Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland
on the Irish Sea.
It is considered a European growth
metropolis and is Ireland's boomtown. For many travelers to Ireland,
Dublin is the starting point of their journey. Almost a third of the
country's population lives in the greater Dublin area. However, the
city center is small and can be explored on foot.
The name
Dublin
The name Dublin is an Anglicism from Dubh Linn (Irish for
"Black Pool"), although this interpretation is not without
controversy. Back when the Old Irish characters were still in use,
the 'bh' was written with a dot over the 'b', so it read Dub Linn or
Dublinn. The Normans who arrived on the still Old Irish-speaking
island from 1169 onwards were unaware of this fact, leading them to
start writing Dublin as they still do today, as 'Dublin'.
The
New Irish name of the city, Baile Átha Cliath, goes back to a
settlement founded by the High King Mael Sechnaill II in 988 and
means city of the ford at the reed barrier.
Story
The
settlement of Dubh Linn probably existed as early as the first
century, Baile Átha Cliath or simply Áth Cliath was founded right
next to it in 988. The two cities quickly grew together. After the
Norman invasion, Dublin replaced the Hill of Tara as the capital of
Ireland. From the 17th century, Dublin grew rapidly with the help of
the Wide Streets Commission, which radically redesigned the medieval
city and laid out a network of wide and modern streets. Georgian
Dublin was at one point the second largest city in the British
Empire and much of the best architecture dates from this period. The
Easter Rising of 24-30 April 1916 plunged the capital into chaos and
the Anglo-Irish and Irish Civil War brought great devastation,
destroying many of the finest buildings. The Irish Free State then
rebuilt many buildings and moved Parliament to Leinster House. After
the Second World War, from which the Republic of Ireland had largely
stayed out, Dublin was hopelessly outdated as a city. The
modernization only began very hesitantly at the beginning of the
1960s. Only in the last ten years, with great financial help from
the European Union, has a lot been invested in the infrastructure
and Dublin has experienced an enormous economic boom, which was
particularly supported by the IT sector.
Region and City of
Dublin
Attractions in the Dublin city area are to be described in
this article. Airports and ferry ports are to be described in the
Dublin Region article due to their supra-regional importance.
By plane
Dublin International Airport (Aerfort Bhaile Atha Cliath,
IATA: DUB). Dublin Airport is approximately 9 kilometers north of the
city centre.
For the disabled there is the OCS. There is no
assistance with check-in. The helpers then smuggle those affected in
wheelchairs past long queues. Here, too, capacities are limited, first
come, first served. In any case, registration by e-mail is required
about 72 hours in advance. The post is in Terminal 1 between lanes
10/11.
The following airlines fly directly to Dublin from
Germany:
Lufthansa. Three times a day Frankfurt am Main, twice a
day from Munich.
Air Lingus. Frankfurt am Main twice a day, Berlin
once a day, Munich twice a day and also from Düsseldorf, Hamburg,
Stuttgart, Vienna, Salzburg and Zurich.
Ryanair. Hahn, Bremen,
Berlin, Memmingen, Stuttgart, Leipzig.
Arrival and Departure
You should compare bus routes to find out which one is closest to the
booked hotel. As bus services are not available 24 hours a day, except
from the city centre, taxis are often the mode of transport of choice
for very early or very late flights.
A blue Aircoach Express bus
runs regularly, approximately every 15 minutes, to the city center and
the larger hotels, most of which are on the south side of the city. The
journey takes about 30 minutes, a single journey costs 7 euros, return
12 euros.
At the airport - in front of Terminal 1, easy to reach
on foot from Terminal 2 - there are also normal regular buses (No. 16
and 41, see also), which go to the city center every 12 minutes at the
normal price (2022: €2.60) at peak times drive, journey time approx. 40
minutes. The buses, for example, stop at the centrally located O'Connell
St. stop. Important: They only accept the right amount of money, there
is no change, only a receipt for what you have paid too much (see local
transport, could not be observed in 2022) . It makes sense for those
arriving to buy a LEAP prepaid card at the newspaper kiosk in Terminal
1, lower level.
A taxi from the airport to the city center costs
around €30−40. Since there are also minibuses, it can be worth it if you
are traveling in a small group and can share the fare.
The major
car rental companies all have a counter in the central terminal. If you
have booked with a smaller local company, you may need to take a (free)
shuttle service to their car park, which is usually right next to the
taxi rank.
By train
Train travel in Ireland is rather unusual
for tourists. However, the Irish capital in particular is relatively
well developed. Dublin has two major railway stations, Heuston, in the
far west of the city, and Connolly in the city centre. Connolly is more
conveniently located in the center of town; this station is also the
central point for many commuter trains that bring more than half a
million people to the city to work every day.
Trains (IC)
stopping at Connolly usually also stop at Tara Street and Pearse. Tara
Street is the shortest distance to Heuston train station, approximately
2 miles. Rail portals charge about an hour for the Connolly to Heuston
crossing.
