland, and its surrounding counties which have an urban designation; between these bodies its definition is not always consistent.

Garda usage

List of DMA Garda Districts
Division Districts
North Coolock
Raheny
Santry
South Crumlin
Tallaght
Terenure
East Blackrock
Dún Laoghaire
West Blanchardstown
Naas
Clondalkin
Lucan
North Central Bridewell
Fitzgibbon Street
Store Street
South Central Donnybrook
Kevin Street
Pearse Street

The term is used by the Irish police force, the Garda Síochána, to describe the legal boundaries of the Dublin division. For many years, this area covered the Dublin Region except the part of County Fingal north of Swords. This area was covered by the Meath Garda Division. The Dublin Metropolitan area also included the Kildare towns of Naas Leixlip, and the Wicklow towns of Bray, Greystones, and Enniskerry.

However, during 2008 the current Garda Divisions were realigned along county boundaries. As of 2009, the Dublin Metropolitan Area covers the entire area of County Dublin. Leixlip was moved to the Kildare Division and made district headquarters for the new Leixlip District . Naas is now also in the Kildare Division and is both the headquarters of the division and also of the Naas District. Bray moved into the new Wicklow Division and became district headquarters for the Bray District .

This boundary has legal importance, as for example licences for digital television in Dublin, such as that held by NTL Ireland, cover the Metropolitan Area.

The term originated from the Police Forces Amalgamation Act, 1925 (Section 3); that act amagamated the Dublin Metropolitan Police and Garda Síochána as one national police force. The term Dublin Metropolitan Region has gained prevalence in recent years for Dublin Metropolitan Area.

Planning usage

The term is also used in the Regional Planning Guidelines for the Greater Dublin Area to refer to the area of Dublin and its environs which is to be consolidated as a suburban and metropolitan district. It differentiates between which towns are considered suburbs, and which are considered commuter towns. The area is considered as being from Swords and Malahide in Fingal in the north to Greystones in County Wicklow in the south, and as far west as Kilcock in County Kildare. This differs from the Gardaí's designation in that it stretches some 20 km further west.

See also

Places in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
County town: Dún Laoghaire
Villages and suburbs
Places in County Wicklow
County town: Wicklow
Towns
Villages
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