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Adamstown, Dublin
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Adamstown (Baile Adaim in Irish) will be the first new town created in Ireland since Shannon Town in 1982. The new town will be located 16 km from Dublin city centre on a 220 hectare site, just south of Lucan. While no date has been set on the official granting of town status, the infrastructure works officially commenced on February 7, 2005, and on February 16, 2006 the first houses went on the market. Occupation is targeted for later in 2006.
It is expected that after the initial 10 years of development the town will have 10,000 homes. The homes built in Adamstown will be houses and apartments similar to other developments in Ireland and there will be strict limits on high-rise types of buildings. Other community facilities will also be built as part of the plan to avoid another Ballymun or Tallaght type scenario. The site for the town is located alongside the Dublin-Kildare railway line and a new railway station for the area is currently under construction, scheduled to open in April 2007.
The town has originated from the South Dublin County Development Plan of 1998 and this plan envisioned the creation of several new towns, however, only Adamstown made it to the development stage. The plan is not without its detractors, some of whom see it as a neverending commuterisation and urbanisation of County Dublin and the immediate surrounding region.
Adamstown only has one sports club a present and they are Adamstown Football Club. They were established in 2005 and currently play in the United Churches League. Below is the clubs website and crest.