Dublin Heuston
The following long-distance trains
run from Dublin Heuston:
Waterford, via Kilkenny, just under 3 hours
drive
Cork, via Limerick Junction and Mallow, just under 3 hours
drive
Limerick, 2½ hours drive
Galway, 2½ hours drive
Westport
(Ireland), 3½ hours drive
Dublin Connolly
Connolly Station
(Staisiun Ui Chonghaile) . The following long-distance trains run from
Dublin Connolly:
Rosslare Europort, via Wicklow, just under 3 hours
drive
Sligo, 3 hours drive
Belfast, 2 hours drive
More IC
breakpoints
Tara Street Station on the Connolly-Rosslare route. Here
the transition to Heuston is the shortest!
Dublin Pearse Station on
the Connolly−Rosslare line
Stops in public transport
Cherry
Orchard West Park, on the Heuston-Kildare route (connecting to Galway,
Cork and Waterford)
Houwth Junction, on the Connolly−Dundalk route
(connecting to Belfast)
By bus
The easiest way to get to
Dublin (or from Dublin to other cities) from other cities is by bus.
There are several providers, all brought under the umbrella of Transport
for Ireland (route and ticket info) by the reform, covering all major
routes and Aircoach serving Belfast, Cork and Dublin Airport. Aircoach
stops at various points in the city center.
All long-distance
buses have the Busáras Busáras central bus station as their destination,
which is located in the city. There will be no luggage storage in this
bus station since 2021. All information and ticket offices have also
been closed (including the international ones for Eurolines to London
and Leeds), there are only machines.
In the street
In
principle, it is possible to enter either via Great Britain or via
France by car on a ferry. Compare the articles Dublin Region, Rosslare
Europort, County Antrim and Ireland. However, since you have to plan at
least 250 € (in the high season, with the P&O Ferries from Great
Britain, 2 passengers, return trip), it makes more sense to rent a car
on site, especially for shorter stays.
Driving a car itself is
not much fun in the city center. The roads are extremely narrow and
sometimes in poor condition. A ring road around the city, the M50,
guides traffic around without crossing through the centre. A fee of
€1.80 only has to be paid for a bridge, otherwise the ring is free of
charge. The airport is connected directly to this ring with a feeder,
whereby traffic jams at the entrances and exits, which are usually huge
roundabouts, are more the rule than the exception.
By boat
Dublin can be reached with regular and unfortunately very expensive
ferry services via Liverpool or Holyhead. Tickets can be booked at
www.aferry.de or www.directferries.de. However, the whole thing is only
worthwhile if you want to travel to the Emerald Isle with your own car.
A price comparison is recommended! See Dublin Region for details.
The Steam Packet Company runs to the Isle of Man in summer (2h55
speedboat or 4h45 ferry).
local transport
First of all, a little warning: Please always bear
in mind that traffic drives on the left in Ireland. For pedestrians,
this means that they always have to look to the right first when
crossing the street if they do not want to run in front of the next car.
Unfortunately, many Irish people have the bad habit, even made a topic
of discussion by Irish comedians, of walking the streets in droves even
when it's red, which you can't blame them for, given the sometimes
minute-long wait for pedestrians to turn green. There is still a risk
even if you join a group that ignores a traffic light.
Main modes
of transport are the notoriously unpunctual bus (DublinBus), there is a
tram (LUAS) with two unconnected lines, the suburbs along the seafront
from Howth to Bray are linked by the DART, a suburban railway.
Starting with the opening of the tram (LUAS) and increasing after 2015,
the new authority Transport for Ireland created the Leap Card, a value
card (purchase price €5) that can now also be used nationwide in various
locations, regional trains and buses. This follows the model of the
London Oyster Card d. H. no real transport association has been created,
just a means of payment. Although there are discounts when changing and
changing modes of transport, it is difficult to see through how high
they are. Otherwise, the card still has a daily and weekly upper limit,
which would correspond to the price of a season ticket. Overall, it is
difficult to estimate in advance what a single journey with a change
will cost. This seems to be the intention of the operator. LUAS price
examples for day and season tickets.
Some general information
about public transport:
Buy a city map or use a map app, if possible
as soon as you arrive. Dublin is very confusing for a newcomer. Even
with a map you will sometimes have to search, as street names are by no
means given on every corner.
buses also drive on the left. Many a
tourist has forgotten this and got on the wrong side of the road and
ended up in a completely wrong area.
Buses only stop when you give
them a signal. If you stand still and motionless on the side of the
road, the driver won't stop. Just give a short hand gesture.
If you
don't have a prepaid card, you have to pay the driver directly and match
it. Change is only given in the form of a scrap of paper, which can only
be redeemed at DublinBus on O'Connell Street.
Plan your time. When a
bus arrives depends on many factors, but has little to do with the
timetable, as this only shows the departure time of the starting
station. Straight lines that drive through the city center cannot be
predicted due to the traffic conditions.
In addition to the
unreliable timetables, the stops only have a very rough indication of
the route, which indicates key points; there is no way around finding
out about the bus route of your choice beforehand.
The Irish are
generally very helpful. If you don't know where to go or where you are,
just ask a passer-by, if they know something they will almost always
help you very friendly.
rental car
Rental cars are a popular
means of transport among individual travelers and are ideal for
exploring the island. In general, it is advisable to rent from smaller
local companies rather than from the big ones in the industry, because
you can save 30-40% that way.
