The Alliance

Christ Church Cathedral - Lord Edward Street, Dublin 1
Founded in 1083 by the Danish Kind Sitric and Donatus, Bishop of Dublin. Demolished by the Normans in 1172 and rebuilt by them during the next fifty years. One of the main points of interest is the tomb of Strongbow, who conquered Dublin during the reign of Henry. The monument depicts Strongbow and his son, whom Strongbow is said to have killed for cowardice in battle. Christ Church is the traditional venue for Dubliners welcoming in The New Year: songs, drink and tolerant policemen, but it’s not quite Picadilly Circus.

Pro Cathedral - Marlboro Street, Dublin 1
Built in early nineteenth century in the Grecian-Doric style, the portico is copied for the Theseum in Athens and the interior is modelled on the Church of St. Philippe du Roule in Paris. It is situated parallel to O’Connell Street, Dublin.

St. Audeons Church - High Street, Dublin 8
Founded by the Normans in the late twelfth century and dedicated to St. Ouen of Rouen, it is the oldest of the city’s parish churches.

St. Mary’s Church - Mary Street, Dublin 1
Built in 1627. Theobald Wolfe Tone, founder of the United Irishmen, was baptised there and his death mask is on view. Playwright Sean o’Casey was also baptised in the Church.

St. Michan’s Church - Church Street, Dublin 7
Dating from the seventeenth century, though erected on the site of a Danish Church founded in 1096. The vaults are world renowned; bodies, including one of an eight foot tall crusader have lain there for centuries showing no signs of decomposition.

St.Patrick’s Cathedral - Patrick Street, Dublin 2
St. Patrick’s was founded in 1191 by John Comyn, first Anglo-Norman Archbishop of Dublin. It is mainly associated with Jonathan Swift of Gulliver’s Travels fame, who was Dean of the Cathedral from 1713 to 1745, and whose tomb is there.

St. Werburgh’s Church - Werburgh Street, Dublin 8
Originally erected towards the end of the twelfth century and thanks to recent restoration it is perhaps the most perfect Georgian church in Dublin.

Whitefriar Street Church - Whitefriar Street, Dublin 2
Whitefriar Street Church is a small Dublin Church with a colourful history. Not many Dublin residents would know the full story of why the church has become so famous and its links with St. Valentine.

Dublin Civic Museum - South William Street, Dublin 2
Built in 1765 for the Society of Artists. It houses a permanent exhibition of antiquarian and historical items relating to Dublin.

Heraldic Museum - Dublin Castle, Dublin 2
Incorporated in the genealogical Office where the Chief Herald will trace your ancestral family, or provide you with your appropriated coat of arms.

National Museum - Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Divided into three sections - Irish Antiquities, Art and Industrial, and Natural History, the National Museum was opened in 1890, and much of the original collection was made up of bequests from the Royal Irish Academy, The Royal Dublin Society and Trinity College.

Dublin Writers Museum - 18/19 Parnell Square, Dublin 1
The Dublin Writers Museum is a celebration of literary Dublin. Featured are the exhibits on the lives and works of Dublin’s literary celebrities over the past three hundred years including Yeats, Shaw, Beckett, Swift and Joyce.

The Joyce Tower - Sandycove, Co. Dublin
This is an exhibition devoted to the life and work of James Joyce and is housed in the Martello Tower.

National Print Museum - Garrison Chapel, Haddington Rd, Dublin 4

The Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, Parnell Square, Dublin 1
Named after the founder and benefactor, Sir Hugh Lane, who established the Gallery in this fine Georgian mansion, Charlemont House, in 1907. Among the paintings in the gallery are works by Monet, Boudin, Renoir, Corot, Augustus John and works representing many modern European and Irish Artists.

National Gallery of Ireland - Merrion Square, Dublin 2
Opened in 1864, the gallery has through various bequests including those of George Bernard Shaw, Sir Hugh Lane, built up an extensive and representative collection from all the European Schools.

