Dublin-Belfast corridor
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The Dublin-Belfast corridor is a term used to loosely describe a geographical area that encompasses the cities of Dublin and Belfast and the area between.[1] The term has been used in papers regarding planning strategies in the area, with the aim of capitalising on the expanding economies of both cities.[2]
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[edit] Economy
The main economic engines of the region are Greater Dublin and Greater Belfast. Greater Dublin produces approximately €70 billion/£55.5 billion (2006) while Greater Belfast produces €14.5 billion/£11.5 billion (2005).
[edit] Third level institutions
- University of Ulster - 24,000
- Queen's University Belfast - 23,500
- University College Dublin - 22,000
- Dublin Institute of Technology - 22,000
- Trinity College Dublin - 15,000
- Dublin City University - 10,000
- Dublin Business School - 9,000
- National University of Ireland, Maynooth - 8,000
- Dundalk Institute of Technology - 5,000+
[edit] Infrastructure
The main route linking the two cities is along the M1 and N1 in the Republic of Ireland and the A1 and M1 in Northern Ireland.
There is also the Enterprise (train) service connecting the two city regions.
There are three major airports; Dublin Airport (25 million passengers; 2008), Belfast International Airport (5 million passengers; 2007) and Belfast City Airport (2 million passengers; 2007) which together deal with 30 million passengers each year.
- Dublin
The city is served by the Dublin Suburban Rail network, Dublin Bus network, Luas tram network, Dublin Area Rapid Transit and the planned Metro North and Metro West.
- Belfast
The city is served by the Belfast Suburban Rail network and Metro (Belfast) bus service. A rapid transport system is also planned for Belfast in the near future.
[edit] Population
Greater Dublin: 1.7m
- Dublin city - 505,000
- Tallaght - 103,000
- Blanchardstown - 60,000
- Clondalkin - 43,000
- Lucan - 37,000
- Swords - 37,000
- Drogheda - 37,000
- Dundalk - 37,000
- Naas - 32,565
- Bray - 30,000
Greater Belfast: 579,276
- Belfast city - 275,000
- Bangor - 76,388
- Lisburn city - 70,000
- Castlereagh - 65,000
- Newtownabbey - 60,000
- Carrickfergus - 30,000
[edit] Statistics
| Region | Population | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Dublin | 1,700,000 | 6,980 km² | |
| County Louth | 110,000 | 820 km² | |
| Total for Republic part: | 1,810,000 | 7,800 km² | |
| (Greater Belfast) | (700,000) | 960 km² | |
| County Antrim | 600,000 | 2,844 km² | |
| County Down | 516,000 | 2,448 km² | |
| Total for Northern Irish part: | 1,116,000 | 5,292 km² | |
| Grand total | 3,000,000 | 13,092 km² |
[edit] City and county council areas
The city and county council areas covered by the corridor are:
- Dublin city /Cathair Baile Átha Cliath - 505,000
- Fingal / Contae Fhine Gall - 240,000
- Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown / Contae Dhún Laoghaire–Ráth an Dúin - 198,000
- South Dublin / Contae Átha Cliath Theas - 246,000
- County Wicklow / Contae Chill Mhantáin - 126,000
- County Kildare / Contae Chill Dara - 185,000
- County Meath / Contae na Mí - 162,000
- County Louth / Contae Lú - 110,000
- County Antrim / Contae Aontroma - 600,000 (incl. Belfast city - 275,000)
- County Down / Contae an Dúin - 500,000 (incl. Lisburn city - 70,000)
[edit] See also
- Economy of Dublin
- Economy of Belfast
- Cork-Limerick-Galway corridor
- Central belt Scotland (Glasgow-Edinburgh)
- Oresund Region
- Tricity Poland
- List of European city regions
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.border.ie/downloads/Report%20on%20Workshop%20on%20the%20Dublin%20Belfast%20Corridor.pdf
- ^ The Dublin-Belfast Development Corridor: Ireland's Mega-City Region? John R. Yarwood
