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St Stephen's Green, a landscaped inner-city centre public park in Dublin; Temple Bar, a mainly cobblestonequarter, directly on the Southern banks of the Liffey, popular for its cultural and nightlife spots; Trinity College, Dublin (also called the University of Dublin), Ireland's oldest university, home of the Book of Kells and the Book of ...
The secluded beach, situated on Nusa Penida island, the largest of a trio on Bali’s east coast, is reachable only by a 400m descent down jungle mountains to the white sand and palette of blue ...
Tourism in the Republic of Ireland is one of the biggest contributors to the economy of Ireland, with 9.0 million people visiting the country in 2017, about 1.8 times Ireland's population. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Each year about €5.2bn in revenue is made from economic activities directly related to tourists, accounting for nearly 2% of GNP and employing ...
The Historic City of Dublin: Dublin: 2010 ii, iv, vi (cultural) In the 18th century, Dublin was the second largest city of the British Empire. In the Georgian period (1714-1830), Dublin saw major urban developments (see Georgian Dublin), with Europe's first official town planning authority established in 1757. The Georgian city plan included ...
Sandycove (Irish: Cuas an Ghainimh) is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland.It is southeast of Dún Laoghaire and Glasthule, and northwest of Dalkey.It is a popular seaside resort and is well known for its bathing place, the Forty Foot, which in the past was reserved for men only but is now available for mixed bathing.
For example, Skerries came second in the 2014 Best Place to Live in Ireland awards. [citation needed] The town is also the only place to have won an award as an entire community at RTÉ & Rehab's People of the Year Awards in 2011. [20] In 2016, Skerries was named Ireland's Tidiest Town by the Supervalu National Tidy Towns competition. [21]
For details of the origin, from "The Neighbourhood of Dublin" (Weston St. John Joyce, 3rd edition, Dublin, 1920): "The name of Dollymount would seem to have originated with a house bearing that title which stood on or adjoining the site of Sea Park in Mount Prospect Avenue, and which is shown in Duncan's Map of 1820.
The Gresham was sold to the Spanish RIU Hotels & Resorts chain in September 2016 for €92 million, becoming the Hotel Riu Plaza The Gresham Dublin. [9] In January 2018 Dublin City Council set about rehoming 14 homeless families that had been living at The Gresham to allow for the refurbishment of a number of bedrooms and suites at the hotel. [10]