Europcar
Irish Car Rentals
Argus
rentals
advice
hertz
Sixt
Car Hire Ireland
Easirent
Dublin Airport
Driving on the left generally applies in Ireland.
When choosing a rental car, please also bear in mind that you have to
use links to switch gears. It may therefore be advisable to use a car
with an automatic transmission. If there are also destinations in
Northern Ireland you would like to travel to, check with the car hire
company to see if this is possible. It is a question of car insurance
whether the car is also insured in Northern Ireland.
traffic
rules
The right of way is usually clearly signposted, and on
streets with equal rights, those coming from the right usually have the
right of way. Since January 2005 the metric system has applied in the
Republic of Ireland, i.e. distances and speeds are given in km or km/h.
Permitted speeds (Republic of Ireland):
50 km/h in built-up areas
extra-urban (R-roads, local roads) 80 km/h
extra-urban (N-roads) 100
km/h
Motorway 120 km/h
Stop/ Parking:
yellow double line =
no stopping
a yellow line = no parking
yellow dashes = no parking
at certain times
Instructions for wheelchair users
Dublin is a
predominantly wheelchair friendly city. There are no major gradients and
only a few stairs or steps. The city center is relatively compact, so
distances are usually short.
Around half of the buses used for
airport transfers and the hop-on/hop-off city tours have boarding aids.
The vast majority of sights such as Trinity College or the Guinness
Storehouse can also be visited in a wheelchair without any major
difficulties. In the evening with the wheelchair to a packed music bar
in Temple Bar? Rarely a problem in Dublin!
The helpfulness of the
people of Dublin should also be emphasized. Help is often actively
offered, you don't have to ask for it first. Once you are recognized as
unfamiliar with the area, you come into contact with people who can help
you almost immediately. After our tour group (12 people, including 1
wheelchair user) had to take a bus that was not suitable for the
disabled when transferring to the city, an employee of the bus company
(Aircoach) telephoned all Dublin hotels to locate us - he didn't know
our names - and provided us with a bus with a wheelchair lift for the
return journey - at no extra charge, of course!
air coach
Dublin bus
Basically, as a student, you should have either a student ID card or
an international student ID card with you. Many entrance fees can be
reduced by a few euros. The Jameson Distillery costs 7 euros for
students instead of 9 euros, the Christ Church Cathedral costs 2.50
euros for students, the “hop-on hop-off” bus tickets and even the
Guinness Storehouse also offer great discounts. (In 2015 we paid the
normal price of 15.00 euros for the Jameson Distillery.)
Admission to the state museums National Gallery (Art) and the 3 sections
of the National Museum (History) is free, special exhibitions may have
an admission fee.
Christ Church Cathedral (Ardeaglais Theampall Chríost). Email: welcome@cccdub.ie. Dublin's oldest building.
Castles, palaces and palaces
Dublin Castle (Caisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath), Dame Street. The oldest surviving building is the Record Tower, built in 1226.
Trinity College with Old Library wikipediacommons College Green, Dublin 2. The campus itself is great for walking, especially on nice days. On the sprawling university campus in the heart of Dublin, the Old Library is the most impressive building. The library claims one copy of every book printed in Great Britain and Ireland and currently contains almost 3 million printed books in addition to 5000 manuscripts. Very impressive is the exhibition of the Book of Kells in the Old Library - Book of Kells, an Irish national treasure. From the ground floor you come to the 60 meter long Long Room with a venerable collection of writings, as well as the two oldest Irish harps. Photography forbidden, unfortunately. But you can buy all kinds of souvenirs in the visitor center (including a nice poster from Long Hall for 9 €).
Custom House former Customs House
National Library of Ireland
National Library of Ireland, a reference library
Parliament of
Ireland Today there is a branch of the Bank of Ireland here.
O'Connell statue
Molly Malone (Mol Ni Mhaoileoin)
Moore statue
The Spire (Spuaic Bhaile Átha Cliath) . 'The Spike' (a 120 meter tapered
metal pillar on O'Connell St.) has been a new Dublin landmark since
2003. It stands on the site of Nelson's Column, which was blown up by
the IRA in 1966 and was supposed to be finished by the millennium.
The National Gallery of Ireland (Gailearaí Náisiúnta na hÉireann),
Merrion Square West, Dublin 2. Email: info@ngi.ie . edit info
Irish
Museum of Modern Art Kilmainham, Dublin 8, Museum of Modern and
Contemporary Art
The National Museum consists of different parts:
National Museum - Archeology Archaeology: Kildare Street, Dublin 2
National Museum - Decorative Arts & History Decorative Arts & History:
Collins Barracks, Dublin 7
National Museum - Natural History Merrion
Street, Dublin 2
Grafton Street pedestrian zone
Henry Street - Pedestrian precinct,
cheaper than Grafton
Dawson Street is known for many bookstores
Sean O'Casey Bridge footbridge over the River Liffey
Samuel Beckett
Bridge footbridge over the River Liffey
Phoenix Park. The park is one of the largest urban parks in the world
and is protected from further development by law. Especially at the
weekend, recreational athletes or families cavort here, watching the
free-roaming, very tame deer. Among other things, the residence of the
American Ambassador and the Irish President is located in the park
itself.
