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Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

Dún Laoghaire is a seaside town and ferry port situated some 12 km south of Dublin city centre. The name derives from its founder, Laoghaire, a 5th century High King of Ireland, who chose the site as a sea base from which to carry out raids on Britain and France.

The harbour is notable for its two granite piers - one of which is the busiest pier with people walking on it in Ireland - and is home to four yacht clubs.

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Rasam

Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

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Nisheeth Tak's appealing Rasam Restaurant in Glasthule has a devoted regular clientele ...

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Cavistons Seafood Restaurant & Food Emporium

Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

Fish Shop / Restaurant / Speciality Store

Caviston's of Sandycove has long been a mecca for lovers of good food - here at their ...

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Gardens

Knockrose Garden

Dublin 18, Dublin City

Knockrose is situated 500 feet above sea level nestling on the shoulder of The Scalp, a geological feature formed by the melting waters of a glacier. Tom and Trish Farrell are the owners and custodians of this beautifully cultivated unique garden ...

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Golf

Portmarnock Golf Club

Portmarnock, Co. Dublin
Course Type: Links

On Christmas Eve of 1893 a Scottish Insurance broker named W.C. Pickeman and his friend George Ross rowed over from Sutton to the peninsula of Portmarnock to scout out the land as a p ...

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Self Catering

Avon Ri Blessington Resort

Blessington, Co. Wicklow

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 ...

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Dublin Food Co-op - Dublin 8 - Thursdays & Saturdays

Dublin Food Co-Op (formerly Pearse Street market)

12 Newmarket, Dublin 8

Thursday from 2 pm to 8 pm

Saturdays: 9.30am – 4.30pm

Run by the Dublin Food Co-op. ...

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Tourist Attractions

St Stephens Green

Dublin 2, Dublin City

Ireland's best known Victorian public park and at 22 acres (9 hectares) St Stephen's Green is the largest of the parks in Dublin's main Georgian squares. Re-opened by Lord Ardilaun in 1880 for the citizens of Dublin it has been maintained in ...

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Wedding Venues

Radisson Blu St Helen's Hotel

Dublin 4, Dublin City

Set in four acres of landscaped gardens with views across Dublin Bay to Howth Head, this is one of the capital’s finest hotels and has at its heart a listed building of charm and elegance. It makes a lovely setting for a wedding and, althou ...

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