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Temple Bar

There is nowhere better in the whole of Ireland to enjoy the famous craic. The cobbled, atmospheric streets of Temple Bar combine countless pubs, clubs and restaurants, truly coming to life by night, catering for all entertainment tastes from club music to Irish traditional and live rock bands.

The Guinness Storehouse

The Guinness Storehouse provides a fascinating incite around the famous brewery museum on St. James’s Gate into the history and existence of Ireland’s most formidable export. The tour culminates with a free pint of ‘the black stuff’ in a glass atrium bar, which looks out across the whole of Dublin.
The Guiness Storehouse, St. James’s Gate, Tel: 00353 1 408 4800 (Open 9.00am – 17.30pm every day)

Trinity College

Ireland’s famous Trinity College is nestled amongst beautiful lawns and cobbles and boasts playwrights such as Oliver Goldsmith and Samuel Beckett in its alumni. The college’s main attraction includes the country’s most celebrated national treasure in the Old Library – the ornate and spectacularly designed Book of Kells.
www.tcd.ie/library, College Green, Tel: 00353 1 896 2320

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Phoenix Park

A short drive from central Dublin, but the perfect respite from busy shopping days in Dublin – Phoenix Park is Europe’s largest urban green space and incorporates Dublin Zoo. In the summer months the park stages numerous concerts and outdoor festivals (see local listings).
Dublin Zoo, Phoenix Park, Tel: 00353 1 474 8900

Grafton Street

Grafton Street is a veritable shopper’s paradise, boasting incredible shopping centres and a countless number of chain stores, boutiques and independent shops. Brown Thomas is Dublin’s equivalent to Selfridges and is within touching distance from Weirs, the renowned jeweller. At the bottom of Grafton Street you will find the impressive St. Stephen’s Green shopping Centre.

Kilmainham Gaol

Located slightly outside the city centre (but well worth driving out to) this famous jail is where the rebels of the 1916 Easter Rising were executed. Guided tours take you around the prison and provide a fascinating incite into some of Dublin’s most troubled times and the history of one of the country’s most famous prisons.
www.kilmainham-gaol.com, opening hours: 10am – 5.00pm Monday to Saturday.

Dublin Theatre Festival

From September through to the end of October, the annual Dublin Theatre Festival showcases the best in Irish produced theatre across 17 of its key venues. The festival attracts theatre goers and inquisitive tourists from across the globe and demonstrates the fortitude of some of Ireland’s most talented writers and actors.
www.dublintheatrefestival.com, Tel: 00353 1 677 8439

Dublin Top Tips

• Temple Bar can become extremely busy at night time. For an equally as good selection of bars, clubs and restaurants; head to nearby Dame Street or across to Grafton Street.
• Taxis are very expensive in Dublin. Instead, Dublin Bus offers regular services in and around the city both day and night for only €6 unlimited travel.
• A fantastic local food market can be found in Meeting House Square in Temple Bar on Saturday mornings.
• Should you want to sample Irish produced beers and ales other than Guinness; the Porterhouse pub serves only its own unique, locally brewed ales.
• Of all the bars boasting live Irish traditional music, very few can rival the famous Oliver St John Gogarty's (www.gogartys.ie) in Temple Bar, who also serve incredible homemade food, have an ‘indoor’ smoking area integrated into the pub (but away from the non-smokers) and serve a great pint of the black stuff.

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