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What's open on Good Friday for tourists?

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  • 06-04-2012 10:44am
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    Cavehill Red
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    A friend flew in from Oz last night, and I'm working today so can't play host.

    Obviously the bars and lots of other places are shut, but what's open for a tourist today in terms of attractions, exhibitions, shows, etc?


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    Cavehill Red
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    Swamped by suggestions!

    I'll try in AH, so.


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    Toby Take a Bow
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    Everything's open bar the pubs. Suggest he goes on the Viking Splash tour (you can hop on at St Patrick's Cathedral). Maybe suggest he goes to see Patrick's Cathedral (for the day that's in it) and get a sandwich/coffee from Bite of Life (lovely, lovely sandwiches) and sit in the park if it's nice (or in Bite of Life if it's not). I'm not sure if you can hop on/off on the Viking Splash tour, but other attractions would include: Dublin Castle (you can pay for tours), the Dublin Museum (on the north side of Stephen's Green), maybe in the evening a play in the Abbey, or a more alternative one in that theatre beside Connolly Books. Art galleries of interest: IMMA, National Gallery. The Natural History Museum is reopened and the stairs probably won't collapse when he's there.

    I realise they're fairly obvious suggestions, but if he's a tourist he might appreciate some of them. Especially Bite of Life. Bacon Melt and a large coffee. Mmmm.


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    Pace2008
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    Cavehill Red wrote: »
    Swamped by suggestions!

    I'll try in AH, so.
    1 hour later, in the AM, when most people are off work. I hope wherever you're going doesn't have long queues.


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    Pomplamousse
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    There's still tickets available for today's showing of Avenue Q in the Grand Canal Theatre (or whatever they're calling themselves these days:rolleyes:), would highly recommend it.
    http://www.ticketmaster.ie/event/180047098CDB0FCA?artistid=973986&majorcatid=10002&minorcatid=207


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    Gavin "shels"
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    There's room on one of our buses tonight to Dundalk for Dundalk -v- Shels if they want to come along, tell them to pop down to Tolka for 5.45.:D


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    Slydice
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    Everything is open in Dublin City Centre. Place is thronged with people.


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    Shanannigan
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    church for the stations..


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    athtrasna
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    Bar wasn't open in Grand Canal Theatre - anyone know why?


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    JupiterKid
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    athtrasna wrote: »
    Bar wasn't open in Grand Canal Theatre - anyone know why?


    Because it was Good Friday and all the bars, pubs and off licences were shut today.


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    athtrasna
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    JupiterKid wrote: »
    Because it was Good Friday and all the bars, pubs and off licences were shut today.

    Theatre bars are among the exceptions - which is why I asked the question! http://publin.ie/2012/on-the-matter-of-good-friday/


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