The ruins of the Hell Fire Club on the summit of Montpelier Hill in the foothills of the Dublin Mountains are a well known landmark in south Dublin. This guide explores the trails around the hill and...

What the hills to the east of the main Dublin/Wicklow range may lack in height, they more than make up for in terms of views and ambience. This guide covers a half-day trip from the suburban village...

This trail covers an area of about 1 mile in circumference, and you can mostly stay on the same footpath. This tour won't cost you a penny, because all the museums and art galleries mentioned along...

This tour begins beside St. Stephens Green Park. As you walk you will see a selection of small and large shops, some vintage, some bohemian in style with a selection of goods for sale. Located along...

Following the sweep of the river Liffey through the heart of Dublin, this photographer's tour covers the oldest settlements in Dublin, takes in the turbulent history of the state, and ends where all...

Celebrating 350 years, Phoenix Park still reverberates with Victorian sensibilities, pomposity and power, medieval, majestic, and macabre, histories grim and gruesome. In this gentile setting, not...

The River Liffey cuts through the heart of the city centre of Dublin, and this walk takes you through the two main streets, the war marked O'Connell Street, across College Green and the old...

Unlike its sister, the Royal Canal, the Grand Canal doesn't have a song dedicated to it. It does however, have more than its fair share of relationships with Nobel Laureates.

The salubrious...

It is, perhaps, not fully appreciated how rich the Dublin Mountains are in ancient monuments, some of which date back thousands of years. This guide describes a circular route around the northern...

Georgian Architecture has been a Dublin icon ever since the five storey terraces were built for the aristocracy. This tour passes the best of the colourful, ornate doorways, which housed the best of...

The coastline of Dublin is dotted with numerous settlements that began as ports and fishing villages and have since developed as suburbs and dormitory towns for the city of Dublin. Two such places are...