Dublin is one of Europe's hotspots for weekend breaks.  Its airport is located 6 miles to the north of the city centre, with excellent motorway links to the M50 and M1.  Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) is the City's electrified railway running along the bay.  The city sits astride the River Liffey which divides the Northside and Southside.  With over 1000 years of history the city has witnessed many changes, not least of which have been in the last 10 years, due to EU subsidies and local successes.

Here's a few of Dublin's attractions at no (or minimal) cost:

• Famine Memorial, Custom House Quay
• National Museum, Kildare Street
• Natural History Museum, Merrion Street
• Dublin Civic Museum, 55 South William Street
• Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, Charlemont House, Parnell Square North
• National Gallery, Merrion Square West
• Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, 5-9 Temple Bar
• Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital, Military Road, Kilmainham
• Chester Beatty Library, Dublin Castle
• Leinster House (Irish Parliament), Kildare Street & Merrion Street
• Bank of Ireland, College Green
• City Hall, Dame Street
• Number 29, Lower Fitzwilliam Street - a unique museum
• St Stephen's Green (park) & Merrion Square & Phoenix Park

Other favourite attractions:  Dublin Writers Museum, 18-19 Parnell Square - James Joyce Museum, Sandycove - Shaw Birthplace, 33 Synge Street - Guinness Storehouse, St James's Gate, The Liberties - Dublin Castle, Dublin 2 - Trinity College, Dublin 2.

Dublin Shopping:  Dublin has the lively pedestrian streets in the heart of the city, Grafton Street and St Stephen's Green Shopping Centre.  Henry Street has department stores and the ILAC Shopping Centre.  Moore Street has a famous outdoor food market and Nassau Street is the showcase for quality Irish design. 

Dublin - where you get the warmest of welcomes.