Dublin 4

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Of all Dublin postal districts, Dublin 4 (D4) is probably the most famous. It consists of several affluent suburbs, Sandymount, Ballsbridge and Donnybrook and some less well off areas such as Ringsend. The headquarters of the national broadcaster RTÉ, the RDS, University College Dublin and Lansdowne Road stadium are all located in D4. Most foreign embassies to Ireland are located in D4. The D4 area is fixed by the Irish postal authorities.

Fictional Culture

Stereotypical D4 pronunciation renders words such as 'alright' as 'awlroysh', 'car' as 'core' and DART as 'dort'. The accent is not limited to D4, and is spoken in all of the many areas of Dublin and the surrounding counties and thus cannot be regarded as having any affinity to D4.

The Sunday Tribune newspaper features a column written by Paul Howard under the byline Ross O'Carroll-Kelly. This describes a fictional jock who apparently personifies the D4 stereotype.

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