Dublin, with a population of one and a half million, is the capital city of Ireland.

Modern, safe and sophisticated, it has many associations with such great writers as Yeats, Wilde, Shaw, Swift, Joyce, Synge, O'Casey, Behan and Beckett. 

A geuinely sociable people, the Irish really enjoy talking to strangers. You will find Ireland a very welcoming place with a deeply felt tradition of hospitality.