Dublin Zoo (Zú Bhaile Átha Cliath). Dublin Zoo is also
located in Phoenix Park. Open: 9.30am-6pm. Price: adults € 21, children
€ 15.50.
St Stephen's Green (Faiche Stiabhna) . Donated by Arthur
Guinness, the founder of the brewery, the Green is an important green
lung in the bustling city centre. At lunchtime, many office workers eat
their sandwiches here, and on weekends, street performers attract
tourists in particular.
Merrion Square (Cearnog Mhuirfean) . Inside
is the Oscar Wilde memorial. The park is directly opposite the
government building.
Irish National Botanic Garden (Garraithe
Naisiúnta na Lus), Glasnevin (Bus 83, 83C). Email:
botanicgardens@opw.ie
Kilmainham Gaol Former prison where insurgents were imprisoned and
executed. Visiting the building is only possible in guided groups. The
tour lasts about an hour. You can spend the waiting time until the next
tour either in the museum or in a small cafeteria.
Guinnessstorehouse
The Guinnessstorehouse, St James's Gate, Ushers, Dublin 8: Here you can
learn all about the production and history of the dark national drink.
St James's Gate Brewery, where 60% of the beer drunk in Ireland is
brewed, is located on James Street, easily reached by one of the
countless double-decker buses. At the back of the property is the
Guinness Storehouse, the brewery museum. The object shows the production
process and the history of the company on seven floors, in the middle of
which is an oversized Guinness glass. The museum is said to be visited
by four million people a year, and the building does justice to them. In
the 360-degree panoramic area on the top floor you get a free pint of
Guinness, which at least partly justifies the €15 entry fee per person.
On the ground floor there is a store the size of a supermarket, where
all imaginable Guinness items (from bottle openers to hats) can be
bought at local prices (Guinness T-shirt, good quality: €15).
The Old
Jameson Distillery, Bow Street, Smithfield just off TempleBar and the
Ha'Penny Bridge. Admission includes a whiskey tasting for four
volunteers. They will have the opportunity to taste a Scotch, an
American Whiskey and two Irish Whiskeys and choose their favourite.
Everyone else has to be content with a glass of Jameson (also with cola
or ginger ale).
Dublina, right next to Christ Church Cathedral. A
multimedia presentation of Dublin's past featuring a model of Dublin in
the 16th Century.
Writer's Museum. Museum dedicated to well-known
Dublin writers and poets. Not recommended for school groups - expensive
entrance fee and extremely boring. With the key combination "9999" you
can change the language of the electronic guide.
Grand Canal Theater
wikipediacommons new name: Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, on Dublin Docklands
hop on
Historical Walking Tour of Dublin
Regular events
Taste of Dublin. At the Taste of Dublin in Iveagh Gardens, over 30,000
visitors enjoy the outdoor food and drink festival each year.
Grafton Street, between St. Stephen's Green and Trinity College, is
Dublin's main shopping street. It is a pedestrian zone. Nassau Street is
another more tourist-oriented shopping street.
Stephen's Green
Shopping Centre, Stephens Green West, Dublin 2. Directly on the
nine-hectare St. Stephen's Park, which was paid for by the brewer Arthur
Guinness in 1880, is a very beautiful shopping mall that is flooded with
light and hidden behind an ornate Victorian facade. Worth a visit just
to stroll through.
Powerscourt Centre, 59 South William Street,
Dublin 2. A shopping center in central Dublin; the building dates back
to the 18th century, the shops are grouped around a completely covered
courtyard, where you can sit comfortably even when it rains. Regarding
antiquarian bookshops, it should be noted that price negotiations pay
off.
One of the main chains selling Irish souvenirs with a number of
locations in Dublin is Carrolls Irish Gifts. The chain is sometimes
referred to by less well-meaning voices as the Aldi of souvenir shops.
Christ Church Market The market takes place at Christchurch
Cathedral on Thursdays from 11.30am to 3pm and on Saturdays from 11am to
4.30pm.
In Dublin you can now eat excellently, unfortunately often at
excellent prices. Main courses typically start at €10 and go up to €40,
averaging around €25. What applies to food applies even more to wines.
Although already enormously expensive in the supermarkets, the price of
a good bottle of wine is often doubled or tripled in restaurants.
A good tip are the many excellent Indian restaurants in the area
around South William Street, parallel to Grafton Street. So-called
'early bird' menus are often offered there (approx. 5:30 p.m. - 7:00
p.m.) with three courses for around €15-18. The quality is usually very
good, especially recommended are:
Khyber Tandoori, South William
Street.
Shalimar, South Great Georges Street
In some
restaurants it is customary to serve tap water with meals. However, the
chlorinated water is not for everyone.
Cheap
If you want to
eat really cheaply, you usually have to be content with snacks or fast
food. However, alongside the ubiquitous Golden Arches and Burger Kings,
there are a few more recommendable alternatives. You can get a good and
above all fresh sandwich from a chain called O'Briens Sandwich Bars,
which can really be found on every street. The Subway chain is now also
known from Germany. Calculate around €5 per person for both, €7 with a
drink. In a similar price range is the burger and fries chain Eddie
Rocket's City Diner, which now operates typical diner-style restaurants
in several locations throughout Dublin.
