Dublin- spire and bridges
Monday, den 27. July 2009Dublin is a great place to go for a short city break. If you fly from Manchester it takes less than an hour and if that’s not your cup of tea you can take a ferry from Liverpool to Dublin and be there in about 8 hours. Now Dublin is very popular with stag and […]
Ireland | 0 Kommentar »
Ireland City Breaks
Sunday, den 14. December 2008There has always seemed to have been an interest in all things Irish in the UK and Ireland is still very popular as a destination for short breaks from the UK.
There’s a huge choice from your Irish break depending upon what you want from it, Dublin is very busy with a vibrancy expected from a […]
Ireland | 0 Kommentar »
Guinness Brewery Moving
Sunday, den 21. September 2008As regular readers of this site will know, I’m a huge fan of Dublin and as such, naturally I’ve been to the Guinness Brewery at St James Gate in Dublin. Guinness has been talking about moving its brewing operation for some time and has decided it is going back to its roots and moving its […]
Ireland | 0 Kommentar »
The U2 Tower of Dublin
Saturday, den 30. August 2008As regular readers will know, U2 finally got planning permission to extend and refurbish the Clarence Hotel in Dublin but that’s not the only thing they got permission for.
Reportedly, they are building a ‘U2 Tower’. It took some time because most European cities have a rule that no building can be built higher than the […]
Ireland | 0 Kommentar »
Gallaghers Restaurant, Dublin
Friday, den 29. August 2008In an article yesterday, we talked about the downside of the Temple Bar area in Dublin. However, to be fair, it has some fantastic restaurants, one of which I’ve frequented on more than one occasion - Gallaghers Boxty Restaurant.
A boxty, if you’re wondering, is a traditional Irish dish. It’s a pancake filled with various fillings, […]
Ireland | 0 Kommentar »
Temple Bar, Dublin
Thursday, den 28. August 2008Whilst on a city break to Dublin earlier this year, our group felt we had to go down to Temple Bar. For those who don’t know, Temple Bar isn’t just one bar, but an area on the south of the River Liffey. It hasn’t changed at all since the last time I visited. It’s incredibly […]
Ireland | 0 Kommentar »
Bulmers Festival
Tuesday, den 29. July 2008This September, Dublin will host the Bulmers International Comedy Festival - and I’m gutted because if I’d have known then I’d have moved my August city break to Dublin to September instead!
This is the events fifth year and different parts of it will be hosted in different sections of the capital over its three weeks […]
Ireland | 0 Kommentar »
Ryanair Flights to Dublin - Amazing
Sunday, den 20. July 2008I just booked an entire weekend city break to Dublin for the middle of August for just over £100 - hurrah!
I’ve got a flight from Manchester Airport for Friday afternoon for just £3.99, returning on Sunday for £3.99. Including taxes that comes to a total of around £30 per person. If we’d been willing to […]
Ireland | 0 Kommentar »
A Contrast to City Breaks
Saturday, den 5. July 2008As regular readers will know, I am an avid fan of city breaks, unable to stand the beach or poolside for more than two days, however, city breaks are not particularly relaxing so sometimes you need a change.
According to the Irish tourist board, one of the best places to do this is County Kerry, which […]
Ireland | 0 Kommentar »
An Idea for a Dublin City Break
Wednesday, den 2. July 2008Dublin has always been a favourite city break for me, having been four or five times already.
Marlay Park is a great venue about ten miles from the city centre and throughout August the park will be playing host to concerts from the likes of the Muse, the Killers, Metallica and Lenny Kravitz.
On the 23rd August, […]
Ireland | 0 Kommentar »