Suburban development in Ireland, 1960–80

Abstract

Irish towns and cities were transformed by rapid suburban growth in the sixties and seventies. Despite the pace and the scale of this development it generated little interest outside of local planning and architectural circles. The Irish are not concerned with suburbanization in the way that some other nations are, even though Irish suburbs often exhibit, in a pronounced manner, some of the least attractive qualities of suburbia. Modern Irish suburbia is distinguished by its seemingly unplanned character including the absence of basic support services for the residential population, and by the modest scale and quality of the housing design. These characteristics reflect the narrow role played by planning authorities in Ireland in contrast to authorities in other European countries. The Irish house building industry, under considerable pressure during this era, was able to deliver a product which met the basic requirements of most people. But the low‐density dispersed settlement form which has resulted in the absence of any strategic control, is unsuited to Irish economic circumstances.

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