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ICT4S 2025 Cultural Events

Daily Tours from UCD, 30 minutes from UCD by public transport:

1. Trinity College Dublin (Founded 1592) and the Book of Kells (1200 year old Irish Gospel manuscript): https://www.visittrinity.ie/book-of-kells-experience/

2. Guinness Storehouse (Tour of brewery finished with a pint of Guinness) : https://www.guinness-storehouse.com

3. Jameson Whiskey Distillery (Tour and selection of Whiskeys): https://www.jamesonwhiskey.com

4. Grafton Street shopping, fashion, street-music, art museums and literature area: https://www.graftonstreet.ie/

5. Little Dublin Museum, museum of 18th -19th century Dublin https://www.littlemuseum.ie/

All the above are within 15 minutes of each other.

Daily Tours from UCD, 1 hour from UCD by public transport (Half or Full Day):

1. Coastal trip by train to Howth, the fishing port of Dublin with cliff top walk:https://www.visitdublin.com/guides/things-to-do-in-howth

2. Coastal trip to Dalkey Village and swim in the famous forty foot open-sea pool: https://www.visitdublin.com/guides/things-to-do-in dalkey
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forty_Foot

3. Croke Park, National stadium tour (85,000 capacity, 3rd largest sports stadium in the world), home of Gaelic national (amateur) sports (Hurling and Football): https://crokepark.ie/tours

4. Glendalough, 6th Century monastery of St Kevin in Wicklow national park: https://www.irishdaytours.ie/wicklow-glendalough-day-tour (Full day), https://www.glendaloughbus.com/ (Bus only) Half day

5. Powerscourt Estate (17th Century) and Gardens and distillery: https://powerscourt.com/ https://powerscourtdistillery.com/tours/
   Hourly bus to Enniskerry plus 30 minute walk

6. Newgrange World Heritage (3,200 BC), Burial and Astronomical site https://heritageireland.ie/places-to-visit/bru-na-boinne-visitor-centre-newgrange-knowth-and-dowth/

Sport Facilities

Attendees, can also have full access to UCD’s Sport Centre including its gym and Olympic standard swimming pool. Fee €15/week: https://www.ucd.ie/sportandfitness/

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