Dublin event weekends: what to do between sessions

Georgian squares, pubs with live music, Trinity College and Croke Park, with cliffs and castles on the coast.

Events we cover in Dublin

Arriving

Dublin airport (DUB) has Dublin Express and Aircoach buses to the centre in 30 minutes.

Where to stay

Three hotels we would book

• Budget: Generator Dublin
• Mid-range: The Hendrick Smithfield
• Splurge: The Shelbourne

Event weekends sell out early and prices rise as the date gets closer: book a cancellable room as soon as you know you are going.

Tours

Where to eat

• The Brazen Head Ireland's oldest pub
• Leo Burdock Fish and chips
• The Woollen Mills Irish food by the Ha'penny Bridge
• Kehoe's Classic pub

With kids

• Dublin Zoo.
• EPIC emigration museum.

Rainy-day backups

• EPIC.
• Chester Beatty Library.

Free things to do

• National Museum of Ireland.
• National Gallery.
• Phoenix Park deer.

Getting around

• Luas trams and buses; Leap card or contactless. Croke Park and Aviva Stadium are walking distance or a DART stop away.