Hotels Restaurants Cafés Nightlife Sightseeing Events Maps Enjoy your COMPLIMENTARY COPY DUBLIN of Dublin In Your Pocket April - May 2012 Vintage Dublin Retro threads and designer classics at Temple Bar’s coolest shops Whiskey a go-go Shake your tail feather at Old Jameson Distillery’s Irish Shindig Nights N°25 dublin.inyourpocket.com tour-DIYP-ad.qxd 02/04/2012 12:55 Page 1 THE CITY THAT FOUGHT AN EMPIRE DUBLIN’S REBEL Visit the places where Ireland’s history unfolded and, in the words of the poet Yeats, “a terrible beauty was born” WALKING TOUR TOUR TIMES: MONDAY TO FRIDAY – 11:30AM SATURDAY – BY APPOINTMENT PRICE ONLY €10 AND TAKES ABOUT 2 HOURS AT AN EASYGOING PACE Sinn Féin Bookshop, Telephone: (01) 814 8542 58 Parnell Square, Dublin 1, Ireland Email: [email protected] 10% DISCOUNT 19 16 WITH THIS AD CONTENTS 3 ESSENTIAL CITY GUIDES Contents Arriving 5 Getting Around & The Basics 6 History 8 Culture & Events 9 Sport 10 Where to stay 11 Pillow plumping for weary heads Howth Harbour ©Fáilte Ireland. Where to eat 14 Nightlife 19 There's whiskey at the bar What to see 23 Drink it all in Temple Bar 37 Exploring Crow Street and other treats Dublin Daytrips 39 Coastal escape within city reach Shopping 41 Vintage rules Maps & Street Register Street Register 47 City map 48-49 Catch the Irish Shindig Nights at Old Jameson Distillery Ireland map 50 (p.36) dublin.inyourpocket.com April - May 2012 4 FOREWORD ARRIVING As the sun slips off her shady cloak, thoughts turn to warmer climes and, dare we say, fewer clothes. The World of In Your Pocket We're talkng cool, classy clobber as befits a day out in Dublin. Which is why we've scoured Temple Bar's Northern Estonia Ireland finest vintage emporiums to inspire you to go retro and Russia re-love those glamorous decades gone by. Leaf to our Ireland Latvia Vintage Shopping section (p.43) and uncover unique Lithuania fashion finds to make you stand out from the crowd. Then, when you're in the area, take a wander down Crow Street (p.38) to find yet more one-off shops and cafes Belarus Netherlands awaiting your patronage. This is the great thing about Poland Dublin - quirky and fabulous outlets await at every Germany turn... you just need to know where to go. Ukraine Czech Once you've adorned yourself with that cute dress and Republic dapper suit, contemplate a trip to the Old Jameson Distillery where the Irish Shindig Nights start up again Austria from April-October. A whiskey cocktail always goes Switzerland Slovenia Romania down well with that glammed-up look. Croatia And if you crave more of the past, check out History Italy Bosnia Serbia (p.8) and What to see (p.23) for more info on the Easter Bulgaria Rising and those sites associated with this pivotal Montenegro Kosovo chapter in the history of modern Ireland. FYR Macedonia There's lots more to see and do in the big city and Albania beyond. So read up, head out and have the holiday Greece of your life. It has been a busy start to the year for In Your Pocket, with a brand new guide published in Italy Cover story (Cagliari), and many more in the early stages of production, including what will be our first guide in We love these vintage Belgium (Ghent). We have also just launched a shops so much, we took new version of our iPhone app, which can now their photos and made be downloaded from the AppStore. Search for our very own holiday ’IYP Guides’. album. The facades invite The number of cities we cover has now climbed shoppers to peek within past 75, and the number of In Your Pocket guides and discover a thing of published each year is approaching an amazing beauty - from clothes and five million. To keep up to date, like In Your Po- accessories to toys and cket on Facebook (facebook.com/inyourpocket) crafts. 