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Then head to the atmospheric city’s Irish nights and visitor attractions. Day Tours from €25-€65. Ireland’s 2012 Olympic boxing gold medallist, is the town’s most famous native. Bray Skyline Tour which whisks you up to the rooftop walkway with five viewing platforms In the heart of historic Dublin, the Old Jameson Distillery dates back to 1780 and vaults where “The Story of the Capital” multimedia exhibition unlocks the city’s history is around a 45min journey by DART from Dublin city centre, and St. Kevin’s Bus Service and fantastic bird’s eye views as far as the Dublin Mountains. Brave souls can also walk the visitor centre is housed within the original four walls where John Jameson through medieval manuscripts, archive newsreel footage and precious artefacts. A gift G6 31 GLENDALOUGH WITH ST. KEVIN’S BUS SERVICE Dublin to Glendalough (see listing left) also stops here. out onto a walkway suspended above the pitch, if they dare... Croke Park is a c.20min Casino founded his distillery. Rich in history, the centre provides visitors with a wonderful shop and Tir na nÓg Caife (café) top and tail your visit. Free guided tours are available by Bus Terminus, Dawson Street (opp. Mansion House), t. (+353) (0)1 281 8119, walk from Connolly Station and served by several bus routes. insight into the fine art of whiskey making, through an hour-long guided tour prior arrangement. Open Mon-Sat 10am–5.15pm. Last admission 4pm. Adult €4 www.glendaloughbus.com. Established 1927, St. Kevin’s Bus Service operates daily Tours (except match/event days) Jan to May and Sept to Dec Mon-Fri 11am, I7 9 The Fitzwilliam Casino & Card Club Clifton Hall, Lower which begins with an audio visual presentation, followed by a walk through (or €5 with tea/coffee), Conc. €2, Child €1.50, Family (2+4) €10. Rotunda Free. services between Dublin and Glendalough. Sit back, relax and enjoy one of the most Dublin’s Toll Roads 1pm and 3pm, Sat hourly 10am-3pm, Sun & Bank Holidays hourly 12-3pm, Fitzwilliam St, D2, t. (+353) (0)1 611 4677, www.fitzwilliamcardclub.com. The Fit- the recreated distillery, culminating in a whiskey tasting session in the Jameson 10% adult online discount. delightful 50km journeys in Ireland, embracing every kind of mountain, moor, lake and Drivers using Dublin’s circuitous M50 - see inset map - should note its electron- June Mon-Fri 11am, 1pm, 3pm and 4pm, Sat hourly 10am-3pm, Sun & Bank zwilliam Casino & Card Club is Dublin’s favourite Casino. The Club is open 2pm – 8am and Discovery Bar, with a complimentary glass of Jameson, and a chance to become Woodland scenery. Passing through south County Dublin, the route runs between the ic barrier-free tolling system. For info on rates and payment options visit www. Holidays hourly 11am-3pm, July & Aug Mon-Sat hourly 10am-4pm, Sun & Bank offers a wide range of live casino gaming including Roulette, Blackjack, Punto Banco, Brag a “Qualified Irish Whiskey Taster”. As with all Irish whiskeys, it is triple distilled H5 26 THE OLD LIBRARY & the BOOK OF KELLS exhibition Dublin mountains and the sea coast, passing through the coastal town of Bray. eflow.ie, t. (+353) (0)1 461 0011. Pay before 8pm the following day to avoid Holidays hourly 11am-3pm. and touchscreen Roulette in its large open plan gaming floor. giving it a distinctly smooth flavour. Blends of varying ages of maturation are Trinity College Library, College Green, D2, t. (+353) (0)1 896 2320, www.tcd.ie/ Soon after leaving Bray the road begins to rise into the Wicklow Mountains, ascending a penalty. The Dublin Port Tunnel (www.dublinporttunnel.com) greatly re- Etihad Skyline Tours Jan to Apr and Oct to Dec Fri-Sun 11am & 2pm, May to Renowned for its friendly and welcoming atmosphere, “The Fitz” is the home of live poker in produced by the company whose bottles bear the Jameson family motto “Sine Library/bookofkells, Luas St Stephen’s Green. Founded in 1592, Trinity College is Ire- between the Great and Little Sugar Loaf Mountains, through the rugged Rockey Valley duces travel time from the north. Payment for it, and Dublin Docklands’ East Link Sept daily (check skylinecrokepark.ie for times). Dublin and hosts the biggest range of Texas Hold’em tournaments every night from 8:30pm. Metu” or “Without Fear”. land’s oldest university and alma mater of Wilde, Yeats and Beckett, among many other Irish affording views of Powerscourt Estate, through Calary plain, past Roundwood Lakes, Toll Plaza, can be made via a cashier or