Rock fans should
definitely visit Captain America, on the 1st floor at the south end of
Grafton Street. Every rock star who visits Ireland immortalizes
themselves there.
The many smaller takeaways that are lurking for
customers on practically every side street are not recommended. Here,
thanks to the British, cooking is done with a microwave and deep fryer
and not much else. A particularly chilling example is the Abrakebabra
chain. Please stay away from it and don't even get the idea of wanting a
doner kebab in Dublin. Although this is often praised, it has nothing to
do with the right food.
Middle
101 Talbot, on Talbot Street.
Excellent fusion cuisine and good value for money. Please reserve seats
as it is always full. Open: Only from 5 p.m.
Especially in the
middle price level, it is worth taking a look at restaurants away from
the shopping street. There are often price differences of 5 to 10 euros
to comparable restaurants in the tourist areas.
The Italian
Kitchen, Clonshaugh, Dublin 17. Italian restaurant in North Dublin.
Mansion House. Fire Restaurant and Conference and Events Centre.
Upscale
coffee and cake
Butler's Chocolate Cafe. The Butler's
Chocolate Cafe chain offers Italian-style coffee specialties and sweet
side dishes such as biscuits and chocolates at moderate prices.
No visit to Dublin would be complete without having at least a pint
(or more) in a pub (or more). Pubs are a dime a dozen, whether you're in
the city center or just outside. The chances of finding a pub in less
than 5 minutes are more than good. Unfortunately, that doesn't come
cheap either. For a pint (0.586l) you have to calculate between 4.50 and
5 € (2015: 5.00 - 6.00 euros, in the Temple Bar Pub even 7.50 euros).
Cocktails are sometimes offered, but they are often overpriced and
don't taste good. Ireland is a beer drinking nation. In a pub you order
Guinness, Smithwicks, Kilkenny or another local beer. Alternatively one
can also have different European or American beers. Meanwhile, German
beers are also very popular, so that many pubs also have Pils or wheat
beer on tap, with German bottled beer being almost standard. By the way,
a shandy is called Shandy and is ordered with the desired type of beer.
"One Heineken Shandy, please." Cider, which is tapped like beer from the
barrel, is also a popular drink.
Temple Bar
Between the banks
of the Liffey in the busy Dame Street lies the tourist-oriented pub and
artists' district of Temple Bar with old brick houses, cobblestone
streets, numerous pubs and souvenir shops as well as street musicians
and artists. Intense nightlife: several groups of similarly dressed
girls of different ages roam the pubs, where live music is often played
to accompany the Pint of Guinness (regularly €5.00). We had the
impression that the men here have to be afraid of the wild girls. In the
restaurants on the upper floors of the around 200-year-old houses, you
can eat your fill at cheap prices from the pretty touts who lure guests
on the cobblestones in front of the inns. There is a large portion of
fish & chips for €10. The later the evening, the more musicians appear
in the streets, who make the city ring out there alone, in pairs or as
bands and encourage many passers-by to spontaneously dance. There are
also souvenir shops here that are open late: wonderfully sturdy hoodies
for €19.95 each and T-shirts for €9.95 each. However, the atmosphere and
life on the streets make a visit to the district a must for tourists.
Traditional pubs
O'Donoghue's, Baggot Street, Dublin 2.
Grogan's, South William Street, Dublin 2.
The Long Stone, 10 Townsend
Street, Dublin 2.
Modern pubs
The Odeon, Harcourt Street,
Dublin 2. This attractive bar on Harcourt Street is housed in an old
train station, with the new tram line stopping just outside.
Craw
Daddy, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2. Located right next to the Odeon with
seating out front and leading straight onto Club POD (Place of Dance).
On weekends there may be longer waiting times at the entrance later in
the day.
Ba Mizu, South William Street, Dublin 2. Just opposite
Grogan's, in the Powerscourt Townhouse Shopping Centre; quite a
contrast.
Café en Seine, Dawson Street, Dublin 2. A typical and not
entirely unattractive example of Dublin's new mega pubs.
John M.
Keating, Mary Street (extension of pedestrianized Henry Street), Dublin
1. Contemporary bar and restaurant in the former St Mary Church. As
such, it is still listed on most city maps. Charming ambience.
Breweries
The Porterhouse, 16-18 Parliament Street, Dublin 2. Tel:
(0)1-6798847. Different beers are brewed here. The closest thing to
traditional Guinness is the Plain Porter, which can easily compete with
its better-known brother in terms of taste (beware of the blunders: the
beer from the competitor, Guinness, is of course not available here).
The connoisseur can use the card on display to find out about the
character, hop and barley varieties of the various brews (why do the
Irish have to brew a beer called 'templeBräu' whose name they then
cannot pronounce?). In addition to a variety of beers on tap, the
fridges behind the counter offer a bottle for every taste, including
more than 20 Belgian beers and more than 12 German varieties. In total,
well over 100 beers from all over the world are on offer. The
multi-storey pub is recommended not only because of its beer selection -
it is also worth a visit because of the live music and the pleasant
atmosphere.
