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Is it always raining in Dublin?

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Is it always raining in Dublin?Is it always raining in Dublin?

If you have been to Dublin once or twice you might have the feeling that it is always raining in the Irish capital. But, if you wonder if it is always raining, that is a bit of an exaggeration. In fact there is an amount of 150-200 rain days in Dublin a year, and then a rain day is a day with more than 1mm of rain falling on a given day.

What makes the rain in Dublin so brutal is the fact that it often rains. You can never feel safe, because suddenly a shower is coming and then you have to get inside, or get wet. So, even the sunniest day can turn into a wet day within seconds, and that is why you should always be prepared for some showers as you walk the streets of Dublin.

You might consider the rain a calling for a lunch break or maybe for time to taste some Guinness in some pub somewhere.

Thank you anyway for the question and hope this question was kind of helpful and enjoyable for you to read!

Are there any Outlet centers in Dublin?

Are there any Outlet centers in Dublin?

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I am going to Dublin and would like to visit some Outlet centers, if there are any. Can you please give me more information?

First of all thank you for asking. I am afraid the answer may not be too pleasing, but at least this is it. There are no big and great outlet centers in Dublin, but the most famous in Dublin and Ireland when it comes to outlet shopping is the so called Kildare Village Outlet. This is located quite a distance from Dublin, in fact it is located 54km from Dublin. This distance can though be covered easily with either train or with bus.

Outlet center Dublin

Getting to Kildare Village Outlet

  • Travel with train from Dublin Heuston in direction of Cork, Galway or Waterford. These trains will normally stop at Kildare (you should though check this out first, just to be sure).
  • Travel with the Shopping Express Coach, leaving from Georges Quay in Dublin.
  • Get yourself a car and a GPS and go there on your own.

Other Dublin outlet information

The Kildare Village Outlet has the following opening times:

MONDAY        10.00–18.00
TUESDAY       10.00–18.00
WEDNESDAY   10.00–18.00
THURSDAY     10.00–20.00
FRIDAY          10.00–20.00
SATURDAY      10.00–19.00
SUNDAY          10.00–19.00

What shops can be found at this outlet center?

Here are some of the brands which can be found at this outlet center:

  • Aquascutum
  • Hugo Boss
  • Villeroy and Boch
  • Thomas Pink
  • Tommy Hilfiger
  • 7 For All Mankind
  • Lacoste
  • DKNY
  • Wolford
  • Juicy Couture
  • Calvin Klein
  •  Karen Millen
  •  Levi’s
  • Zwilling
  • Reiss
  • Starbucks
  • Pink
  • The North Face
  • Reebok
  • Nike
  • Monsoon

These are just some of the shops. It is worth knowing before you do this ride that there are mixed feedback from visitors coming to this outlet center outside Dublin. Americans find the place to be very expensive and not at all like outlet centers in the state. In other words, this is not an extremely cheap place to go shopping. There are some discounts, but do not expect miracles as you take the ride to this outlet center.

If you have further feedback, experience or insight, write a comment!

Easter opening times in Dublin

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I am coming to Dublin for Easter and wonder what the opening times will be like on Good Friday, on Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.

Thank you for the question! The big day in Dublin and Ireland is Good Friday. That is the day when all pubs are closed, and in addition museums, shops and quite a lot of restaurants. A good advice for the Friday might be an excursions to for example Moher or somewhere else.

On the Saturday business goes as usual in Dublin, and for quite a lot of shops and restaurants and museums the same is true for Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. A place like Guinness Storehouse is closed on Good Friday, but open on Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.

Easter Monday is a bank holiday in Ireland, meaning that there will be places like stores that are closed on the day, but in general business goes as usual on Easter Monday as well!

We hope this answer has helped you, but if you have any more insight, comments or further questions, please just write a comment!

If you plan on visiting Belfast during Easter, read more about Easter in Belfast here.

How can I watch the Winter Olympics live online in Ireland?

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I’ll be heading of to Ireland and to Dublin next week and I would really like to watch the Winter Olympics. But, as far as I can see RTE will not broadcast from the Winter Olympics. So, what can I do to be able to watch the Winter games live online?

BBC in the UK will broadcast a whole lot from the WInter Olympics, so if you stay in a hotel which has BBC Two among the channels available, then make sure to take a look at that, because there you will find a whole lot of goodies. If that does not work for you, then you can watch BBC2 in online, but you do need to have a UK IP address for that to work. That can easily be done, and you can read more about getting yourself a UK IP address here. Once you have that, feel free to enjoy and to watch the Winter Olympics.

If you want to get more information on this question, then visit the article referred to in this short video, which can be found here.