1. Bank of Ireland - College Green, Dublin 2
   Formerly the Irish Parliament House.
2. Temple Bar - Between Dame Street and the Quays
   Its narrow streets have become a hive of activity in recent years. It has art galleries, craft shops and a variety of restaurants. For night time entertainment there is Bono’s club The Kitchen and The Midnight at the Olympia concert.
3. Olympia Theatre - Dame Street, Dublin 2
   The city’s second oldest theatre and former Victorian Music Hall. Its modest entrance belies a large auditorium where drama, musicals and concerts are staged.
4. City Hall - Dame Street, Dublin 2
   Which was originally The Royal Exchange, was built between 1769 and 1779. The rotunda is open to the public.
5. Dublin Castle - Dame Street, Dublin 2
   Was built on King John’s order in 1204 as part of the city’s defence system. The undercroft (Crypt) of the Chapel Royal are well worth a visit. Guided tours run daily.
6. Tailor’s Hall - Back Lane, High Street, Dublin 8
   Recently restored, it is the city’s last surviving Guild Hall. It now houses An Taisce, the Irish national Trust.
7. Four Courts - The Quays, Dublin 1
   This great classical edifice is the work of James Gandon. It is the home of the Irish Law Courts.
8. Lord Mayor of Dublin Residence - Dawson Street, Dublin 2
   The Lord Mayor is the first citizen of Dublin and is elected every July by the City council from amongst its members. The mansion House is the official residence of the Lord Mayor.
9. Civic Museum - Kildare Street, Dublin 2
   Provides the citizen with an understanding and knowledge of the city through permanent and temporary exhibitions, lectures and organized programmes.
10. Guinness Brewery – James Street, Dublin 8
    Founded by Arthur Guinness in 1759 and then one of some fifty small breweries in Dublin, by the 1930’s it became the largest brewery in the world. It is now the only large industry in Dublin’s inner city and its brew is synonymous with the city.

Traditional:
• Ivy Court | 88 Rathgar Road, Dublin 6 | Tel: 6764606
• O’Neills | Suffolk Street, Dublin 2 | Tel: 6793671
• Rolys Bistro | 7 Ballsbridge Terrace, Dublin 4 | Tel: 6682611
• The Tea Rooms | The Clarence Hotel, Dublin 2 | Tel: 4070800

European:
• L’Ecrivain | Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2 | Tel: 6611919
• QV2 | St. Andrew Street, Dublin 2 | Tel: 6773363
• The Shack | Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | Tel: 6709785
• La Paloma | 17b Asdill Row, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | Tel: 6777392

Italian:
• Balducci’s | 27 Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2 | Tel: 6798849
• Da Vincenzo | 133 Leeson Street Upper, Dublin 4 | Tel: 6609906
• The Shack | Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | Tel: 6709785

French:
• L’Epee d’Or | Lower. Baggot Street, Dublin 2 | Tel: 6625511
• Les Freres Jaques | Dame Street, Dublin 2 | Tel: 6794555

Modern:
• Bleu | Joshua House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2 | Tel: 6767015
• Jacobs Ladder | 4/5 Nassau Street, Dublin 2 | Tel: 6703865
• Stephen Mc Allister | 10 Lower Fitzwilliam St, Dublin 2 | Tel: 6761060
• Tribeca | 62 Ranelagh, Dublin 2 | Tel: 4971474
• Village Café | 170 Rathmines Road, Dublin 6 | Tel: 4962887

Oriental:
• Ayumi | 132 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2 | Tel: 6620233 | Japanese
• Diep Le Shaker | 55 Pembroke Lane, Dublin 2 | Tel: 6611829 | Thai
• FXB Restaurants | 1a Lower Pembroke Street, Dublin 2 | Tel: 4976550 | Thai
• Lankawi | 46 Upper Baggot Street, Dublin 2 | Tel: 6682760
• Wongs | 7 Sandford Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 | Tel: 4967749 | Chinese

Indian:
• Radjoot Tandoori | 26/28 Clarendon Street, Dublin 2 | Tel: 6794800