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==Location== O'Connell Street is located on the north side of Dublin city, and runs northwards from [[O'Connell Bridge]] towards [[Parnell Square]]. The street is approximately {{convert|1980|ft}} long and {{convert|150|ft}} wide, with two broad carriageways at either side of a central pathway occupied by various monuments and statues.{{sfn|Casey|2005|p=212}} It has previously been part of the [[M1 motorway (Republic of Ireland)|N1]], a major road from Dublin to [[Belfast]].<ref name=gmap/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/plan-to-reduce-speed-limit-to-30km-h-throughout-most-of-dublin-city-centre-1.744986|title=Plan to reduce speed limit to 30km/h throughout most of Dublin city centre|newspaper=Irish Times|date=15 April 2009|access-date=10 March 2021}}</ref> There are two [[Luas]] tram stops along the street, O'Connell GPO and O'Connell Upper.<ref name=gmap>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/53.3469942,-6.2591364/53.3524183,-6.2615376/@53.3508007,-6.263207,17.27z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e2|title=O'Connell Street|publisher=[[Google Maps]]|access-date=10 March 2021}}</ref> The street has a number of bus stops for [[Dublin Bus]] and other bus companies, with many cross-city and north-bound services stopping there.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Scannell|first=James|date=2006|title=From Horse Drawn Trams to LUAS: A Look at Public Transport in Dublin from the 1870's to the Present Time|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/30101601|journal=Dublin Historical Record|volume=59|issue=1|pages=5β18|jstor=30101601|issn=0012-6861}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=O'Connell Street Bus Stops - Dublin Bus |url=https://www.dublinbus.ie/Your-Journey1/City-Centre-Bus-Stops/OConnell-Street-Bus-Stops/ |website=www.dublinbus.ie |access-date=10 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Buses and Trams from O'Connell Street |url=https://www.transportforireland.ie/wp-content/uploads/2_OConnell_Street_A3.pdf|website=Transport for Ireland |access-date=10 March 2021}}</ref>
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