Ireland Climate

Well, I was a bit young when I visited Dublin, but I remember that when you get off the plain, everything is green... Like Ireland style as... The wheather is very unstable. An hour can rain, an hour later can be sunny, but in general, is a rather cold climate, maybe because I arrive from itlay and yhe climate is more hot... At the end I lived an incredible experience, because this is my first travel abroad, far from my city, my friends, my parents, so I remember it for ever...

i lived in dublin for five months. it is one of the most favorite places ive ever been. its amazing history and its setting in one of the most beautiful, majestic, fascinating and magical countries in the world doesnt hurt. the people are friendly and helpful mostly. 
temple bar is the so called party district and is good for a night out if you want to be surrounded by tourists, stag and hen parties from the uk and spain and walk home in heels on cobbled streets avoiding puddles of vomit. nah, its actually good craic now and again. just dont get trapped into the tourist getup. venture out a bit. on the corner of temple bar is a wonderful place called o'sullivans. it features an awesome performer named brian who plays everything from traditional irish ballads to U2 and pretty much anything in between. also dont miss o'donahoughes. its grand for a bit of the traditional music and its quite informal as most of the best irish trad sessions are. dont miss the sheldon hotel for a swish high tea. an historical spot right out of irish literature. actually, every bit of dublin has its best neighborhood pub and should be sampled!
trinity university (or just uni, as its called) is beautiful in of itself and its good to explore. it alson plays host to the book of kells, the oldest known book in europe. also go by the dail (pronounced dahl) to sampled the republic of irelands hard won self government at work. explore o'connell street at leisure and cross the (stiffy) liffey (the river creating the demarcation between the wealthy southern bit of dublin and the less well off bits to the north.) as always, the best way to explore any place, is to walk it. the bus tours are actually quite good though and worth taking for a sight seeing venture. oh! and dont forget kilmainham gaol, the infamous prison that hosted everyone from politcal prisoners fighting for irish freedom to children dying of starvation and imprisoned for stealing moldy bred (check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilmainham_Gaol for some tidbits). dont forget st. stephans green. its gorgeous, and on sunny days no matter how cold is littered with old and young, taking in the weather. nice for talking with locals, eating a carry out lunch and just people watching. also used for sexual trists at night. i like grafton street just because of the musicians along the way. every twenty feet you encounter a different sidewalk artist. at the top you may find a man in a tux singing opera and playing the piano, then some thai immigrants dancing to traditional music with fans, irish guitarists trying to make it, another irish duo attempting to rap and beat box and then a another dude on a slide-rule guitar. dont miss the open air markets.  
honestly, there was hardly a day in dublin i didnt find something beautiful, intriguing, fascinating. i cant sing its praises high enough. i cant wait to go back.

You can't beat this place for the warm welcome you will receive from the locals! Nightlife is great but remember that locals don't venture out for drinks until at least 9.30pm Only thing to be aware of ..... changeable weather! Take a raincoat!

Take the bus and ferry from outside Kinlay House hostel to the Aran Islands. Cycle around Inis Mor if the weather allows.

The weather is so unpredictable that you might need to carry with from sandals till the umbrella all the time