Messrs. Maguire, Burgh Quay, Dublin 2 (just off O'Connell
Bridge) . a beer is brewed there that differs from normal Guinness in
that it has a fresher taste. Open: probably closed.
Music
Irish are a very musical people and following the international success
of Irish musicians, Dublin offers a vibrant music scene which is easy
for tourists to immerse themselves in. In addition to the "traditional"
Irish music, which is unfortunately increasingly only played for
tourists in many pubs, it is a good idea to watch up-and-coming rock
bands in the evening. For this it is advisable to get a copy of the
publication "The event guide", which is available free of charge e.g. B.
in record shops. For larger concerts, you can buy concert tickets in
advance via TicketMaster, even from home.
Interesting locations:
Eamonn Doran's, 3a Crown Alley, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. Right in Temple
Bar.
Voodoo Lounge, 39-40 Arran Quay, Smithfield, Dublin 7. Also very
centrally located.
Whelan's, 25 Wexfort St, Dublin 2, just south of
the city centre.
New Year's Eve
Fireworks are illegal and
therefore unspectacular or non-existent.
Bed & Breakfast is one of the best ways to find good (comparatively
cheap) accommodation, along with normal hotels. These are mostly private
single-family houses in which a handful of rooms are rented including
breakfast. The B&B signs are mainly found on typical access roads and
are becoming rarer in the city center. It's quite common to just knock
on the door and ask for a room. However, in the high season in July and
August it can sometimes take some time to find a free room. In Dublin
itself you pay around €35 per person per night. Even if it is not very
common, a little negotiating skill can lower the price, especially since
you rarely get a written invoice.
Fáilte Ireland, the Irish
Tourist Board, has a good online accommodation search engine.
Almara Accommodations Dublin
Cheap
You should be careful with
hostels. Even for youth hostels, the standards offered are comparatively
low. At Hostels.com you can easily compare prices and include the
experiences of previous guests in your own decision. Paddy's Pallace,
for example, is recommended with reservations. There are also excellent
excursions and tours offered, but you should be able to do without
toilet paper, they regularly run out. Likewise on cupboards, tables and
chairs in the room. Leaky, draughty windows and defective heating in the
room are commented on with a shrug of the shoulders and a reference to a
"hostel". Isaac's hostel is seriously discouraged. Although it is often
praised, cleanliness and hygiene leave a lot to be desired.
Generator Hostel, Smithfield Square, Dublin 7, at the rear of the Old
Jameson Distillery. New since 2011. At that time the hostel was clean
and the beds were in very good condition. However, you should make sure
to get a room that is not too close to one of the fire doors, otherwise
you won't be able to close your eyes. The public kitchen was very puny
and poorly equipped and the dining room doubles as a billiard room and
has quite loud music. The hostel has a very nice, large in-house bar.
It's worth going even more across Smithfield Square, there is The
Cobblestone Pub, a well-known music pub.
Camac Valley. You can camp
at the campsite in Clondalkin. Bus 69 (from Aston Quay) takes about 45
minutes.
Middle
For hotels and accommodation of all kinds, the
Visitdublin site is a one-stop destination.
upscale
The
cheapest are the accommodations at Custom House and Parnell St., where
you can find accommodation from around EUR 80. In other hotels in the
chain, however, EUR 300 is not the end of the story.
Shelbourne
Dublin. The Shelbourne Dublin enjoys great popularity, which is located
in the 5-star area and is located directly on St. Stephen's Green, one
of the most beautiful parks in Europe.
The Clarence Hotel
wikipediacommons. Probably the most expensive hotel, which can be found
directly on the Ha'Penny Bridge in the Tempelbar district. It is only 4
star quality and is owned by Paul David Hewson and David Howell Evans,
also known as Bono and The Edge from Irish rock group U2. They leased it
to an operator. The hotel still enjoys cult status. Feature: ★★★★.
Price: One night costs from 200 EUR upwards.
Trinity College Library Longroom is one of the largest library rooms in the world.
With an ongoing economic boom, finding a job in Dublin is
comparatively easy. In almost every hostel there is a bulletin board
where backpackers can find mostly poorly paid offers at short notice.
The vibrant pub scene is always in need of fresh workers, but it's safe
to assume that you'll almost never get a seat behind the bar. Poorly
paid "keg lugging" or tip-free cleaning is unfortunately more the rule
than the exception for assistants in pubs.
A particularly strong
market is call centers. Since there is an extremely high fluctuation in
this area, people rarely work for the same company for more than a year,
and there are always offers for German-speaking applicants.
A
number of private agencies take care of the regular job market.
jobs. The largest Irish site with daily updates.
Jobs2Ireland. The
Irish Jobs Board with the Careers Council.
Monster. The Irish
offshoot of the well-known portal. An individual CV can also be left
here.
PE Global. Global recruitment agency in Ireland.
German job
exchanges and temporary employment agencies also place people in
Ireland.
TIP: If you are registered as unemployed in Germany, the
employment agency sponsors a flight and a three-month job search in
Ireland. A conversation with the responsible advisor can help here.
