Ireland - Youth & Adventure Buyers Guide 2018/2019

Youth Experiences Saint Patrick’s Cathedral – 800 Years of Living History Business Details Saint Patrick’s Close, Dublin 8 GPS  53.339539, -6.271482 T  +353 (0) 1 4539472 E  info@stpatrickscathedral.ie W  www.stpatrickscathedral.ie Business Contact:  Amy Bunce Experience Saint Patrick’s Cathedral provides a window into 800 years of Irish history, religion, art, architecture, music and literature. Enjoy a self-guided experience at your own pace, including a visit to the grave of Jonathan Swift. Use the Discovery Space to learn some of the wonderful stories this building has to offer through touch screen technologies; take time to do a brass rubbing, or build a model of the Cathedral. Allow 40-60 mins for the experience. Visitor information of the Cathedral’s history – available in various languages and can be sent in advance to groups. Guided tours in English and Italian for pre-booked groups. Allow 40-50 mins for guided experience. Pricing Retail price € 7.00. Advance booking for groups required. Guided tours available for pre-booked groups. Tour Operator Rate:  Yes FIT Rate:  Yes Ad Hoc Group Rate:  Yes Tour Series Rate:  Yes Group Bookings/B2B Rates Contact:  Sinead Merrigan E  tours@stpatrickscathedral.ie T  +353 (0) 1 4539472 Opening Details & Refreshment March-Oct: Mon-Fri 0930-1700hrs; Sat 0900-1800hs; Sun 0900hrs; 1230hrs; 1630hrs. Nov-Feb: Mon-Fri 0900-1700 (0930hrs in term time). Last admission 30 mins before close. Choice of cafés, restaurants within 5-8 mins walk. Parking, Access/Ability & Special Requirements On street coach parking available on Saint Patrick’s Close (2 mins walk). Public car parking (5 mins walk) Nearest Accommodation Hub Dublin www.visitdublin.com/see-do/accommodation Experiences Nearby Marsh’s Library (1 min walk) Dublinia (10 mins walk) Viking Splash Tour pick up point (2 min walk) Glasnevin Cemetery Guided Walking Tour & Museum Business Details Glasnevin Cemetery, Finglas Road, Dublin 11 GPS  53.370191, -6.277691 T  +353 (0) 1 8826500 E  akilcoyne@glasnevintrust.ie  /  bookings@glasnevintrust.ie W  www.glasnevintrust.ie Business Contact:  Ann Kilcoyne Experience Since 1832, more than 1.5 million people have been interred in Glasnevin. Glasnevin Cemetery covers 124 acres of glorious parkland.With your local guide leading you through this haunting Victorian Garden cemetery, their passion for sharing the stories of Ireland’s complex and fascinating history, turns an educational history tour into something magical with a careful balance of passion, sensitivity and fun. The ‘Historic Tour’ visits the graves of Ireland’s heroes including Michael Collins, Eamon de Valera, Countess Markievicz. Its ‘Dead Interesting Tour’ gives an alternative view of the quirky stories of the lesser known personalities that Ireland’s largest cemetery holds within its walls. NEW for 2018 – the Daniel O’Connell Tower Over 225 steps to one of the most impressive views in Dublin. Exhibits tell the story of O’Connell, the construction of the tower and reconstruction of the internal staircase destroyed by a bomb in the 1970s. Tours guided in English. Glasnevin App audio available in English, French, German, Spanish. GPS and Ibeacon technology. Printer materials (as above) plus Italian. Duration of tours: 90mins. Pricing € 13 (includes Café discount + € 5 voucher for genealogy record search). Tour Operator Rate:  Yes FIT Rate:  Yes Ad Hoc Group Rate:  Yes Tour Series Rate:  Yes Advance booking for groups >10 pax required. No max. group size. Group Bookings/B2B Rates Contact:  Ann Kilcoyne E  bookings@glasnevintrust.ie T  +353 (0) 1 882 6500 Opening Details Mon-Sun 1000-1700hrs Parking, Access/Ability & Special Requirements Private car park on site. Coach parking for 6 large coaches. All areas easily accessible except the 10 steps down to Daniel O’Connell Crypt. Min. age (12 yrs) for Daniel O’Connell Tower Tour. Café on site. Gravediggers Pub located at Glasnevin’s Prospect Gate. Nearest Accommodation Hub Dublin www.visitdublin.com/see-do/accommodation Experiences Nearby National Botanic Gardens (3 mins walk) Jameson Distillery & Guinness Storehoue (30-40 mins walk) 35