Maldron Hotel Tallaght, formally Tower Hotel Dublin

* National Basketball Arena holds events for Basketball, Boxing, Irish Dancing and many other sporting events

* Shamrock Rovers Football Stadium located opposite the hotel.

Civic Theatre hosts numerous theatre events.

• Glendalough, Co Wicklow. The 'valley of the two lakes’ is famous for its wild beauty, its rich spiritual history and its many archaeological sites. It’s an area steeped in history and atmosphere, with wonderful mountain walks, woodland trails and lakeside rambles.

• The Japanese Gardens at Tully, Co Kildare were created between the years 1906-1910. The Gardens, planned to symbolise the 'Life of Man', are now of international renown and are acclaimed as the finest Japanese Gardens in Europe.

• Temple Bar is one of the city’s oldest areas; the once run down buildings in this maze of cobbled streets are today part of the entertainment and eating hub of Dublin city centre.

• The Guinness Storehouse: Enjoy the view from the highest bar in Ireland, the Gravity Bar along with a drink of Ireland’s famous black brew – Guinness.

• City Sightseeing Tour: Sit back and enjoy all that Dublin has to offer on a guided bus tour. Busses operate frequently and your 24hour ticket allows you to hop on and off as often as you would like!

• The Phoenix Park – it makes New York’s Central Park look tiny by comparison. It is the biggest walled park in Europe and has everything from Wild Deer to football pitches. The Luas lightrail stops at Heuston station just across the road from the Phoenix Park.

• Trinity College: Dublin’s famous Trinity College, home to the “Book of Kells” and some of the oldest buildings in Dublin.

• Old Jameson Distillery: Enjoy a Whiskey Tour on the site of the original Jameson Distillery which dates back to 1780!

• Viking Splash Tours: A fun & unique tour of Dublin by land & water in a reconditioned World War II vintage amphibious military vehicle called a “Duck”!!!www.vikingsplashtours.com


• Traditional Irish Night – At Áras Chrónán in Clondalkin village enjoy a night of traditional Irish music, song and dance.

• Shopping – With a choice of The Square and Liffey Valley shopping centres, within easy access of the hotel, and only a 40 minute ride on the Luas lightrail into city centre, this is a shoppers dream come true.

• A day at the Races – Choose from some of Ireland’s finest and world renowned racecourses for some classic Irish entertainment, Leopordstown, The Curragh and Fairyhouse are very accessible to Tower Hotel Dublin.

• Golf – When it comes to golf you really are spoilt for choice in South County Dublin with a wide selection of excellent parkland courses within easy access.

Ireland is a place of breathtaking scenery and friendly people. It is also home to some of the world’s top golf courses, where many of the world’s great championships have been played, including the European Open, Irish Open, the American Express World Championship and the Ryder Cup.

There are over 440 courses throughout Ireland including some fine links and challenging parkland courses that put any golfer to the test. There are more than 100 golf courses within 30 miles of Dublin and all of them without exception welcome visiting players. You are sure to find a course that suits your needs closeby. Please click here for map showing courses in the South County Dublin area.

If you are interested in booking a golfing break to Dublin, then what better place to stay than Tower Hotel Dublin, located in the heart of South County Dublin within 30 miles of more than 100 golf courses.

Alternatively, stay at our sister hotel, Castleknock Hotel and Country Club, just 9km from the city centre, and within easy access of the M50 motorway.

Why not experience the challenging par 72 parkland golf course adjacent to the Castleknock Hotel and Country Club, set in the grounds of Somerton House just on the outskirts of Castleknock Village.

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