Legal
As citizens of the European Union, German nationals do not
need a work permit. As in every country, the administrative procedures
are unavoidable, but they are limited compared to Germany. A good
overview of the necessary steps can be found here
Apartment
Search
Anyone who has checked into a hostel when they arrive in
Dublin will soon want to get out again. Since the rents are staggeringly
high, there are thousands of places where you can rent a room or share a
flat. A tolerably large room in a reasonably tidy house currently costs
between €300 and €400 plus around €100 in additional costs. The central
contact point for rental offers and requests is Daft.
Dublin is generally considered a comparatively safe travel
destination. Still, it's a big city with the usual problems. Anyone who
thinks they have to count their money under a lonely street lamp at
three in the morning will certainly be happy to be helped. Assuming a
little common sense, it's no more dangerous than in any major German
city.
Recently Irish have been warned about the area around the
Vegetable Market on Mary Street (extension of Henry Street pedestrian
precinct) and Capel Street, as well as some corners near Docklands.
No vaccinations are necessary for Ireland, and there are no particular illnesses to be feared. You can drink the tap water without any problems, even if it is quite hard and contains a lot of lime. Even in summer, a light rain jacket or an umbrella is always recommended, because it can rain every day, no matter how good the day looks in the morning. However, the rain showers are not cold or disturbing in the warm months, but more like a gentle light precipitation, Irish Mist.
It's generally not a problem to get along in Dublin if you behave as openly and friendly as the Dubliners. If you ever have a problem with the city map or local public transport, you can confidently speak to a few passers-by or, if you are obviously helpless, they will speak to you straight away. The rather relaxed togetherness contributes a not inconsiderable part to the atmosphere of the city.
The first official language in Ireland, and required by the Constitution, is Gaelic. However, this language is only spoken by a few people, especially in the west of the island, as their first language. However, every student has Gaelic classes and all traffic signs, public notices etc. are bilingual. In English the language is called "Irish" but it is also sometimes said "Gaelic" because the word often confuses foreigners into believing that "Irish" is the English spoken in Ireland. The English of the Irish is called Hiberno-English. English is, of course, the number one slang and lingua franca. Tourists and first-time visitors to Ireland are intimidated upon arrival by the harsh accent and fast-paced way of speaking. However, the Irish are generally a very friendly people and have no problem repeating something slowly and clearly if it was too fast. However, one should always listen carefully when Irish people are talking to one another in order to get used to the local pronunciation. Incidentally, the dialect spoken in Dublin is by no means the worst, so it can be much more incomprehensible in Cork.
Dublin has its own free WiFi network called "Dublin City Wifi".
The city is located on the east coast of the island of Ireland at the
mouth of the River Liffey in Dublin Bay. Dublin is on average 20 meters
above sea level.
The Liffey divides Dublin into the north
(Northside) and the more plush south (Southside), although the division
is less sharp today than it was in previous decades. The inner city gets
its structure from the cross from the River Liffey with its numerous
bridges and the main axis O'Connell Street-Grafton Street-Harcourt
Street. Most of the department stores are located here, but also Trinity
College with its famous library and the city park St. Stephen's Green.
Streets in typical Georgian style are mainly found in the area around
Merrion Square, near the National Gallery and the seat of government
(Leinster House), around St Stephen's Green, but also on the north side
at Mountjoy Square. This area is surrounded by the North Circular Road
and the South Circular Road. Outside the city center are the residential
quarters, some of which still have a very uniform style; the classic
working class district of Cabra consists of long rows of tiny brick
houses, Marino is an example of a middle-class development conceived at
the drawing board, in Beaumont semi-detached houses predominate.
The city has a maritime climate characterized by mild winters, cool
summers and few extreme temperatures. Contrary to popular belief, the
amount of rainfall is just under half that of western Ireland. Dublin
has on average the same number of rainy days as London. The average
daily maximum temperature in January is 7.6 °C and in July 18.9 °C. The
sunniest months are usually May and June with an average of 6 hours of
sunshine per day. The rainiest month is on average August, the driest
months are March and April.
Dublin has a microclimate that makes
the city a few degrees warmer than the surrounding area. There is also a
small difference in temperature between the city center and Dublin
suburbs (which are a bit cooler) as well as the city center and Dublin
Airport to the north of the city.
Due to the mild climate, the
lowest temperature measured so far is −12 °C, the highest 31 °C. Snow is
rather rare in winter.
The history of the settlement is closely linked to the history of
Ireland in general.
The first known mention of the place is in
the writings of Ptolemy from the year 140 under the name of Eblana. The
city originally consisted of a Celtic settlement called Áth Cliath,
which means "hurdle ford". In 842 Vikings founded their own village next
to it, which they called "Duibhlinn", roughly "black pond", after a body
of water they used as a harbor at the mouth of the River Poddle in the
Liffey. The Kingdom of Dublin they founded lost power after the Battle
of Clontarf in 1014.
The city was taken in 1170 by the
Anglo-Normans led by Richard de Clare and his Irish ally, Diarmuid Mac
Murchadha Caomhánach. From 1172 Dublin became the administrative center
of the Anglo-Normans. The city at the time had extensive international
trade links with Scandinavia, Iceland, Great Britain and, increasingly,
France.
