IN THE SPOTLIGHT

• Dublin Zoo

  
  Dublin » Sightseeing » Dublin Zoo

  Escape the urban jungle and immerse yourself in the historic and beautiful Dublin Zoo. Only 3km from the City Centre in the vast Phoenix Park, the zoo’s 30 acres take you on a voyage of discovery from the fringes of the Arctic to the Plains of Africa via Indian Rainforest. Read on
  

• Dublinia

  
  Dublin » Sightseeing » Museums & Galleries

  Dublin’s medieval past is brought to life with three interactive exhibition. Trace the city's history from Norman Knight Strongbow to Henry Vlll. Read on
  

• Glasnevin Cemetery and Museum

  
  Dublin » Sightseeing » Cemeteries

  Ireland’s National Cemetery opened its gates in 1832 and is the final resting place for many modern Irish heroes, among them statesmen Michael Collins, Daniel O'Connell and Eamon DeValera, writers Jonathan Swift and Brendan Behan, Maud Gonne MacBride, Countess Markievicz, Ann Devlin and many more. Read on
  

• Old Jameson Distillery

  
  Dublin » Sightseeing » Old Jameson Distillery

  Walk across the see-through floor - beneath which lie original stone foundations - and enter the evocative world of John Jameson, a Scottish migrant who began making whiskey here in 1780. Read on
  

• Book Of Kells

  
  Dublin » Sightseeing » Trinity College Dublin

  Written around the year 800 AD by Columban monks, this highly decorative vellum (prepared calfskin) copy of the four gospels in a latin text is regarded as the finest surviving example of Irish Celtic art. Read on
  

• Christ Church Cathedral

  
  Dublin » Sightseeing » Cathedrals & Churches

  Of Dublin's two city centre cathedrals - both Church of Ireland - Christ Church is older, with an early manuscript dating it back to 1030. Read on
  

• Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church

  
  Dublin » Sightseeing » Cathedrals & Churches

  Built in the early 1800s on the site of a 16th Century pre-Reformation Carmelite Priory, the church was actually founded in 1279. Read on
  

• The Revolver

  
  Dublin » Sightseeing » Landmarks & Monuments

  Get a brand new perspective on the city from the newly-opened Dublin Wheel. The 60ft ferris wheel is similar to the London Eye and has 42 fully enclosed capsules, including a VIP pod, each holding up to eight people. Read on
  

• Casino Marino

  
  Dublin » Sightseeing » Historic Buildings

  Built as a pleasure house for the 1st Earl of Charlemont, James Caulfeild, this ornate structure, three miles north of Dublin, is the finest example of neo-classical architecture in Ireland. Read on