Dublin stories
20 stories from dublincitybreak.com, newest first.
The crypt and audio guide at Dublin's Christ Church Cathedral
The audio guide comes with your ticket, the crypt is 17 steps down and that settles who can reach it, and the next Dublin stop is a short walk away.
Inside Kilmainham Gaol on a Dublin October morning
How to get into the three-tier East Wing and the Stonebreakers' Yard, why the 09:15 same-day tickets matter, and how to spend the rest of a Kilmainham day in October 2026.
Inside Dublin Castle, From Viking Bank to State Apartments
What is actually inside Dublin Castle, how long a visit takes, and the plan I would follow during the months the Cork Hill gate stays shut.
How to See the Book of Kells in Dublin Without Queuing
Timed entry has ended the famous line outside Trinity's Old Library. This is what you actually see, which slot to pick, and the free rooms within a six-minute walk that fill in the rest.
Cold Water and Stubbornness at Dublin's Forty Foot
Dublin swims in the sea all year, at Sandycove and along the bay. How to manage a first nervous dip, and what to expect in the Christmas morning crush.
Walking Grafton Street in September, Dublin's Busiest Half-Mile
Dublin's pedestrianised shopping street changes cast every hour under a permit rule, so here is what to see, where to sit and the windows worth walking it in during September 2026.
Follow Joyce, Behan and Kavanagh Through Dublin's Pubs
Twelve pubs where Ulysses, the Behan legend and Kavanagh's afternoons actually happened, mapped into one honest crawl for 2026.
The Dock Workers Who Gave Dublin Its Football Clubs
Dockworkers from Ringsend founded the football clubs that still shape Dublin's League of Ireland scene, and their grounds, museums, and walking routes are all open in 2026.
The Boyne Valley's ancient passage tombs and the winter solstice alignment
A working guide to the Boyne Valley's passage tombs -- which ones you can walk into, which are lottery-only or off-limits, and how to time a visit around Newgrange's 2026 winter solstice alignment from Dublin.
Where Dublin Meets the Sea: The Cliff Walks, Harbours and Fish Shacks an Hour from the City
Dublin is a port that spent centuries facing inland — but a single green DART train delivers you to cliffs, working harbours and fish fried metres from where it was landed.
Dublin's Parliament, Living Room and Confessional: The Real Pubs Behind the Pint
From sacrosanct session tables to grocer's snugs and a rooftop rite of passage - where a Dubliner actually drinks, and how to do it right in 2026.
Temple Bar, Dublin: the cobbles, the trad and the price of a pint
A walk through Dublin’s most photographed quarter, where the day belongs to galleries and film, and the night to trad sessions, buskers and eye-watering stout.
Stoneybatter, Dublin: a Northside Village That Still Feels Like Its Own Town
From Calabrian pasta and serious coffee to trad pubs and Phoenix Park on the doorstep, Stoneybatter is Dublin 7 at its most independent, walkable and quietly addictive.
Smithfield, Dublin: whiskey, trad and the square that never quite sits still
A northside neighbourhood of cobbles, sessions and serious coffee, Smithfield feels half-finished in the best possible way — all weather, music and sharp little rooms worth crossing town for.
Rathmines, Dublin: copper domes, sourdough and late pints on the southside
A lived-in southside suburb where a vast church dome, serious pizza, trad sessions and bargain charity-shop runs all sit within a short walk of each other.
Portobello, Dublin: canal pints, serious dining and a lived-in south-city base
A compact Dublin 8 neighbourhood where the Grand Canal, Michelin-level cooking, trad sessions and a proper local rhythm all share the same few streets.
Phibsborough, Dublin: pints, pastrami and proper northside life
A northside Dublin neighbourhood where the Gravediggers still pours a slow Guinness, Bohs still owns the mood on match nights, and the coffee crowd has learned to behave itself.
Georgian Quarter, Dublin: the city at its most composed
A walk through Dublin’s Georgian Quarter, where museum mile mornings, snug-pub evenings and perfect brick terraces make the city feel properly itself.
Docklands, Dublin: glass, water and the city’s new edge
A walk through Dublin’s rebuilt waterfront, where the old docklands history still ghosts the quays, the office towers empty at six, and the best of modern Dublin gathers by the water.
Creative Quarter, Dublin: the city’s best small streets for coffee, design and a late pint
A walkable pocket south of Grafton Street where Dublin’s old rag-trade lanes now run on coffee, wine, jewellery, toasties and the sort of easy street life the centre can still manage when it remembers how.