Dublin
B3tans,

I am off to Dublin for a while at the beginning of April. What are your recommendations to see/do/not do?
( SuperWeasel slightly better than the average weasel, Wed 25 Mar 2009, 16:28, 13 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Guinness! Literature! Georgian architecture!
What do you like to see when you visit places normally?
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Wed 25 Mar 2009, 16:38, Reply)

I would...
Avoid Temple Bar (it's like some sort of 'Paddy World' theme park there) and I'd make plans to travel home on a Sunday. Just about EVERYTHING is shut on a Sunday.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 25 Mar 2009, 16:39, Reply)

only in the city and TB is nice in the daytime
suburbia, especially the coast like Malahide or Howth are fab and have excellent markets on Sundays.
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Wed 25 Mar 2009, 16:43, Reply)

Drink a pint of four-leaved leprechauns while doing a jig

(The Oscillating Gibbon is eating curried squid, Wed 25 Mar 2009, 16:52, Reply)

Don't die
applies anywhere though
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 25 Mar 2009, 17:02, Reply)

Words of advice for young people...
As stated above, Temple Bar is fun for an hour of people watching but then get out and walk around.

Also, don't buy drugs in the street and avoid the local women.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Wed 25 Mar 2009, 21:07, Reply)

Local women?
We're not ALL drunken hussies.
(Duckeee Is nothing special, in fact, she's a bit of a bore, Wed 25 Mar 2009, 23:50, Reply)

Wear orange lenses in your sunglasses
That way you won't notice all the gingers.
(The Archduke of South London I'm in your Girlfriend eating her organs, Thu 26 Mar 2009, 1:42, Reply)

Bring
an umbrella, you'll need it. Check out the national gallery (free), Trinity college (free). Chester Beaty Library (small fee), Christchurch and the viking experience beside it. Get bolloxed drunk in a nice pub (expensive). Have the roast beef for lunch in O'Neills on Suffolk street, that should have you set for the day.
(knackerz is skinning up, Thu 26 Mar 2009, 1:47, Reply)

Don't
Just fucking don't. God awful shit hole of a supposed European capital.

Or if you've already paid your penny, Book of Kells, Trinity College, the Bitch in the Ditch, Oscar Wilde's statue and then get the fuck out.

Oh, and don't answer the old "Where did you go to school?" line.
(Que?, Thu 26 Mar 2009, 3:45, Reply)

The 'Bitch In The Ditch' is gone.
To be fair, we have made an almighty balls of certain parts of what was once a beautiful Georgian city but there are still plenty of lovely parts.

I recommend getting out of the city if you can find the time. A forty minute commuter train journey will cost you E6-8 I think and forty minutes and you're on the coast where it's fab.

Pubs in the city are insanely expensive but get off the beaten track and you'll not do so badly. Pick any side street off Grafton street on the right as you're heading up towards Stephens Green and you'll start to hit the older pubs where the Guinness is like nectar and a sing-song is likely to happen at any moment.

Gaz me for more. It's my town. I know it best. I guarantee you a good time.
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Thu 26 Mar 2009, 9:33, Reply)

^duckeee
True - some are sober.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Thu 26 Mar 2009, 14:27, Reply)

It depends what you're looking to get out if it really
Lived and worked in the city all my life. As you've probably heard steer clear of Temple Bar as it's a real tourist trap, if you are looking for some good pubs for food and great pints of Guinness I'd recommend any of the following (in no particular order):
-The Bull and Castle (near Christ Church)
-The Gravediggers (near Glasnevin Cemetary, about 10 minutes by bus out of town (or €15 max in a taxi) but if you have any interest in Irish history the cemetary would be a good place in itself to visit)
-Hogans (George's Street)
-The Porterhouse (Temple Bar (the only pub worth going to in Temple Bar in my opinion)and there's one on Nassau Street)
-O'Neills (Suffolk Street, at the end of Grafton Street)
-The Gravity Bar (an obvious choice, its the pub in the Guinness brewery)
-The Baggot Inn (Baggot Street)
-The Gingerman (Fenian Street, behind Trinity College)
-The Stags Head (just off Dame Street, down a little alley on the left hand side with a mosaic of a stag on the ground)

That should do you for a few pubs. Also, if you find Baggot Street, there's a pub crawl called The Baggot Mile (for approx 1 mile along Baggot Street and various side streets you'll find about 15 pubs) if you feel up to it. If you're interested in a venue for indie music etc. then I'd recommend The Village on Wexford Street. There's often good gigs there for a reasonable price.

In the city centre, places I would definitely recommend are The Guinness Brewery, Christchurch, Dublin Castle and Trinity College. You could go to the Jameson Distillery but I found it very dull to be honest. There are plenty of museums etc if you're into that kind of thing. Check out www.dublinks.com/ for more info on that, I wouldn't be much help cos its not really my scene.

Completely agree with Baz too, if you find the time try get out of the city. Places like Glendalough, Powerscourt Gardens, Newgrange (which predates both Stonehenge and The Great pyramids of Egypt) are all within 2 hours and you should be able to make your way out fairly cheap. Then Howth or Malahide are nice places to walk about on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

If you want any more info then dont hesitate to give me a shout
(BigFatPaulie, Thu 26 Mar 2009, 14:50, Reply)