Dublin’s restaurant scene is hard to navigate, but at Note you’ll definitely be leaving on a high, says Jay Rayner
February 2022
In the footsteps of giants: the ultimate Ulysses walk around Dublin
On the centennial of James Joyce’s modernist masterpiece, we offer a pilgrimage you can fit into a single day
October 2020
Dublin theatre festival review – city's players adapt to age of Covid
With productions staged live outdoors, livestreamed, or available online, this year’s festival fused the past with the present, and engaged an audience both present and remote
March 2020
Jay Rayner on restaurants
Bastible, Dublin: ‘It’s clever, detailed and will make you thrillingly giddy’
In Dublin’s fair city, the tasting menu at Bastible is a pretty good reason for an Irish weekend break, says Jay Rayner
September 2019
A local's guide
A local's guide to Dublin: literature hotspots and places to visit
With the opening of an interactive Irish literature museum, Dublin is revelling in its cultural heritage, but the city’s wealth extends to cuisine, antiquity and, of course, pubs
October 2018
‘The streets are haunted’ – Colm Tóibín explores literary Dublin
The house where Oscar Wilde grew up and where James Joyce was let down, the library where WB Yeats studied … the Irish capital is full with the ghosts of great writers
July 2018
Dublin storeys: how two townhouses were brought back to life
A pair of Regency homes in the Irish capital were restored and transformed – but they still have a tale to tell…
June 2016
Bloomsday: a history of dedication and heavy drinking
From the tribute of devoted fans to heavy sessions by Samuel Beckett and Flann O’Brien, the day of James Joyce’s Dublin epic has become a global phenomenon
March 2016
Holiday guides
Dublin city guide: what to see, plus the best hotels, bars and restaurants
As the city marks the centenary of the Easter Rising, our writer finds its free-thinking spirit alive at offbeat museums, bars, restaurants and in its architecture
Readers' travel tips
Things to do in Dublin: readers’ travel tips
If you like history and pubs, Dublin might just be your favourite city, but there’s more: great gardens, fashion, architecture, a superb cemetery and walks
Community
Dublin: send us your tips and you could win a £200 hotel voucher
From local bars to literary tours, tell us all about your favourite places in Dublin
February 2016
Easter Rising at 100: tour historic Dublin with Colin Farrell
A Google Maps tour of Dublin, narrated by Colin Farrell, takes the virtual tourist to key landmarks linked to the 1916 Easter Rising. Plus we pick some of the best guided tours and pubs if you’re visiting for real
January 2016
Discover Dublin’s Stoneybatter, a district on the rise
Temple Bar and Grafton Street get the tourist traffic but novelist Rob Doyle knows that Stoneybatter’s the cool neighbourhood to explore – if you want a taste of little Williamsburg by the Liffey
August 2015
Dublin airport reopens after hangar fire
Flights resume following major fire that caused 10 flights to Dublin to be diverted to Shannon and Belfast
June 2015
In Bloom's shadow: a tour of Dublin in search of James Joyce's homes
The Ulysses author lived in 20 different houses in Dublin. Author Karl Whitney attempted to visit as many as he could
April 2015
Books blog
Finnegans Wake – the book the web was invented for
James Joyce’s difficult masterpiece has baffled readers for over seven decades, but music, reading-aloud and digital technologies are opening up rich new interpretations
March 2015
The View... from North County Dublin
Susan McKay
I missed the sun’s eclipse. But the eclipse of creativity and caring in my country is all too plain to be seen
