The city of Dublin is the largest place in the whole of Ireland, and the Dubliners of Dublin lovingly call them-selves the ‘Dubs’.
These two facts were the first of many that I soon learnt after arriving in the city for the first time.
The magic of Dublin as a place to visit is completely enchanting, and that’s not including the wonderful people who can leave
lasting impressions on you, and make your stay all the more worthwhile.
The city itself is steeped in History dating back to before the birth of Christ and over the last forty years has seen an absolute
boom in expansion and development. The population of the city is relatively modest at a mere 1,661,185 for the whole
Greater Dublin area, but this is greatly swollen by students and tourists. If you ever have to drive threw the city then you will
definitely get fed up because the traffic is terrible, I soon started to wonder if there were more pubs in Dublin than there were roads.
There is a good public transport system running in the city, and thankfully it’s getting better all the time.
The city has a complete blanket ban on smoking in Public houses and is striving to become very environmentally friendly,
this is also noticed in supermarkets as you are charged for plastic carrier bags.
Article by Shaun Fields
Dublin Tourist Offices:
Dublin Tourism Centre, Suffolk Street, Dublin 2
Tel. 353 1 605 7799
Open Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday;
9.30 a.m.-5.30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday
Baggot Street Bridge
Tel. 353 1 676 5871
Open Hours: 9.30 a.m.
5.15 p.m. Monday-Friday.
