Welcome to Dublin Castle
Constructed 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 are open seven days a week including Bank Holidays from 09.45am to 5.45pm (last admission at 5.15pm).
Tickets for a self guided visit to the State Apartments are available to purchase online (please see below).
Tickets for a visit by guided tour to the State Apartments, Medieval Section and / or the Chapel Royal are available to purchase from our ticket desk on the day of your visit.
**PLEASE NOTE DUBLIN CASTLE WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL VISTORS ON MONDAY JUNE 27th**
We are delighted to announce that we are now running Guided Tours on a daily basis
Tickets are available to purchase on the day of your visit from our ticket desk
WHAT’S ON
The Castle Blog
Read the latest posts below, and click through to the full Castle Blog for all news updates.
The Destruction of the Public Record Office, 1922 – a view from Dublin Castle
Text by William Derham. The Bedford Tower dominates the Upper Castle Yard of Dublin Castle and in 1922 it was home to the Office of Ulster King of Arms, the heraldic authority of all Ireland. The Office comprised myriad functions connected to genealogy, heraldry, pomp...
16 January 1922: Remembering the Handover of Dublin Castle to Michael Collins
by William Derham, Research & Collections One hundred years ago, on 16 January 1922, an event that The Irish Independent described as ‘certainly the most significant event in Irish history for hundreds of years’, took place on a cold Monday at...
A Prisoner’s Christmas at Dublin Castle, 1920
One hundred and one years ago this month, as the War of Independence continued to unfold across the island of Ireland, Christmas approached. It may seem strange to consider Christmas during a time of conflict, not least an historic one that has left such bitterness...