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East Wall (Irish: An Port Thoir) is an inner city area of the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. Built on reclaimed ground in the 1920s, the area is also 30 minutes walk from Dublin's main thoroughfare, O'Connell Street.

East Wall is bounded by the North Strand Road to the west, by North Wall and the Royal Canal to the south, and was bounded by East Wall Road, Dublin to the north until land reclamation extended that part. It is linked to Ringsend by the East-Link bridge; it is linked to Fairview by the Annesley Bridge. The region is also bounded by Railway lines, the Royal Canal, the River Tolka, the River Liffey and Dublin Port (the Irish Sea) resulting in a readily identifiable area geographically if somewhat separated from the large city which surrounds it.^[1] The southern entrance to the Dublin Port Tunnel is in East Wall.

East Wall dates from the end of the eighteenth century from the time of the construction of the North Wall. It was originally a working class area, with many finding employment in Dublin Port, adjacent to the area. In the economic boom years from the late 1990s onwards, the area developed rapidly, with the notable addition of the International Financial Services Centre (mostly in neighbouring North Wall), and East Point Business Park on reclaimed land extending East Wall to the north. It has developed rapidly since the late 1990s to a vibrant community and in 2013 regained its status as an officially recognised Village within the framework of Dublin City Development Plan. There has been a large increase in the population in recent years to over 5,000. It now contains numerous social organisations across a wide spectrum of Cultural/ Arts & Sporting interests, it has an award-winning community cultural centre named after one of its most famous past residents The Sean O'Casey Centre. New businesses at the cutting edge of technology and finance have located in the area in recent years. It is a popular geographical location close to the port area, the financial district and with ease of access to Dublin airport.

East Wall is primarily a residential neighbourhood of around 1,800 households, with a population of approximately 5,000. The area is serviced by shops, St. Joseph's Church, a community centre, a primary school and recreational facilities (parks, sea and beach) within walking distance.

• Seán O'Casey, the celebrated playwright, grew up in East Wall.
• Maureen O'Sullivan, an independent TD.
• Liam Cunningham, actor

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