The Roman Catholic parish church, the Church of the Holy Sacrament, opened in the mid-1980s.[3] It is located on Cherry Orchard Avenue.[7]
Society
During the 1980s and 1990s, drug dealing and joyriding was reported to be a concern in the area, including by a group sometimes known as the "Red Wall Gang".[8][9] By 1995, the red wall around which they gathered was a major hub in Ireland's illegal drug trade.[8] The gang were also known for their involvement in a Halloween riot in the area in 1995.[8]
In September 2022, a Garda car was rammed during a joyriding incident.[10] The Cherry Orchard Development Group was subsequently established to "co-ordinate and intensify support" for the local community.[11]
In 2015, it was announced that a 10-point plan had been devised for Cherry Orchard and Park West which, if accepted, would inform future development in the area. Previous plans, devised in 2002, had stalled due to the economic downturn and the council subsequently proposed new plans to develop infrastructure and public transport.[14] An updated Local Area Plan, covering Park West and Cherry Orchard, was adopted by Dublin City Council in October 2019.[15]
^ abc"Park West-Cherry Orchard Local Area Plan - 2019"(PDF). dublincity.ie. Dublin City Council. November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2023. Evolution of Cherry Orchard [..] Dublin City Council [..] purchased farmland in the Ballyfermot area in the late 1940's and the 1950's [..] In the early days [..] Cherry Orchard was known only for the fever hospital, with the remaining land in agricultural use [..] Blackditch, Cloverhill and Cherry Orchard residential estates were developed in the 1950's, 1970's and 1980's respectively. 1985 saw the opening of the Most Holy Sacrament Church
^"Cherry Orchard 2008". eiretrains.com. Retrieved 1 November 2023. Cherry Orchard Station [..] opened with the new commuter service to Kildare in 1994, it was closed and demolished in October 2008