coin machine. Rates vary depending on GAA Museum open Jan to May and Sept to Dec Mon-Sat 9.30am-5pm, Sun The best poker cash game action in Ireland can be found here with games to suit all pockets The Mezzanine level 3rd Still Restaurant overlooks the effortlessly glamorous en- luminaries. It is also home to two must-see attractions, the Long Room and Book of Kells. Annamoe Valley and Laragh Village where the beauty of Glendalough begins to unfold. day and time. & Bank Holidays 11.30am-5pm, June to Aug Mon-Sat 9.30am-6pm, Sun & from 6:30pm daily. The Club is 10 years old this year and both lucky and skilled players have taken trance with its exposed brick, glistening chandelier and Jameson family portraits. Written around the year 800AD by Columban monks and regarded as the finest surviving Your stay at Glendalough affords you the opportunity to explore some, if not all, the Bank Holidays 10.30am-5pm. On match days the museum opens at the same home in excess of €10 million in poker tournament prize money since the Club first opened. Enjoy lunch or dinner - with some dishes brandishing that Jameson flavour - or example of Irish Celtic art, the Book of Kells is a highly decorative vellum copy in Latin famous Seven Churches where a Monastic settlement grew up around St. Kevin in the time as the turnstiles and is accessible to Cusack Stand ticket holders only. Six big screens with live sports & pay per view events, a full menu service until 5am, free WiFi try an Irish coffee or whiskey cocktail at JJ’s Bar. And for a truly unique souvenir, of the four gospels. Richly illustrated with many-hued letters and pictorials incorporat- 6th century. There are also sign-posted walks of varied ability around the Valley and l6 8 MALAHIDE CASTLE & GARDENS t. (+353) (0)1 816 9538, www. Stadium Tour and Museum Adult €12, U12 €8, Conc. €9, Family (2+2) €32, and private event facilities add to the unique atmosphere of this modern Dublin institution. treat yourself or a super special mate to a personalised bottle of Jameson Distillery ing animals, humans and Biblical scenes, this exquisite manuscript reveals a seemingly Lakes of Glendalough which is part of Wicklow Mountains National Park. Daily year- malahidecastleandgardens.ie, DART Malahide. This magnificent 12th century U5 Free. Etihad Skyline Tour and Museum Adult €25, Child €15, Conc. €20, Free membership is available to everyone over the age of 18 and is open to all includ- Reserve (12 Year Old) which can only be bought at the exclusive Jameson gift inexhaustible wealth of supremely detailed ornamentation upon each close inspection. round Daytrips 11.30am. Adult €20, U14 €12. For all other information (full castle is set in 260 acres of land and is one of the oldest castles in Ireland. It has been Family (2+2) €65. Museum only Adult €6, U12 €4, Conc. €5, Family (2+2) ing short-term visitors to Dublin. Photo ID is required (passport or drivers licence) and shop. Open Mon-Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 10am-6pm. Last tour 5.15pm. Adult The Book’s name comes from the Abbey of Kells in Co. Meath where it was reputed to timetable, fares etc.) visit www.glendaloughbus.com. home to the Talbot family for nearly 800 years from 1174, when Richard Talbot, a knight €16, U5 Free. you can apply for membership online at www.fitzwilliamcardclub.com. C7,G4,G5 23 €14, Student 18+ €10.60, Seniors €9.60, U18s €7.70, Family (2+4) €35. have been (at least partly) written, though its exact origins remain unclear. In the 1650s, of Henry ll, accompanied the king to Ireland and was given the “lands and harbour of Book online for discounts. the Book was moved to Dublin for safekeeping and presented to Trinity College Dublin’s Malahide” for his “war-like” services in the Anglo-Norman conquest. Eleven years’ later Library in 1661. Originally a single volume, for conservation reasons it has been rebound the Castle was built as the family seat, and remained so until 1975, save for ten years OFF e1 GLASNEVIN CEMETERY MUSEUM Finglas Rd, Glas- 21 into four volumes, two of which are normally on display showing examples of script and when it fell into Cromwell’s clutches. Irish Music & Dance nevin, D11, t. (+353) (0)1 882 6550, www.glasnevincemetery.ie. Ireland’s illustration. Visits are self guided (allow 40mins to 1hr), with displays telling the history of Today friendly guides and a brand new interactive exhibition help you explore its rich National Cemetery opened its gates in 1832 and is the final resting place for many the