To call this a castle would be a gross exaggeration. Knock Knock, Who's there? Castle. Castle who? This is not a castle. Okay.

You can spare half an hour here, as the place is listed as one of the city's main attractions, but it is not much of a castle. It's rather modern and institutional and as I already said, it will not take much time.

The castle only has a small section of the original buildings remaining and is essentially state rooms these days. As the state rooms were closed on the day we visited ( for photo promotion) we decided not to take the tour as the story boards...More

Myself and my friend went to Dublin Castle this morning as the first stop on our fun-filled day! We left the hotel and it was absolutely bucketing it down which wasn't ideal when the Dublin Castle tour is in three different buildings meaning we had...More

It's true, Dublin Castle, isn't much of a castle if you're comparing it to Windsor or the Tower or any other "traditional" European castles. That being said, don't miss out on Dublin Castle just because it doesn't look like an old midieval castle. There's lots...More

We didn't go into the Castle, but loved walking around the castle. We went into the Chester Beatty Library and loved the Dubhlinn Gardens. Felt that we could experience a lot of the Castle without having to pay entrance fees. Our free walking tour guide...More

We learned so much from our tour guide at Dublin Castle. Definitely worth the trip and paying for the full tour.