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City trips Dublin  -  Travel information Dublin.

Neighbourhoods in Dublin : Artane; Ballyfermot; Ballymun/Whitehall; Cabra/Glasnevin; Clontarf; Crumlin/Kimmage; Donaghmede; Finglas; North Inner City; Pembroke; Rathmines; South East Inner City; and South West Inner City [ based on the thirteen local electoral divisions in Dublin City ]

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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Car Rental Dublin  

 Sixt  -  
Pick-Up Station / Return Station: Dublin Airport and several cities in the rest of Ireland

 Holiday Autos  -  
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

Holiday Homes / Holiday Cottages / Apartments

  
Discover Dublin and surroundings from the comfort of your own holiday park, apartment or villa. A self -catering holiday in one of Hoseasons' holiday lodges and parks brings a new meaning to the word freedom. From the moment you arrive you can revel in the limitless possibilities offered at every resort centre.
And with late availability and last minute booking facilities, you'll soon be experiencing the holiday of your dreams. Enjoy a weekend or short break in beautiful countryside, at some of Europe's finest beaches or forest surroundings.

 
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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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Hostels / Budget Accommodations

 Dublin30.com  - 
Dublin Cheap Hotels, Hostels, Apartments and B&B's.

 
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

 Hosteldublin  -  Online bookings at the best selection of hostels in Dublin.

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

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Cheap City Breaks Dublin.

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Travel Guides Dublin / Related books

Dublin (Top Ten Travel Guide S.)  
By Polly Phillimore, Andrew Sanger.
Your guide to the very best that Dublin has to offer. Whatever you are looking for - whether you are travelling first class or on a limited budget, want to have the craic in the best pubs or shop till you drop on Grafton Street. Dozens of top 10 lists - from historic sites to top restaurants and hotels - provide the insider knowledge you need. Includes detailed maps.
Paperback 144 pages (January 27, 2005); Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
Ireland (Eyewitness Travel Guides) 
By Lisa Gerard-Sharp, Tim Perry.
Well organized, encyclopaedic, and packed with local knowledge, this book brings Ireland to life. It is full of colourful artworks, capturing the spirit of the place, inspiring you, whether you make the trip or simply want to dream.
Paperback 384 pages (November 15, 2004); Publisher: Dorling Kindersley

Transport / How do I travel to Dublin

 Dublin Airport

  Opodo  -  
Flight tickets Dublin. 

 Ebookers -  
Book cheap flights to Dublin at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online

 
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 Airline Tickets Dublin / Bargain Flights
Cheap flights Dublin.

 
Ferries to Ireland from Liverpool ( ferry to Ireland )

 
Book InterRail, Europdomino and other European Rail Passes online and explore Europe your way with a large selection of rail passes and tickets offering maximum flexibility.

 British Rail 
 Irish Rail

 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

Dublin street maps at Amazon.co.uk 
 Maps International  -    
Mapsinternational.co.uk is one of the largest map shops online.
 Google Map Dublin


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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

 Christ Church Cathedral
Christ Church Cathedral is a resonant monument built in 1190 by the Norman baron, Richard de Clare "Strongbow".
 Dublin Castle 
Dublin Castle was founded by the Normans, and symbolized British power over Ireland for 700 years.
 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.
 Georgian Dublin
Stroll through the elegant Georgian streets of Merrion and Fitzwilliam Squares, as fine examples of the great Georgian period. See Wikipedia
 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].
 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.
 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. 
 News from Dublin - Irish Independant - daily newspaper
 Press - Irish Times
 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.
 Radio & TV - RTE - Radio and Television in Ireland
 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.
 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 ]
 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.

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 ]

 Irish Archaeology Links

Music, Culture & Entertainment

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.

Dublin is also renowned as a city of writers and literature, home to such literary pens as Joyce, Shaw and many others, celebrated at the

 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.
 James Joyce Museum  -  see James Joyce Centre
 Shaw Birthplace  -  see Castlesireland.com
Situated 33 Synge Street, ten minutes walk from St Stephen's Green. Open May - September. 

 Entertainment Ireland

Web Portal / Dublin Directories / Dublin Search Engine

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 Dublin City Collective  -  Dublin Portal
 Dublin City Tourist Information Guide 
Dublin City lies on the east coast of Ireland and is split by the river Liffey. North of the river lies the most important streets for visitors, O'Connell Street, the major shopping thoroughfare that leads to Parnell Square, and Gardiner Street, which is packed full of B&Bs and hostels. Immediately south of the river is the hub of Dublin, Temple Bar, a hotspot full of pubs, restaurants, shops and a number of art galleries. Here you will also find Grafton Street, the city's most exclusive shopping street. The South side also boasts the best examples of Georgian Dublin, with stately houses and beautiful parks.
 Dublin Gifts  -  tourist guide books for Dublin and Ireland
If you're thinking of visiting either Dublin or Ireland in the near future then you've come to the right place. You'll find some of the best Irish guide books currently in print, in a variety of languages, and all available to buy online at great prices!

 Irish Language Site 
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