tourist attractions dublin

Boasting a capacity of 82,300, Croke Park Stadium is the home of gaelic games and the headquarters of the GAA - the Gaelic Athletic Association. This impressive stadium is located to the north of Dublin city centre near the suburb of Drumcondra. It's one of the largest stadiums in Europe and is the place to be in Ireland on All Ireland Final Day.
It can be found just off Jones Road in Dublin 3 and is within easy walking distance of O'Connell Street. It covers about 700,000 square feet an...

The Old Jameson Distillery in Smithfield Village is in the heart of Old Dublin. Irish Whiskey can trace its history back to the 6th century.
It was established in 1780 by John Jameson and it's now one of Dublin's top attractions. It's almost like a tour of a working distillery as you can follow the fascinating craft of whiskey making through the different stages from grain intake to malting, mashing, fermentation, distillation, maturation and bottling.
Finally the tour culminat...

The castle was first built about 1204 by King John of England as a stronghold to protect against the Irish and to safe-keep treasure. It was the headquaters of the English government in Ireland for many centuries until it was won back by the Irish Free State in 1922.
Famous accomplishments to take place here include the night that Michael Collins broke into the castle during the Black and Tan War to see if he could find if the British had any information about him. And in 1907 the Irish...

The Book of Kells contains a Latin text of the four gospels richly decorated by Irish monks around the year 800 AD. The greatest Irish work of art to survive from the Middle Ages, it has been in the library of Trinity College Dublin since the 1660s.
The ’Picturing the Word’ exhibit will place it in its historical and cultural context and compares its images and techniques to those in contemporary metalwork, bone, slate, stone and enamels. Much of the exhibition is an analysis of its ani...

'Author of many plays' is the simple accolade to George Bernard Shaw on the plaque outside his birthplace, and his Victorian home and early life mirrors this simplicity....

Building work on this impressive Georgian building began in 1776 and was based on the designs of architect Thomas Cooley. On the death of Cooley in 1784, work continued, to an enhanced design by the renowned architect James Gandon. The foundation stone was laid by the Duke of Ruthland in 1786 and the building was completed in 1802 although the first court session took place in 1796.
It has a fine central block with an arched courtyard and end pavilion on either side. The portico is sup...

Any Dubliner will tell you that no trip to Ireland’s fair city would be complete without a visit to its historic and beautiful Zoo.

More than 900,000 visitors came in during 2007 making Dublin Zoo one of Ireland’s best loved and best loved visitor attractions.

Only 3km from the City Centre in the vast Phoenix Park, a wander around our 30 acres will take you on a voyage of discovery that stretches from the fringes of the Arctic to the Plains of Africa via Indian Rai...

Just beyond the Parnell Monument stands the circular Rotunda Room, which witnessed recitals by the young John Field and readings by Charles Dickens. The Rotunda Hospital (1751 - 1755) occupies the south side of the square. Designed by Richard Cassels and completed after his death, this impressive building was the first maternity hospital in Europe.

It was founded by Dr Bartholomew Moss (1712 - 1759), a tireless worker who devoted his short and busy life to midwifery and the Rotund...

The Spire in Dublin points skyward over the historic Irish capital like an enormous needle. It was built at a cost of four million euro and is the focal point of a project aimed at rejuvenating the O'Connell Street district, Dublin's traditional shopping and cultural hub.
Officially titled The Spire, though another consideration was The Brian Boru Spire, the monument has gained plenty of more colourful names by locals. Some of the cleaner examples include ‘The Spike’, ‘The Spire in the...

Dedicated to St. Michan, a Dublin saint, in 1095, it formed part of the parish of the same name which was the only city parish north of the river for 600 years. In its present form, it is a rectangular church with a gallery and with a tower at the west end, all dating probably to 1683-6.

In the entrance hall are the remains of an organ incorrectly said to have been played by Handel when he was composing his oratorio Messiah in 1742. An 18th century organ adorns the west wall; it is...