before the original terminus at Sandyford Luas stop but the Luas has since been extended away from the course of the old railway line to Brides Glen. The earlier Stillorgan railway station was situated to the north of the Luas depot past Sandyford station. It opened on 10 July 1854, closed for goods traffic in 1937, and finally closed altogether on 1 January 1959. The station building became a private residence. A National Transport Authority consultation paper, published in 2018, proposed that the MetroLink would stop alongside Stillorgan's Luas station on its way from Estuary to Sandyford. Representation The Stillorgan Ward is one of six wards in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council. The Ward includes Clonskeagh, Mount Merrion, Kilmacud, Stillorgan, Leopardstown and Foxrock. The Stillorgan Ward was established with the 1985 Irish local elections, prior to which much of the Stillorgan Ward was part of the Dundrum Ward. In the 2019 local elections, six councillors were elected to the ward with three representing Fine Gael, one Fianna Fáil, one Green Party and one independent. People Notable people who have lived in the Stillorgan area include: Veronica Bolay (1941–2020), German-Irish painter, lived in Stillorgan James Comyn (1921–1997), English High Court judge, lived in Stillorgan Lucy de László (née Guinness; 1870–1950), socialite and diarist. Dermot Morgan (1952–1998), the comedian and actor, attended school at Oatlands College and was a teacher at the Stillorgan Tech, now known as the Stillorgan College of Further Education. William Orpen (1878–1931), the portrait painter and war artist, was born into an affluent Protestant family in a house called Oriel on Grove Avenue. David Sherlock (1814-1884), politician, barrister and Serjeant-at-law, lived at Stillorgan Castle. See also List of towns and villages in Ireland References Notes Sources External links Kilmacud local website Kilmacud Stillorgan Local History Society St Brigids & All Saints Parish Places in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Civil parishes of Rathdown, County Dublin