St Patrick's Day Festival
St. Patrick's Day is a very special day around the world, but nowhere in the world is it more special than Ireland. Over the last nine years St Patrick's Day celebrations have developed into a 6 Day Festival.

The National Gallery of Ireland
Merrion Square West & Clare Street, Dublin 2 www.nationalgallery.ie
The National Gallery of Ireland was established by an Act of Parliament in 1854 and first opened its doors to the public in January 1864. Today the collection boasts some 2,500 paintings and approximately 10,000 other works in different media including watercolours, drawings, prints and sculpture. Every major European School of painting is extensively represented. It also houses a renowned collection of Irish paintings, the majority of which are on permanent display.
There is a Yeats Museum with works by Jack B Yeats, his father John Butler, and other members of this artistic family.
Enjoy visiting the National Gallery of Ireland and its award winning Millennium Wing where admission is free!

GAA Museum & Croke Park Stadium Tour
Croke Park, St. Joseph's Avenue,(Off Clonliffe Road) www.gaa.ie
Founded in 1884, the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) is Ireland's largest sporting and cultural organisation.
Croke Park is the home of Ireland's unique national games of hurling and gaelic football.
A visit to the GAA museum at Croke Park facilitates an interactive experience of an integral part of the fabric of Irish life and heritage.

Historic exhibits and databanks give you an insight into the past. Touchscreen technology brings you the historic moments, the great games and names.Specially designed interactives allow you to test yourself in the skills of Ireland's most popular games. In addition to the Museum you may tour Croke Park, the fourth largest stadium in Europe.
The tour offers an in-depth look at one of the most historic and modern sporting arenas in the world and includes the dressing rooms, corporate suites, VIP section, media centre and of course, pitch side.

Abbey Theatre
26 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1 www.AbbeyTheatre.ie
The Abbey, Ireland's National Theatre, first opened its doors on the 27th December 1904.
Founded by Nobel Laureate, William Butler Yeats and Lady Augusta Gregory, the theatre has played a vital and often controversial role in the literary, social and cultural life of Ireland. On a wider stage, it has had a significant impact in securing Ireland's place in the World literary canon. Renowned as a writer's theatre, the greatest Irish actors of this and previous generations have graced its boards. The Abbey Theatre consists of two stages: the Abbey and the Peacock.
This year the Abbey is one hundred years old. There is an ambitious programme of events for 2004 celebrating the Abbey's distinctive repertoire. The programme promises something for everyone.

Dublin Theatre Festival
44 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 www.dublintheatrefestival.com
The Dublin Theatre Festival - Europe's oldest specialist theatre festival - is about to embark on its 47th year. Founded in 1957, it has grown to be Ireland's premier cultural event, and continues to lead the way in the presentation of outstanding Irish and international performance. The Irish genius for drama is recognised worldwide, and for the past half-century, the Dublin Theatre Festival has been at the heart of this success. The Festival is unique in its ability to stage major international theatre of scale, and has hosted productions by the world's most highly regarded artists, while also premiering work by the giants of Irish theatre.

Dublin Writers Museum
18 Parnell Square North, Dublin 1 www.writersmuseum.com
The Irish literary tradition is one of the most illustrious in the world, famous for four Nobel Prize winners and for many other writers of international renown. In 1991, the Dublin Writers Museum was opened to house a history and celebration of literary Dublin. Situated in a magnificent 18th century mansion in the north city centre, the collection features the lives and works of Dublin's literary celebrities over the past three hundred years. Swift and Sheridan, Shaw and Wilde, Yeats, Joyce and Beckett are among those presented through their books, letters, portraits and personal items. The museum holds exhibitions and readings and has a special room devoted to children's literature. The Dublin Writers Museum is an essential visit for anyone who wants to discover, explore or simply enjoy Dublin's immense literary heritage.

Johnnie Fox's Hooley Experience
The "Johnnie Fox's Hooley Experience" is famous throughout Ireland and abroad for its originality and unique atmosphere that cannot be found anywhere else. Our guests are invited to a four-course meal...

Guinness Storehouse
St. Jame's Gate, Dublin 8 www.guinness-storehouse.com
A visit to the home of Guinness is the high point of any trip to Dublin. At the Guinness Storehouse you'll discover all there is to know about the world famous beer. It's a dramatic story that begins over 250 years ago and ends in Gravity, the sky bar, with a complimentary pint of Guinness and an astonishing view of Dublin City!.

CIE Tours
CIE Tours offer a wide range of coach tours from Dublin, and all major points around Ireland. Literature and information available at CIE ToursFor a great day out Bus Eireann have sightseeing tours, h...

The Point Depot
The Point was built in 1878 as a train depot to service Dublin's docks. The decline in shipping to the North Wall Quay saw the depot close in the mid 1950's. It remained dormant until 1987 when it was...