Dublin
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Overview
Get to know Dublin with a stroll through its Georgian architecture and statue-studded parks, from the Bank of Ireland colonnade to serene Trinity College. Catch the buzz of the fast-developing Dockland area and lively restaurant and nightlife scene.
Background
The River Liffey cuts Dublin into two very distinct areas. The Southside is home to Dublin's Georgian flat-fronted terraces around Merrion Square and majestic Leinster House, the houses of Parliament. St Stephen's Green is a welcome green space, and Trinity College's grounds are filled with statues and 19th-century stonemasonry. Cross over the river to the Northside for culture at the Dublin Writer's Museum and adjacent Hugh Lane Gallery, the mammoth Croke Park stadium and verdant Botanic Gardens further north.
First-time visit
Stroll around Merrion Square, then step inside the park to see the marble statue of a wistful Oscar Wilde, gazing over at his birthplace. Watch the late-afternoon sunlight streaming through the stained-glass windows at St Patrick's Cathedral, Ireland's largest church. On the Northside, walk along the Liffey Boardwalk and up mammoth O'Connell Street to gaze up at the 393-feet high stainless steel Millennium Spire. Opposite, look out for bullet holes in the GPO's pillars, dating back to the Easter Uprising of 1916.
Return visit
For a crash course in Ireland's turbulent past, take a walking tour of Glasnevin Cemetery in the northern suburbs, resting place of leaders, rebels and luminaries. Join the crowds of 80,000 cheering themselves hoarse at a hurling (ancient Gaelic stick-and-ball game) or Gaelic football match at Croke Park. Trace Dublin's Viking history at the National Museum with relics unearthed at Wood Quay. Or find the Long Stone of the Steine in a traffic island near College Street, marking the original landing spot of Viking longboats centuries earlier.
airports
Dublin International Airport
Essentials
Small but perfectly formed, Dublin Airport is Ireland's busiest by far and flies more than 21 million passengers a year from its one terminal. Located 10km north of Dublin, a taxi can take you into the city centre in 20 minutes, traffic permitting.
Airport Facts
- Airport code
- DUB
- Airport website
- Dublin Airport website
- Airport tel
- +353 (0) 1 814 1111
- No. of terminals
- One (a second terminal is scheduled to open in April 2010).
- Distance from city centre
- 10km (6 miles) north of Dublin.
- Airport parking
- The short-stay car park is located a few metres from the terminal entrance, though you'll need to use the courtesy shuttle bus to the terminal from the long-stay car parks (allow 40 minutes before check-in). All car parks are regularly patrolled by airport police. A valet service is also available.
- Time Zone
- GMT precisely (+1 in summer).
- Useful tips
- There is a handy Tourist Information booth in the Arrivals Hall.
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