City

Dublin

Population
1 million

Airports
There is just 1 airport in Dublin – Dublin Airport

Local Transport
There is an extensive bus service in the greater Dublin area. In addition there is a DART (local train from north to south of the city, along the coast line) and LUAS (local tram from Dublin 16 to city centre and Dublin 24 to city centre)

Main attractions
Dublin has a wide range of art galleries and museums and well as many places of particular interest – Trinity College, Dublin Castle, Kilmainham Gaol, Guinness Storehouse, Jameson Distillery, Christchurch and St Patrick’s Cathedrals and Temple Bar. There are several large theatres as well as many smaller ones offering more avant-garde productions; cinemas, bowling alleys, pubs and clubs.

The Dublin pubs are very varied – there are the traditional pubs offering live Irish music, dancing and sing-songs; large modern pubs where the many young, vibrant, fun-loving Dubliners and visitors alike congregate on weekends and there are the small, quiet pubs where friends meet up to talk and exchange news and views. There are pubs frequented by politicians, artists and musicians – famous and not-so-famous - and there are pubs frequented only by the locals; there are pubs for jazz fans and pubs for rock fans. The choice is endless.

The National Concert Hall has concerts year round; there are several large musical productions each year in the Point Theatre. There are dog races several evenings per week and horse races in the suburbs at least twice per month.

Climate
Temperate. 2–5°C in January, rarely above 23°C in July–August. Snow rarely falls in Dublin, but it rains quite often. Bring an umbrella!

Cost of living

General expenditure
Lunch in a café costs from about EUR 8
Entrance to a cinema about EUR 8-10 (cheaper in afternoons), to a theatre between EUR 15 – 25.
Entrance to a club/disco up to EUR 20
Local bus and rail transport ticket (offers unlimited travel in greater Dublin area until 11.30 p.m. After this time there are special Nightlink buses which must be paid on boarding the bus – cost around EUR 5-8).
Weekly bus/rail ticket EUR 29.20,
2-weekly bus/rail ticket EUR 45,
3-weekly bus/rail ticket EUR 61,
4-weekly bus/rail ticket EUR 77.

Pocket money
EUR 150 per week for someone staying half-board in a private household (to cover travel, lunches and personal expenditure), and EUR 350 for someone staying in a hotel.

Further information can be found on the following websites:

» www.dublintourist.com
» www.entertainment.ie
» www.irishrail.com
» www.buseireann.ie

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