Dublin Local Customs

 26 Reviews  Smirting is a combination of the words smoking + flirting, geddit? It started when people had to go out for a ciggie after the ban was enforced, and got chatting to fellow smokers outside on the... 

 10 Reviews  The notorious 1980s bronze monument to the personified river Liffey, Anna Livia, was removed from nearby on O'Connell St. A woman sitting on a slope with bubbling water running down past her... 

 6 Reviews  In some restaurants I found that the 10% tip was included in the bill, which is something I dont like. I understand that I should tip someone when I get a good service and not because I am obligued... 

 8 Reviews  I am SO glad they've outlawed smoking here. Makes for a much nicer time in the pubs and restaurants. I know everyone claims business will be lost when these bans go into effect but place after place... 

 3 Reviews  OK, I will have to confess my bias here as I don't particulary enjoy the post-parade part of the day where you see people throwing up, urinating, throwing rubbish, fighting, or staggering around on... 

 5 Reviews  I must say the Irish are good ol' wacky people who are extremely genuine and hospitable not to forget one of the friendliest people I've ever met. The accent is just kinda hot and such a turned on!... 

 4 Reviews  James Joyce is one of the most influential writers of the 20th centuary. He is most well known for his novel Ulysses. You can see a bust of the writer in St Stephen's green You will find this staue... 

 5 Reviews  The Irish are very kind and have the foresight to paint on the curb at every intersection: LOOK RIGHT How thoughtful. I'm sure it saved me from the Emergency Room more than once, being from a land... 

 3 Reviews  During the 18th century, much of the Medieval remnants of Dublins past were replaced with the wide boulevards, graceful bridges and stately buildings that you can still see today. This period of... 

 3 Reviews  The people of Dublin … are endowed with the famous Phoenix Park of nine entrance gates, seven miles of circular road, People’s Flower Garden, containing lake, waterfall, and Old Spa Well, sports... 

 8 Reviews  A few years ago I watched a gem of a film called Once about a guitarist/singer who busks on Grafton Street in Dublin, so that was something I was looking forward to when I came to Dublin. And Grafton... 

 2 Reviews  well i was expecting it, but i was hoping it wouldn't be as bad. We were in town and actually managed 3 hours without rain, but then it rained heavily afterwards. so we took shelter outside a hotel in... 

 sourbugger Says:  Came across a great website recently. It is called 'overheardin Dublin', part of 'overheardinIreland'. People basically just post any funny story (real-life) or... 

 sourbugger Says:  I was fascinated recently by a walk through Glasnevin cemetry. It houses over one million souls and still has some room left.Some of the more modern graves from... 

 Dabs Says:  As you stroll through Dublin, you may notice the red brick Georgian houses can be distinguished from one another by their colorful doors, red next door to blue... 

 Jefie Says:  Every Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm, rain or shine, there is a secondhand book market held at Temple Bar Square. There is an ecclectic but... 

 sourbugger Says:  I was fascinated recently by a walk through Glasnevin cemetry. It houses over one million souls and still has some room left.Some of the more modern graves from... 

 ZiOOlek Says:  Ireland is famous for its colourful and unique doors. You may see many intersing doors in Dublin. It is said that a door is one of the most important this when... 

 sourbugger Says:  I am assured that there was some kind of law passed in the 1960's that said that some public buildings had to be re-named to honour leaders of the 1916... 

 Ruai Says:  Dublin has many meeting places but generations of Dubliners met for a first date, or just to head off for a night out, at the clock at Easons on O'Connell St.... 

 gmg61 Says:  An Irish friend of mine told me why the doors of Dublin (and in ireland more generally) are so bright and colourful: so that people can recognise their own home... 

 Marpessa Says:  In the time I have spent in Ireland I think I am yet to buy my own drink! You will often find that when visiting a bar or pub here in Ireland and people find... 

 Ewingjr98 Says:  Ireland was one of the original 12 countries to adopt the Euro in 2002. When I visited in 1999, the Irish Punt (pronounced "poont") was still the currency du...