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With the growth of Dublin since 1990, Ringsend has become a popular location for students and younger workers. Recent years have seen significant growth in the area, with the Grand Canal Dock Project. The U2 Tower at Britain Quay was due for completion in 2008/2009 but has now been put on hold.
Ringsend is the location of Windmill Lane Studios, where many prominent musicians, among them U2 and The Chieftains, have recorded. Confusingly, the studio is no longer actually located on Windmill Lane, although it retains the name.
Thorncastle Street, and adjacent Bridge Street, were used in the 1999 film Agnes Browne as the location for the market stall and church scenes beside the flat blocks.
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