This industrial first-floor building used to be the yacht club, although when you actually see it, you'll find it looks a lot more like a factory of sorts. But its distinctly...
1 West PierA highly professional, reliable agency with consistently good reports, the Belgrave provides in-hotel babysitting services throughout Dublin. Just don't leave the booking until...
56 Mulgrave Street Dun LaoghaireThe latest out-of-towner to be awarded a Michelin star, Bon Appetit is luring Dublin's gourmets away from the city centre with the promise of culinary fireworks from young...
9 James TerraceNow that it's had €10 million spent on it, Clontarf Castle is looking every inch the swanky modern hotel (except, of course, for the elements of the 12th-century structure that...
Castle AvenueCultúrlann na hÉireann (the Irish Cultural Institute) hosts popular large ceilidhs or communal dances, just like in the good old dance-hall days. Expect a mix of committed...
32 Belgrave SquareKnown for the arresting visual quality of its work, this group performs material devised by its two artistic directors, Robert Connor and Loretta Yurick. Recently, the dancers...
Bloomfields CentreStanding nobly at the top of the hill overlooking the village of Dalkey, the Fitzpatrick is a regal-looking place that does indeed look like a castle. Actually, it's a...
KillineyFrom one boozy capital to another, one of Hemingway's favourite Havana bars has opened (under capitalist guise) in Dublin. The former Life Bar has been transformed into the...
Irish Life MallA wine shop, deli and almost accidental restaurant (that side of the business just evolved on its own), the adorable French Paradox is a joy to behold: lead-topped counters,...
53 Shelbourne RoadSandymount is a posh and pretty little village on the right side of town, where the locals can be a bit demanding. And why not? They practically run the country. Itsa4 has been...
6A Sandymount GreenWith the kind of relentess mall lighting that makes you feel as if you are suspended in a permanent lightning flash, this starkly modern shopping centre may not be the most...
Jervis StreetIt may look like just another B&B from its modest terraced façade but Kilronan House is an elegant and, above all, welcoming place that has been renovated with real class. The...
70 Adelaide RoadThis popular hostel has dorms as well as one double and one twin room. Amenities include laundry facilities, a TV room and a kitchen open to guests. A cheap and pleasant way to...
7 Dunleary Road