Book of Kells and other historic manuscripts. history and interior. Visit the Oak Room, Small and Great Drawing Rooms and the Great An authentic evening of traditional Irish entertainment is on many Dublin visi- Townhouse Centre), then make your way to the 2nd Floor. Phone or check online for avail- modern Irish heroes, among them statesmen Michael Collins, Daniel O’Connell The 18th century Long Room features a stunning 12.6m high timber barrel vaulted ceiling Hall before heading to the Walled Garden, home to some of the world’s rarest plants. The tors’ ‘must-do’ lists. Our chosen four deliver all that and more, from the world- able dates and to book tickets. Doors open 20mins before each performance. Each show and Eamon De Valera, writer Brendan Behan, and courageous women like Maud and houses around 200,000 antiquarian tomes on 65metres of open oak shelves. Rows of interactive garden exhibition tells the story of Lord Milo Talbot – the visionary behind famous Riverdance show to award-winning nights where audience participation runs Wed-Sat, Jig at 8pm and Hop On at 3pm. Adult €17.50 (Hop On €15), Conc. €15, Gonne MacBride, Countess Markievicz and Ann Devlin, and many more. At 124 marble busts, Ireland’s oldest harp, changing exhibits and an original copy of the 1916 this fascinating collection and the last Lord of Malahide who died in 1973. The Demesne is very much the tradition. Enjoy! Child €12, Family €45. 10% Discount for online group bookings. Prices include acres, it is the largest cemetery in Ireland and also has the country’s tallest round Proclamation of the Irish Republic are also on display. Open May to Sept Mon-Sat has marked pathways, a children’s playground, picnic sites, and sports facilities including access to the Irish Dancing Museum. Museum & Shop open Tue-Sat 10am-6pm. tower which marks O’Connell’s tomb. The high walls and watchtowers were built 9.30am-5pm, Sun 9.30am-4.30pm, Oct to April 12pm-4.30pm. Adult €9, Conc. 9-hole golf course. Back at the Castle, a gift shop and Avoca foodhall, café and retail g6 15 RIVERDANCE at THE GAIETY THEATRE Gaiety Theatre, South to keep out bodysnatchers operating in the 18th and early 19th century. Walking €8, Family (2+4) €18 , U12 Free. Adult online discount. store complete this enchanting daytrip. Find it 13kms north of Dublin on the DART line. King St, D2, t. (+353) (0)1 677 1717, www.gaietytheatre.ie. Of all the performances K7 13 MERRY PLOUGHBOY PUB IRISH NIGHT DINNER & SHOW tours (90mins) are a great way to explore this large and fascinating space still Open daily 9.30am-5pm. Last guided tour of Castle 3.30pm (Nov-Mar). Adult to emerge from Ireland - in rock, music, theatre and film - nothing has carried the energy, Edmondstown Rd, Rathfarnham, D16, t. (+353) (0)1 493 1495, www.mpbpub. in use today. E4 12 ST. MICHAN’S CHURCH Church St, D7, t. (+353) (0)1 872 4154, www. €12, Child €6, Student €8, Senior €7.50, Family (2+2) €26 (2+6) €30. sensuality and spectacle quite like Riverdance. And this summer, visitors to Dublin can com. Awarded Ireland’s best Traditional Dinner/Show event in 2010, 2011 and 2012, The modern three-storey Glasnevin Museum was built as part of the prepara- stmichans.com, Luas Smithfield/Four Courts. Built in 1685, on the site of - by some experience this legendary dance and music extravaganza as it returns to the Gaiety this authentic traditional Irish music, singing and dancing night is a must-see. This high tions for the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising. Inside are details of the 600 years - the oldest church on Dublin’s North Side, this Church of Ireland parish houses L7 30 NATIONAL SEA LIFE CENTRE BRAY Strand Rd, Bray, Co. Wick- Theatre for its 10th summer from 27 June to 1 Sept 2013. energy show is suitable for all ages. A nightly shuttle bus departs the city centre from famous people buried here and a digital timeline charting its history and drawing what must be the city’s most extraordinary attraction. Due to an unusual combination of low, t. (+353) (0)1 286 6939, www.visitsealife.com/Bray, DART Bray. Come This fusion of Irish and International music and dance was initially performed as a 7min interval 6.30pm from stops beside O’Connell St and Trinity College (Nassau St - H6 on Map) plus connections between its most interesting inhabitants. The basement’s City of the magnesium salts in limestone, the crypts beneath the church are without any moisture, face-to-face with Black Tip Reef Sharks, Octopus, Seahorses, Stingrays and Red-Bellied