if you're looking good traditional music that isn't fake for the tourists, you should try the cobblestone on north king street. one of the most ornate of Europes oldest manuscripts is in trinity university library, with a new page open every day, it's called the book of Kells. there's many places, street names, statues to mark the remembrance of Irish independence and how much it cost the Irish people, the remembrance garden is good also as it might spark your interest in the mythology here. There's a high street called ''Grafton street'' which is famous for buskers (street musicians/actors). however i suggest that if you're really interested, to make an account on this website www.couchsurfing.com and join the Dublin group... you can use the forum to ask questions about the city or if people want to meet up for a coffee & chat or a walk around the city. Although the culture here is very fluid, if you went to a pub by yourself you can end up having a good time just chatting to people you dont know, and you don't really need to worry about men annoying you here, irish men aren't so forward like italians, you can tell them to go away and they'll mostly leave you alone, if they dont then you can get angry with them and they'll back off. Oh and try to stay away from some areas like finglas (or at least during the night) ... if you live there use a taxi, they're generally quite cheap in comparison to the rest of europe. rob

Hi there. What kind of activities are you interested in finding out? Do you want to know about learning English in Dublin, or where to stay, or just general questions? You can catch me on skype later if you want to chat. Talk soon.....jo