Located at the foothills of the Dublin Mountains, Dublin 18 has a handful of attractions to offer visitors to the area.
The area is home to Leopardstown Racecourse (353 1 289 3607), one of Dublin’s top race tracks, which offers high quality racing and excellent facilities.
Golfers can take advantage of the Stepaside gold centre (353 1 295 7204), which includes a 40 bay floodlit driving range and an 18 hole par 3 course, near the picturesque village of Stepaside.
Those who are interested in horticulture are well catered for by the Dublin Garden Group (353 1 295 5884), located at Knockcree, whose members include some of the best private gardens in the greater Dublin area.
Imaginosity (353 1 217 6130), Dublin’s first interactive children’s museum offers a fun family day out and includes colourful, expertly designed displays.
In their day the late Misses Overend, Letitia (b.1880) and Naomi (b.1900) were a legend. There are lots of colourful recollections about the sisters from the way they gave lifts to local school children who were able to recite the registration nu ...
A treasured location
Bull Island, home to The Royal Dublin Golf Club, is a protected wildlife habitat with a fabulous range of flora and fauna. Despite this, it is only three miles (5km) from Dublin city centre ...
For centuries, the hill where Avon Rí is now located looked out over a valley created by the Liffey and King's River. Avon Rí has taken its name from the latter and now looks out of the Blessington Lakes – a reservoir created ...
Located in Dublin's city centre, Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane, originally called The Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, houses one of Ireland's foremost collections of modern and contemporary art.
The original collection, donated by the Ga ...
Just off Dublin’s finest Georgian square, the period elegance of this fine hotel provides a stunning setting for wedding celebrations. The Merrion has been created from four restored Georgian townhouses and, although wedding blessings are n ...
A selective companion guide to our famous broad-based online collection, the ‘glovebox bible’ includes a uniquely diverse range of Ireland's greatest places to ...
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