Hello guys!

I´m going to Dublin on sunday and would like to know what there is to see in this great city. What are the mustsees and is there anything I should try to avoid? Also, which bars and pubs are the best?

Thanks:)

Theres the GPO, you can still see the bullet marks in the buildings Neo-Greek features. Also on O'Connell is the giant spire, the biggest sculpture in Ireland. Stop at the Guinness factory for a free pint in Irelands highest, ultra modern bar, and take a self guided tour around the Guinness museum. The Ha' penny Bridge is a must and pose for your pic in front of the infamous statue of Molly Malone :P Phoenix park is good too ,and you could visit the zoo, right next to it when your there. A walk along the Liffey is nice. Its lined with some beautiful and colourful buildings and trees and a few touristy shops. I would make use of the handy Tourist buses or the Luas to get around. Grafton street is really good for shops. There are some good museums, but I haven't been in any. Of course for a legendary night out go to Temple bar. The area is crammed with pubs and bars. (Just like the rest of Ireland really lol)

There's so much more to see, thats just a sample. And make sure you spend a day in Belfast too! :D

Enjoy your stay!

No....avoid the Temple Bar.

That's not a real night out in Dublin. If you want to go to bars/pubs with people that actually live in Dublin then avoid the Temple Tourist Trap.

Hey Mr Bricks,

First off, bring a raincoat. The weather forecast for Sunday is bad, but things are supposed to become very nice from Wednesday onwards if you're staying that long.

I'll start off with the city centre. I know this may prove controversial, but I'd say stick(stay) south of the river except for a visit to O'Connell street as there's very little of interest elsewhere on the northside's "CITYCENTRE". (For Dubliner's I'm not dissing the whole place, just the inner city bit.)

The most important must see is prob Trinity. I'd pop into parliament square, in the trinity college campus, (the nicest square in Dublin), and have a look at the book of Kells and the campus in general if it takes your fancy.

Also, take a stroll into Dublin Castle's main courtyard, which may take a bit of a search as it's a bit hidden from the streets. Christchurch Cathedral is also very nice, especially the one thousand year old crypt.

Meander around the Grafton steet area and its sidestreets and take a stroll in Stephen's Green park at the top of Grafton street.

The national Museum on Kildare street is also worthy of a visit, and sits beside the Irish Parliament. (2mins from Grafton Street)
Also, have a look at Merrion Square and Fitzwilliam square, which you can easily reach from Stephen's Green.


Visit Temple Bar during the day and night, but be warned very few Irish people drink there.
I know lots of Irish people think it's pretentious, but foreign friends of mine always love Cafe en Seine on Dawson Street for drinks. The bars and nightclubs on Harcourt Street and around Grafton street are where most locals socialise.

Good bars "in my opinion"
O'Neills and O'Donoghues ( Suffolk street, across from the tourist office)
The Bank (Dame Street)
Porterhouse central (just off Grafton street)
Cafe en Seine (Dawson Street)
Keoh's ( South Anne Street)
D2 (Harcourt Street)


Don't have too many high hopes, and drink lots if it's raining:cheers:

edit that actually.

Only visit Temple Bar during the day. It's actually really nice during the day, but turns into a stag/hen fest at night!

I went to Dublin yesterday. Been before. Went along O'Connell Street then Henry Street, then across the Halfpenny Bridge into Temple Bar. Walked to College Green then along Dame Street to City Hall and the Castle. Kept walking and went to the Guinness Storehouse which was alright even though I think Guinness tastes foul. Anyway, got a bus back to College Green. Walked down towards St. Stephen's Green and around that bit, back up Grafton Street and across O'Connell Street. Killed a bit more time around there then went home :)

I stayed in the City Centre as I have been before to places like Smithfield, Phoenix Park etc

One more important bit of advice. If you have time, get out of the city centre!!!!!!!!!!

Hop on the dart out to Dalkey, and hop off , and walk along the coast to the next station at Killiney. It's a really nice walk and will give you a taste of Irish scenery, but in the Dublin suburbs and a olny a stone's throw from the city. It's my favourite part of Dublin by far!!!!!!!!!!!