act at Dublin’s 1994 Eurovision Song Contest., and has gone on to break global box office some other central stops. In fact if you contact the pub they will find a way to get you Dead reveals how different religions commemorate and celebrate their deceased. resulting in the perfect preservation of those buried within. Four damaged coffins reveal Piranha at this aquatic Zoo on Bray’s seafront. Over thirty displays house more than records. Its innovative fusion of dance, music and song draws on Irish traditions and combines out to the show and back again for only €5.50pp round trip fare. The pub itself dates 3 The museum also has a café, shop and genealogical research facility. To get there E6 their inhabitants, and the dungeon-like setting makes it quite a spine-tingling sight. The 1,000 creatures, and the aquarium is completely indoors making it a perfect rainy day the talents of the remarkable Riverdance Irish Dance Troupe, Riverdance Band and a spec- back to the 1780s and, uniquely, is owned and run by musicians - renowned Dublin folk take 140 bus from O’Connell St. Museum open Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat, Sun adjacent crypt contains the ornate coffins of The Earl of Leitrim’s family as well as artefacts 31 activity. Feeding demos, an interactive rockpool and children’s soft play area keep tacular array of international guest artists, all performing to the magic of Bill Whelan’s music. group The Merry Ploughboys whose performance tops and tails the 2hr show. Midway & Bank Holidays 11am-5pm. Museum Only Adult/Conc. €6/4, Family €15. G6 and coffins from the 1798 Rising and death mask of Irish revolutionary Wolfe Tone. Open junior Jacques Cousteaus enthralled and entertained. The Centre’s breeding, rescuing As well as its theatre run, from 15 July, Riverdance – The Gathering week hits the city, through, champion Irish dancers perform a specially commissioned show. An excellent Museum & Tour Adult/Conc. €12/8, Family €25. You are welcome to walk March to Oct Mon-Fri 10am-12.45pm & 2pm-4.45pm (closed 1pm-2pm). Nov to H4 4 PADDYWAGON TOURS Dept. Paddy’s Palace Hostel, 5 Beresford and conservation projects ensure these beautiful aquatic creatures will be around for with Gaiety masterclasses from Mon–Fri and, on Sat 20 July, a major outdoor event in four-course traditional Irish meal is served from 7pm. As authentic Irish nights go, this around the cemetery by yourself free of charge. March Mon-Fri 12.30pm-3.30pm. Sat (all year) 10am-12.45pm. May close for tours Place, Lwr Gardiner St, D1, t. (+353) (0)1 823 0822, www.paddywagontours. many generations to come. Take the scenic 30min DART trip south from Dublin and Merrion Square. Enjoy a Céilí Mór and Riverdance screening with live band accompani- out-of-town option is hard to beat. Open all year. €49.50pp Dinner & Show. Shuttle due to weddings, funerals and other church events. Adult €5, Child €3.50, Conc. €4. com, Luas Busáras. These one to nine-day tours whisk you round Ireland’s iconic discover a journey of the deep… without getting wet! Open Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, ment. Then, on Sun 21, get involved in a Guinness record-breaking attempt for the longest transfer €5.50pp round trip. Kids under 16yrs €29.70pp and free shuttle seat. 35 North Great George’s St, D1, t. G2 6 JAMES JOYCE CENTRE sites in the company of like-minded, laid-back explorers. Tours run from daytrips to the Sat-Sun 10am-6pm. Last admission 1 hour before closing. 15+ €12.50, 3-14 Riverdance line around the banks of the Liffey. On the same day, special guests will feature Shuttle departs pub after show ends at 10.30pm. Book everything securely (+353) (0)1 878 8547, www.jamesjoyce.ie. Dublin is world-renowned for e6 3 SAINT PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL Saint Patrick’s Close, off Patrick St, Cliffs of Moher, Ring of Kerry and the Giant’s Causeway - among other destinations - to €9, Family (2+2) €43. 