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O’Connel Street is the main street in Dublin. It is named after Daniel O’Connell (b. 1775 – d 1847), who is known as “the Liberator” for his work in liberating the Roman Catholics in Ireland. At the end of O’Connell St., near the O’Connell St Bridge, is a monument to O’Connell. Today O’Connell St is one of the busiest streets in Dublin, Ireland. The O’Connell Bridge in central Dublin, which spans the River Liffey just north of Trinity College, was designed and built by James Gandon around 1794. It was originally named after the then Viceroy, Lord Carlisle. After the unveiling of a statue in his honour, the bridge was renamed after Daniel O’Connell, first catholic Lord Mayor of Dublin, in approximately 1882.

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Visit the World of Primates and see massive gorillas and chimpanzees on the Monkey Islands. Dublin Zoo is all about fun, learning and conservation, there is so much to see and do. The Zoo, set in 66 acres within Phoenix Park, is one of Ireland’s top attractions and home to more than 700 species of birds and animals from around the world.
Dublin Zoo welcomes over 700,000 visitors each year. Explore the thirty-acre African Plains, which is home to giraffes, zebras, hippos, rhinos, African wild dogs, lions and chimpanzees. Discover World of Cats, World of Primates, and Fringes of the Arctic… and be sure to take a trip on the Nakuru Safari in the African Plains.

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Phoenix Park, one of the biggest enclosed parks in the world, provides a breath of fresh air amid the urban sprawl of modern Dublin. Phoenix Park, with its 700 hectares, is one of the largest urban enclosed park in Europe. Formal gardens, grass , lakes and mature deciduous trees. It is used by the the Irish people for a wide range of recreational pursuits and sporting activities e.g. motor racing, biking, roller blading. The flower garden is 9 22 acres. Deer are found in the park, a zoo and a visitor centre all in a castle. It’s circumference is 11km and it covers a total area pf 712 hectares / 1,760 acres.

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Dublin’s RDS (Royal Dublin Society) Irish International Convention and Exhibition Centre is the country’s premier venue for meetings, conferences, exhibitions, trade shows, entertainment and sporting events. The Society itself was founded in 1731 to promote the development of agriculture, arts, science and industry in Ireland. The arena measures over 20,000 sq m (215,280 sq ft) and regularly hosts the city’s major events and exhibitions. The RDS has four main facilities: the Concert Hall with seating for up to 900, the Main Hall with a capacity of between 3,000 and 5,000 depending on seating arrangements, Simmonscourt Pavilion which seats up to 7,000 spectators and the RDS Stadium with a capacity of over 35,000.

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