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Originally known as The Assembly Rooms when completed in 1786, the building, designed by the German architect Richard Cassels, was converted into the Gate Theatre by the actors Hilton Edwards and Mícheál MacLiammóir in 1928. It soon established a reputation for high-class European productions, rivalling the Abbey, which concentrated on Irish plays. The Gate has maintained its standing as a venue for new plays but also puts on excellent productions of international and Irish classics.

Sophisticated and understated bar-restaurant beside the river. The excellent cooking is modern Irish.

Designed in 1814 in Neo-Classical style by Francis Johnston, the GPO is one of the city’s most imposing buildings. It was the centre of the aborted Easter Rising in 1916 and the scars of gunfire can still be seen on the Ionic portico. The history of this event can be seen in a sequence of paintings in the foyer by Irish artist Norman Teeling.

Born in Dublin, Shaw (1856–1950) moved to England in 1876. Starting as a book reviewer for the Pall Mall Gazette , he was to become a prolific playwright; The Devil’s Disciple (1897) and Pygmalion (1914) are just two of his works. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925.

Many of the most important sights in the city, such as Custom House, were built during the Georgian era. Artists and musicians visited Dublin from all over Europe – one of the highlights was the premiere of Handel’s oratorio, The Messiah , in Dublin in 1741.

Three Georgian houses have been converted to make this hotel, which offers comfortable accommodation and is close to most conveniences.

These 47 acres include rose gardens and glasshouses. The adjacent cemetery is the final resting place of Daniel O’Connell.