| National Show Centre | |
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| Coordinates | 53°26′13″N6°13′30″W / 53.43685°N 6.22508°W |
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| https://www.nationalshowcentre.ie/ | |
The National Show Centre is a venue for exhibitions and events near Dublin Airport and Swords (the county town of Fingal) in north County Dublin.
In 2007 Mata Amritanandamayi, known as 'the hugging saint', held a meeting there at which she hugged followers. [1]
In August 2013 Dublin Comic Con was held in the centre. [2]
The centre was used for COVID-19 testing from 21 to 30 March 2020. [3] It was closed as there was sufficient capacity in Croke Park. [3]
In July 2020 it was used to immunise students from Junior Infants and first year primary school students as part of the Immunisation Programme for School Aged Children, which had been put on hold because of COVID-19. [4]
In July 2021 the Health Service Executive announced that it was relocating the mass vaccination centre in The Helix in Dublin City University and to the National Show Centre as DCU was preparing for students to return in September. [5]
Swords in County Dublin, the county town of the local government area of Fingal, is a large suburban town on the east coast of Ireland, situated ten kilometres north of Dublin city centre. It is the eighth largest urban area in Ireland, with a population of 40,776 as of the 2022 census. The town was reputedly founded c. AD 560. Located on the Ward River, Swords features Swords Castle, a restored medieval castle, a holy well from which it takes its name, a round tower and a Norman tower. Facilities in the area include the Pavilions shopping centre, one of the largest in the Dublin region, a range of civic offices, some light industries, the main storage facility and archive of the National Museum of Ireland and several parks. Dublin Airport is located nearby.
The Northside in an informal but commonly used term to describe the part of the city of Dublin that lies to the north of the River Liffey, and extending into part of North County Dublin. The part outside the city is within the county of Fingal, a local government area established in 1994. While it is sometimes regarded as less wealthy than the city's Southside, the Northside was originally the home of the city's upper classes and the more privileged of the two. Today, some of the wealthiest areas in Ireland, such as Malahide, Howth, Clontarf, and Castleknock, lie north of the river.
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