It’s no secret that we have the BIGGEST crush on Dublin city. Visually, physically, emotionally.
Any city steeped in history is aesthetically pleasing but Dublin really does go that one step further with its iconic red brick buildings, stunning architecture, gorge canals, famous statues, enormous river and general ride-ness.
Wrap it in Christmas lights and you’ve got some sight for one sight.
Why can’t it just be Christmas year round?
1. Dublin’s fair city
2. Arnotts looking like its magical self
Henry Street in full Christmas swing! @PictureIreland @PhotosOfDublin @VisitDublin @LovinDublin @DublinTown @ArnottsDublin #dublin pic.twitter.com/Af0My1ywz4
— Paul Gannon (@Paul__Gannon) December 12, 2016
2. A wintry sight
3. College Green lit up like a sunrise
Oooh, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Dublin…!
MT @McArdlePhoto College Green pic.twitter.com/MIPcwc559c
— Tourism Ireland US (@GoToIrelandUS) December 14, 2016
4. A piece of St Patrick’s Cathedral
5. Our national luxury emporium all done up
6. Our winter sun is brighter than anything we’d see during summer
7. Mansion House lit up like a Christmas tree
8. Bright and beautiful – Suffolk Street
9. Dreaming of a white Christmas…
I’m dreaming of a white Christmas #dublinatchristmas @LoveTempleBar @DublinTown @VisitDublin @dublinmuseum @TempleBarTrad @DTBAIreland pic.twitter.com/zLBPh1AGSS
— Old DublinTown. com (@OldDublinTown) December 11, 2016
10. The Cupcake Bloke getting festive <3
11. The Northside giving the Southside a run for its money
Positive signs for Christmas shopping footfall growth in Dublin City Centre https://t.co/HJZ2Z5tCAN pic.twitter.com/OybeWxKzc3
— weareDublinTown (@weareDublinTown) December 6, 2016
12. Bewley’s reminding everyone who’s boss with their deadly Christmas windows
13. Stephen’s Green Centre looking majestic
14. But Powerscourt looking even better
15. Wicklow Street looking amazingggg
16. The winter sun setting at the Botanic Gardens
17. That sky…
18. Henry Street in 1968 – wow.
Dublin’s Henry Street at Christmas #OnThisDay 1968
Photos by Peter Dorney pic.twitter.com/uMiKRwt96n— RTÉ Archives (@RTEArchives) December 6, 2016
19. The Christmas tree in The Shelbourne will eternally put ours to shame
20. The Temple Bar lookin’ good
21. A classic sight on our streets
Love walking around town this time of the year ???????????? #Dublin #Christmas pic.twitter.com/5437iQDisg
— Walter Burke (@walterburkeiv) December 4, 2016
22. Neighbourly festive love <3
23. Rudolph? Dat you?
24. Have you EVER seen the likes?!
25. #JustRanelaghThings
26. All the colours
27. Pints anyone?
Amazing.
Share your Christmas in Dublin pics with us over on Instagram using #lovindublin <3
Header image: Laurence Mac Donald / @bokeh.of.dublin on Instagram
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