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Quote: Originally posted by Ewen c on 23/8/2016

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Try Fallon and Byrne on exchequer St. The foodhall is cheap and very good quality.
F&B
I'd avoid eating in temple bar. There are good places but it is a real tourist trap.

The national museum of Ireland is very good and is on a luas stop. It saves on the walking.

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Quote: Originally posted by orkboss on 07/11/2016

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The ferry crossing was a pleasant trip. Food and drinks going out was expensive. £5.10 for a tea and a coffee.

I found Dublin to be pretty much like the Wast end. Instead of red double decker, black taxi souvenirs it was shamrocks and leprechauns.
I had a pub lunch at the Brazen Head which is meant to be the oldest pub in Ireland. I had a pint of Guinness so I can say I have had a pint of the black stout in Ireland. Wife and kids had coke. 3x homemade gourmet burger+ chunky fries and 1x chicken strips £62 with drinks.
There are lots of buses but no bus route map so once my phone died I was lost. It became a bit of a nightmare as we were forever walking from one bus stop to the next. Next time I would make sure i got a map showing bus routes. I did buy a new battery for my phone but it probably needs a factory reset as it still ran down just as quick.
The irish museum was excellent but it was too hot in there and the kids were not interested.
The other attractions costs lots of money which I did not have as this was only supposed to be a cheap day excursion within our wales holiday.
I think if I ever went again I would get out of the hustle of central Dublin and try somewhere quieter.

Quote: Originally posted by arthurdent on 08/11/2016

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Can I just say that four can certainly lunch well in Dublin for less than £62. And there are many areas devoid of leprechauns and shamrocks ! And finally most places can be easily got to by either the new LUAS tram or by shanks's pony - apart from the open top tour I don't think I've ever got a bus in central Dublin.
Sorry you had a bad time orkboss, I just wanted to point out the opposites in case anyone else thinking of making a trip reads this later.

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