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opening days/times, entrance fees, etc. listed on yellow pages.
City sightseeing with local guide: includes
- St Patrick’s Cathedral inside visit
- Georgian Dublin drive past
- Phoenix Park drive past
- GPO, O’Connell Street drive past
- Timed entrance to St Patrick’s Cathedral paid by voucher.
- Check Tip guide in TM Manual.
- Vox are useful for inside St Patrick’s Cathedral.
- Explain to group that coach will not be returning to hotel.
- If relevant, point out spots on Nassau St where local buses depart for your particular hotel.
0900: Tour starts
SOME OF THE TOURS MAY HAVE AN IRISH DANCE LESSON BOOKED IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON, SO LOOKING TO FINISH YOUR CITY TOUR EARLIER MIGHT BE AN IDEA IN ORDER FOR THE GROUP TO EAT LUNCH AND EXPLORE THE CENTRE OF DUBLIN.
When you arrive St Patrick’s Cathedral, the coach usually drops you by the entrance, go ahead to let them know you are there and pick up tickets while the guide gets everyone off the bus and in line. Hand each pax a ticket and explain that they will have time for the shop at the end and will meet you back on the coach – which may have moved from the entrance to the side of St Patrick’s Park on Bull Alley Street, so check with your driver so that you can direct people towards the coach. A visit is usually 45 minutes to an hour. Toilet and Shop facilities are available but slow. There are additional temporary toilets outside (to the left of the gift shop).
Upon departing St Patrick’s aim to include a Phoenix Park drive through, potentially stopping at the Papal Cross (Ice Cream Van) and on the way back towards Trinity College, include O’Connell Street and Parnell Square. Drop off on Nassau Street.
12.00 Tour ends at Trinity College. Coach will drop you on Nassau Street. Give directions/suggestions for lunch and afternoon activities. There are no toilets in the Old Library building at Trinity if they are seeing the Book of Kells. The toilets are located across Fellows’ Square in the basement of the Arts Building. There is now a digital experience in the Pavilion building. Please check for updates on the redevelopment of the Library, as books have been removed for cleaning.
TRINTIY COLLEGE HAS INTRODUCED A TIMED VISIT SYSTEM, SO DOUBLE CHECK VOUCHERS AND TM ENVELOPE.
UNLESS YOU HAVE A BOOKED VISIT WITHIN TRINITY COLLEGE, THEY WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO BRING GROUP INSIDE FOR PHOTOS.
Lunch suggestions: Bewleys, Grafton St or Westmoreland St
Porterhouse, Nassau St
O’Neills, Suffolk St.
Kilkenny Shop, Nassau St
Oliver St Jonh Gogarty’s/The Temple Bar in Temple Bar
Avoca on Suffolk Street has a nice café and Deli
INFORMATION AND FREE TIME SUGGESTIONS:
Tourist Information Office, WWW.VISITDUBLIN.COM
Museums
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND – Kildare St (Free admission. Limited Sunday and Monday Hours)
NATIONAL GALLERY OF IRELAND – Merrion Square (Free admission. Open Monday)
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM – Merrion Square (Free admission, Closed Monday)
CHESTER BEATTY LIBRARY – Dublin Castle (Free admission) Historic manuscripts, rare books, paintings and drawings.
WRITERS’ MUSEUM – Parnell Square (Admissions Charge) – also Hugh Lane Gallery next door.
GEORGIAN HOUSE – 29 Fitzwilliam Street (Admission Charge. (Closed Monday)
BOOK OF KELLS – Trinity College (Admission Charge)
LITTLE MUSEUM OF DUBLIN – St Stephen’s Green (Admission Charge)
GENERAL POST OFFICE (GPO)– O’Connell Street (Admission Charge) Interactive exhibition about the Easter Rising Irish Independence.
E.P.I.C – Custom House Quay (Admission Charge) Interactive Emigration Museum, focus on Irish cultural influence around the world.
Evening activities
O’DONOGHUES BAR 15 Merrion Row. Traditional Music
OLIVER ST. JOHN GOGARTY PUB – Fleet St / traditional music (also serves excellent traditional Irish food during the day)
TRADITIONAL MUSIC TOURS – book in advance (check if ok for under 18’s – it varies)
LITERARY TOURS – must be booked in advance (fine for under 18’s – some are “pub crawl’ tours so check when booking). Other walking tours available, see www.sightwalkingdublin.com
IRISH HOUSE PARTY – www.irishhouseparty.ie. Small and intimate Irish dinner/dance at Landsdowne Hotel, Pembroke Road, Dublin. Approx price for Dinner and Show Entertainment No group rate quoted.
MURPHY’S ICECREAM – Wicklow Street, open until 10pm (some seating), made in Dingle with milk from Kerry cows (try the Seasalt).
Theatres
ABBEY THEATRE – Abbey Street
THE GATE THEATRE – O’Connell Street/Parnell Square
BORD GAIS ENERGY THEATRE – Grand Canal Dock off Cardiff Lane.