The Wickow hills, just south of Dublin, also give a great flavour of Irish scenery. The powerscourt estate in Enniskerry is really nice, and you can reach it on public transport. Don't know which bus though!!!!!!!!

Wild Wicklow tours are also supposed to give great tours of the lake and mountains in the more southern parts of Wicklow.


Finally,

Do: visit the main tourist office on Suffolk Street

and

Avoid: people who look like drug addicts!

Have a good time...

I think Guinness tastes foul.

^^^^ +1


Completely agree with that.

Thanks for your tips!

Now I have a whole list of places to go to.

You'll be in Dublin on All-Ireland Hurling Final (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-Ireland_Hurling_Final) day, so expect a lot of people in Kilkenny (black and amber) and Tipperary (blue and yellow) jerseys clogging up the streets, shops and bars. :lol:

^^ Oh yeah, forgot about All-Ireland. Should be a bit mental in town. It'll be a big night out in coppers!
Up Tipp:banana:

Last time I was in Ireland (before this time I've just been) I went to the Wicklow Mountains and around Glendalough. Beautiful area.

A bit late I suppose but here are some suggestions….

Morning/Afternoon

Kilmainham Gaol
Old Jameson Distillery Tour – (better than Guinness Storehouse IMO)
National Art Gallery – (free to get in)
Guinness Storehouse
Dublin Zoo (in Phoenix Park)
Book of Kells in Trinity College
Croke Park Stadium Tour and GAA Museum
Pint in Davy Byrnes Pub (just of Grafton Street)
Shopping in Grafton Street
Bike hire in Phoenix Park

Evening
See a show at the Gaiety Theatre (Riverdance most likely) or Olympia Theatre
Dog racing at Shelbourne Park
Horse Racing at Leopardstown
Loads of good restaurants all over the place
Loads of good pubs South of Dame Street (stay away from Templebar at night unless you are into that sort of thing)

Last time I was in Ireland (before this time I've just been) I went to the Wicklow Mountains and around Glendalough. Beautiful area.

+1. The best thing to do when in Dublin is to go out of the city and tour the surrounding areas. The Wicklow mountains are stunning.

I went in the evening to Glendalough. The lake was like a mirror pool. Almost looked like the set of LOTR.

I think I saw a lot of Dublin which a normal tourist wouldn't see. My dad is a Dubliner you see (although lives here in the UK) so knows the city well.

I went in the evening to Glendalough. The lake was like a mirror pool. Almost looked like the set of LOTR.

I think I saw a lot of Dublin which a normal tourist wouldn't see. My dad is a Dubliner you see (although lives here in the UK) so knows the city well.


The best parts of Dublin are the parts that a normal tourist wouldn't see. It's def a better city to live in than to visit!

If your going as far as Glendalough you should take a visit to Powerscourt and on the way back go to Johnnie Fox's Pub (highest pub in Ireland).

Got back from Dublin last wednesday. I have to say the city surprised me in many ways. Although the city is roughly the same size as Helsinki and the capital of a wealthy country it felt like I had landed in a very different culture.

The city itself is extremely compact and dense, with narrow streets and low and quite modest buildings. The architecture is great though and I really enjoyed the diversity. The traffic is insane (!), it´s more hectic than London! And I have to say the road system in Dublin is a mess. Who designed it? Quite a lot of unnecessary street furniture in some streets. Loved the small alleys around Temple Bar.

The number of pubs and bars in Dublin is ridiculous, they´re everywhere. There is also a large number of shops and places to eat which was cool. Very lively city and I must say the suburbs of Dublin are so much more alive than the suburbs of Helsinki. Dublin is quite gritty as well, and I was very surprised by this as the city is always portrayed as a typical idyllic European city.

Me and my mate stayed in a hostel (which was quite nice) in Augier Street and we spend most of the time south of the river. We went to all the touristy places like O´connell Street, Grafton Street, Trinity College, Dublin Castle etc, but also explored tthe rougher areas as well. Great city but crappy weather.

God bless Guinness!

