Information about Dublin Catle

As seat and symbol of the British rule of Ireland for more than seven centuries, Dublin Castle figured largely in Ireland's turbulent history early in the 20th century. It's now mainly used for Irish and EU governmental purposes. The sprawling Great Courtyard is the reputed site of the Black Pool (Dubh Linn, pronounced dove-lin) from which Dublin got its name. In the Lower Castle Yard, the Record Tower, the earliest of several towers on the site, is the largest remaining relic of the original Norman buildings, built by King John between 1208 and 1220. The clock-tower building houses the fabulous Chester Beatty Library. The State Apartments (on the southern side of the Upper Castle Yard)—formerly the residence of the English viceroys and now used by the president of Ireland to host visiting heads of state and EU ministers—are lavishly furnished with rich Donegal carpets and illuminated by Waterford glass chandeliers. The largest and most impressive of these chambers, St. Patrick's Hall, with its gilt pillars and painted ceiling, is used for the inauguration of Irish presidents. The Round Drawing Room, in Bermingham Tower, dates from 1411 and was rebuilt in 1777; numerous Irish leaders were imprisoned in the tower from the 16th century to the early 20th century. The blue oval Wedgwood Room contains Chippendale chairs and a marble fireplace. The Church of the Holy Trinity features carved oak panels, stained glass depicting the viceroy's coat of arms, and an elaborate array of fan vaults. More than 100 carved heads adorn the walls outside; among them, St. Peter, Jonathan Swift, St. Patrick, and Brian Boru.

Enter the castle through the Cork Hill Gate, just west of City Hall. One-hour guided tours are available throughout the day, but the rooms are closed when in official use, so call ahead. The Castle Vaults hold an elegant little patisserie and bistro.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Address: Castle St., Dublin West, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Dublin 2 | Map It
• Phone: 01/645–8813
• Cost: State Apartments €4.50 including tour
• Hours: Mon.–Sat. 10–4:45, Sun. 12–4:45
• Website: www.dublincastle.ie
• Location: Dublin West

A good sushi bar in Dublin city centre?

Anyone know a good sushi bar in Dublin city centre?

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Aya food:bar... it is a sushi bar and contemporary Japanese restaurant. 

Aya Restaurant and Sushi Bar 
49/52 Clarendon Street 
Dublin 2 
Dublin City 
Tel: 00353 (0)1 6771544 

This Sushi bar is directly behind Brown Thomas off Wicklow Street. 

Hope that helps!

Which are the best bars in Dublin?

Which are the best bars in Dublin?

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South city centre: 
Cafe en seine is one of the most spectacular cafe bars in Europe. This cosmopolitan bar located on Dawson Street is unique in terms of ambience and style. This is across from Eason on Dawson St near the side entance to Trinity. 

Dublin’s first and only southern hemisphere bar, located under the Stephens Green Shopping Centre, Down Under in Major Toms is a mecca of all things Australian, New Zealand and South African. This is in front of Dunne's Stores in Stephen's Green. 

North of the Liffey, right on the "board walk thing" near the river are these nice places: 
Pravda: a Russian decorated bar (across from Ha'penny Bridge) 
Zanzibar: an Easten-influenced trendy bar/cafe (on Ormond Quay) 
Voodoo: showcases live original bands (a bit out there on Arran Quay) 

If you aren't into crowded city centre pubs: 
Oil Can Harrys is on Mount St. (past Merrion Square) and has a student crowd during term time. It has great food and the staff are nice. 

Clubs in Dublin: 
They charge quite a hefty cover, esp. the ones in the city centre. 
1. Ri-Ra 
Dame Court (off Dame Street which is near Grafton Street) 
2.POD 
(near the head Garda station on Harcourt Street) 
3. Fireworks: used to be a fire station 
(on Tara Street near Trinity) 
4. Club M (not nice, but in the Temple Bar area, located in the Blomm's Hotel) 
5.Spy Bar is one of Dublin's hippest bars and is situated on South King Street in Powerscourt House.(off Grafton Street) 
6. Lillie’s Bordello, Adam Court, Grafton Street, is where visiting pop stars, actors and celebrities hang out for after-show parties. 

Out of Dublin: 
Johnnie Fox's Pub 
Glencullen 
Dublin Mountains 
Co. Dublin 
The highest pub in Dublin and a great place to go on a warm sunny day.

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mulligan's,poolbeg st 
ryan's ; parkgate 
the long hall;georges st 
palace; fleet st 
the gravediggers;phibsboro

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don't go to Temple Bar. You'll be disappointed. I like Doyle's but that's because I'm a student. Cafe en Seine would not be my scene at all.

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Gravity Bar at the top of the Guinness Brewery. Enjoy the best brew at the location where it's made, great atmosphere, great view. Good tour... then go and enjoy a beer in the bar. 

http://www.seanparnell.com/Bar%20Reviews...

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Depends what you like. If you like banging music, crowds, expensive drink and 'trendy' types, there are places like Cafe En Seine. 
If you like a real pub - no blaring TV screens or poncy types, Mulligan's or Hughes'. Hughes' also have live traditional music. 

Temple Bar is full of horrid 'trendy' bars.

Are there any gay bars in Dublin?

In Dublin for a few days, and I don't see any around..

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Hi there, 

As already mentioned The George is perceived by many as Dublin's main gay bar. Its pretty good and the music is o.k, but gets a bit boring after a while. 

