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Beacon South Quarter Residential Site Information about Ireland’s first children’s museum

Directions to Beacon South Quarter

 From City Centre:
  • From O’Connell Street, go across O’Connell Bridge follow the road around bringing you onto Dame Street.
  • At the second set of traffic lights take a left.
  • Continue along Georges Street, Aungier Street to Camden Street, follow the road around to the left and take the first left
  • Continue along this road, through Ranelagh and Goatstown and the Goat Grill is on your right
  • Continue up this road to the Blackthorn Drive junction and take a left onto Blackthorn Drive
  • Pass Beaon Hotel and take the second right onto Carmanhall road and enter the retail car-park from here

From the West:

  • Travel along the M4 until you reach the M50 and head southbound on the M50.
  • Take the slip road sign posted for Dundrum/Sandyford Junction 13.
  • At the roundabout take the 3rd exit, road running parallel to the M50 (signposted Sandyford)
  • Turn left at 1st traffic lights.
  • At the T junction turn right onto Blackthorn Drive
  • Pass Beacon Hotel on your right and take the second right opposite the Opel Garage onto Carmanhall road and enter the retail car-park from here

From the South  (Coming from the N11):

  • Follow the N11 toward Dublin.
  • After passing Foxrock Church (on the right), at the next traffic lights turn left - onto Leopardstown Road.
  • At the end of Leopardstown Road (Racecourse on your left) take 3rd exit off the roundabout, heading into the Sandyford Industrial Estate.
  • At the T -junction at the end of this road, (grey Avid building in front of you) turn left onto Blackthorn Road.
  • At the T junction turn right onto Blackthorn Drive
  • Take the first right onto Carmanhall road and enter the retail car-park from here

 From the airport:

  • Exit the airport; join the M1 by taking the 2nd exit off the roundabout signposted for Dublin.
  • From the M1 join the M50 southbound.
  • Go through the West link toll bridge, toll charge in operation.
  • Stay on the M50 southbound
  • Take the slip road sign posted for Dundrum/Sandyford Junction 13.
  • At the roundabout take the 3rd exit, road running parallel to the M50 (signposted Sandyford)
  • Turn left at 1st traffic lights.
  • At the 2nd traffic lights turn right 
  • At the T junction turn right onto Blackthorn Drive
  • Take the first right onto Carmanhall road and enter the retail car-park from here

By Luas:

  • Disembark at the "STILLORGAN" LUAS stop.
  • On exiting the station, turn right and continue up to the 1st set of traffic lights and Beacon South Quarter is on your left. 

 By Bus:

  • The 46B from Parnell Square West brings you into Blackthorn Road in the Sandyford Estate, a few minutes walk from Beacon South Quarter