One of the most desirable postcodes in Dublin, D4 is home to the RDS and the upmarket Donnybrook area, where ladies like to lunch.
Visitors to this regal part of Dublin will enjoy a stroll around the Herbert Park (353 1 222 5278), or a visit to Shelbourne Park Greyhound stadium (353 1 668 3502), which offers a terraced grandstand and lounge.
A less well known point of interest is the National Print museum (353 1 660 3770), which was established to document the history of printing in Ireland and houses a collection of over 10,000 objects that cover the whole range of the printing craft in Ireland.
Statuesque echiums and a profusion of unusual plants bursting over the garden wall signal the presence of a promising garden. But the real treat - a sumptuous feast for plant lovers- lies hidden behind Carmel Duignan’s house. For here is a ...
A treasured location
Bull Island, home to The Royal Dublin Golf Club, is a protected wildlife habitat with a fabulous range of flora and fauna. Despite this, it is only three miles (5km) from Dublin city centre ...
For centuries, the hill where Avon Rí is now located looked out over a valley created by the Liffey and King's River. Avon Rí has taken its name from the latter and now looks out of the Blessington Lakes – a reservoir created ...
The Chester Beatty Library was formed in 1950 to house the collections of mining magnate Sir Chester Beatty. The role of the Chester Beatty Library is to protect, preserve and make available to the public in the form of exhibitions, popular publi ...
Dublin’s oldest restaurant is located in a characterful 18th century coach house and stables - and, as the name implies, it is surrounded by beautiful mature gardens, which are lit up by night.
It is in a built-up area and near a busy r ...
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