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Here's all you really need to know about Dublin. A few months ago, when the city allowed pubs to extend their evening hours, some of Dublin's hottest nightclubs, including the Kitchen, frequented by supermodels and owned by U2 band mates Bono and the Edge, went straight out of business. What's not to love about a city that would rather share a pint and conversation with friends than rub elbows with the rich and gorgeous...
...decade of prosperity has ushered in touches of Continental cosmopolitanism--and has attracted more and more American executives to visit the Irish outposts of such big American firms as Motorola, Intel and Bristol-Myers Squibb--yet Dublin remains the gentlest of Europe's capitals. Sure, some venerable fish-and-chips shops are offering cappuccino alongside fried cod, and a few pub menus are substituting bruschetta for bacon and cabbage. But wild deer still lope through Phoenix Park, the largest city park in Europe, and the pub keepers still draw a Guinness with the reverence and ritual of a Japanese...
Across the road from the castle is the championship-caliber Powerscourt Golf Club, where you can play for $90 to $100 (reservations required; e-mail golfclub@powerscourt.ie). With its vales of 200-year-old oak trees and views of Great Sugar Loaf Mountain and Dublin Bay, the course fits nicely with its stately clubhouse and the neighboring castle. For longer stays, the golf club rents apartments, and it can accommodate business groups. Both castle and club have restaurants, but it's worth the short walk to the winsome village of Enniskerry for sandwiches and a pint at the Glenwood...
...make it out of Dublin, the meticulous gardens of St. Stephen's Green will do fine. The Hugh Lane Gallery and the newly remodeled National Gallery are worth a visit as well; each features collections of Irish and French Impressionists...
Dinner in Dublin is no longer the tragedy it used to be. Sleek, glass-walled restaurants are sprouting throughout the Temple Bar neighborhood. Here you'll find updated Irish cuisine such as Bruno's haunch of venison with celeriac mousseline and Eliza Blues' beautiful gooseberry tart. (The prices are updated too. Dinner at a top restaurant costs $60 a person, including wine...