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THINGS TO DO AND SEE IN DUBLIN Dublin Pass The Dublin Pass offers visitors the best in attractions, sightseeing, shopping, service and restaurant offers, all in the one complete package. The purchase price of this pass covers entrance to over 30 of Dublin’s top attractions and gives access to over 25 special offers, added value and preferential rates at selected venues, theatres, retail outlets, restaurants, transport and tours. For more information see www.dublinpass.ie The Dubliner The definitive guide to what’s happening in Dublin, this online magazine provides information on Irish culture, arts, restaurants, hotels and much more. Visit www.thedubliner.ie Christ Church Cathedral Erected in 1038, this is Dublin’s oldest building. Formerly the centre of medieval Dublin, it now houses a range of oddities and relics, including the heart of St Laurence, Dublin’s Patron saint. Open daily 9am-6pm. Sunday services take place at 11am, 3.30pm and 5pm (in Irish). Entry fee: a donation of €5/€2.50 is requested. www.cccdub.ie Guinness Storehouse Located in the heart of Dublin. the Guinness Storehouse is an exciting and unusual destination. Built in 1904 to house the Guinness fermentation process, the core of the building is modelled on a giant pint glass stretching up from reception on ground floor to The Gravity Bar in the sky. An international visitor attraction, it is open daily 9.30am-5pm. Entry: €14 adults, €9.50 students/senior citizens, and €7.50 students under 18. For further ticket options and much more please see www.guinness-storehouse.com Dublin Castle Dublin castle was built in the 13th century on top of the foundations of a Viking structure. Until 1922 it operated as the very cornerstone of British administration in Ireland. These days it is used for state functions and government conferences. Consists of: The State Apartments, The Chapel Royal, The Undercroft, The Garda (Police) Museum and The Chester Beatty Library. Guided tours are available. Open Monday-Friday 10am-16.45pm and Saturday/Sunday 2pm-16.45pm. www.dublincastle.ie Kilmainham Gaol Operating until 1924, the Gaol was forever engraved in the history of Ireland when the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising were executed in its grim yard. A moving place to visit, it now offers interesting exhibitions and guided tours of its cells and dungeons. Open April-Sept daily 9.30am-4.45pm. Admission €5.30 adults, €3.70 senior citizens and €2.10 students. For more information on this, please check out www.heritageireland.ie Irish Museum of Modern Art Housed in the beautifully restored Royal Hospital Kilmainham (modelled on Les Invalides in Paris), the museum exhibits contemporary art and has an impressive permanent collection that includes pieces representing the cutting edge of Irish and international art. Guided tours of exhibitions and guided heritage tours are available but must be pre-booked. Admission is free. www.imma.ie James Joyce Centre James Joyce is one of Dublin’s most famous 20th century writers. Author of such works as Dubliners, Ulysses and his autobiographical novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Joyce’s name is forever linked to the city of Dublin. Situated a few minutes' walk from O’ Connell Street the Centre is a restored Georgian house and is dedicated to promoting the life and works of James Joyce through exhibitions, interactive computer technology, video documentaries and reconstruction of period rooms. Open Mon-Sat 9.30am-5pm, Sun 12.30-5pm. Admission €5 for adults. www.jamesjoyce.ie Trinity College Trinity was founded by Queen Elizabeth I in 1592. Home of the famous Book of Kells. This renowned 'illuminated' manuscript, created by monks around AD800, is on display in the Old Library. The Book of Kells is one of the oldest books in the world and one of the most exquisite. Open Monday-Saturday 9.30am-5pm, Sunday 9.30-4.30 (May-Sept). Admission €8 adults, €7 students/senior citizens. Ticket price also includes entry to the Long Room and Turning Darkness into Light exhibition. www.tcd.ie Sightseeing Bus Tours of Dublin Daily 'Open Top, Hop On Hop Off' sightseeing tours of Dublin with Irish City Tours. See all that Dublin has to offer with a 24hr ticket (€25 for 3 consecutive days), which allows you to hop on and off as often as you wish, to use on over 20 stops. Also available are full and half day tours to experience the Wicklow Mountains, Newgrange, Powerscourt Gardens, Glendalough and Malahide Castle. All tours depart from 59 Upper O’ Connell Street. For more tour details and for The Dublin Ghostbus Tour please visit www.dublinsightseeing.ie Viking Splash Tours An alternative way to see the city is to travel aboard a reconditioned 1940’s Amphibious Vehicle. Highlight of the tour is a 'splashdown' into the water with a fantastic trip around the newly developed Grand Canal docklands. Fees are €20 adults, €10 child (under13) €18 student and senior citizens. Tours depart from Bull Alley (beside St Patrick's Cathedral) and St. Stephen’s Green North (opposite top of Dawson Street). See www.vikingsplash.ie for more details. Dublinia and The Viking World Step inside historic Dublin with a visit to The Dublinia and Viking World exhibitions at St. Michael’s Hill, Christchurch, Dublin 8. The exhibitions reveal fascinating glimpses of the Viking and medieval past using reconstructions, audio-visual, artefacts and interactive displays. Open 10am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm Sat & Sun. Admission costs €6 adult, €3.75 child, €5 student/senior citizen. www.dublinia.ie Walking Tours Discover the 2,000-year-old history of Dublin on foot. Pat Liddy’s Walking tours of Dublin provide specially tailored, pre-arranged walking tours of the city. See www.walkingtours.ie Historical walking tours are also available. Conducted by history graduates of Trinity College, the