Episodes

  • Dublin's Hidden Gems: Marathon Day, Free Museums & the Real Dublin Pubs

    Dublin's Hidden Gems: Marathon Day, Free Museums & the Real Dublin Pubs
    May 3 2026
    Dublin is alive this morning — but if you're a visitor who stepped out expecting a normal city, the Dublin City Half Marathon has other plans. This first episode cuts through the confusion, explains exactly what the road closures mean for your day, and then delivers four timeless picks that reward anyone willing to look beyond the obvious.

    We open with what every visitor needs to know right now: O'Connell Street is closed, bus routes through Drumcondra, Clontarf, and Gardiner Street are diverted, and the Luas lines are adjusted until noon. We also cover a Delta Airlines emergency diversion to Dublin Airport — and why the story is actually a masterclass in how the city handles a crisis calmly.

    Once the news is clear, the episode gets to the good stuff. The National Museum of Ireland on Kildare Street is one of the finest free institutions in Europe, home to Bronze Age gold collections most visitors never find. Mulligan's on Poolbeg Street — trading since 1782 — offers the most authentic pint in the city, untouched by tourist renovation. Dublin Castle compresses Viking, medieval, and modern Irish history into a single walkable site. And the Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin deliver rare quiet, free entry, and Victorian glasshouses that date to 1843.

    This is the episode that sets the template: real-time city intelligence layered with evergreen picks that hold their value long after the marathon finishes and the roads reopen. Whether you're visiting Dublin for the first time or you've lived here for years, there's something here you didn't know this morning.

    This episode includes AI-generated content. A YesOui.ai Production.

    This episode includes AI-generated content.
    Show More Show Less
    6 mins
  • Dublin's 7th-Best Attraction in Europe: The Little Museum You Keep Walking Past

    Dublin's 7th-Best Attraction in Europe: The Little Museum You Keep Walking Past
    May 2 2026
    The Little Museum of Dublin just ranked seventh best attraction in all of Europe on TripAdvisor — ahead of the Louvre, ahead of the Van Gogh Museum — and it's the fifth consecutive year it has held the number one spot in Dublin. If you've walked past it on St Stephen's Green without going in, this episode explains exactly why that's the mistake worth fixing first.

    Built entirely from donations by Dubliners, the museum reopened after a 4.3 million euro redevelopment in June 2025. Its format is deceptively simple: a 29-minute guided tour structured around history, humour, and hospitality. No audio guides, no obligation to see everything — just a room full of people who came in slightly unsure and left recommending it to everyone they know. That word-of-mouth engine, running for over a decade, is what built the ranking.

    This episode also covers Dublin by Dusk, a new government-backed monthly initiative launching on 28 May. Every last Thursday of the month, cultural institutions, galleries, music venues, and hospitality across the city centre will extend their hours and run dedicated evening programming. The recurring calendar format is the point — it changes visitor behaviour, builds local habits, and gives venues a reliable audience to programme for.

    For anyone in Dublin this week: pair the Little Museum with a walk through St Stephen's Green for a natural, effortless half-day in the city centre. And keep 28 May on the radar for Dublin by Dusk's first edition. Two very different things — one pocket-sized, one city-scale — both pointing at the same idea: the quality of the experience is the strategy.

    This episode includes AI-generated content. A YesOui.ai Production.

    This episode includes AI-generated content.
    Show More Show Less
    6 mins
  • Dublin's Origins: Vikings, Hidden Rivers & the City Beneath Your Feet

    Dublin's Origins: Vikings, Hidden Rivers & the City Beneath Your Feet
    Apr 30 2026
    Dublin didn't begin as a capital — it began as a muddy ford on the Liffey, and most visitors never discover the deeper story hiding just beneath their feet. This first episode of Dublin Unlocked lays the foundation: who built this city, why it looks the way it does, and where to go to feel that history in person.

    We open with the origin of Dublin's name — 'Dubh Linn,' the Black Pool — and trace the Viking longphort that made this one of the most important Norse trading towns in medieval Europe. That context changes everything about how you move through the city.

    On the current listings: the Chester Beatty Library inside Dublin Castle is running world-class free exhibitions connecting manuscript cultures across three continents. The National Museum of Ireland on Kildare Street holds the actual Tara Brooch and Ardagh Chalice — not reproductions, the real objects. And the Irish Architectural Archive near Merrion Square offers public access worth checking before you visit.

    For the four timeless picks: Kilmainham Gaol — book ahead, it will stop you in your tracks. The Iveagh Gardens on Clonmel Street, the hidden park that Dubliners keep to themselves. The medieval streetscape of the Liberties from Thomas Street to Meath Street. And Marsh's Library beside St Patrick's Cathedral, the oldest public library in Ireland, with iron reading cages still intact from 1707.

    Each episode in this series builds on the last. Start here, and your Dublin gets better with every listen.

    This episode includes AI-generated content. A YesOui.ai Production.

    This episode includes AI-generated content.
    Show More Show Less
    6 mins