The area of jurisdiction of the city was laid down in a
charter in 1192. A total of six square miles of territory was granted by
decree of King Henry II. The city remained essentially self-governing
within these boundaries.
In 1204, King John of England ordered
the construction of a fortress in Dublin (Dublin Castle) to strengthen
his position of power in the country. In the following centuries this
castle developed into the British administrative center in Ireland. The
British Viceroy resided in this castle until 1782.
In 1229, free
and honorary citizens were granted the right to elect a mayor every
year. The city council was made up of 24 prominent citizens, mostly
merchants.
The plague came to Dublin in 1348 and caused a
considerable decline in the (now predominantly English) population.
Dublin was the capital of the Kingdom of Ireland from 1541 to 1800.
In the 17th century the city expanded rapidly and, as the seat of
the Irish Parliament, cemented its position as the capital of Ireland.
After a rebellion by the United Irishmen in 1798, which aimed to
establish Ireland as an independent republic, Ireland was united with
the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1801 by the Act of Union to form the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Dublin now became the
headquarters of the British administration in Ireland.
The famine
between 1845 and 1849 (or 1851), which went down in history as the Great
Famine, Irish potato famine or Irish An Gorta Mór, was the result of
several failed potato harvests - due to the then main food of the poor
population of the island was destroyed - but also the social and
political conditions. More and more rural residents fled to the capital
in search of food. The famine devastated Ireland, killing an estimated
one million Irish people and causing another million to emigrate,
primarily to Canada, Australia and the United States.
In 1916
there was an uprising against the British (Easter Rising) in the city.
In 1919 Irish MPs established the Irish Parliament Dáil Éireann and
declared Ireland's independence. The Irish War of Independence followed
and then the Irish Civil War, which caused great damage in Dublin. Many
of the most important buildings were destroyed.
In 1922, after
the end of the Anglo-Irish War, the independence of 26 of Ireland's 32
counties was recognized by the former colonial power and Dublin became
the capital of the Free State of Ireland. Free State status was
superseded in 1937 by the Irish Constitution (Bunreacht na hÉireann),
which made Ireland, or Éire in Irish, the state name and the elected
President of Ireland the head of state. In 1949 Ireland left the British
Commonwealth and declared itself a republic.
Since Ireland joined
the European Community in 1973, Dublin has developed into a European
metropolis. This was accompanied by the displacement of parts of the
resident population from the city center (gentrification) accompanied by
social and political tensions.
Place name
The place name
Dublin is the English form of Duibhlinn [ˈdivʲ.lʲiːnʲ] (Irish for "Black
Pond", dubh, black, linn, pond) and was adopted by the Vikings for their
own village. "Black" here means deeper water that was suitable for
creating a port. Its approximate place is now occupied by Dubh Linn
Garden just south of Dublin Castle. The River Poddle, which emptied into
the Liffey here, now runs underground.
The town's Irish name is
Baile Átha Cliath (Irish for 'City of the Hurdle Ford'), which refers to
a settlement founded by King Mael Sechnaill II in 988 at the
strategically important easternmost ford across the River Liffey. By
cliath (hurdle, reed hurdle) is meant a wickerwork made to facilitate
crossing the ford (Irish áth).
Population
Around 530,000
people live within the city limits. Approximately 1.2 million people
live in the Dublin Region (Réigiúin Átha Cliath), which also includes
the suburbs and satellite towns as well as some more rural regions of
the former County Dublin. Approximately 1.1 million people live in the
Greater Dublin Area (CSO Census 2011), this area includes the urban area
including the suburbs in Counties Fingal, South Dublin and Dún
Laoghaire-Rathdown, but not the rural regions.
The city was historically the center of brewing (including Guinness).
Over time, Dublin developed into a center for the pharmaceutical
industry (including Pfizer) and the IT sector (including the European
headquarters of Google, Microsoft, Facebook, PayPal, Zynga and Yahoo).
Most recently, at the end of September 2011, Twitter announced the
establishment of its European headquarters. According to a study by PWC
in 2011, Dublin was the second most attractive city for company
headquarters in Europe after Antwerp.
Dublin is also the
financial center of Ireland. Many European banks (including Citigroup,
Commerzbank, WestLB, LBBW, Helaba) and insurance companies (including
Irish Life, London Life) have branches there. In addition, the (most
important) Irish stock exchange, the Irish Stock Exchange, and the Irish
Enterprise Exchange are based in Dublin.
The four largest Irish
airlines Aer Arann, Aer Lingus, CityJet and Ryanair have their
headquarters in the city.
The time of the "Celtic Tiger" also saw
large-scale and costly revitalization of the inner city, above all the
conversion of the old harbor areas into office and residential space.
The largest projects include the Docklands areas of Dublin Docklands and
Spencer Dock.
Tourism plays an important role in Dublin's
economy. With almost five million foreign visitors, Dublin was the 25th
most visited city in the world in 2016. Tourists brought in $1.9 billion
in revenue that same year. Most of the foreign visitors came from Europe
and the USA.