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EDITORIAL who we are The Dublin Tourist Guide HKM
Media Ltd 73 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 X524 Editor Michael McDermott 01 6870695 Advertising Kevin Gibbons 085 8697078 kg@hkm.ie Trevor Hull 085 881 2169 th@hkm.ie Lisa O’Brien 087 355 0230 lob@hkm.ie Art Director Abdul Hamid Ali aa@hkm.se Distribution Kamil Zok 01 6870695 kamil@hkm.ie Group CEO Stefan Hallenius stefan@hkm.ie what’s inside 4 Roadmap Little Fluffy Clouds 8 St Patrick’s Festival Unlocking treasures 10 Where We Live Right here, right now 12 In The Frame Perry Ogden 14 What to See and Do Open minds 20 Where to Drink Thirsty work 24 Where to Eat Bountiful 26 Where to Shop Offline TRILLION TREE HILL We’re thinking about trees this month. Every city experience is enhanced by them whether they provide shade from the sun, shelter from the rain or merely a pleasant verdant canopy in harmony with the sky above. We’ve had the thrill of being in Japan for Hanami (‘flower viewing’) which is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the transient beauty of flowers, namely those on their revered cherry blossom trees (sakura). U.S. President Donald Trump signed the States up for the One Trillion Trees Initiative during his State of the Union address last month which is ironic given his appalling rowback measures on environmental protection to date. Closer to home, Owen Keegan who is the boss man in Dublin City Council stated he’d cut down every “roadside tree” in the city to mitigate the risk of personal injury claims against the council after it was revealed that 24 people brought treeroot-related injury claims against Dublin City Council over the past three years, according to figures, in the Dublin Inquirer. So, where lies the happy medium among these extreme reactions? A simple start is science. Studies have shown the physiological benefits of walking and how the environment in which this is done can enhance its impact on your health and mental well being. And trees are often equated with income levels in cities. You will find our leafy suburbs are often the most salubrious. And guess what? A tree canopy survey conducted by the School of Geography in University College Dublin in 2017 found that Dublin has a 10% in comparison to Stockholm (57.3%), Berlin (42%) or even London (20%). It’s time to start planting and stop tripping. Michael McDermott Glasnevin Cemetery Museum Take a Guided Tour - Climb the O’Connell Tower Located just 2.5km from Dublin’s City Centre, Glasnevin is a hauntingly gorgeous Victorian Garden Cemetery covering 124 acres of glorious parkland and adjoins the National Botanic Gardens and the Gravediggers Pub at Prospect Sq. Since 1832, over 1.6 million people have been interred in Glasnevin - rich and famous, paupers and politicians, artists, warriors and heroes. Explore the City of the Dead where original artefacts, exhibits, audio-visual and immersive touchscreen technology unravel the layers of bygone times. Open: 10am – 5pm daily (6pm summer), 7 days a week. Public and private tours – Choose from range of tours including the General History Tour, Dead Interesting, and the O’Connell Tower, 198 steps to breath taking views of Dublin - see website for daily times. Guided Tours Adult Child Student Senior €13.50 €10.20 €10.20 €10.20 Family (2+2) €30.00 Family (2+4) €36.00 O’Connell Tower Adult Child Student Senior €9.20 €6.20 €6.20 €6.20 Family (2+2) €21.50 Prices include guided walking tour or Tower climb + entry to museum/ exhibitions, re-enactment (2.30pm daily), €5.00 genealogy voucher & 10% discount in the Tower Café. Finglas Road, Dublin 11 • 01 882 6550 museum@glasnevintrust.ie • www.glasnevinmuseum.ie Festival St Patrick’s It’s not just lashing rain, lashings of Guinness and frozen majorettes anymore. St Patrick’s Festival has morphed into the real cultural deal across five days and nights. Its 2020 iteration boasts fun-filled family experiences, large-scale outdoor events, newly commissioned collaborative performances, a myriad of musical treats including two World Premieres, as well as the magnificent National St. Patrick’s Festival Parade and an expanded fourday Festival Village and Food Market at Merrion Square, Dublin. This years’ Festival will offer a richly diverse programme including Abair - a remarkable programme of performances celebrating Ireland’s oral traditions, art exhibitions, poetry and literary events, the all new Festival After Dark club series, hidden Dublin tours and trails, an exciting Port to City Treasure Hunt, Céilí Mór, and so much more. Friday March 13 to Tuesday March 17 stpatricksfestival.ie #SPF2020 #StPatricksFestival 4