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DUBLIN CITY BREAKS > IRELAND
Just walk around the streets and you'll see the diversity; cool bars, all pale wood and aluminium,
alongside traditional old pubs complete with the snug for secrecy; the aroma of freshly brewed coffee mingling with the distinct smell of hops from the Guinness brewery; traditional craft skills
wrought in a thoroughly modern and stylish way; fine dining worth every single award, good old-fashioned fish and chips, sushi bars and Victorian tea shops - they're all there!
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Holiday Rentals / Holiday Cottages / Self catering
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Hotels Dublin
Hotels in Dublin - Hotel Guide Dublin
Westin Dublin *****
Behind the historic-listed facade of the former Allied Irish Bank built in 1863, The Westin Dublin is the new
landmark in Ireland's capital, occupying a city block opposite Trinity College. Discover Irish charm and
elegance in all of our guest rooms. Eight flexible meeting rooms feature natural daylight and offer the latest
audio-visual equipment. The original 19th-century Banking Hall, timelessly restored, seats over 200 people.
Their superb location puts the exclusive shops of Grafton Street and Dublin's business district within walking distance.
Bridge House **
The Bridge House is a delightful family run guest house which is located in the heart of Temple Bar, Dublin's
vibrant cultural quarter. The property is of a two star standard, and offers the same amenities as any city
centre hotel. A warm welcome awaits every guest. We welcome both individual travellers and groups of all
kinds including tours, and stag and hen parties. Families travelling with children are especially welcome, and they offer a range of rooms suitable to their requirements.
Grafton Capital Hotel ***
The Grafton Capital Hotel is one of Dublins best located Hotels – Just off Grafton Street in the very heart of
the City Centre. Our excellent location and traditional Irish hospitality makes the Grafton Capital Hotel the
perfect choice for Business or Pleasure. Within walking distance from the hotel are some of Dublins top
attractions – Lively Temple Bar, Trinity College, Dublin Castle, St. Stephens Green and Dublins shopping
district of Grafton Street, enlivened with Street Entertainers, musicians and Pavement Artists. Some of
Irelands finest art Galleries and museums are also located just paces from the hotel. The core of Dublins
Business District, The International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) is a ten minute walk away.
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Travel Agencies / Tour Operators
Thomas Cook - City trips Dublin
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Travel Guides Dublin / Related books
 DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide: Dublin - 1405333472
Polly Phillimore (Author), Andrew Sanger (Author)
Whether you are travelling first class or on a limited budget, the DK Eyewitness Top 10 Dublin will take you straight to the very best of this delightful and welcoming city. From
the quintessentially Irish Guinness Factory tour to the charming St Stephen's Green, all the must-sees are covered in trouble-free Top 10 lists. This full-colour and richly
illustrated guide is both detailed and pocket-sized and with a free pull-out map, it is the ideal travel companion. There are dozens of Top 10 lists: from Dublin's Top 10 venues
for Irish music to the Top 10 unmissable museums and galleries, Top 10 fun places for children, and the best restaurants, bars and hotels in Dublin, for every taste and budget.
And to save you time and money, there’s even the Top 10 things to avoid! Your guide to the 10 best of everything.
Paperback: 144 pages; Publisher: Dorling Kindersley (2 Feb 2009); ISBN-10: 1405333472; ISBN-13: 978-1405333474.
 Dublin (Lonely Planet Encounter Guide) - 1741791464
Fionn Davenport (Author)
Dubliners hold forth with their suggestions for shopping, eating and clubbing. Suitable for the short-stay travellers, this title shares the author's secrets for fun on
the north and south of the Liffey.
Paperback: 184 pages; Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 2nd edition edition (1 Feb 2010); ISBN-10: 1741791464; ISBN-13: 978-1741791464.
Transport / How do I travel to Dublin
Dublin Airport
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Airline Tickets Dublin / Bargain Flights
Cheap flight tickets Dublin.
Norfolk Line
Ferries to Ireland from Liverpool ( ferry to Ireland )
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P&O Ferries is one of the most well known and trusted brands. Wherever you are travelling to, on holiday or on business, P&O Ferries offers a wide range of routes.
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National Express
Travel by bus or coach to Dublin.
Dublin Bus - bus services for the city and county of Dublin and adjoining areas
Timetables | Local Service Guides | Ticket and Fare information | Latest Route and Timetable News.
Streetwise Dublin Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of Dublin - 1931257388
Map: 1 pages; Publisher: Streetwise Maps; Map Rev edition (1 Sep 2010); ISBN-10: 1931257388; ISBN-13: 978-1931257381.
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Dublin City Council
Follow the Heritage Trail, which links together many of the fine buildings from Trinity College, where Jonathan
Swift and Oscar Wilde studied, to the Parliament and Dublin Castle. Visit the National Museum and National
Gallery or try the less cerebral delights of the Irish Whiskey Corner, the museum sited in an old Jameson
Whiskey warehouse in the city centre. Icon at the Baileys Centre is also worth a trip to experience an audio
visual show on the history of Ireland along with food, drink and shopping. It is also quick and easy to take the DART train out along the beautiful coastline to nearby fishing villages.
