Government Buildings
Category: Rainy Day, Culture, Sightseeing, Free
Type: Castles, Historic Homes & Sites, Visitor Centres, Tours, General Attractions
Upper Merrion Street
Dublin 2
Dublin 2
Tel: +353 1 645 8813
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Originally designed for two new government departments, the Local Government Board and the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction, as well as the Royal College of Science.
Government Buildings
Georgina Campbell
Originally designed for two new government departments, the Local Government Board and the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction, as well as the Royal College of Science.
However in more recent times, Government Buildings has been converted and entirely refurbished to form modern accommodation for a number of departments including the Department of the Taoiseach, the Department of Finance and the Office of the Attorney General.
However in more recent times, Government Buildings has been converted and entirely refurbished to form modern accommodation for a number of departments including the Department of the Taoiseach, the Department of Finance and the Office of the Attorney General.
Opening Time:
Tours take place every Saturday at 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm & 1.30pm. Free tickets can be collected on the day from the National Gallery of Ireland, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2, from 10.00am.
Admission Charge:
Free
Directions
Beside the Merrion Square West entrance to Leinster HouseView Similar Tourist Attractions
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National Library of Ireland
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National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology
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National Gallery of Ireland
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Little Museum of Dublin
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Trinity College Dublin & Book of Kells
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Viking Splash Tours
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Number Twenty Nine - Georgian House Museum
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The Science Gallery
(0.5km)NW -
Iveagh Gardens
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National Concert Hall
(0.7km)NW -
National Wax Museum Plus
(0.7km)NW -
Dublin City Hall - Story of the Capital
(0.8km)NW -
Chester Beatty Library
(0.9km)NW -
Dublin Castle
(0.9km)NW -
Jeanie Johnston Tall Ship Famine Museum
(0.9km)NW -
National Photographic Archive
(0.9km)NW -
The Ark
(0.9km)NW -
Waterways Ireland Visitor Centre
(1.0km)NW -
National Leprechaun Museum
(1.1km)NW -
Christ Church Cathedral
(1.2km)NW -
Clare Museum
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Dublinia
(1.2km)NW -
Saint Patricks Cathedral
(1.2km)NW -
St Marys Abbey
(1.3km)NW -
Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium
(1.5km)NW -
Hugh Lane Gallery
(1.7km)NW -
The Old Jameson Distillery
(1.7km)NW -
Aviva Stadium
(1.8km)NW -
Guinness Storehouse
(2.2km)NW -
National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History
(2.2km)NW -
Croke Park & GAA Museum
(2.3km)NW -
Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) - Royal Hospital Kilmainham
(3.1km)NW -
Dublin Zoo
(3.6km)NW -
Kilmainham Gaol
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Casino Marino
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Glasnevin Museum
(3.9km)NW -
Aras an Uachtarain
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Rathfarnham Castle
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Phoenix Park
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Phoenix Park Visitor Centre - Ashtown Castle
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Pearse Museum & St. Endas Park
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Skerries Mills
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(44.2km) NW - MoyValley Golf Club
(45.3km) NW - Seapoint Golf Club
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(46.9km) SE - Rathsallagh Golf Club
(46.9km) SW - Headfort Golf Club
(57.5km) NW - Kilkea Castle Golf Resort
(61.1km) SW
Gardens
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(4.5km)SW - Airfield Gardens
(6.0km)SE - Carysfort Lodge
(6.7km)SE - Burton Hall
(8.0km)SE - Grasse Cottage
(10.0km)SE - The Talbot Botanic Gardens
(13.0km)NE - Primrose Hill
(13.2km)NW - Knockrose Garden
(13.9km)SE - Rathmichael Lodge
(14.3km)SE - 21 Library Road
(14.6km)SE - Corke Lodge
(16.0km)SE - Knockmore
(17.6km)SE - Powerscourt Gardens
(17.7km)SE - Killruddery House & Gardens
(20.0km)SE - Hunting Brook Gardens
(20.8km)SW - June Blakes Garden & Nursery
(23.0km)SW - Lodge Park Walled Gardens
(24.5km)SW - National Garden Exhibition Centre
(27.6km)SE - Ardgillan Castle & Demesne
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(38.0km)SE - Beaulieu House, Gardens and Car Museum
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(45.9km)SE - Grove Gardens
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(57.1km)SW - Rockfield House
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Nearby Towns/Areas
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Apps and Books
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