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Top 10 beer gardens in Dublin you need to visit

Because outdoor drinks are back baby… With the clocks about to change and the weather *hopefully* set to pick up, rightfully, there’s only one thing on our minds… Picture it now: You finish a long week in the office, the sun is shining and you get THE text – ‘Pints?’. Dublin is well known for […]

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1. Our canal is a whole lot grander than its "royal" Northside cousin

2. And dotted along it you will find some of Dublin's most amazing street art

3. Plus, this is the sight that greets you at the very end of the Grand Canal

4. Ice-cream from Teddy's is something we'll never be too old for

5. Nor will we ever tire of watching the sunset from Dun Laoghaire pier

6. We have the two most prestigious universities on our side of the Liffey

7. And one of them is so stunning it is very frequently mistaken for Hogwarts

8. There's nothing like walking down a bustling Grafton Street on a summer's day

9. And the turning on of the lights each Christmas is a major event, regardless of what age you are

10. Everybody knows that there's no problem that a pint and a toastie in Grogan's won't fix

11. And if ever there was a rite of passage, it was going to Wezz

12. You can't beat a dip at the Forty Foot, rain hail or shine

13. Between The Bernard Shaw and Newmarket Square you're never short of flea markets on the Southside

14. Date spots? We've got all the best ones...

15. Dublin's most celebrated nightclub is on the Southside, and we'll never give up on our quest for a Gold Card

16. Love Bunsen? Well you'll only find it on the Southside, my friend

17. The view from Vico Road out to sea would rival anywhere along the Mediterranean

18. And the DART journey along the Southside coast makes for a dreamy commute

19. Top notch restaurants? Three of Dublin's Michelin star restaurants are on the Southside

20. The Poolbeg Towers always keep a watchful eye over Sandymount Strand

21. James Joyce himself was a big fan of Sandymount, choosing to base large parts of Ulysses there

22. We've got gorgeous central green areas like Merrion Square, Fitzwilliam Square and Stephen's Green

23. And you won't find anything more regal than the doors along them

24. The original and (best) Leo Burdock's lies on our side of the river

25. Who needs Howth Head when you have all the Dublin Mountains?

26. The flower sellers on Grafton are always game for a haggle and a chat (in that order!)

27. Bray is in OUR back garden, not the Northside's.

28. You'll find Dublin's coolest bars stretching up from South William Street, up Camden Street all the way to the Bernard Shaw at Portobello

29. Tasty eats under a tenner? We've got Neon, Camden Exchange and Pitt Bros to name but a few...

30. Say what you will, but it's a known fact that brunch is far superior on the Southside

31. And with Murphy's Ice-Cream on our side, I think we know who the real winners are here

32. But Southside or Northside aside, at least we can all agree...

G'wan Dublin!