Dublin
national capital, Ireland
- Irish:
- Dubh Linn
- Norse:
- Dyfflin (“Black Pool”)
- Also called:
- Baile Átha Cliath (“Town of the Ford of the Hurdle”)
Recent News
May 2, 2024, 8:48 PM ET (BBC)
Dublin asylum seekers say new tented accommodation flooded
May 2, 2024, 7:27 AM ET (Irish Times)
Several birds found dead following oil spill in Irish Sea between Dublin and Wexford
May 2, 2024, 5:40 AM ET (Irish Times)
Gardaí make further arrest over Dublin city riots in November
May 1, 2024, 7:54 AM ET (Irish Times)
Battle for 14 Irish seats in European elections to be fought by 74 candidates
May 1, 2024, 1:30 AM ET (Irish Times)
Asylum seekers moved from tents on Mount Street to State accommodation in southwest Dublin
Dublin, city, capital of Ireland, located on the east coast in the province of Leinster. Situated at the head of Dublin Bay of the Irish Sea, Dublin is the country’s chief port, centre of financial and commercial power, and seat of culture. It is also a city of contrasts, maintaining an uneasy relationship between reminders of earlier political and economic conditions and symbols of present-day life and prosperity. Area city, 45.5 square miles (118 square km). Pop. (2006) 506,211; Greater Dublin, 1,187,126; (2011) 527,612; Greater Dublin, 1,273,069. Dublin is a warm and welcoming city, known for the friendliness of its ...(100 of 6170 words)