Tourist Info
Things to do in Dublin:
- Ulysses Walk: http://www.jamesjoyce.ie/detail.asp?id=10
- Guinness Storehouse: www.guinness-storehouse.com
- Jameson Distillery: www.jamesonwhiskey.com
- Temple Bar: www.templebar.ie/
- Christchurch Cathedral: www.christchurchdublin.ie/
- Dublinia: www.dublinia.ie/
- St. Patrick's Cathedral: www.stpatrickscathedral.ie/
- Arlington Hotel trad dancing nights: www.arlingtonhoteltemplebar.com
- Dublin Castle: www.dublincastle.ie/
- Writers Museum: www.writersmuseum.com
- Trinity (Book of Kells): www.tcd.ie/Library/bookofkells/
- Chester Beatty Library: www.cbl.ie
- James Joyce Museum/ James Joyce Heritage Centre: www.jamesjoyce.ie/
- Literary Pub Crawl: www.dublinpubcrawl.com
- Bram Stoker Experience: http://www.indublin.ie/Tourism/Attractions/The_Bram_Stoker_Dracula_Exper...
- St. Michans: www.saintandrewscelticchurch.org
- Whitefriar St. Church (St. Valentine’s Bones): http://www.carmelites.ie/ireland/Whitefriar%20St/whitefriarstreet.htm
- Glide Tours:www.glidetours.ie
Day Trips for those with itchy feet:
- New Grange: www.newgrange.com
- Howth: www.dublintourist.com/towns/howth
- Malahide and Malahide Castle: www.malahidecastle.com
- Wicklow Way: www.wicklowway.com
- Glendalough: www.glendalough.ie
- Kilkenny and Kilkenny Castle: www.kilkennycastle.ie
- Ballycumber (we might organise something for Thursday)
- Coastal Tour/ Powerscourt Tour from Dublin Bus: www.dublinbus.ie
- Drogheda – St. Oliver Plunkett: www.drogheda.ie
Slightly further afield:
- Blarney Castle and Cork: www.blarneycastle.ie
- Cliffs of Moher: www.cliffsofmoher.ie
- Rock of Cashel: www.cashel.ie
- Dingle Penninsula and Ring of Kerry: www.dingle-peninsula.ie
- Belfast: www.gotobelfast.com
For anyone attending the convention, there are a number of different ways to reach us..
By Air
- Dublin Airport: www.dublinairport.com
- Shannon Airport: www.shannonairport.com
- Cork Airport: www.corkairport.com
Information on flights, destinations and starting points can be found on each of these sites.
By Sea
- Larne Port: www.portoflarne.co.uk
- Dublin Port: www.dublinport.ie
- Dun Laoghaoire Port: www.directferries.ie/dun_laoghaire.htm
- Rosslare Port: www.directferries.ie
And for those who are either already in Ireland and need to get from A-X..
By Train
- Irish Rail: www.irishrail.ie
By Bus
- Bus Eireann: www.buseireann.ie
- Dublin Bus: www.dublinbus.ie
By Tram
- Luas (Dublin only): www.luas.ie
By Bicycle
- Dublin Bikes: www.dublinbikes.ie
Useful items for travel/tickets:
- Leap Card [Integrated public travel card for Dublin]: www.leapcard.ie
- Dublin Card
- Heritage Card
All of the above sites will have details on times, availability, routes, and prices.
And, finally, theres always that good old fashioned method - walking.