The Dragon (also on Georges St, just up from The George) is a great spot, gets a good crowd and the music is hopping. 

Theres also Panti Bar (used to be Gubu) ehich is at the end of Capel Street, just over the Liffey from Parliment Street. 

The Front Lounge on Parliment Street is a good bar, mixed crowd, a lot of people tend to go here before they move on to The George or The Dragon. 

Other than that there a lot of other clubs have gay nights, 

the best (in my opinion) by far is Glitz @ Break For The Border every Tuesday, Great crowd and music. For further info check out: 

http://www.pink-pages.org/clubs.asp 

http://www.gcn.ie 

hope this helps 

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Try 'The George' on South Great George's Street. You can't miss it - it's painted bright purple. It's one of Ireland's oldest gay bars & I think it's been around since the 1980's.

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The George.Its on Georges Street. Impossible to miss because its bright purple. 
I think there might be another gay bar on Georges Street but I don't know what its called.

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Everyone goes to The George. 
But you might wanna watch out, because all the kids crash it. 
So when your walking out, watch out for the water balloons/smoke bombs/stink bombs and the bangers. 

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Go for a stroll in the Phoenix Park instead!

Bars in Dublin, Ireland?

im gonig to dublin in a few weeks, 
does anyone know of any good bars around "dublin 18"


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Really depends where you're staying, Dublin 18 is a pretty big place you'd need a car to get around. 
Also depends what you're looking for, most places are local pubs there aren't many 'bars', Fillies at leopardstown racecourse would be one. 

But there tonnes of excellent pubs, The Magic Carpet in Cornelscourt, Foxrock would be my personal favourite. But there's also The Horse and Hound in Cabinteely, Galloping Green on the N11, Bolands in Stillorgan, Step Inn in Stepaside, The Playwright on Newtown Park Avenue, The Orchard in Stillorgan, The Lep Inn in Leopardstown. 
They are the one's off the top of my head. 

If you're looking for a bar scene just hope on the bus into the city centre, much better selection.

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Make sure you go to the Brazen Head pub - oldest pub in the world. Get on a City tour bus that you can get on and off and stop by the pubs as you go. 
Temple Bar Area is a great area to stop 
Of course - don't forget to tour the Guinness Factory 
Dawson Lounge - because it is the smallest bar in Ireland - fits 20 people standing. 
Have fun - it's a great city!

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I don't really know D.18 but these are some places near enough 

Winters in Dundrum 
McGowans in stillorgan (formally Bollands) 
Bakers Corner in Deans grange 
Kylies in Mount Merrion 
The Goat in Goatstown 
The Millhouse in Stillorgan

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The Leopardstown Inn and Fillies are your best bet and Club 92 is beside the latter though very hard to get in if you're not one of the local gobsh*tes!

Best Shepherd's Pie/Pub Grub in Dublin (Temple Bar)?

Good day! In May my girlfriend and I will be stopping in Dublin on a cruise. We both love Irish food and culture and I'd like to be able to take her to a fun pub/restaurant that serves a really good Shepherd's Pie (her favorite). I'm not sure how much I trust the advice of big websites and the tourist offices and I want to get the people's opinions. I imagine we'll be wandering around the Temple Bar/Trinity College/St. Stephen's Green area quite a bit, but we can certainly take a cab anywhere if needed. 

Thank you in advance for your suggestions and help!


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Gallagher's Boxty House is a traditional Irish pub style restaurant located in the heart of ... 20-21 Temple Bar, Dublin 2, 

I got the address online, and I have been and it is great, but cant remember if they had shepherds pie...They did a lovely Irish stew and Colcannon....but it gets very busy, but there are loads of pubs, eateries in Temple Bar and they are all much of a muchness.

Bar-tending in Dublin?

Hi! 
I'm currently off from university and am looking to get into bar-tending this year. I don't have any qualifications or anything, however. Would you know of any training programmes and stuff that I could take? How did you get into it yourself if you're one? Any advice would be great. Thanks.

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I would recommend doing the failte Ireland course I know some one who did the course in Dublin and there is alot hands on experience in the course and is highly recognized 
National Bar Skills 
This course prepares you for start-out employment in the tourism and hospitality industry and in the licensed trade. It is designed for FAS-registered job seekers and mature workers. Training is highly practical, with hands-on experience and confidence-building in actual work situations. Subjects: Bar Operations, Lounge and Wine Service, Bar Food Production and Service, Health, Safety and Law, Professional Development, Sales & Bar Control, Customer Skills. Integrated Professional Work Practice. This course will qualify you to find employment as a bartender in hotels, restaurants and in the licensed trade. 

Fáilte Ireland Training Centre (Dublin) 
Address : 88-95 Amiens Street 
Dublin 1 


Phone : 01 8847700 
Fax : 01 8556821 
E-mail : anisha.sibartie@failteireland.ie 

You could also look for part time evening or night time work in bar.Even if it is not bar tending it will be experience in a bar if it small bar they may even show you the running of bar and give you some traning.But best to do course anyways and there will be work experience as part of it.

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You can also just apply directly to all the pubs you can find. They'll usually start you out waiting tables and collecting glasses, or working as a bar back stacking shelves and washing glasses if you're a bloke. When you've proven yourself capable of being in the front line, they may start to train you in on the bar. It will take a while though, as if you don't have experiences/references it will take time to build up trust to the point where they will trust you with the till as scams are common. 

Try to get work in a pub close to where you live so you don't waste your hard earned cash on taxis.