Malahide Castle, Dublin re-opens to the public and the top ten thing to do in the area (IrishCentral)

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 04:31:42 PST

Malahide Castle, North County DublinMalahide Castle and Gardens has recently re-opened following a €10 million refurbishment by Fingal County Council and Failte Ireland, which will restore its ranking as a first class visitor attraction and preserve it for future generationsA popular and most valuable amenity in North County Dublin, Malahide Castle is surrounded by 450 acres of manicured park lands, managed walkways and mature trees and state of the art children’s playground which is free to the public all year roundUp until 1975 Malahide Castle was the oldest and longest inhabited castle in Ireland, with the same family having lived there almost continuously since 1185 when Richard Talbot was granted ‘the lands and harbour of Malahide’ by King Henry II in return for rendering "one archer with a horse and coat-of-mail forever" When the last male heir Milo Talbot died in 1973, the estate passed to his sister Rose, who unfortunately was forced to sell the castle and its contents to pay the death duties READ MORE

An American student's guide to the best tourist spots in Dublin (IrishCentral)

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 06:32:42 PDT

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Aras an Uachtaran in the Phoenix Park - President Michael D Higgin's new home (IrishCentral)

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:45:17 PST

Susan outside the Aras an UachtaranAras an Uachtaran, in the Phoenix Park is the house where the ninth Irish President Michael D Higgins, who was inaugurated on Friday in Dublin Castle, will live for his seven years in office Not many people know that you can actually visit Aras an Uachtaran yourself on Satrudays, unless it is being used for official state business, which means tours can be cancelled at short notice While admission is free, tickets are limited to about 100 which are allocated on a first come first served basis from the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, close by at Ashtown CastleVisitors are then transferred by coach and given a guided tour of the state rooms and a short history of the building itself that used to be the Vice Regal Lodge when it was occupied by the then governing body of Englands various Lord Lieutenants, one of whom the Duke of Marlborough who was Winston Churchill’s father READ MORE

First ever Irish citizenship ceremony held at Dublin Castle (IrishCentral)

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 08:40:00 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

They came from South Africa, New Zealand, Ukraine, India and Egypt. Some wore saris and turbans, others came in jeans and sneakers, while still others dressed in suits and cocktail dresses; but the 73 people from 24 countries gathered together at Dublin Castle on Friday for one purpose – to become Irish citizens.

My tears at the Queen Elizabeth's speech at Dublin Castle (IrishCentral)

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 06:40:25 PDT

I wept as I remembered small things and watched the Queen of England lay a wreath in the Garden of Remembrance in Dublin last week, and make a powerful speech of regret for the big harsh things which England impacted on our history I wept, though I am not a man who weeps too oftenI wept because of the damage that history did to my brain, because of the way it damaged the heads and perceptions of the good people, both Protestant and Catholic, among whom I spent my childhood in Ulster, because of the tortured and bloodstained impacts it had on all the people of this island, north and south, because of all the horrifics of all the Troubles between the two Bloody Sundays, because of all the tears and fears and heartbreaks And I remembered small things READ MORE

Speech made by Queen to State dinner at Dublin Castle (IrishCentral)

Wed, 18 May 2011 01:08:58 PDT

By: CATHAL DERVAN

Taylor Swift involved in romantic marriage proposal at a castle in Dublin (IrishCentral)

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 06:00:08 PDT

The happy couple, picture posted by Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift and her entourage took me time out of their Speak Now World Tour this past weekend in Dublin, when they went to check out an old Irish castleWhat the bands members didn’t know was that Swift’s guitar player and backing vocalist, Paul Sidoti had something else up his sleeve when they got to the romantic settingIn front of his friends Sidoti popped the question to his longtime girlfriend, Ashley White READ MORE

Dublin Castle - a once forbidden visitor attraction (IrishCentral)

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 06:05:05 PDT

Dublin Castle is quite the fairytale inside and out Massive medieval fortress walls protect an inner sanctum of majestic staterooms, filled with enough fabulous artwork, furniture and crystal to please any King or Queen ?The only thing is we Irish don’t do royalty, we even managed to mislay the crown jewels! The nearest we got to a truly noble figurehead was Michael Collins who received the keys of the castle in 1922 ending some 800 years of British rule and tenancy The question then was, what would we do with it?Apart from being used as a centre of intelligence, Garda headquarters is still there it is now mainly used for elaborate state occasions The last visiting dignitary to stay there was Dame Margaret Thatcher, who incidentally turned 85 last week just as the Chilean miners emerged from their incarceration READ MORE

The Chester Beatty Library, Dublin Castle (IrishCentral)

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 06:45:20 PDT

By: Dublin Castle is quite the fairytale inside and out. Massive medieval fortress walls protect an inner sanctum of majestic staterooms, filled with enough fabulous artwork, furniture and crystal to please any King or Queen ?

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