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# Cover image for Dublin Inquirer print edition #85
- URL: https://www.dublininquirer.com/issue-85-by-simon-mcgarr/
- Published: 2023-04-19T00:01:51.000Z
- Updated: 2023-08-18T08:51:10.000Z
- Description: “I grew up in a Dublin suburb and now I live in another one. This isn’t the world of the bustling city – the urban centre. And it isn’t the romanticism of the Irish countryside.”
- Author: Simon McGarr
- Tags: Culture Desk, Coolock, covers, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-03-05 15:28

I grew up in a Dublin suburb and now I live in another one. This isn’t the world of the bustling city – the urban centre. And it isn’t the romanticism of the Irish countryside. It’s a place that doesn’t really have a place in Irish stories about ourselves.

But it is a real place – and lots and lots of people live their lives in the suburbs. Streetlights a bit bent over, estates where kids play out in cul-de-sacs. It can be limiting. But also, it gives a stability and a sense of familiarity.  
The sun sets on this Ireland too.