Holiday Destination: Dublin

Dublin is situated near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and the centre of the Dublin Region. Dublin is the capital and most populous city of Ireland. Originally founded as a Viking settlement, it evolved into the Kingdom of Dublin and became the island's principal city following the Norman invasion. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century it was briefly the second largest city in the British Empire and the fifth largest in Europe. Dublin entered a period of stagnation following the Act of Union of 1800, but it remained the economic centre for most of the island. Following the partition of Ireland in 1922, the new parliament, the Oireachtas, was located in Leinster House. Dublin became the capital of the Irish Free State and later the Republic of Ireland. Similar to the cities of Cork, Limerick, Galway, and Waterford Dublin is administered separately from its respective County with its own City Council. The city is listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network as a global city, with a ranking of Alpha, placing Dublin among the top 30 cities in the world.

Climate

Summer 20.2 °C (68.4 °F), Winter 3.9 °C (39 °F)

Tourist Season

July and August is the best for visiting Dublin.

Accommodation

Hotels and Apartments.

General Information Of Dublin

• Land Area: 44.40 sq mi (114.99 km2)
• Population: 5 Lakh.
• Capital City: Dublin.
• Language: Irish and English.

Tourist Attraction in or Near by Dublin

Guinness Store House

Guinness Storehouse is a Guinness themed tourist attraction located at St. James's Gate Brewery in Dublin, Ireland. Since opening in November 2000, it has received over four million visitors. The Store House provides an interactive tour about the history of Guinness and details how the famous stout is brewed. You are also provided with a complementary pint of the black stuff to savour and enjoy, nice! Be sure to enjoy your pint of Guinness from the Gravity Bar located on the 7th floor of the store house and take in the stunning 360’ view of Dublin's skyline. Other floors feature the history of Guinness advertising and include an interactive exhibit on responsible drinking.

Dublin Zoo

Dublin Zoo in Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland is the largest zoo in Ireland and one of Dublin's most popular attractions. Opened in 1831, the zoo describes its role as conservation, study, and education. Its stated mission is to 'work in partnership with zoos worldwide to make a significant contribution to the conservation of the endangered species on Earth'. Dublin Zoo also includes a petting zoo where tame animals such as donkeys, sheep, ponies, goats, and guinea pigs are free to roam about and interact with visitors. But don’t get too carried away with petting pets when you visit the Crocodiles in Reptile House. Not for the faint of heart.

Croke Park

Croke Park is a sports stadium located in Dublin, Ireland. It is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association. Since 1884 the site has been used primarily by the Gaelic Athletic Association to host Gaelic games, most notably the annual finals of the All Ireland Senior Football Championship and Senior Hurling Championship. Music concerts by major international acts have also been held in "Croker", as it is often called by Dubliners, and it hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2003 Special Olympics. During the construction of the Aviva Stadium, the stadium also hosted the Ireland rugby union team and the Republic of Ireland soccer team. In June 2012, the stadium was used to host the closing ceremony of the 50th International Eucharistic Congress during which Pope Benedict gave an address to approximately eighty thousand people.

National Museum of Ireland

The National Museum of Ireland is the national museum in Ireland. It has three branches in Dublin and one in County Mayo, with a strong emphasis on Irish art, culture and natural history. Dublin is renowned for its tremendous culture and art. The National Museum of Ireland has a total of four centres that celebrate the heritage of Ireland and provide insights into Ireland’s great past. The museums focus on archaeology, decorative arts & history, country life, and natural history. The museums provide an unforgettable introduction to the history of Ireland.

Georgian Dublin

Dublin boasts some of the most magnificent examples of Georgian architecture. The city is awash with historical Georgian buildings that superbly reflect the Georgian style such as The Four Courts, The Custom House, and Rotunda Hospital. Streets such as Baggot St, Lesson St, and Merrion Square contain timeless examples of terraced houses that are hard to replicate anywhere in the World. A downloadable MP3 is available here that guides you on a tour of the Georgian landmarks around Dublin.

James Joyce Tour

James Joyce is arguably Dublin’s most treasured son. His writings about Dublin as portrayed in his acclaimed novel Ulysses provide an engaging and reflecting tour of some of the most charming facets of Dublin life. James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant garde of the early 20th century. Joyce is best known for Ulysses (1922), a landmark work in which the episodes of Homer's Odyssey are paralleled in an array of contrasting literary styles, perhaps most prominently the stream of consciousness technique he perfected. Other major works are the short story collection Dubliners (1914), and the novels A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916) and Finnegans Wake (1939). His complete oeuvre includes three books of poetry, a play, occasional journalism, and his published letters.

St Stephens Green

St Stephen's Green is a city centre public park in Dublin, Ireland. The current landscape of the park was designed by William Sheppard, which officially opened to the public on Tuesday, July 27th, 1880. The park is adjacent to one of Dublin's main shopping streets, Grafton Street, and to a shopping centre named for it, while on its surrounding streets are the offices of a number of public bodies and the city terminus of one of Dublin's Luas tram lines. It is often informally called Stephen's Green. It is the largest of the parks in Dublin's main Georgian squares. Others include nearby Merrion Square and Fitzwilliam Square. Phoenix Park is the largest park in Dublin city, but is not in a Georgian square.

Kilmainham Gaol

Kilmainham Gaol is a former prison, located in Kilmainham in Dublin, which is now a museum. It has been run since the mid 1980s by the Office of Public Works, an Irish Government agency. Kilmainham Gaol played an important part in Irish history, as many leaders of Irish rebellions were imprisoned and some executed in the prison by the British and latterly in 1923 by the Irish Free State. Although this is located about a 15-minute bus ride from the city center, you can make a day of it by visiting the nearby Irish Museum of Modern Art.

Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College is the sole constituent college of the University of Dublin in Ireland. Founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the 'mother of a university', it was modelled after the collegiate universities of Oxford and of Cambridge, but unlike these only one college was established as such, the designations 'Trinity College' and "University of Dublin" are usually synonymous for practical purposes. It is one of the seven ancient universities of Britain and Ireland, as well as Ireland's oldest university.

Accessibility

Bus Terminal in or Near by

Central Bus Station

Banepa Panauti Khopasi Road
Dublin, Ireland

Dublin Bus Station

59 Upper O'Connell Street
Dublin, Ireland

Connolly Bus Station

Amiens Street
Dublin, Ireland

Tara Street Station

Tara Street
Dublin, Ireland

Airport

Dublin Airport: For International and Domestic flights.

Railway Stations

Connolly Stations

Amiens Street
Dublin, Ireland

Heuston Station

Iarnrod Eireann
Dublin, Ireland