Things to do in Dublin

Dublin is a compact city on the river Liffey. Trinity College and its old library, the Georgian squares around St Stephen's Green, Dublin Castle and Christ Church Cathedral are all within walking distance, and the city's writers, from Joyce to Beckett, are remembered in museums, plaques and pubs.

Evenings are for music and conversation in the pubs of Temple Bar and beyond. Within an hour of the city you can reach the old gaol in Wicklow town and the Irish National Stud in County Kildare, home of some of the country's famous racehorses.