| David Muldoon, travel writer explores the
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| | Street (poet Patrick Kavanagh, playwright
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| delights of a celtic gem, dublin
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| | Brendan Behan). For musical pubs try the
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| Dublin, the fair city, capital of the
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| | St John Gogarty on Fleet Street in Temple
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| Republic of Ireland is situated on the
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| | Bar, O'Donoghue's in Merrion Row and for
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| eastern side of the emerald isle and
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| | session tunes take your irish drum or
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| offers the many facilities as any large
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| | 'bodhrán' to Lower Bridge Street where
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| European city while still maintaining the
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| | O'Shea's Merchant and the Brazen Head
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| most traditional of Irish culture and
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| | face each other, or north of the Liffey
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| hospitality. Dublin has attractions to
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| | to the Cobblestone Bar on North King
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| suit everyone's taste, from museums to
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| | Street
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| shopping, from castles to sport centres,
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| | PoD on Harcourt Street is still one of
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| from churches to restaurants, and of
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| | the trendiest nightclubs. At the Gaiety
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| course a very special and exciting night
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| | on South King Street it's hot salsa on
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| life with pubs, cafés and night clubs.
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| | Fridays and souls and R&B on Saturdays.
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| Getting bored in Dublin is virtually
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| | The Thomas House on Thomas Street offers
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| impossible.Dublin has some wonderful
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| | techno a-go-go in a friendly club
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| parts to explore, like the River Liffey
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| | atmosphere. And try The Kitchen at the
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| that slices the city in half, or Grafton
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| | Clarence Hotel on Wellington Quay -famous
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| Street, the vibrant shopping heart of the
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| | rock band owners U2 are unlikely to be
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| city, and of course the famous O'Connell
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| | there, but in Ireland you can never know
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| Street, the main artery of Dublin's city
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| | what to expect
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| centre. The home of Oscar Wilde, this
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| | In Temple Bar, it's Eden on Meeting House
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| city will prove a great experience for
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| | Square for excellent modern cookery.
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| anyone, surrounded by music and the
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| | Poppadom Restaurant on Rathgar Road
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| hospitality of the Dubliners.Dublin's
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| | offers proper, authentic Indian cookery.
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| centre is compact enough to walk across
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| | Bang Café is a great place down on
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| in half an hour. City buses are
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| | Merrion Row. As for seafood - ride the
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| plentiful, the new Luas modern trams run
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| | DART out to Sandycove and taste the
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| frequently, and the excellent DART urban
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| | flavours fresh out of the sea at
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| railway which hugs the coastline for
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| | Caviston's Seafood Restaurant
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| miles and buzzes you north and south to
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| | Other places of worthwhile visit include
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| suburban stations and on out of the city
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| | the National Gallery, National Museum or
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| in minutes. South of the River Liffey is
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| | Leinster House home of the Irish
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| the beautiful Georgian quarter and
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| | Parliament. The Guinness Storehouse and
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| traditionally the trendiest part of
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| | Jameson Whiskey Distillery are highly
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| Dublin - especially the revamped
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| | recommended, for their regular tours and
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| riverside area of Temple Bar with its
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| | thirsty visitors can trace the journey
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| cobbled streets, arty venues and smart
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| | and history of this fascinating world-of
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| little eateries and shops. Some find it a
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| | much loved beer and whiskey. The Guinness
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| bit contrived, but this is still the
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| | Store is now Ireland's number one tourist
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| trendiest part of town. Capuccinistas
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| | attraction, after all 14.3 million pints
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| practise their pouts at Café en Seine on
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| | of Guinness is stored there.
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| Dawson Street
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| | Dublin, Ireland Travel by Car / Car
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| The gloriously illustrated, 140-year-old
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| | Rental Motor traffic in Dublin, Ireland
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| medieval manuscript called the Book of
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| | has dramatically increased in the last
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| Kells at Trinity College is probably the
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| | few years and as a result the city has
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| most beautiful book in the world, housed
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| | become very congested during commuter
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| in the great vaulted Long Room - perhaps
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| | hours. A car provides a very easy and
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| the finest interior in Dublin. Trinity
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| | convenient way to travel outside of the
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| College is also a famous seat of learning
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| | city centre. If you do not bring your own
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| and one of the great universities of
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| | car, there is a multitude of car rental
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| Europe. The long list of famous
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| | firms to choose from. Car rental can be
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| ex-students includes Samuel Beckett,
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| | quite expensive in the peak summer season
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| Edmund Burke and Oscar Wilde. Out west of
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| | and the best rates can be obtained by
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| the city centre, the national monument of
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| | booking in advance or online. Broker
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| Kilmainham Gaol gives you a fascinating
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| | companies use the major rental companies
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| and very moving, if chilling, insight
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| | for huge discounts and therefore usually
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| into modern Irish history. This is where
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| | offer the best deal. Car rental usually
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| the leaders of the 1916 rising were
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| | comes as a 'fully inclusive' package
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| executed here, radicalizing the Irish
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| | which includes unlimited mileage,
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| public and marking the beginning of the
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| | collision damage waiver, passenger
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| end of the British administration in
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| | indemnity insurance and cover for third
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| Dublin.
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| | party, fire and theft - but not usually
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| Dublin's pubs are very famous, especially
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| | insurance excess. To rent a car you must
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| for the 'craic' (general good-time
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| | show a full driver's licence and a credit
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| atmosphere), conversation, music and of
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| | card in the driver's name. Cars are
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| course excellent Guinness. For the black
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| | usually rented to customers between the
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| stuff experience, try Mulligan's of
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| | ages of 23 to 70 years, although some
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| Poolbeg Street. Celebrity spotting takes
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| | companies can make exceptions.Rules of
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| place in Doheny & Nesbitt's in Lower
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| | the Road:-
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| Baggot Street near St Stephen's Green.
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| | The Irish, like the British, drive on the
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| Three good literary pubs in the
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| | left-hand side of the road, with their
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| pedestrianised streets east of Grafton
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| | cars having the steering wheel on the
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| Street are Davy Byrne's in Duke Street
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| | right and gear levers on the left..
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| (James Joyce) and McDaid's in Harry
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