Dublin
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.
Getting to Dublin
- 01Dublin Airport
Dublin Airport has an extensive short and medium haul network, and is the base for Aer Lingus, Aer Lingus Regional, and Ryanair.
- 02Connolly
- 03Heuston
Worth seeing
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.
Things to do
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- 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.
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.
Getting around Dublin the local way
- 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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