Kingswood, Dublin 2.58

Kingswood is a suburb in South Dublin, Ireland. It is close to the county town of Tallaght and ClondalkinLocation and accessThe area is borderd by the M50 motorway to the NE, Katherine Tynan Road to the SE, the Belgard Road to the SW and the N7 to the NW. Traditionally considered to be part of the hinterland of Clondalkin Village yet lying inside of the historical Parish of Tallaght, the area is now divided by the Ballymount Road, with roughly two thirds in Tallaght (Dublin 24), and the remainder, west of the road, in Clondalkin (Dublin 22), and therefore served by different Garda Stations. It has a population of approximately 1,600.TransportKingswood is served by Luas Red Line services to Tallaght/Saggart and The Point/ConnollyDublin Bus routes 56a, 76 and 76a serve Kingswood.FeaturesFacilitiesKingswood has a launderette, a betting shop, a fast-food takeaway and Gio's Chipper, a pub, a pharmacy, a Centra convenience store a Church and two community centres. The old community centre now serves as a centre for hip hop dance, speech and drama classes and a Bruce Lee inspired karate dojo ran by one of the worlds few Karate GrandMasters of Kenpo Karate (GrandMaster Mr Patrick S Kennedy). Next to it, there is the Newer Community Centre. It hosts local community group "Kingswood Says No" WeWontPay protests, sport matches (including indoor javelin and Irish Wrestling (IMW)) exercise and health fitness club. It once featured a weekly, now defunct, disco called Chilin' it at Killians.The Scout den which won the Irish Architectural Innovation Award in 1989 is found beside the community centre and houses the 158th Castleview Scout Group. The Roman Catholic parish church is shared with Kilnamanagh, but Kingwood holds 70% of the shares.