Dublin
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Ireland.
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, part of the Wicklow Mountains range. Dublin is the largest city by population on the island of Ireland; at the 2022 census, the city council area had a population of 592,713, while the city, including suburbs, had a population of 1,263,219, and County Dublin had a population of 1,501,500. Various definitions of a metropolitan Greater Dublin Area exist.
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Worth seeing in and around Dublin
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Abbey Theatre
The Abbey Theatre, also known as the National Theatre of Ireland is a theatre in Dublin, Ireland. It first opened to the public on 27 December 1904, and moved from its original building after a fire in 1951, it has remained active to the present day.
300 m · theatre in Dublin, Ireland · Wikipedia - 02Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann is the lower house and principal chamber of the Oireachtas, which also includes the president of Ireland and a senate called Seanad Éireann. It consists of 174 members, each known as a Teachta Dála.
1.1 km · lower house of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament) · Wikipedia - 03Aviva Stadium
Aviva Stadium, also known as the Dublin Arena, is a sports stadium located in Dublin, Ireland. It has a capacity of 51,711.
2.7 km · football and rugby stadium in Dublin · Wikipedia - 04Trinity College, Dublin
The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, branded by the board as Trinity College, the University of Dublin, and officially incorporated as Trinity College Dublin, is the sole constituent college of the University of Dublin in Ireland. Founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I through a royal charter, it is one of the seven ancient universities of Great Britain and Ireland.
600 m · constituent college of the University of Dublin in Ireland · Wikipedia - 05University College Dublin
University College Dublin, commonly referred to as UCD, is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a member institution of the National University of Ireland. With more than 38,000 students, it is Ireland's largest university.
5.4 km · university located in Dublin, Ireland · Wikipedia - 06University of Dublin
The University of Dublin, corporately named as The Chancellor, Doctors and Masters of the University of Dublin, is a public research university located in Dublin, Ireland. It was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I who issued a royal charter for Trinity College Dublin in her role as "the mother of a university", making it Ireland's oldest operating university.
600 m · university located in Dublin, Ireland · Wikipedia - 07Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle is a major Irish government complex, conference centre, and tourist attraction. It is located off Dame Street in central Dublin.
900 m · castle · Wikipedia - 08St Patrick's Cathedral
Saint Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland is the national cathedral of the Church of Ireland. Christ Church Cathedral, also a Church of Ireland cathedral in Dublin, is designated as the local cathedral of the Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough.
1.4 km · cathedral in Dublin, Ireland · Wikipedia - 09National Library of Ireland
The National Library of Ireland is Ireland's national library located in Dublin, in a building designed by Thomas Newenham Deane. The mission of the National Library of Ireland is "To collect, preserve, promote and make accessible the documentary and intellectual record of the life of Ireland and to contribute to the provision of access to the larger universe of recorded knowledge." The library is a reference library and, as such, does not lend.
1.1 km · heritage institution · Wikipedia - 10Spire of Dublin
The Spire of Dublin, alternatively titled the Millennium Spire or the Monument of Light, is a large, stainless steel, pin-like monument 120 metres in height, located on the site of the former Nelson's Pillar on O'Connell Street, the main thoroughfare of Dublin, Ireland.
0 m · monument in Dublin, Ireland · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Dublin's top attractions sell out in summer. Buy tickets online in advance if you know you want to see something, especially for the Book of Kells where even early arrivals may find all the day's slots are filled. The Dublin Pass gives you free and fast track entry to thirty-some attractions in Dublin.
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Things to do
So Padraig comes for a job in construction, and the hiring boss says "So can you tell me, what's the difference between a joist and a girder?" "Sure, everyone knows that. Joist wrote Ulysses and Girder wrote Faust."
- 01Guinness Storehouse
St James's Gate D08 VF8H (Bus 13, 40 or 123, or tram to Heuston),.
- 02Teeling Distillery
Distillery opened in 2015, primarily for whiskey but with small amounts of poitín.
- 03Jameson Distillery
Jameson whiskey was produced in Dublin from 1780 to 1976, when the business relocated to Midleton near Cork.
- 04Abbey Theatre
- 05Gaiety Theatre
Founded in 1871 so this is the oldest continually operating theatre in Dublin.
- 06Gate Theatre
This has a focus on European and American theatre ranging from classics to modern plays.
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Where to eat
Dublin has a wide range of eating places in all price brackets, though visitors may consider them overpriced by European standards – one factor is VAT of 23%. Cuisines such as Indian and Chinese were slow to appear as Dublin only had small ethnic communities, but they now have a good presence especially north of the river. Indian food is generally North Indian.
- 01Bewley's Café
Grand stylish coffee shop, a Dublin institution.
- 02Butlers Chocolate Café
Chain of chocolate-themed cafes, Wicklow Street is the original outlet.
- 03Pablo Picante
Small friendly Mexican eatery, eat in or take away to nearby St Stephen's Green.
- 04Zaytoon
They also have a fast-food cafe in Temple Bar (corner of Parliament St and Essex St).
- 05Bad Ass Café
Modern pub and entertainment venue for US-themed food, plus trad Irish beer and live music.
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Getting to Dublin
- Airports
- Dublin (DUB), 9 km · Isle of Man (IOM), 135 km · Belfast (BFS), 145 km
- Stations
- Dublin Airport, 8 km · Dublin Port, 3.5 km · Dublin Connolly railway station, 700 m · Dublin Pearse railway station, 1.1 km · Dublin Heuston railway station, 2.2 km
- Charlestown → Dublin4809 km · quickest by air, 10h 45m · $760–1,180
- Shannon → DublinTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Cork → Dublin219 km · quickest by road, 3h 41m · €25–35
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Dublin
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Dublin. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inEurolines 871 runs on Saturday evening from London Victoria via Birmingham, Holyhead and the ferry to reach Dublin city centre early Sunday morning; the reverse run leaves Dublin Friday evening.
- Get inhas ferries from Holyhead in Wales (Stena and Irish Ferries, 3 hr 30 min) and Douglas, Isle of Man (Isle of Man Ferries, 3 hr 30 min).
- Get inThe former ferry port of Dún Laoghaire is no longer used.
- Get inAnother ferry route is the short crossing from Cairnryan in Scotland to Belfast, then by road or rail to Dublin.
- Get inIf you're visiting just for a day trip, don't bring a car into the congested centre, use a Park & Ride.
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If you know how people move in Dublin – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Dublin
Dublin is 9 km from South Dublin, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Clontarfcoastal suburb on the northside of Dublin3.7 km
- Temple Barneighbourhood of Dublin in Ireland500 m
- Sandymountsuburb of Dublin, Ireland4.5 km
- Rathfarnhamhuman settlement5.9 km
- Blanchardstownsuburb of Dublin8.9 km