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(+353)(0)1 (+370-5) 212 © In Your Pocket Ltd. 29 76). History contributor Published six times per year by In Dr. Jonathan Bardon OBE Editor’s note Your Pocket Ltd. The editorial content of Dublin In Your Layout & Design Vaida Gudynaite Pocket guides is independent from paid- For all enquiries and comments for advertising. We welcome all readers’ contact [email protected]. For more news events, comments and comments and suggestions. We have competitions find us on made every effort to ensure the accuracy Next issue June - July 2012 of the information at the time of going to and press and assume no responsibility for changes and errors. Dublin In Your Pocket dublin.inyourpocket.com dublin.inyourpocket.com April - May 2012 ARRIVING 5 Whether arriving on a low-budget plane, piloting your own Learjet or driving sedately off a ferry, here’s some €1 = handy info to help smooth your journey. Doors to manual. £0.82, US$1.31,CAD$1.59, AUS$1.27 xe.com rates 11 April 2012 By plane Dublin Airport Tel. (+353)(0)1 814 1111, www. dublin-airport.com. The country’s main airport is By train situated approx. 10km north of Dublin city centre near Regional and national transport is getting there with a cross- the M50 and M1 motorways. A large number of buses, country rail network and super swift city services gliding you coaches and taxis serve the airport which has two effortlessly from coast to coast. Jump aboard our listings and terminals - including the gleaming new T2. Remember to read up on Ireland’s InterCity railway system, Dublin’s two pay for any car parking at the automatic pay stations in main stations and the capital’s DART and Luas networks. the arrivals hall - or at the entrance to the short term car park - before returning to your car, as there are no cashiers Iarnród Éireann Tel. (+353)(0)1 1890 77 88 99 - talk- at the exit. A bank, Bureau de Change and 24hr ATMs ing timetable, www.iarnrodeireann.ie. Ireland’s national dispensing Euros, US$ and GBP£ are on the arrivals level. train company covers 87 InterCity stations with services The Airport Information Desk, Dublin Tourism Tourist divided into Standard and Superstandard Classes. Smoking Information Office and Bus and Rail info desk are be- is prohibited on all services and in all stations. Dublin’s two side the second entrance. Car hire desks (06:00 - 23:00) main train stations - Heuston and Connolly - are connected are in the arrivals hall. The Mezzanine Level has a variety by a 14min Luas trip. of restaurants and cafés. Connolly Station C-2, Amiens St, D1, tel. (+353)(0)1 703 2358. Dublin’s busiest train station is on the north side By boat of the city beside Busáras Central Bus Terminal and Dublin’s Dublin Ferryport (Dublin Port Company) D-2, financial area, the International Financial Services Centre Alexandra Rd, D1, tel. (+353)(0)1 887 6000, www. (IFSC). The station is 5mins walk from the city centre. Inter- dublinport.ie. Ireland’s busiest port is the second larg- City trains go to Belfast, Sligo, Dundalk, Drogheda, Arklow, est industrial estate in the country and employs 4000 Maynooth, Longford and Rosslare Europort. The DART train people. There are up to 18 daily sailings to the UK and runs to the affluent seaside villages of Malahide and Howth the continent, and Dublin-bound cruise ships also use on the north side and the pretty Co. Wicklow beach towns of its terminal. Buses and taxis (difficult to find during busy Bray and Greystones on the south side. The Luas Red Line sailing times) provide a regular service to and from the terminates at Connolly Station. port which is just two miles from Dublin city centre. Keep walking on the north side of the River Liffey past the O2 Heuston Station A-2, St. John's Rd, D8, tel. (+353) and you are at the Port area. (0)1 703 3299. InterCity trains run to Cork, Tralee, Limer- ick, Waterford, Ballina, Westport, Galway, Ennis, Kildare and Dun Laoghaire Harbour The Ferry Terminal, Harbour Clonmel. The station is south of the River Liffey at the end Rd, Dun Laoghaire, tel. (+353)(0)1 280 8074, www. of the Quays, 20mins walk from the city centre, 15mins walk dlharbour.ie. Seven miles south of Dublin city is the Victo- from the Guinness Storehouse and 5mins walk from Phoenix rian town of Dun Laoghaire whose man-made 19th century Park. The Luas Red Line connects Connolly Station on the Harbour is the largest in Western Europe. Daily Stena HSS east side and Tallaght on the west side.