Dublin Pass
Dublin Region - Visit Dublin - Dublin & Surroundings
Arch Bishop Ryan Park
Blessington Street Basin
Book of Kells
Botanic Garden
Chester Beatty Library
Christ Church Cathedral
Christ Church Cathedral is a resonant monument built in 1190 by the Norman baron, Richard de Clare
"Strongbow".
Custom House (1781/91)
Dublinia - Tauchen Sie ein in der mittelalterlichen Dublins und Dublins der Wikinger
Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle was founded by the Normans, and symbolized British power over Ireland for 700 years.
Dubliner Rathaus (1769/79), Dame Street
Dublin Writers Museum
At the Writers Musuem, Dublin's literary celebrities from the past three hundred years are brought to life
through their books, letters, portraits and personal items.
Dublin Zoo
Dublin Zoo is part of a worldwide network of zoos working together to breed endangered species.
Studbooks are used to manage this captive breeding. Dublin Zoo holds the European studbooks for species including the Moluccan Cockatoo and the Golden Lion Tamarin.
Four Courts - das wichtigste Gerichtsgebäude Irlands
Georgian Dublin
Stroll through the elegant Georgian streets of Merrion and Fitzwilliam Squares, as fine examples of the great Georgian period. See Wikipedia
Government Buildings
Grafton Street shopping - Ireland's flagship shopping street / southside of the city
The streets around Grafton Street frame Dublin's quality shopping area – chic, sophisticated and expensive. It
is also on the southside that you will find most of the city's museums. Both of Dublin's cathedrals are also found on the south side of the River Liffey. See Living Dublin
Guinness Brewery - James' Street, a mile west of Christ Church
Founded in 1759, Guinness has the distinction of being the world's largest single beer-exporting company.
Although you can't go round the brewery, the former Guinness Hop Store on Crane St houses an exhibition centre where you can taste the best Guinness in Dublin. See Guinness Storehouse [ Ireland's No. 1 international visitor attraction - Take a virtual look inside our famous building and experience a real slice of
Irish history and heritage].
Half Penny Bridge (1819)
Hugh Lane Gallery
Irish National Library, Kildare Street
Irish Museum of Modern Art [ IMMA ]
Irish Parliament House
Iveagh Gardens
James Joyce Bridge (2003)
James Joyce Museum - See James Joyce Centre
Kilmainham Gaol
Leinster House
Malahide Castle
A beautifully restored residence with distinctive elegance and charm. The extensive grounds of the Malahide
Castle Demense are also home to the delightful Fry Model Railway and the Talbot Botanic Gardens.
Leinster House - where Ireland's Government congress -
Since 1922 the parliament building of the Irish Free State and the Republic of Ireland. Untill then it served as
the headquarters of the Royal Dublin Society. The society's famous Dublin Spring Show and Dublin Horse Show were held on its Leinster Lawn, facing Merrion Square. See for more House of the Oireachtas.
Merrion Square
Merrion Square on the southside of the city is the perfect place to unwind and relax in the summer,
landscaped with beautiful gardens. See Living Dublin
National Gallery Dublin - National Gallery of Ireland
Ireland's National Gallery owns countless paintings by old European masters and French Impressionists.
Natural History Museum
The museum, also called the 'Dead Zoo', is a branch of the National Museum of Ireland and housed on Merrion Street
Number 29
Old Jameson Distillery
Phoenix Park
The Phoenix Park, one of the largest city centre parks in the world, can be found in Dublin. At 1730 acres, it is
bigger than both Hyde Park and Central Park. Home to the President, the Garda Headquarters and Dublin Zoo.
Pubireland.com - Irish Pubs - have a pint of Guinness or a shot of whiskey
The pubs of Dublin are not simply places in which to satisfy your thirst. They are theatres for storytelling,
backdrops for romance, homes away from home and keepers of the spirit of the city, in more ways than one.
Samuel Beckett Bridge (2009)
Seán O'Casey Bridge
Shaw Birthplace - see Castlesireland.com
Situated 33 Synge Street, ten minutes walk from St Stephen's Green. Open May - September.
Shopping
Dublin offers a wonderful array of products ranging from the traditional to the more contemporary. A must for
all shoppers is the central shopping area which runs from Henry Street to O' Connell Street and on to Grafton
Street, and is easily explored on foot. There are also many fine shopping centres throughout the city and county.
St. Patricks Day
St. Stephens Green - park
A popular place for students and office workers alike to retreat for their lunch break. In the centre of the green is a large open area, complete with fountains and benches.
The Spire, O'Connell Street
Viking Adventure
Dublin's Viking Adventure on Essex St West in Temple Bar is an interactive exhibition on the Viking settlement Dyflin, the former Viking village which later became Dublin. See Tourist-information-dublin.co.uk.
Walkways along Grand Canals and Royal Canals
Wax cabinet
Radio & TV - RTE - Radio and Television in Ireland
News from Dublin - Irish Independant - daily newspaper
Press - Irish Times
Trinity College - Coláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath
Trinity College is one of Dublin's oldest colleges, situated in the heart of Dublin's city centre.
