DART? more like fart…read more Super inconvenient boarding on the northbound platform - you must climb extra steps over and across the tracks

Great and very helpful service provided to my group when we wandered in of the street and requested…read morehelp getting to the Temple Bar Area by the staff of the Dart station. 1-way tickets cost us €2.60 and the staff member actually came out of the ticket office and told us when station platform nos to go to, and then checked we were crossing the bridge to get to the correct platform. Appreciated his solicitousness! The train itself was very quick-got us to Temple Bar within 10 mins and much cheaper than a cab. I'll be using the DART heaps more on my next visit! Note: #286 of Yelp 100 challenge for 2016

The DART has always been a fascination for me. My mother has been bringing me on it since I was…read moreabout eight months old, so I hold many dear memories of whizzing by Howth bay on this giant green mechanical caterpillar. Of course, you wil have difficulties remembering your fond memories when you're late for work and standing on a crowded platform while staring at that little red led light turn from four to three to...four again

The service isn't great, the stars are for the views…read more I would strongly advise a DART first thing in the morning heading South past Killiney Bay to catch the sunrise over the sea. Even returning to a red sunset and stopping off anywhere for a stroll along the coast(especially between Dun Laoghaire and Booterstown). Keep an eye out for the odd bit of poetry printed around the inside walls of your carriage, and more recently, the occasional massive billboard with prints from Rasher. The DART supports art, apparently. Don't forget though, no matter how much more comfortable it is, ní do chosa suíochán!

I've ridden the light rail and metro in five dozen cities around the world, including Tokyo,…read moreTaipei, Düsseldorf and Dallas. Dublin's Luas (Gaelic for "Speed") is just as good as any mass transportation network there is. The trams are clean, modern, efficient and speedy. The stops seem to be more targeted for the locals than the tourists but they work fine. Ticket kiosks are easy to understand and if you purchase and put value on a Leap card, you'll save a bunch and not have to be concerned with tickets. Just tap and go plus they work on the buses. I've not been asked to verify my ticket. I am sure that they do check them, but I've not seen it happen. The Green Line (of course it's green - this is Ireland!) opened in 2004 and with the addition of the Red Line a few years later, there are now 67 stations and enough miles of track to host a marathon. With stations across the city, the Red and Green lines get you just about anywhere except the airport. For that, you need a bus. Like lots of cities, Dublin's International Airport is a good ways from downtown. I felt as safe on the Dublin Luas as I did on any other metro anywhere. [Review 1991 of 2024 - 171 in Republic of Ireland - 23013 overall]

I took the Luas tram to get around Dublin. Luas is the Gaelic word for speed. The tram is very…read moresimple and easy to navigate. There are only two lines, a Green Line and a Red Line. The two intersect each other in a simple cross shape, so it's impossible to get lost. Just make sure you are going in the right direction. Green basically runs north to south, and Red runs West to East. The lines also connect to commuter trains that will get you to further places outside the city. For example, I was able to transfer over to the DART train to visit the village of Howth.

I have to say I'm not normally one for bad reviews but this taxi company....terrible…read more No customer courtesy, I book a taxi with an hours notice, the taxi still manages to be 20mins late and no call. I call them and they say they are still trying to get me a taxi! I stand on the road and get one instantly. This is the 3rd time I've had to cancel a taxi with them even with day's notice because they have made me late and I catch a taxi from the street. The first time I had problems with them, I got a message saying the taxi had been dispatched, 15mins late I call them asking where my taxi is....they were still trying to find one for me!!! Learn to keep your customers updated. There are simply no excuses. I can honestly say now, I'll be using other companies. This one has had its chances

Very disappointed with the service, booked a return to the 3 Arena for my parents 70. They were to…read morebe picked up at their hotel and brought down, I had given all relevant details to the taxi company in writing when I paid in advance . As this was a return I would at least have expected the driver to arrange a pickup location prior to letting them out. He didn't do that, nor did he give them a card to call him on, the number he did give was a full message box as nobody answered the phone. My parents had to walk half way back to their hotel before getting a taxi at half the price. I will never use their services again .

Ardvark provided a wonderful service for our wedding. Alan went above and beyond to make sure every…read moreneed was met. He was brilliant to deal with. The coaches were in excellent condition and ran on time. We would highly recommend Alan and Ardvark.

There's only one bone I've got to pick with this posh little station on the south bound Dart…read moreline... That bleeping, beeping level crossing. Make the wrong choice on the 50/50 split of running under the rails in Landsdowne station or waiting at the gates could cost you twenty minutes waiting for the next train after yours whizzes by. Buy your tickets in the main brick building on the Southbound side, or stand in line by the single machine on the Northbound side. A tiny news stand which closes around 6 every day vends chocolate, sodas and dodgy coffee along with the daily papers. Unlike the larger Pearse station, or the sparsely furnished Grand Canal Dock (saved by the dearth of services just outside the gates), there's almost nothing at all in terms of service for folks at Lansdowne road. Considering the massive Aviva stadium barrelling it's way to completion just over the tracks, perhaps a few updates might be well-received here too.

Since I am currently the Yelp Duke of this fair Dart station I keep getting prompted to review…read moreit... not a lot to say really! its the station you use for any event in the Aviva Stadium, it has ticket machines that are never out of order and it is always clean.... yup, that about covers it!!!

Its a easy experience to go through, beautiful castle with free lockers to store backpacks.read more

Dublin Castle was originally built in the early 1200s as a medieval fortress under the instruction…read moreof King John of England. For centuries, it was the headquarters of English (and eventually British) rule in Ireland. In 1684, a large fire destroyed a large portion of the castle. Instead of matching the original Gothic style, most of it was rebuilt using a Georgian style, similar to what you'd find in the French Palace of Versailles! It's quite the contrast. When you visit Dublin Castle, you can choose to explore it in two ways: with a self-guided tour to the state apartments or with a scheduled guided tour that visits the Viking Excavation, the Chapel Royal, and the State Apartments. When you first enter the courtyard, you'll immediately see the newer Georgian architecture in the neat red brick buildings surrounding the square. From the 13th century to the early 20th century, the castle was under British control. It served from being a royal palace and parliament to a prison. Dublin Castle was eventually handed over to General Michael Collins on the 16th of January in 1922. Collins was a soldier and a politician who lead the Irish people through their fight for Independence Dublin Castle plays a huge role in Ireland's history and a walk around the grounds is time well spent. Today the castle is a government complex and tourist attraction. Stroll through the famous Chester Beatty Library if time permits