BOF Posted June 27, 2016 Moderator Share Posted June 27, 2016 Don't mind about it being 'that area of town' Hogso. One of the best things about Dublin city is that it is small enough that you could walk the majority of it with ease. Don't limit yourself to the Leeson/Baggot area. You're about a 4 minute walk from St. Stephens' Green which acts as a good starting point. Firstly, one of its corners exits onto the top of Grafton Street and from there you have Dame Street/Trinity College/O'Connell Street /Temple Bar/Liffey areas just off it. The city is your oyster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Had a great time in Dublin, wonderful city. For anyone going I would highly recommend the 3 day Cityscape bus, 18 Euro a ticket, worth every penny. We used it frequently to get all over the city. Highlight was one of the drivers/guides 'Harry the Hat' who was a blast. Ate some great food, took in a lot of the history and sights, did the Gaol, Guiness Storehouse, Little Museum of Dublin and some of the free museums too, liked the look of Dublinia, but didn't get round to it. How long till you get that tram line sorted? Seemed to be causing no end of problems. As an aside, the Chapters bookstore, **** awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 11 hours ago, hogso said: Had a great time in Dublin, wonderful city. For anyone going I would highly recommend the 3 day Cityscape bus, 18 Euro a ticket, worth every penny. We used it frequently to get all over the city. Highlight was one of the drivers/guides 'Harry the Hat' who was a blast. Ate some great food, took in a lot of the history and sights, did the Gaol, Guiness Storehouse, Little Museum of Dublin and some of the free museums too, liked the look of Dublinia, but didn't get round to it. How long till you get that tram line sorted? Seemed to be causing no end of problems. As an aside, the Chapters bookstore, **** awesome. It will never be sorted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 2, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted May 2, 2018 Going back for another stag in July. The organiser specifically wants to hire a booth/table at a club or bar on the Saturday night. Anyone got any suggestions for something like that? We obviously don't know many of the bars or clubs there so struggling a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 2 hours ago, Stevo985 said: Going back for another stag in July. The organiser specifically wants to hire a booth/table at a club or bar on the Saturday night. Anyone got any suggestions for something like that? We obviously don't know many of the bars or clubs there so struggling a bit. Anywhere that isn't temple bar would be my suggestion unless your a secret millionaire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 3, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted May 3, 2018 9 hours ago, Demitri_C said: Anywhere that isn't temple bar would be my suggestion unless your a secret millionaire Temple Bar will be the first night. We want the club/bar for the second night. I've been recommended Xico or Lillie by my cousin who lives in Dublin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Lillies be fancy though Xico is good. Living Room is ok can get pitchers and will open late and show sports though not bit younger crowd. D2 also on Harcourt Street has outdoor bar in the club 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted May 3, 2018 Moderator Share Posted May 3, 2018 Can't really help I'm afraid. I'm way out of touch with clubs in the city that I'm practically a tourist when I go in. I'd only be giving you very out-dated info. If I do learn anything I'll stick it in here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko154 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Dicey's is pretty cool, and Copper Face Jack's is also a few doors down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Planning a trip late April early May. Thinking airbnb. Hoping to meet some friends studying there. But in general I wanna just be a tourist. Any parts of the city I should focus on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 On 16/03/2019 at 11:21, KenjiOgiwara said: Planning a trip late April early May. Thinking airbnb. Hoping to meet some friends studying there. But in general I wanna just be a tourist. Any parts of the city I should focus on? Small city so most places are walkable. I wouldnt worry about that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCU Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Going to Dublin in a couple of weeks with the other half for 3 days. Seen some great suggestions in this thread, have the storehouse and prison tour booked. We are planning on getting a 1 day open top tour bus too. Other than that I guess we’ll see where our feet take us. Is it fairly easy to catch a bus or train from the airport into the city? Want to try and avoid taxis if possible. Also, any good places to eat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 45 minutes ago, MCU said: Going to Dublin in a couple of weeks with the other half for 3 days. Seen some great suggestions in this thread, have the storehouse and prison tour booked. We are planning on getting a 1 day open top tour bus too. Other than that I guess we’ll see where our feet take us. Is it fairly easy to catch a bus or train from the airport into the city? Want to try and avoid taxis if possible. Also, any good places to eat? We dont have a train from the airport but is a number of buses including regular bus. Try catch the Airlink if you can, its about 4 euros more expensive than a regular bus but gets you to the city about 20 minutes quicker as it takes the underground tunnel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted October 16, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 16, 2022 Dublin Express took the tunnel, it was quick. They leave all the time, no need to book, just turn left out the airport doors and you'll see them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 17, 2022 Author Share Posted October 17, 2022 On 16/10/2022 at 10:09, MCU said: Going to Dublin in a couple of weeks with the other half for 3 days. Seen some great suggestions in this thread, have the storehouse and prison tour booked. We are planning on getting a 1 day open top tour bus too. Other than that I guess we’ll see where our feet take us. Is it fairly easy to catch a bus or train from the airport into the city? Want to try and avoid taxis if possible. Also, any good places to eat? I havent been dublin in years so it ciuld have changed but the one thing i noticed there when it comes to food the amount of junk food places so close together. Trying to find a healthy option was a absolute nightmare. Supermac, BK, KFC etc near enough everywhere Like i said this may have changed though as i havent been in like 10 years. Other than that and its stupidly expensive for srinking. Dublins a awesome place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 17, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted October 17, 2022 Yep I've got the dublin express before. Short journey and they're not really buses. Their coaches. Leather seats etc. When I've got it in the past there hasn't been many people on it either. They're so regular that they're always pretty quiet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-k Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 I was there in July. Public bus from the airport was a disaster so took Aircoach. I was at a fairly southern stop so all was OK for me, but on the return trip to the airport the coach filled up pretty quickly and eventually just started driving past stops because there was no space left. People just left waiting at stops and no guarantee there would be space on the next bus in 30 mins. Not sure how it will be in Oct/Nov, but maybe just keep it in mind depending on where you stay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 31 minutes ago, a-k said: I was there in July. Public bus from the airport was a disaster so took Aircoach. I was at a fairly southern stop so all was OK for me, but on the return trip to the airport the coach filled up pretty quickly and eventually just started driving past stops because there was no space left. People just left waiting at stops and no guarantee there would be space on the next bus in 30 mins. Not sure how it will be in Oct/Nov, but maybe just keep it in mind depending on where you stay! I dont like to boast but we do have the worst capital city transport in Europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 19, 2022 Moderator Share Posted October 19, 2022 On 17/10/2022 at 11:13, Demitri_C said: I havent been dublin in years so it ciuld have changed but the one thing i noticed there when it comes to food the amount of junk food places so close together. Trying to find a healthy option was a absolute nightmare. Supermac, BK, KFC etc near enough everywhere Like i said this may have changed though as i havent been in like 10 years. Other than that and its stupidly expensive for srinking. Dublins a awesome place Food situation has definitely changed in 10 years. There's any amount of places to eat now and absolutely every type of cuisine. And it's only stupidly expensive if you go to the stupid places. Stay away from Temple Bar. By all means go there for 1 or 2 early on out of curiosity. But once you've got an idea of what it's like, go to other areas. You can walk a few hundred yards from Temple Bar up George's Street, or keep going on to Camden Street and get a pint for a normal price. Baggot Street has good boozers. So many good pubs and very few of them are what I'd call price gougers. All of those are in Temple Bar. Hell, even the Foggy Dew which you could say is technically still in Temple Bar serves a pint at a reasonable price. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCU Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Wonderful time, what a lovely little City! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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