University Dublin - Dublin City University [ DCU ]
University - University College Dublin [ UCD ]
University of Dublin, besser bekannt als Trinity College Dublin [ TCD ]
Dublin Institute of Technology [ DIT ]
Teagasc
National College of Ireland [ NCI ]
Sights near Dublin
Bray
The passage tomb of Four Knocks
Monastic ruins of Glendalough
Hill of Slane
Hill of Tara
Irish National Stud
Killiney Hill
Malahide Castle
Mellifont Abbey
Monasterboice
Cairns of Newgrange and Knowth
Portmarnock - beach and golf course
Powerscourt Gardens
Russborough House
Fishing village of Howth Peninsula
Wicklow Mountains
Cuisine - Dublin Recipes
Bacon and cabbage, coddle, Irish stew, smoked salmon on soda bread, boxty, mussels and stout, …these
are the traditional dishes associated with Dublin and are well suited to warming the bones on a breezy Dublin day.
Dublin Restaurants - see Diningtreats.com
Irish food
History of Dublin
Dublin is a city steeped in history. The city is over a thousand years old, and many of the towns and
settlements that surround it are equally ancient. Successive centuries have left their distinctive overlays of
character and architecture which means that Dublin has a wealth of historically signifigant and fascinating sights to explore.
Dublin's History - Wikipedia
Founding and early history, Medieval Dublin, Colonial Dublin [ From a Medieval to a Georgian City, Monto, The
Lockout, The End of British Rule ], Independence [ Tackling the Tenements, Destruction of Georgian Dublin in the 1960s, Carrickmines Castle: the new Wood Quay?, Immigration ]
History of Dublin Theatres
Music, Art & Culture, Events
Dublin prides itself on being a musical city and has produced such famous musical acts as U2, The Frames,
Samantha Mumba, and The Dubliners.
The most common place to hear live traditional music is in a pub. See Irish tradirional music.
Music from Dublin
Dublin has long been a centre of art and culture. Apart from the large collections of the National Museum and
National Gallery and Irish Museum of Modern Art, the city also boasts many fine small private collections. The
range of art and artifacts is enormous, and the visitor will have no problem spending many hours enthralled.
National Gallery
The National Gallery holds the national collection of European and irish fine art. Admission to the permanent collection is free.
The website reflects the knowledge and expertise of those who work in the Gallery providing a wealth of information on the institution, its collections, services and public programmes.
National Museum
Ireland's premier cultural institution and home to the greatest collections of Irish material heritage, culture and natural history in the world.
Irish Museum of Modern Art [ IMMA ]
The Irish Museum of Modern Art is Ireland's leading national institution for the collection and presentation of modern and contemporary art.
The Irish Museum of Modern Art is housed in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, the finest 17th-century building in
Ireland. The Royal Hospital was founded in 1684 by James Butler, Duke of Ormonde and Viceroy to Charles II, as a home for retired soldiers and continued in that use for almost 250 years.
Culture in Dublin
The arts, Entertainment, Shopping, Media, Sport.
The Gaiety Theatre - Grand Old lady of South King Street
For 138 years The Gaiety Theatre has given the people of Dublin opera, musicals, drama, revues, comedy,
concerts, dance, festivals and pantomime. Amid the laughter and tears, through times of war and times of
affluence. The Gaiety specialises in musical and operatic productions, and is popular for opening its doors after the evening theatre production to host a variety of live music, dancing, and films.
Abbey Theatre
The Abbey Theatre creates world-class theatre that actively engages with and reflects Irish society, placing the writer and theatre artist at the heart of the organisation.
The Abbey was founded in 1904 by a group that included Yeats with the aim of promoting indigenous literary
talent. It went on to provide a breakthrough for some of the city's most famous writers, such as Synge, Yeats himself and George Bernard Shaw.
Olympia - concert hall / theatre venue, located in Dame Street
Gate Theatre
The Gate Theatre has been, artistically and architecturally, a landmark building for over 250 years. Established
as a theatre company in 1928 by Hilton Edwards and Micheál MacLiammóir, the Gate offered Dublin audiences
an introduction to the world of European and American theatre and also to classics from the modern and Irish
repertoire. It was with the Gate that Orson Welles, James Mason and Michael Gambon began their prodigious acting careers.
Grand Canal
Ballets, Musicals, Family Shows, Drama, Concerts, Comedy, Orchestral and Opera.
The Grand Canal Theatre is a new 2,111 capacity theatre which opened in March 2010 in the Grand Canal Dock.
Dublin is renowned as a city of writers and literature, home to such literary pens as Joyce and Shaw. Other
illustrious Dublin writers of international repute include Jonathan Swift, Cardinal Newman, Oscar Wilde, Sean O'Casey, Denis Johnston, Flann O'Brien, Brendan Behan and Jennifer Johnston.
UNESCO Dublin City of Literature
No less than four Nobel Prizes for Literature have been awarded to writers associated with the city: George Bernard Shaw, W.B. Yeats, Samuel Beckett and Seamus Heaney.
Events in Dublin
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