Are are you looking for:
A young, lively city with a vibrant nightlife?
A glimpse of an ancient civilisation?
A cultural feast, a musical odyssey?
Stunning scenery, a spectacular coastline?
Well, you’ve come to the right place.
Dublin is a musical city, proud of its internationally known native musicians. The Chieftains, U2, Sinead O’Connor, Boyzone and Westlife all sprang from a long tradition of song and music-making. The pubs are full of traditional music, and live popular music is easy to find on any night of the week. Check out our Events pages to see what’s happening during your visit. Or order The Rock N Stroll guidebook online for interesting tit-bits on famous Dublin musicians.
For the culture vulture too, Dublin delivers the goods. Fine museums, art galleries and historic buildings
If sport’s your thing, and you think you might have the luck of the Irish, you may decide to go to the races at Leopardstown, test your handicap on one of Dublin’s many golf courses, or experience Gaelic football and hurling, our National sports, in their spiritual home, Croke Park.
The legacy of Swift, Shaw, Yeats, Joyce and Beckett is a city full of literary landmarks, from the James Joyce Tower in Sandycove, where the opening sequence of Ulysses is set, to Trinity College, alma mater of many of Ireland’s greatest writers; and a thriving interest in literature and writing among people living in the city today.
Then there’s the ‘craic’, the good times, usually partaken of in one or more of the city’s thousand pubs, but craic can be generated anywhere – in a restaurant, café, or nightclub. Craic is just good-natured chit-chat, amateur philosophy, playful banter, usually helped along by a few pints of whatever you’re having yourself.
Seaside villages of Howth and Balbriggan to the North, Sandycove, Killiney and Dalkey to the South, are but a DART ride a way. The Dublin Mountains frame any vista to the southwest and are as close as they look. The scramble to a summit is worth every step when you are met with the breathtaking view of Dublin bay and beyond.
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