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Montrose Lodge Bed and Breakfast
Donnybrook, Dublin 4
About Dublin
Things To Do in Dublin City
Dublin City is a vibrant cultural city and the capital city of Ireland. There are a wealth of activities and events in Dublin City for both residents and visitors. Montrose Lodge Bed and Breakfast in Donnybrook is ideally situated for exploring Dublin City.
Literature, theatre and the Arts
The city has a world-famous literary history, having produced many prominent literary figures, including Nobel laureates William Butler Yeats, George Bernard Shaw and Samuel Beckett. Other influential writers and playwrights from Dublin include Oscar Wilde, Jonathan Swift and the creator of Dracula, Bram Stoker. It is arguably most famous, however, as the location of the greatest works of James Joyce. Dubliners is a collection of short stories by Joyce about incidents and characters typical of residents of the city in the early part of the 20th century. If you are planning to visit Dublins literary venues, please feel free to book online now and you will receive instant e-mail confirmation.
Molly Malone Statue
Grafton Street, Dublin
There are several theatres within the city centre, and various world famous actors have emerged from the Dublin theatrical scene, including Noel Purcell, Brendan Gleeson, Stephen Rea, Colin Farrell, Colm Meaney and Gabriel Byrne. The best known theatres include the Gaiety, the Abbey, the Olympia and the Gate.
Nightlife and Entertainment
There is a vibrant nightlife in Dublin and it is reputedly one of the most youthful cities in Europe - with estimates of 50% of inhabitants being younger than 25. Furthermore in 2007, it was voted the friendliest city in Europe. Like the rest of Ireland, there are pubs right across the city centre. The area around St. Stephen's Green - especially Harcourt Street, Camden Street, Wexford Street and Leeson Street - is a centre for some of the most popular nightclubs and pubs in Dublin.
Temple Bar
The internationally best-known area for nightlife is the Temple Bar area just south of the River Liffey. To some extent, the area has become a hot spot for tourists, including stag and hen parties from Britain. It was developed as Dublin's cultural quarter (an idea proposed by local politician Charlie Haughey), and does retain this spirit as a centre for small arts productions, photographic and artists' studios, and in the form of street performers and intimate small music venues. Book our Bed and Breakfast online now for best rates and availability in Dublin.
Temple Bar, Dublin City Centre
Music
Live music is popularly played on streets and at venues throughout Dublin in general and the city has produced several rock bands of international success, including U2, Hothouse Flowers, Horslips, The Boomtown Rats, Thin Lizzy, and Boyzone. Montrose Lodge is an excellent Bed and Breakfast located close to all the best music venues in Dublin.
Cinema
The two best known cinemas in the city centre are the Savoy Cinema and the Cineworld Cinema, both north of the Liffey. Alternative and special-interest cinema can be found in the Irish Film Institute in Temple Bar, in the Screen Cinema on d'Olier Street and in the Lighthouse Cinema in Smithfield. Across suburban Dublin are located large modern multiscreen cinemas.
The Point Theatre
Situated on the Liffey at the Eastlink tollbridge, the The Point Theatre has been fully renovated and has housed performers including Madonna, Aerosmith and country music legend, Willie Nelson.
Dublin Horse Show, Ballsbridge
The world famous Dublin Horse Show takes place at the RDS, Ballsbridge, which hosted the Show Jumping World Championships in 1982. The national boxing arena is located in The National Stadium on the South Circular Road, though larger fights take place in the Point Depot in the docklands area. If you are planning to attend the Dublin Horse Show, it is recommended that you book Montrose Lodge Bed and Breakfast in advance to avoid disappointment.
Dublin Marathons
The Dublin Marathon has been run since 1980, and the Women's Mini Marathon has been run since 1983 and is said to be the largest all female event of its kind in the world. What better way to relax after running the marathon than in the comfort of Montrose Lodge Bed and Breakfast accommodation in Donnybrook.
Shopping
Dublin is a popular shopping spot for both Irish people and tourists. Dublin city centre has several shopping districts, including Grafton Street, Henry Street, Stephen's Green Shopping Centre, Jervis Shopping Centre, and the newly refurbished Ilac Shopping Centre (all popular meeting-places for decades). On Grafton Street, the most famous shops include Brown Thomas and its sister shop BT2, being akin to Bloomingdales in New York City, for example. Book Montrose Lodge Bed and Breakfast on this website using our 'Book Online Now' facility and you will receive instant e-mail confirmation.
Dublin city is the location of large department stores, such as Clerys on O'Connell Street, Arnotts on Henry Street, Brown Thomas on Grafton Street and Debenhams (formerly Roches Stores) on Henry Street.
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