Dublin Travel Blog

The Jeanie Johnson, docked at Custom House Quay on the north banks of the River Liffey in Dublin’s city centre, is a replica of a Famine ship which brought impoverished Irish people from  from Tralee in County Kerry to America in search of a better life between 1847 and 1855. Visitors can board...

Open House Dublin, Ireland’s annual architecture festival, takes place next weekend, from 7th to the 9th October. For three days, more than 120 public and private buildings all over the city open their doors to visitors, who are free to explore the style and design of their interiors. Tours of...

The River Liffey is the life force of Dublin city, and there is no better light in which to view it than at sunset, when the sky’s oranges, pinks and blues mingle and shimmer in the water below, framed by the reflection of the Georgian buildings which flank the river on either side. The iconic...

Dublin’s public transport system can sometimes be difficult for visitors to negotiate, as there are no proper connections between some of the bus, rail and tram services. However, should you need to connect from one to the other, it will only take a short walk. Connolly Station is the main transport...

When you arrive in a new city after a flight long or short, the last thing you want is to be faced with a complicated, lengthy or pricey journey to get to the to the city centre. Once upon a time, taxis were the only reliable form transport from Dublin Airport, but the options have expanded hugely over...

The ever popular and world renowned Dublin Theatre Festival begins next weekend, and if you are hoping to catch a show while in town, there is no better time. Drama groups from Ireland and around the world will take to the stage at all hours of the day and night, to bring audiences a selection of plays,...

After almost two years in gestation, the inaugral Dublin Contemporary visual art exhibition kicked off in Dublin this week. Hailed by the organisers as one the most ambitious art exhibitions ever staged in Ireland, more than 150,000 visitors from around the world are expected to attend the city-wide...

Visitors lucky enough to be in the city on 23rd September this year are in for a cultural treat, as Dublin’s museums, galleries, churches, historic houses, artists’ studios, cultural centres, libraries and many other places of interest will throw open their doors to the public for the annual...

Once upon a time, the only ethnic food available in Dublin was Chinese. Thai, Indian and Japanese restaurants have since overtaken Chinese establishments in popularity and prolificacy, but there is still some excellent Chinese fare on offer all over the city, to suit any budget. For the cheapest and...

Halloween, the night of ghosts, ghouls and all things ghastly, is believed to have originated in Celtic custom. The festival of Samhain was celebrated on 31st October every year as the night when the souls of the departed would return to where they came from, and evil spirits were released from the Otherworld,...