COVID-19 CLOSURE NOTICE

Further to the Taoiseach’s announcement of Friday 27th March all OPW Heritage sites including Parks, with the exception of the Phoenix Park will be closed, effective immediately. For a full list of properties see www.heritageireland.ie

Welcome to Dublin Castle

Erected in the early thirteenth century on the site of a Viking settlement, Dublin Castle served for centuries as the headquarters of English, and later British, administration in Ireland. In 1922, following Ireland’s independence, Dublin Castle was handed over to the new Irish government. It is now a major government complex and a key tourist attraction. We hope you enjoy your visit.

Open Daily

We’re open seven days a week from 9:45 to 17:45 (last admission at 17:15). Tickets can be purchased on site at the Castle’s visitor reception desk in the State Apartments (upper courtyard) or can be booked online by clicking here.

What’s On.

100 Years of Women in Politics and Public Life @ home

Feb 10 @ 10:00 am – Jul 20 @ 5:00 pm

10:00 am

Tickets

This Pop-Up Museum explores 100 years of women’s participation in politics and public life in Ireland. The exhibition shines a spotlight on the stories of very familiar and less well known women, who have contributed[...]

Splendour and Scandal: The Office of Arms at Dublin Castle @ State Apartments Galleries

Mar 16 @ 9:45 am – Aug 16 @ 5:15 pm

9:45 am

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For 150 years, from 1831 until 1981, the Office Arms was located at Dublin Castle, and this exhibition aims to explore its peculiar yet fascinating history during that time. It will look at the glamourous[...]

May 25 – Jun 30 all-day

12:00 am

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Business as (un)usual. We’ve said it before. In our business, buildings and history go together. Often, our buildings also hold artifacts, from public art to everyday objects, from permanent collections to temporary exhibitions such as[...]

May 25 – Jun 30 all-day

12:00 am

Tickets

Gnó mar is (neamh)gnách. Tá sé ráite againn cheana, is minic a théann stair agus foirgnimh/láithreacha le chéile. Sna foirgnimh aimseofar déantáin, saothair ealaíne, rudaí coitianta, bailiúcháin bhuana, agus taispeántais sealadacha, ar nós an ceann[...]

May 27 – Jul 20 all-day

12:00 am

Tickets

Countess de Markievicz’s despatch bag used during the campaign of independence. On loan from Kilmainham Gaol Museum. Mála cáipéisí na Cuntaoise de Markievicz a úsáideadh i rith fheachtas an neamhspleáchais. Ar iasacht ó Mhúsaem Phríosún[...]

February – May 2020 Feb – May 2020

The Castle Blog

Read the latest posts below, and click through to the full Castle Blog for all news updates.

100 Years of Women in Politics and Public Life: Objects in Focus

May 27, 2020

By Evelyn Suttle, Guide & Information Officer This despatch bag belonged to Countess de Markievicz (1868-1927), and is said to have been used during the 1916 Easter Rising and the campaign of independence. This Irish activist, revolutionary and politician from...

The Clock Tower Building & The State Stables

May 15, 2020

By Dr Aidan O’Boyle, Guide & Information Officer The Clock Tower Building, now the Chester Beatty Library. The Clock Tower Building is located directly behind the State Apartments, it is bounded to the east by the Castle Gardens and to the west by the Ship Street...

Origami Activity for Kids: Origami Flower

May 8, 2020

By Fionnuala Doherty, Guide & Information Officer Get inspired by this painting entitled Children with Fruit and Flowers (1777) by Reverend Matthew William Peters. This painting is currently on display in the Drawing Room of the State Apartments at Dublin...