I would describe it as "busy". Happy you enjoyed it though:)

The city itself is extremely compact and dense, with narrow streets and low and quite modest buildings. The architecture is great though and I really enjoyed the diversity. The traffic is insane (!), it´s more hectic than London! And I have to say the road system in Dublin is a mess. Who designed it? Quite a lot of unnecessary street furniture in some streets. Loved the small alleys around Temple Bar.

The number of pubs and bars in Dublin is ridiculous, they´re everywhere. There is also a large number of shops and places to eat which was cool. Very lively city and I must say the suburbs of Dublin are so much more alive than the suburbs of Helsinki. Dublin is quite gritty as well, and I was very surprised by this as the city is always portrayed as a typical idyllic European city.

Road system is very ad-hoc as the city was designed and redesigned over 1000 years :P Also, Dublin is heavily dependent on buses, this is reflected in the city center.

Gritty? A little bit, yeah :( City council does a good job in the morning, but the center gets far too busy to maintain the standard throughout the day. Recession hit businesses do not help alleviate this, with boarded buildings. (fucking trivia drives me insane). Also signage is not regulated enough. Things to improve on, but glad you had a good time :D

My recommendation for a suburb would be Dún Laoghaire, (esp during world culture festival and/or if you're into water sports) and dundrum for shopping/eating. If you can get to a farmers market, its definitely worth it, theres one somewhere everyday of the week. Doyles in town for crap pints, but great music (students).

^^ all for future reference I guess :P

I´ll definitely be going back, that´s for sure :)

Hi all. I have one question and hopefully one of you Dubliners can help me. I am arriving on Christmass Eve at Dublin airport at 23.30. From what I searched on the Internet the last bus to the city is at 00.00. If I don't catch this last bus can any of you advise me what can I take? 10x

Hi all. I have one question and hopefully one of you Dubliners can help me. I am arriving on Christmass Eve at Dublin airport at 23.30. From what I searched on the Internet the last bus to the city is at 00.00. If I don't catch this last bus can any of you advise me what can I take? 10x


Aircoach should have services available, the Dublin Airport to Ballsbridge service runs 24hr effectively

http://www.aircoach.ie/table.routes.ballsbridge.php

From Dublin Airport Time Frequency

From 00:30hrs to 04:30hrs Up to Every Hour (00:30hrs, 01:30hrs, 02:30hrs, 03:30hrs, 04:30hrs)

From 04:30hrs to 05:50hrs Up to Every 20 minutes

From 06:05hrs to 19:55hrs Up to Every 10 minutes

From 20:10hrs to 00:30hrs Up to Every 20 minutes

Coach Stop and Estimated Time FROM Airport (mins)

Dublin Airport 0
O'Connell Street 40
Grafton Street 45
Merrion Square North 50
The Schoolhouse Hotel 55
Pembroke Road 60 Merrion Road 60
Simmonscourt Road 60

Thank you for your answer. I knew this schedule. The problem is that on the 25th (Xmas day) the aircoach in not available. How much a taxi should take me to Loughlinstown? Or what other variant can I take?

You should be able to make the coach before midnight, Though best to check any special timetable arrangements for Christmas Eve.

Not sure about the taxi question, a Dubliner would be best placed to answer that.

You will more than likely make the Aircoach, but you would be able to take a taxi - mind you, it would cost a lot more!

A taxi to Loughlinstown using the M50 at that time would cost €78, apparently. It might be cheaper though to go through the city centre (according to the link below, Airport-O'Connell Street and O'Connell Street-Loughlinstown would cost around €60).

http://www.worldtaximeter.com/

http://www.taxiregulator.ie/

10x a lot guys. Let's hope the Aer Lingus pilot will be in a hurry and will arrive earlier than the schedule.
Cheers mates :cheers:

No....avoid the Temple Bar.

That's not a real night out in Dublin. If you want to go to bars/pubs with people that actually live in Dublin then avoid the Temple Tourist Trap.

During the day, don't miss Kilmainham Gaol! It's a must, a lesson of Irish history.
During the night, don't miss O'Donoghues in Baggot Street. LIVe Irish music at its best!

It's a must, a lesson of Irish history.

I think belfastunionism needs to go although he'd probably say it's all stupid irish republicanism :lol:

I agree however Kilmainham is a must! The tour guides are amazing…