walking tour explores the main features of Irish history. See www.historicalinsights.ie The 1916 Rebellion Walking Tour gives an overview of the Easter Rising and the foundation of the Irish State, conducted by historians and published authors. For more information visit www.1916rising.com Joycean Dublin Walking Tours are run by the Joyce Centre (see above). The tour takes visitors along routes taken by characters in Joyce’s works and other locations of Joycean Interest. See www.jamesjoyce.ie Pub Crawls Experience Dublin’s famous pubs and musical traditions with a fun night out in the city. Led by professional musicians who perform tunes and songs while telling the story of Irish music. www.discoverdublin.ie The Dublin Literary Pub Crawl is an award-winning show that crawls from pub to pub, with professional actors performing pieces from the works of Dublin’s most famous writers, e.g. James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, Oscar Wilde, Brendan Behan and many more. www.dublinpubcrawl.com Johnnie Fox’s Pub Situated in Glencullen in the Dublin Mountains, Johnnie Fox’s is one of Ireland’s oldest and most famous traditional Irish pubs. Known as 'the highest pub in Ireland', it has entertainment 7 nights a week. www.jfp.ie Shopping Grafton Street is perhaps Dublin’s principal shopping street with the best of Irish and international fashion. Brown Thomas is a fashionable favourite. Just off Grafton Street, the Westbury Mall and Powerscourt Townhouse Centre (a beautifully restored Georgian Townhouse) with jewellers, shops and restaurants can be found. Avoca Handweavers can be found on Suffolk Street, while an array of Irish gift shops such as the Kilkenny Design Centre and House of Ireland, which specialise in Irish design wear and crafts, can be found on Nassau Street. The Celtic Whiskey shop on Dawson Street houses Ireland’s largest selection of Irish whiskies. North of the River Liffey is O’Connell street where Clery’s Department Store can be found. Just off O’Connell Street is the pedestrianised shopping area of Henry Street, offering high street fashion and popular Irish chain stores. Arnotts, one of Dublin’s best loved department stores can also be found here. Templebar Known as the 'cultural quarter' of Dublin, Temple Bar, with its diverse mix of shops and markets, provides an interesting alternative to the main high street shops. Among its cobbled winding streets, specialised and designer shops can be found. Every Saturday from 10am-5.30pm it plays host to a food market, a book market and a fashion and design market. There is more to Temple Bar than just shopping ,however; it is home to film and music centres, numerous galleries, music and comedy festivals, gigs, exhibitions and a lively night life. Visit the award-winning Temple Bar Cultural Information Centre at www.templebar.ie Night Life Dublin is a famous drinking city due to the unique atmosphere of its pubs. With over 700 pubs in the city consisting of traditional pubs, modern late bars and clubs there is something for everyone. Visitors can experience lively chat and a good pint of Guinness or 'the black stuff'. The legal age limit to buy alcohol is 18. Closing times are: Mon-Thurs 11.30pm, Fri-Sat 12.30am and Sun 11pm. Most nightclubs and late bars serve till about 2.30am. For those looking to hear traditional Irish music, the pub is best place. Many pubs have traditional Irish sessions with some such as The Brazen Head and Oliver St John Gogarty welcoming tourists and locals alike to share in the music making. There are numerous venues around for those who wish to try traditional Irish dancing, such as The Arlington Hotel, The Merry Ploughboy Pub in Rathfarnham and Johnnie Fox’s. St Stephen’s Green Situated at the south end of Grafton Street, this 9-hectare Victorian park provides a haven from the bustle of city life. Full of tree-lined walks, colourful flowerbeds and a beautiful lake, the park gives all visitors a serene space in which to relax and unwind, with many lunchtime concerts on during the summer. The Phoenix Park The largest enclosed park in Europe, the Phoenix Park not only contains several lakes and herds of deer but also holds numerous other attractions: Dublin Zoo www.dublinzoo.ie , a police museum, a visitor centre, Farmleigh House, Ashtown Castle (a small 17th century tower house) and the home to the Irish President – Áras an Uachtaráin (www.president.ie) Number 29 Georgian House Museum Number 29 Fitzwilliam Street is a restored Georgian house which has been set up to allow visitors to experience what life for the fortunate and less fortunate was like in Georgian times, how these people lived, worked and played. From the basement right up to the attic, all rooms have been furnished with original artefacts and are presented as they would have been in the years 1790-1820. Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm and Sun 1pm-5pm. Admission €5 adults, €2.50 students/senior citizens, under-16s free. www.esb.ie/numbertwentynine The Old Jameson Distillery & Chimney Viewing Tower Learn how Jameson became the world’s leading Irish whiskey by enjoying a guided tour and a tutored whiskey tasting at the Old Jameson Distillery in Smithfield. Open 7 days 9am-6pm, adult €9.75, student 18+ and senior citizens €8, student under 18 €6. www.jamesonwhiskey.com The existing Old Jameson Distillery Chimney has been topped with an enclosed viewing platform that offers a 360 degree panoramic view of Dublin city. Open 7 days 10am-5pm. http://www.chiefoneills.com/chimney.html Beaches in the Dublin Region Ireland boasts some stunningly beautiful beaches along its 5000km of coastline. Dublin alone has Killiney Beach, Seapoint, Dollymount, Donabate and Malahide. The majority of these are easily accessed via rail (DART). See www.irishrail.ie for timetables and more information Tourist Offices
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