including Sandyford Business Park, Stillorgan Business Park, Central Park, and South County Business Park. A proposal to establish a Sandyford Business District area, to include the core Sandyford Business Park as well as the other areas, resulted in the establishment of the Sandyford Business Improvement District Company (SBID) in January 2017. The area has capacity for 17,500 more employees, 350,000 sq m of commercial floor space and 1,000 residential units. Companies in the business district include American Airlines, Barclaycard, Canon, Microsoft, Novell, and Vodafone Ireland. The Irish Management Institute also has its headquarters in northern Sandyford. The Irish Mint, a division of the Central Bank of Ireland, is located in Sandyford, west of the M50 and north of the village. The Beacon Hospital is located in the area. People Notable residents of Sandyford include radio personality Ray D'Arcy, singer/songwriter Paul Brady, and comedian Hal Roach (1927–2012), while David Kennedy, the former Formula 1 driver and commentator lived for many years on Sandyford Road. Other residents have included: Frank Aiken, a founder member of Fianna Fáil, lived in Sandyford, and a local housing development called Aiken's Village is built on what was his land. Christopher Ewart-Biggs, the British Ambassador to Ireland, was killed by the IRA on Murphystown Road in Sandyford while leaving his residence, Glencairn House, on 21 July 1976. Máire Comerford, Republican activist, lived at her home, St. Nessan's, in Sandyford from 1935 to 1982. Sports Sandyford is home to the Meteors Ladies' Basketball Club. The club was founded in 1965 and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2016. Naomh Olaf Gaelic Athletic Association Club is located in Sandyford. Founded in 1981, the club has teams from under eight up to senior level, and operates an academy for boys and girls from four through seven years of age. Sandyford Cricket Club has a cricket team which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2014. Arts and culture In the centre of Sandyford village is a monument to the working men of the village, Pater and Ned. From series 3 onwards, children's TV series ROY was produced in Sandyford. See also List of towns and villages in Ireland. References Economy of the Republic of Ireland Financial districts