20% online booking discount. in two Gaiety performances. Riverdance runs six days a week, eight shows a week online, including the shuttle bus. D8, t. (+353) (0)1 453 9472, www.stpatrickscathedral.ie. Over 800 years old, Ireland’s a great value nine-day all-Ireland expedition from just €463 including accommodation for ten weeks. Tickets €10-€55. F5 27 largest church and the island’s National Cathedral for the Church of Ireland was founded and entrance fees. If hostels aren’t for you, a Deluxe Option is available on all overnights. L7 30 G3 25 beside a sacred well where Saint Patrick is said to have converted pagans to Christianity. The average tourist age is 18-40 but everyone is more than welcome. The Paddywagon g3 25 MURRAY’S BAR IRISH MUSIC & DANCE NIGHTS 33-34 Upper A small wooden church was built to commemorate this visit and a cathedral erected posse also runs a chain of fun-loving hostels throughout the island. So not only do you O’Connell St, D1, t. (+353) (0)1 878 7505, www.murraysbar.eu. This long-established between 1200 and 1270 - a feat begun by the first Anglo-Norman bishop, John Comyn. get to see the country and learn about its history, songs and customs but you also have city centre bar presents free Irish Music & Dance seven nights a week, with folk bands Through years of decay and neglect, the building fell into disrepair but was restored by somewhere to stay and relive the trip with fellow travellers. Complimentary tour pick-ups Jug of Punch, Finnegan’s Wake and Who’s Missing providing the tunes. Fantastic Irish and the Guinness family between 1860 and 1900. Jonathan Swift, author of Gulliver’s Travels, are available from their Lwr. Gardiner Street head office, city centre registered hostels, global food, a large heated Beer Garden and plenty of live sports on Europe’s only 3D Big was Dean from 1713-1745 and is buried near the entrance. A selection of Swift artefacts and the Discover Ireland Tourist Offices at O’Connell Street and Suffolk Street. For depar- Screens keep locals and tourists coming back for more. Check out sister bar The Living is on display including his epitaph, death mask, writings and parchment awarding him ture details and prices, and to book your seat, click or ring ahead. Day tours €28-€65. Room, right around the corner on Cathal Brugha St. for lots more big screen sports action. the Freedom of the City of Dublin. Open Mon-Thur & Sun 8am-midnight, Fri & Sat 8am-2.30am. No cover charge. One of the Cathedral’s most significant events was in 1742 when a combined choir with G4 & G5 16 extreme ireland irish day TOURS Tourism Of- neighbouring Christ Church Cathedral gave the first public performance of Handel’s Mes- fices, 37 College Green, D2 and 69 O’Connell St, D1, www.irishdaytours. G5/6 24 JIG - the story of irish dance Powerscourt Townhouse siah. This strong singing tradition continues today with two sung services daily (except ie, t. (+353) (0)86 316 9788, (+353) (0)1 410 0700. Dublin’s leading day tour Centre, 59 South William St, D2, t. (+353) (0)1 611 1060, www.jig.ie. World class Sat) during school term - the only Cathedral to do so in Britain and Ireland. company operates daily to the four corners of Ireland and back on one day. Their dancers introduce audiences to the history and evolution of Irish Dance in these exciting Perhaps more than any other building in Ireland, Saint Patrick’s embodies the history and herit- fleet of luxury coaches will take you on a day’s adventure to The Cliffs of Moher, new Dublin Irish Dancing Shows. Jig is a multimedia Irish dancing show and Hop On gets age of Irish people of all backgrounds from the earliest times to the present day. Which is why Giant’s Causeway, Belfast, Cork and Galway. Tours leave daily all year round. As do audiences on their feet learning new dance moves. Visitors can also view intricate costumes each year over 300,000 visitors and pilgrims visit the Cathedral and its Living Stones exhibition the Celtic Boyne Valley and Connemara day tours. They even have a night-time and dance memorabilia, and discover the story of 18th century Dance Masters in the Irish celebrating its place in the life of the city, its history and role in the future. Open March to Gravedigger Tour around Dublin’s most haunted spots. Drop into one of their Dance Museum. Irish Dance Classes are also available, and children aged 7-13 can enrol in Oct Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 9am-10.30am, 12.30pm-2.30pm, 4.30pm- city centre Tourism Offices at College Green or O’Connell St to book your day the Jig Academy Camp - call ahead or go online to book. All in all, Jig is the ideal venue for 6pm. Nov to Feb Mon-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 9am-10.30am, 12.30pm-2.30pm. Adult tour and get more help and information for your Dublin and beyond sojourn. anyone wanting to experience a world class piece of Irish dance theatre and come away €5.50, Conc. €4.50, Family (2+2) €15. Group rates also available. Day tours €25-€65. with a new-found skill - what a great souvenir! Entry via Coppinger Row (side of Powerscourt