Editing Finglas (section)

==Notable people==
[[File:Dick McKee Memorial Finglas Village.JPG|thumb|upright|Dick McKee Memorial Finglas Village]]
[[File:Liam Mellows memorial.jpg|thumb|upright|Liam Mellows memorial]]
Finglas has been the home of a number of notable figures, including:
*[[Dermot Bolger]], writer and poet, whose novels ''The Woman's Daughter'' and ''Night Shift'' are set in Finglas
*[[Bono]], lead singer of [[U2]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/around-town/its-where-i-shaped-my-future-says-bono-3324323.html |title=Bono - Evening Herald |publisher=Herald.ie |date= 2012-12-12|access-date=2013-01-07}}</ref>
*[[Achmet Borumborad]], con-artist who operated in late 18th-century Dublin<ref name = GlasnevinA>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/GlasnevinHeritage/posts/the-ottoman-finglas-and-what-might-have-beenin-the-1770s-dr-achmet-borumborad-a-/601729746644363/|title= The Ottoman, Finglas, and What Might Have Been|publisher=Glasnevin Heritage (Facebook group)|date=2016-03-23|access-date=2022-11-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.neesonirelandtours.com/finglas-presentation|title= Finglas, County Dublin|publisher=neesonirelandtours.com|access-date=2022-11-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dublincity.ie/sites/default/files/2021-03/final-finglas-heritage-english-digital.pdf|title= Finglas Heritage Trail |publisher=dublincity.ie|access-date=2022-11-06}}</ref>
*[[Charles Bowden (criminal)|Charles Bowden]], Irish criminal 
*[[Gerard Byrne (artist, born 1958)|Gerard Byrne]] (born 1958), Irish artist
*[[Declan Cassidy]] filmmaker, television producer and author
*[[Patrick Clarke]] (filmmaker) The opening scene from ''[[Beyond the Pale (film)]]'' was shot in Erin's Isle GAA Club
*[[Christy Dignam]], [[Joe Jewell]], and [[Aslan|Alan Downey]], [[Aslan (rock band)|Aslan]] musicians
*[[Martin Doherty (Irish republican)|Martin Doherty]], volunteer for the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]]
*[[Regina Doherty]], [[Fine Gael]] MEP and former [[Minister for Social Protection]]
*[[Eamon Dunne]], Irish [[crime boss]]
*[[Dessie Ellis]], Sinn Féin TD
*[[Séamus Ennis]], [[uilleann]] piper
*[[Mairead Farrell (radio presenter)|Mairead Farrell]], radio and television personality<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/1129/farrellm.html |title=Mairead Farrell - RTÉ Ten |publisher=RTÉ.ie |date= 2011-11-29|access-date=2012-03-01}}</ref>
*[[Pat Fenlon]], Football manager 
*[[Tony Fenton]], Today FM DJ
*[[Patrick Finglas]] (died 1537), [[Lord Chief Justice of Ireland]]
*[[John Fogarty (priest)|John Fogarty]] CSSp, Superior General of the [[Holy Ghost Fathers|Congregation of the Holy Spirit]]
*[[Niamh Kavanagh]], [[Eurovision Song Contest 1993]] winner, and Irish representative for the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2010]]
*[[Dick McKee]], volunteer for the [[Irish Republican Army]]
*[[Colm Meaney]], actor
*[[Paula Meehan]], poet and playwright
*[[Brendan O'Carroll]], comedian and actor
*[[Stephen O'Rahilly]], endocrinologist and scientist researching [[obesity]] and [[diabetes]]
*[[Big Brother (British series 7)#Housemates|Spiral]], a former ''[[Big Brother (British TV series)|Big Brother]]'' contestant, who wrote, performed and released [[Finglas (song)|a song about Finglas]]
And in sport:
*[[Republic of Ireland national football team|Irish international footballers]]: [[Ronnie Whelan]], [[Frank Stapleton]], [[David O'Leary]], [[Alan Moore (footballer)|Alan Moore]], [[Mark Kinsella]], [[Stephen Kelly (Irish footballer)|Stephen Kelly]], and footballers [[John Keogh (footballer)|John Keogh]], [[Cliff Byrne]], [[Paddy Madden]] and [[Derek Brazil]].{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}
*[[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|All Ireland]] winning [[Dublin GAA]] players: [[James McCarthy (Gaelic footballer)|James McCarthy]], [[Charlie Redmond]], [[Barney Rock]] and [[Jason Sherlock]]