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Ireland's Best Seafood Restaurants Picked By Our Michelin Chefs

Ireland's Best Seafood Restaurants Picked By Our Michelin Chefs

The Irish Independent just asked Ireland's Michelin-starred chefs where they eat on their day off Clare is the Seafood Capital Vaughan's Anchor Inn & Linnane's Lobster Bar were each recommended three times. Clare is a hot spot it would seem. Combine your time at

Review: Croke Park Skyline. A Stadium Roof Walk in Dublin

Review: Croke Park Skyline. A Stadium Roof Walk in Dublin

Croke Park Skyline Visitor Guide Is Croke Park Skyline Worth Visiting? Confession time. I'm not a huge Gaelic Sports fan (you'll learn why). I was worried it would just be a sports tour but it's not. It's a Dublin tour on the

Aer Lingus Lounge Review By A Frequent DUB Flier

Aer Lingus Lounge Review By A Frequent DUB Flier

The Aer Lingus Lounge got a fresh revamp in 2024, replacing the older T2 Lounge with updated interiors and a brighter layout. The seating is excellent and very relaxing preflight area. While it does have a barista, it really falls short with no hot food. Fine if you already have

Discrete Luxury at the Five Star Merrion Hotel Dublin

Discrete Luxury at the Five Star Merrion Hotel Dublin

The Merrion Hotel Review The Merrion is Dublin's 5 star hotel where the service is so good that it feels like there's more staff than guests, but they are impeccably trained to not be intrusive. You would do well to find a more luxurious place to

Christ Church Cathedral. Dublin's Viking Church

Christ Church Cathedral. Dublin's Viking Church

Is Christ Church Cathedral Worth Visiting? I have to be honest, I'm a bit of a jaded traveller and another old church didn't excite me. I prefer seeing natural Dublin like the Guinness Park. But Tour Guide Tom really made this well worth an hour of

St Patrick's Cathedral Dublin. A (Bad) Review

St Patrick's Cathedral Dublin. A (Bad) Review

Is St. Patrick's Cathedral Worth Visiting? I'm a tour guide who loves tours because they bring places alive. Churches are not exciting places, let's be realistic here, and it's the tour guides who make them worth visiting. But I just wasn'

National Museum of Ireland. The Archaeology Collection

National Museum of Ireland. The Archaeology Collection

Is the National Museum of Ireland Worth Visiting? Last Saturday morning I found myself with two hours to kill between my walking tours in Dublin and I went to the National Museum on Kildare Street. I've been watching Vikings on Netflix recently and figured I'd go