Government Buildings

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.

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.

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.

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Hospitality

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Self Catering

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Farmers Markets

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  (0.9km)SW
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  (0.9km)SE
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  (0.9km)NW
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• Point Village - Dublin - Saturdays & Sundays
  (1.9km)NE
• Honest2Goodness - Glasnevin Dublin 11 - Saturdays
  (4.3km)NW
• Ballymun - Dublin - Every Thursday
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• Marlay Park Food - Co Dublin - Saturday & Sunday
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• Liffey Valley Shopping Centre - Dublin 22 - Fridays
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  (8.6km) NE
• Castleknock Golf Club
  (9.2km) NW
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  (11.0km) NE
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  (11.6km) NE
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  (12.6km) NE
• Saint Margarets Golf Club
  (12.8km) NW
• Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links
  (12.9km) NE
• CityWest Golf Club
  (14.0km) SW
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  (15.4km) NE
• Dun Laoghaire Golf Club
  (16.3km) SE
• Roganstown Golf & Country Club
  (16.3km) NW
• Woodbrook Golf Club
  (16.7km) SE
• Balcarrick Golf Club
  (16.8km) NE
• Powerscourt Golf Club
  (17.8km) SE
• South County Golf Club
  (18.0km) SW
• Beaverstown Golf Club
  (18.7km) NE
• Carton House Golf Club
  (21.4km) NW
• Hollywood Lakes Golf Club
  (23.6km) NW
• K Club, The - Ryder Cup 2006
  (24.9km) SW
• Killeen Golf Club
  (25.0km) SW
• Palmerstown House Golf Club
  (25.9km) SW
• Naas Golf Club
  (27.3km) SW
• Millicent Golf & Country Club
  (29.6km) SW
• Druids Glen Golf Club
  (30.0km) SE
• Tulfarris Golf Resort
  (31.3km) SW
• Royal Tara Golf Club
  (37.9km) NW
• Laytown and Bettystown Golf Club
  (40.6km) NE
• Rathcore Golf and Country Club
  (40.7km) NW
• Knightsbrook Golf Club
  (41.0km) NW
• Curragh Golf Club
  (43.0km) SW
• County Meath Golf Club
  (43.1km) NW
• Wicklow Golf Club
  (43.4km) SE
• County Louth Golf Club (Baltray)
  (44.2km) NW
• MoyValley Golf Club
  (45.3km) NW
• Seapoint Golf Club
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• Blainroe Golf Club
  (46.9km) SE
• Rathsallagh Golf Club
  (46.9km) SW
• Headfort Golf Club
  (57.5km) NW
• Kilkea Castle Golf Resort
  (61.1km) SW

Gardens

• Dillon Garden, The
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• National Botanic Gardens
  (3.6km)NW
• Glendale Gardens
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• Airfield Gardens
  (6.0km)SE
• Carysfort Lodge
  (6.7km)SE
• Burton Hall
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• Grasse Cottage
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• The Talbot Botanic Gardens
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• Primrose Hill
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• Knockrose Garden
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• 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
  (28.1km)NE
• Warble Bank
  (29.1km)SE
• Mount Usher Gardens
  (38.0km)SE
• Beaulieu House, Gardens and Car Museum
  (42.9km)NW
• Listoke Gardens
  (45.3km)NW
• Kilmacurragh Arboretum - National Botanic Garden
  (45.9km)SE
• Grove Gardens
  (56.6km)NW
• Burtown House Gardens
  (57.1km)SW
• Rockfield House
  (58.3km)NW

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