Dublin Attractions
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Dublin Zoo, set in 66 acres within Phoenix Park, is among Ireland's top attractions and home to over 700 species of birds and animals from around the world. Conservation is a major focus…
Trinity College Library is one of Dublin's most visited sites. This may have something to do with the fact that it's home to the Book of Kells, an illustrated copy of the Gospels in Latin…
National Museum of Ireland: Kildare Street
The collections of the National Museum of Ireland are housed at a number of locations. Archaeological and historical items are displayed at the National Museum in Kildare Street. The museum…
The National Gallery of Ireland boasts an extensive collection of paintings, sculpture and objets d'art. It also hosts temporary exhibitions by internationally renowned artists. Among the…
Dublin Castle was commissioned by King John in 1204 as a secure fortress in which to keep the taxes collected from Ireland. It is now a popular tourist attraction, with comprehensive tours of…
Housed in former 17th-century Royal Hospital Kilmainham, the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) in Kilmainham is Ireland's finest contemporary art collection, with 1600 works including Damien…
Phoenix Park is Dublin's famous recreational wilderness, spreading across 1752 acres. Popular Dublin attraction Dublin Zoo is located here, along the Wellington Memorial, the tallest obelisk…
When Dublin's chic crowd step out on the town, they go to Lillies Bordello - if they can get in.
1916 Rebellion Walking Tour of Dublin
Led by local guides, this tour provides a passionate insight into the Easter Rising. Entitled the 1916 Rising Rebellion Walking Tour, it starts at the International Bar on Wicklow Street and…
Matches at huge historic Croke Park stadium by the Royal Canal immerse everyone into Ireland's real sporting culture. Locals love Gaelic football and fast-and-furious hurling, which see crowds…
Arthur Guinness brewed Ireland's best-known export at the Guinness Storehouse in St James's Gate from 1759. Now a seven-floor gallery, you can learn about its history, see James Gilroy's 1930s…
A tour around the bleak corridors and cells of mammoth Kilmainham Gaol, in Kilmainham, brings turbulent Irish history to life. Leaders of Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising were incarcerated here…
The Bank of Ireland Arts Centre in Dublin hosts exhibitions, musical performances, theatre, seminars and conferences. One of the most striking buildings in the city, the centre was built in…
Opened in 1991, the Dublin Writers Museum celebrates the world-renowned literary heritage of the city. Using letters, books and artefacts, the museum acts as a lasting testimony to Dublin's…
It's difficult to visit Dublin without stumbling across a reference to the city's famous literary hero. The James Joyce Centre is dedicated to the author's life and work.
St Patrick's Cathedral, in Central Dublin, honours Ireland's patron, who brought Christianity to Ireland in the 5th century. Late afternoon, the stained-glass windows shine brightly, and there…
Dublinia & The Viking World explores how Dublin changed from two small Gaelic settlements into a thriving Viking trading centre. Videos, reconstructions and models trace events from the 1170…
Kart City in Dublin offers fun for all the family with four tracks, some hair-raising bends and professional instruction if required. It's better than doing it on MarioKart!
The early 18th-century Marsh's library once belonged to Archbishop Marsh and was Ireland's first public library. Set in a beautiful Queen Anne house in the heart of Dublin's Liberties area…
Fallon & Byrne's aisles in the city centre are packed with gourmet Irish cheeses, Italian salamis, olives and quality organic fruit and vegetables. Fruit tarts are especially tempting, and…
