Amenities and Businesses
Modern Clondalkin is a busy satellite town of Dublin, with a population of 45,165 in 2011. Retail facilities include The Mill Shopping Centre in Clondalkin village, as well as other branches of Tesco Ireland and Dunnes Stores. Aldi and Lidl also have stores, located on the Fonthill Road and New Nangor Road respectively.
The village centre is a base for small businesses including solicitors, restaurants, pubs, hairdressers, pharmacies and more recently a tattoo and body piercing studio.
Liffey Valley Shopping Centre is a major shopping mall that is also in the area.
Clondalkin has a branch of South Dublin Libraries in a building which used to house a Carnegie library. It also has a post office.
Clondalkin also plays host to a large number of online businesses including well known websites such as Elara - a company who specialises in the supply of computer hardware and related products, Get Broadband - broadband comparison website, Office Spot - office supplies and stationery company, Hosting 365 - website hosting and domain registration company, and Dublinplumber - plumbing company founded in Clondalkin. The attraction for online businesses is its location, great Internet facilities and communications infrastructure, an accessible location and modern office space in the Park West and Nangor road area.
The Clondalkin area is also home to two prisons - Wheatfield Prison and Cloverhill Prison.
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