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Where to Stay in Dublin: An Honest Neighborhood Guide
Where to Stay in Dublin: An Honest Neighborhood Guide Picking where to stay in Dublin is the single biggest decision you’ll make for your trip — more than which pub to hit, which museum to book, or whether to bother with the Guinness Storehouse tour (you should, it’s actually good). Get the neighborhood right and […]
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Dublin Pubs with Live Music: A Temple Bar Guide for 2026
Your guide to Dublin pubs with live music in Temple Bar. Real trad sessions, no cover charge, 7 nights a week. Where to go, when, and the locals' picks.
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Travelling to Ireland Advice during COVID-19
What to know when travelling to Ireland during COVID-19 We want you to enjoy your visit to our country. However, there are some things you need to know when travelling to Ireland during COVID-19. Before you arrive, you will have to fill out a Passenger Locator Form. The form helps with COVID 19 tracing, and […]
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Discover Dublin Citi Hotel Building history
Discover Dublin Citi Hotel Building history By Bobbie Holbrook Dublin Citi Hotel building located in 46-49 Dame Street, was designed by Cork-born Sir Thomas Newenham Deane. Joining his father’s architecture business in 1850, Deane became a partner along with Benjamin Woodward in 1851. Their work includes the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, the Museum […]
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Irish Whiskey Museum in Dublin City
Irish Whiskey Museum – Músaem Éisc Uisce na hÉireann Did you know the word ‘whiskey’ comes from the Irish uisce beatha, means water of life? The Irish whiskey was once the most popular spirit in the world until the late 19th century onwards where the period of decline heavily damaged the industry. Take a journey […]
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3 Arena Dublin Indoor Amphitheatre
Indoor Amphitheatre The 3 Arena Dublin (originally The O2) is an indoor amphitheatre located at North Wall Quay in the Dublin Docklands. The venue opened on 16 December 2008. Built on the site of the former Point Theatre, a smaller music venue which operated from 1988 to 2007, retaining only some of the outer facade. […]
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Dublin Zoo, one of the most popular attractions to go
Zú Bhaile Átha Cliath – Dublin Zoo Dublin Zoo (Irish: Zú Bhaile Átha Cliath), in Phoenix Park, Dublin, is a zoo in Ireland, and one of Dublin’s most popular attractions in Ireland. Opened in 1831, the zoo describes its role as conservation, study, and education. Its stated mission is to “work in partnership with zoos […]
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Phoenix Park, one of the largest urban parks in Europe
Phoenix Park – Páirc an Fhionnuisce Phoenix Park (Irish: Páirc an Fhionnuisce) is an urban park in Dublin, lying 2–4 km west of the city centre, north of the River Liffey. Its 11 km perimeter wall encloses 707 hectares (1,750 acres); it is one of the largest enclosed recreational spaces within any European capital city. […]
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Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin: The Honest 2026 Guide
Kilmainham Gaol Museum is former prison in Dublin. Many Irish revolutionaries, including the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising, were imprisoned and executed in the prison by the British.
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Irish Museum of Modern Art, where life and art connect
The Irish national institution of Modern Art The Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) is Ireland’s leading national institution. They own the collection and presentation of Modern, and Contemporary Art and is the home of the National Collection. In addition to the collection, IMMA presents a dynamic and changing programme of exhibitions from Irish and […]
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Guinness Storehouse, Dublin: The Honest 2026 Guide
The Guinness Storehouse is Ireland’s most-visited tourist attraction, a self-guided tour of seven floors inside a converted 1902 fermentation plant at the old St James’s Gate Brewery, capped with a free pint in the rooftop Gravity Bar overlooking Dublin. It’s touristy, it’s commercial, and it’s genuinely one of the best things to do in the […]
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Vicar Street, performing arts and events venue
Vicar Street: Performing arts and events venue Vicar Street is a concert, performing arts centre and events venue in Dublin, Ireland. Located on Thomas St, Dublin 8. The venue has capacity for 1,050 people for seated performances and 1,500 people for standing gigs. From the Dublin Citi Hotel you just need a 15-minute walk to […]
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