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Myself and 5 or 6 others are planning a weekend in dublin for my 30th early october

A little information would be usefull

Can anyone recommend any cheap pubs or bars, how much is a guiness (or caffreys etc) in the temple bar district ?

When i was last there in 2000
a 1/2 coke and a guiness gave 2 punts change from a tenner, has it increased ten fold ?


We plan to fly out saturday morning and fly back monday (ryanair £26 return inc tax), looking to pay 30-70 euro's each for accomodation 2 nights,

Can anyone recommend hostels or cheap B&Bs,
which are quite central, clean, and relaxed.

What can we do in the day except for sit at bars and soak up the craic ??

Is the guiness st james gate tour still recommended etc

I think a Guinness at Temple Bar is about €4,30 or so. I budgeted €4-5 for a pint anywhere in that area. It took me 3 days before I crossed north of the Liffey, and realized I should have been hanging out there the whole time. Pints were €3 or less.

The Brewery tour is ok. Pretty informative, and you do get a free pint at the end. And the bar has an elevated 360 degree view of Dublin, which is nice, assuming the weather isn't shite and you're not looking at construction cranes. In October, good luck with that. I wasn't overly impressed, though, because I think the Heineken tour was about as good, less expensive, and gives you more free shit for your entrance... even though I'd drink a Guinness over a Heineken any day.

Temple bar is a bit of a trap when it comes to drinking guinness, eating out etc etc. Not many irish people go there. If you want a good nights craic head up to baggot street and try the guinness around there - usually about 4 euro a pop but its all top quality stuff. If you want to head to nightclubs etc head for wexford street which has lots of cool bars, the gaiety theatre beside st stephens green shopping centre is also good for a laugh and alot of variety under one roof. As for craic during the day, there might be a rugby game on somewhere at that time. The GAA season finishes the week before. Otherwise I would recommend weather permitting to jump on a train out to howth (30 mins) and walk the head of howth then enjoy some fresh fish and chips in the village before heading back into dublin city centre.

Howth, hmmm. Sounds like a swell idea. And Ill be sure to head "north of the liffey". my worst nightmare is hanging out in temple district the entire 4 nights.



Howth, Co Dublin


Howth (rhymes with both), is a fishing and yachting port, and popular suburban resort on the north side of Howth Head, 15km (9½ miles north-east of the city centre. Its attractions are easily appreciated, particularly at the coast. Howth Head gives fine views of Dublin Bay and the Wicklow Mountains or Boyne Valley beyond. In the bay is the rocky bird sanctuary and monastic island of Ireland's, to which boat trips may be taken in summer. Cliff paths lead around the coastline, through Howth village and its ruined abbey, and past Baily Lighthouse. The 15th-century Howth Castle is inland, partly ruinous, but with fine rhododendron gardens. A small, but impressive, transport museum can be visited near the DART railway station, featuring Howth's famous open-topped tram. Howth's pubs, hotels and fish restaurants make it a pleasant outing from Dublin.

thanks for all the info, think sunday we'll either head to the game, (if ones on) or get out to a nearby town for more guiness and fish and chips. PERFECT

Dalkey is a beautiful little town on the seaside, just outside of Dublin but easily acessed by DART.

Extremely friendly locals (got accidentally overcharged at the museum gift shop, sent them a postcard from my hometown to thank them for a lovely visit and ended up getting a check and a profuse apology letter in the mail days later) and cheaper food than in the city.

Especially nice if you just enjoy a pretty hike.

Oliver St. John Gogarty's Hostel was really nice. It's in the center of temple bar and you may pick up a bit of noise if you have a window by the street (but not much, in my opinion, but I'd just spent a year in college dorms so maybe I can sleep through more than others).

It's a hostel, but not a terrible party atmosphere. Extremely clean, comfy (oh how I'd love to know where they got their fluffy duvets!), big breakfast and friendly staff.

I absolutely adored Ireland. Have a great weekend and drink a Guinness for me!

Avalon House on Aungier Street is another nice hostel. Pretty central location, south of Temple Bar and west of Grafton Street/Stephen's Green. There's a mix of smaller rooms and dorms. It's close enough to walk pretty much anywhere in central Dublin without being right in the middle of the action.

I haven't stayed there in a while but it still gets pretty good ratings on various hostel sites.

Hi,
I stayed in Howth and LOVED IT!!!!!!! It's just a few minutes away from central Dublin, at the very end of the DART, but it's so quiet, relaxed and green that it seems miles away... Howth is my first choice in Dublin!

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Avalon house appears to be a fairly good hostel (stayed there for a few nights when changing flats so can't really say anything about the social scene there)
would recommend pubs along georges/camden street (places like wheelans if you like indie music, The long hall and others for more traditional pub) defo go to the Northside for a slightly cheaper night. Price of Guinness is minninum 3.50 (excluding places with cover charges) to 5.30 note that in many places price of drink might go up after 12 (got charged that in The Templebar last night-that stung!) if a place has it Beamish is generally 50 cent cheaper (is a stout like guinness)
Should check out Kilmainham Jail for a bit of history (especially if you've seen in "In the name of the father"