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DUBLIN - ALWAYS READY TO OFFER NEW EXPERIENCES

As a vibrant and dynamic European city, Dublin is constantly adding to its formidable cache of things to see and do.

Here’s just some new experiences that can be enjoyed in 2018.

PEARSE LYONS DISTILLERY

A new whiskey distillery has opened its doors in the historic St James’ Church. The Pearse Lyons Distillery is another chapter in the Irish whiskey renaissance story which has gathered great pace in recent years. The visitor centre will showcase the rich history of distilling in Dublin’s Liberties area and reveal the process of making the famous ‘uisce beatha’, the Irish name for whiskey, that literally translates as ‘water of life’.

IRISH POTATO FAMINE EXHIBITION

A number of new exhibitions in 2017 will focus on Ireland’s rich history, and one poignant must-see is The Irish Potato Famine (1845 to 1852) Exhibition, running in St Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre. Featuring amazing nineteenth-century photographs of labourers, tenant farmers, landlords, workhouses, eviction scenes, emigrant ship records and a short film, it tells the sorrow of The Great Famine through personal stories.     

EPIC

Discover the story of 10 million journeys and 70 million people at the Irish Emigration Museum, a mesmerising new interactive experience about Irish emigration that has opened in Dublin’s Docklands. The state-of-the-art visitor experience spanning 21 galleries showcases the unique journey of the Irish nation around the world.
1916 Easter Rising

Two new exhibition centres will this year commemorate the most significant event of Irish history, the 1916 Easter Rising. One is set in the historic Richmond Barracks – within whose walls over 3,000 Irish rebels were held – while the second, GPO Witness History, is housed in the iconic GPO building on O’Connell Street which played a central role in the rising. A tour of the building presents an eyewitness perspective of those who were present.

VINTAGE TEA TOURS

Several new bus and walking tours have also joined Dublin’s exciting to-do list. Among them is the nostalgic Vintage Tea Tours which offer elegant afternoon tea and 1950’s jazz music while you cruise the city’s main sights aboard a comfortable double decker bus.

THE TENEMENT MUSEUM

Dublin’s grand old Georgian houses were built to house a single wealthy household, but many ended up home to multiple families cramped together in abysmal conditions. This stimulating museum, opening in the summer, will delve into the history of Henrietta Street and the stories of those who lived in the city’s tenements during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

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