Bus Eireann is Irelands's national bus transport provider and does not run in competition with Dublin Bus. This means that the buses may use the same routes and stops within Dublin, but with a major difference: Bus Eireann will only pick up passengers travelling outbound and will only drop off passengers travelling inbound. But you may find some connection to the suburbs and into the "commuter belt" (extending ever further) that will suit your needs. So read up on using Bus Eireann in and around Dublin ...

Dublin Airport is only accessible by car or bus, there is no rail route here (though rumours persist, that a rail terminal has been mothballed underground). There are services for Dublin and for the rest of the country. Getting from Dublin Airport into Dublin is easy by using Dublin Bus, Airlink services, Aircoach, Flybus or Urbus. And there are many more connections to all parts of Ireland, so hop over to our dedicated Dublin Airport Transport Connections page before you travel.

The routes serviced by Dublin Bus can be long-winded and connections occasionally might seem inconvenient ... but you will get almost anywhere in the capital and suburbs for an affordable price. Cruising through Dublin on the upper deck of a doubledecker is an unique experience well worth a few hours. But be aware that bus services on weekends are far less frequent. And keep in mind that the main bus system falls asleep long before midnight - after this hour only a few night buses ply their trade. Find out more on our Dublin Bus Quick Tip ...

The Giant's Causeway is listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO ... under the subcategory "natural sites". Hang on ... did they get something wrong here?

After all, every school kid in Ireland knows that Finn Mac Cool was bearing boulders here, building a bridge to his beloved. At least that is how the story goes: The love-sick hero (who was, naturally, also a giant amongst men) had a bride across the water, in Scotland. And as he had a reluctance to get his feet wet, or wasn't a good swimmer, or simply had too much time on his hand, he built a causeway out of six-sided columns. Part of which can still be seen near Bushmills (and, to a lesser extent, in Scotland).

Spoilsports in the scientific community do, however, insist that the remarkably regular basalt formations are the product of natural phenomena.

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