DK Travel : Dublin

One of the most popular capitals in Europe, Dublin is a city steeped in history. Huddled together within a small vicinity you’ll find Viking remains, medieval cathedrals and churches, Georgian squares and excellent museums. But it’s not just about buildings – music, theatre, literature and pubs play just as strong a part in Dublin’s atmosphere. These highlights are the must-sees for any visitor who wants to truly capture the variety and vibrancy of the city.

Oliver St John Gogarty’s

This is both bar and restaurant, extremely popular with tourists for its central location in the middle of Temple Bar and more particularly for its traditional Irish food and music.
Oscar Taylor’s

Situated on the Portmarnock coast road, this restaurant offers good food, and fabulous views of Lambay Island and the Malahide Estuary.
Oscar Wilde

Wilde (1854–1900) was born at Westland Row, Dublin, and became a classics scholar at Trinity College and later at Oxford. His highly popular plays, full of acid wit, include An Ideal Husband (1895) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895). His imprisonment for homosexual offences inspired The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898), but he died, humiliated, in 1900.
Otto’s Creative Catering

With a view of the Atlantic ocean, this farmhouse serves up the very best of organic produce creatively and deliciously. Reservations only.
Oughterard

On the shores of Lough Corrib, this village has become a small resort area. Its chief prize, however, is Aughnanure Castle, beside the lake – a handsome remnant of a 16th-century tower-house of the O’Flaherties, the Connacht clan who terrified the ruling Anglo-Norman families of Galway.
Oxygen Music Festival

A 2 day festival of music and camping. They have fantastic line ups. Last year the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kaiser Chiefs and Franz Ferdinand were all there.
O’Connell Street

One of the widest streets in Europe, O’Connell Street was designed by Luke Gardiner in the 1740s and was once lined with Classical buildings. Sadly, many of these were destroyed during the Easter Rising and the street has lost the stately appearance of earlier times, but one of its remaining charms is its statues, the most imposing being that of Daniel O’Connell, near O’Connell Bridge.
O’Donoghue’s

Music and fun are the lifeblood of this pub, which fostered the popular balladiers, The Dubliners. Tap your feet on the Liscannor stone floor during an informal music session, or, if the sun’s shining, have a drink in the little courtyard out back.
O’Dowd’s Seafood Bar and Restaurant

Beside Roundstone’s pretty harbour, O’Dowd’s serves steak and seafood dishes and does more for vegetarians than most Irish restaurants.
O’Neills

The exterior of this pub is authentic and old-fashioned, while inside there are several different bar areas offering a variety of experiences and clientele.

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