Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
VISITOR INFORMATION
Dublin Tourism operates six walk-in visitor centers in greater
Dublin that are open every day except Christmas. The principal
center is on Suffolk Street, Dublin 2, open from June to August
Monday to Saturday from 9am to 8:30pm, Sunday and bank holi-
days 10:30am to 3pm, and the rest of the year Monday to Saturday
9am to 5:30pm, Sunday and bank holidays 10:30am to 3pm. The
Suffolk Street office includes a currency exchange counter, a car-
rental counter, an accommodations-reservations service, bus and rail
information desks, a gift shop, and a cafe. For accommodations
reservations throughout Ireland by credit card, contact Dublin
Tourism at & 01/605-7700; www.visitdublin.com.
The five other centers are in the Arrivals Hall of Dublin Airport;
Exclusively Irish, O'Connell Street, Dublin 1; Baggot Street Bridge,
Baggot Street, Dublin 2; The Square Towncentre, Tallaght, Dublin
24; and the ferry terminal at Dun Laoghaire Harbor (all telephone
inquiries should be directed to the number listed above). All centers
are open year-round with at least the following hours: Monday to Fri-
day 9am to 5:30pm and Saturday 9am to 5pm.
For information on Ireland outside of Dublin, call Bord Fáilte
( & 1850/230330 in Ireland; www.travel.ireland.ie).
At any of these centers you can pick up the free Tourism News;
or the free Event Guide, a biweekly entertainment guide, online at
www.eventguide.ie . In Dublin, a biweekly arts-and-entertainment
magazine selling for
3 ($4.20), is available at most newsstands.
CITY LAYOUT
Compared to other European capitals, Dublin is a relatively small
metropolis and easily traversed. The city center—identified in Irish
on bus destination signs as AN LAR —is bisected by the River Liffey
flowing west to east into Dublin Bay. Canals ring the city center:
The Royal Canal forms a skirt through the north half, and the
Grand Canal the south half. True Dubliners, it is said, live between
the two canals.
Northside suburbs include Drumcondra, Glasnevin, Howth,
Clontarf, and Malahide. Southside suburbs include Ballsbridge,
Blackrock, Dun Laoghaire, Dalkey, Killiney, Rathgar, and Rathmines.
MAIN ARTERIES, STREETS & SQUARES The focal point of
Dublin is the River Liffey, with 16 bridges connecting its north and
south banks. The most famous of these, O'Connell Bridge, was
originally made of rope and could only carry one man and a donkey
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