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.

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Kitty Kiernans Pub

Dublin's famous Kitty Kiernans Pub is located on a quiet leafy avenue halfway between Dublin Airport and Dublin City Centre (8 minutes from both) It's popular with locals and visitors alike. There's live entertainment nightly - Irish music,folk,comedy and casino nights. Free admission and open until late. This Pub is highly recommended by local B&B Almara (www.almarabb.com) 2 minutes walk.
Minna

Set in the heart of Connemara, Minna is a proper country town with a shop, school, church and a handful of houses. If you head for the beach you will find idyllic, secluded coves perfect for some private sunbathing, well until the students from the Gaelteacht arrive.
Music and Literary Bus Tour

This tour uncovers the musical history of Dublin and offers an authentic 1 hour 15 minute Panoramic and Audiovisual Experience.
National Library

long with works by W. B. Yeats (1923), George Bernard Shaw (1925), Samuel Beckett (1969), and Seamus Heaney (1995), the National Library contains first editions of every major Irish writer, including books by Jonathan Swift, Oliver Goldsmith, and James Joyce (who used the library as the scene of the great literary debate in Ulysses). In addition, almost every book ever published in Ireland is kept here, along with an unequaled selection of old maps and an extensive collection of Irish newspapers and magazines—more than 5 million items in all.
National Museum of Ireland - Country Life

Museum chronicling life in Ireland from 1850 to 1950. Free entry. Exhibitions contain material from the Irish Folklife collection. Includes landlord's house with nineteenth century rooms, extensive planned gardens and exhibition galleries.
Newgrange

Burial mounds and more - originally built between c.3300-2900 BCE , it is more than 500 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, and predates Stonehenge trilithons by about 1,000 years (although the earliest stages of Stonehenge are roughly contemporary with Newgrange). It lay lost for over 4,000 years due to mound slippage, until the late 17th century, when men looking for building stone uncovered it, and described it as a cave.
Nude

This is a great sandwich shop - they have really lovely fresh ingredients and also have soups and juices. Its just a cool place to sit around and have some yummy food.
Old Jameson Distillery Tour

An interactive experience where you will be transported back to 1780 to discover how John Jameson converted water,barley and yeast to finest Irish whiskey, culminating in a taste of the whisky itself.
Old Library

The Old Library houses Ireland's largest collection of books and manuscripts; its principal treasure is the Book of Kells, generally considered to be the most striking manuscript ever produced in the Anglo-Saxon world and one of the great masterpieces of early Christian art.
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.