Walking in Dublin: Viking & Medieval...

Dublin Tourism Centre. The tour commences from outside the Dublin Tourism Centre on Suffolk Street. If you are wondering why the offices of Dublin Tourism are situated in a former church it is because the decline of the local population in the second half of the 20th century forced the closure of St Andrew’s Church. In 1996 it was beautifully refurbished and re-opened as a tourism centre by its new owners, Dublin Tourism. The church has a direct connection to the Vikings as it stands on the site of the former Thingmote, a large mound of earth raised by the Norsemen in...

Green Dublin

Ireland may be world renowned for its forty shades of green but we’re pretty good on the environmental front too. The fact that wild Atlantic salmon reproduce in three of Dublin’s rivers, the Liffey, the Dodder and the Tolka, is a good start. It’s the only capital city to hold such an accolade. Groups Sustainable Tourism Ireland combines walking tours with pointers on green thinking and sustainable living so you get to see Dublin with a little green learning in the mix. Parks & Gardens Dublin has an enviable patch of tree-filled green spaces in which you can...

Walking in Dublin: Croke park

Dublin Tourism Centre: The tour commences from outside the Dublin Tourism Centre on Suffolk Street. If you are wondering why the offices of Dublin Tourism are situated in a former church it is because the decline of the local population in the second half of the 20th century forced the closure of St Andrew’s Church. In 1996 it was beautifully refurbished and re-opened as a tourism centre by its new owners, Dublin Tourism. Trinity College/ College Green: To start our walk to Croke Park, walk along Suffolk Street towards Grafton Street. When you come to the junction with...

Walking in Dublin: Portmarnock to Malahi...

Portmarnock Bridge. It will be assumed that you will choose the DART suburban rail system to travel to Portmarnock. You may also travel there by car or public bus no. 32A or 32B, in which case, the tour commences from Stop Number 2. If you travel by bus, ask the driver to let you off at the stop nearest to the Portmarnock Country Club Hotel. On arrival by car you can park in the public car park just beyond the hotel. When you exit the station turn right and walk down Station Road. Up to about the year 2004 this was a quiet country road but is now lined by a growing cluster...

Walking in Dublin: Dalkey to Sandycove

Dalkey DART Station. The best way to arrive at the start of this walk is by the DART, the local suburban rail network. It is, of course, also possible to arrive by public bus number 8 or by car and if you do the latter, join the walk from outside the railway station. Coliemore Harbour. Head downhill towards the centre of the village and savour the old-world ambience that Dalkey has managed to preserve. It is now largely a Victorian township that grew, with the coming of the railroad, into a dormitory suburb of Dublin. However, its first inhabitants had settled here as far...

Walking in Dublin:Howth

Sutton DART Station: The tour commences at the DART station at Sutton or, if you have arrived by bus, from Sutton Cross (in which case move now to stop 2). When you exit the DART Station turn left and walk towards Sutton Cross. Sutton Cross: You will have either arrived here after walking from the DART Station or you will have alighted from a bus. This junction is almost in the middle of the causeway that built up a thousand years ago, which transformed Howth from an island into a peninsula. The name ‘Sutton’ is derived from the Gaelic words Suí Fhiontáin or the...