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Traces of the EU in Dublin


Temple Bar, the Cultural Center of Dublin
Day two in Dublin leads us out on the streets in sunny weather. Our mood is high and we decide to go on a walk to find traces of the European Union in Dublin. In the centre of Temple Bar we discover Temple Bar Properties office and information service. The company empowered by statute in 1991 is there to oversee the regeneration of Temple Bar as Dublin’s cultural quarter. Irish Government launched the Temple bar initiative as a flagship project to mark Dublin’s year as European city of Culture in 1991.

Temple Bar Properties’ mission now, with the physical redevelopment of the area completed, is, through managing parts of the real estate, to sustain and further develop Temple Bar as Dublin’s Cultural Quarter and to ensure the area remains a bustling cultural residential and small business district. One of the numerous activities is the “Temple Bar outdoors”, a yearround cultural program that brings life to the area.
And we actually experienced the lively atmosphere in the area; by day in walking around being stunned by the beautifully renovated buildings and the numerous cultural opportunities, by night in visiting one of the traditional pubs and listening to live music and having a good craic with the Irish.

By Daniela Dung

 

Dublin Tourism Centre

There are a lot of traces in Dublin that European Union have funded. One of these is the “Dublin Tourism Centre”. It is in the middle of the city in the Suffolk street. The building is only a few meters away from the “Temple Bar” region, which was also funded by European Regional Development Fund. “Dublin Tourism Centre” has many functions. First of all it is a gift shop. But the tourists can also get all the information about hotels, flights, buses or train tickets, information about renting a car and so on.

 

People are informed there about the sightseeing in Dublin and the rest of Ireland. In the middle of this beautiful building is a shop and tourists can buy presents for their friends and family. There are nice postcards from Ireland and other very traditional things such as bags with sheep imitation, glasses with the name of the national beer “Guiness” or calendars with the most beautiful places of Ireland. So it is wonderful, that EU has funded the project which helped this to be a nice place to visit, buy souvenirs and to get the most useful information.

By Ingrida Adamukaityte

 

Dublin and the EU

On our very first day in Dublin we strolled along the bigger and smaller streets to discover the city, its monuments and to experience the rhythm and charm of this beautiful place. Along the streets we passed the typical Irish souvenir shops where I was especially impressed by the different kinds of sheep merchandising (like sheep slippers!). But we did not only come across national symbols.Throughout the whole town it is visible that Ireland is part of the European Union. The charm of the city is partly established by all the flags that can be seen on buildings, pubs and on the flagpoles.
The influence of the European Union can be seen in different parts of the city. When you walk through the city, you see little signs with the European flag on it that show the funding by the EU. We got the impression of Dublin as a city on the move, a mixture of national symbols, architecture, with a flavour of Europe as well.

By Antje Laacks

 
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