Ryann Zeller
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froglash88
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Does that say free beer all week?
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OspreyFrog
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As luck would have it, Fitzsimons is across the street from my hotel.
Trader Jones
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Still have to get the game tickets but everything else is locked in.
See you there.
Interesting that the UNC side has way more tickets available than the TCU side.
See you there.
Interesting that the UNC side has way more tickets available than the TCU side.
Frogo
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The Frogos will be there.
Having been there a year and a half ago for our honeymoon, here are our repeats: (1) Book of Kells Tour (at Trinity College--a MUST); (2) Literary Pub Crawl (great fun); (3) the Guinness tour (not the name, but a great tour of their history, how they make Guinness, and a free Guinness a the end); (4) Bewley's for scones!
Having been there a year and a half ago for our honeymoon, here are our repeats: (1) Book of Kells Tour (at Trinity College--a MUST); (2) Literary Pub Crawl (great fun); (3) the Guinness tour (not the name, but a great tour of their history, how they make Guinness, and a free Guinness a the end); (4) Bewley's for scones!
froglash88
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We are visiting The Irish Rock ‘n’ Roll Museum right down the street (less than a 3 minute walk) from Fitzsimons on Thursday. Sounds like a pint before and after at Fitzsimons.
Ryann Zeller
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gorf
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Spitalfields Pub and Restaurant – delicious!! Around the corner from St. Patrick's Cathedral.
In Dublin, take the Hop-On Hop-Off tour for a great introduction to the city.
Take a stroll around St Stephens Green, Trinity College, and Grafton St. (no cars). I also like Queen St. for shopping and pubs.
The Teeling and Jameson Distillery tours are very good, they actually make the whiskey at Teeling, Jameson is more the history of whiskey in Ireland, with Dublin history thrown in.
Everyone will go to Guinness and it's fine, but the pint in the rooftop bar is the highlight and you can get a good pint at any number of pubs.
St Patrick's and Christ Church Cathedral are impressive buildings, even if you don't go inside.
If you're staying at the Hyatt Centric, the nearby Capstan Bar is one of my favorites.
I personally will not drive in Dublin, but didn't have any issues outside the city. Car rental companies will try to sell you everything, go in with a plan and stick to it.
Take a stroll around St Stephens Green, Trinity College, and Grafton St. (no cars). I also like Queen St. for shopping and pubs.
The Teeling and Jameson Distillery tours are very good, they actually make the whiskey at Teeling, Jameson is more the history of whiskey in Ireland, with Dublin history thrown in.
Everyone will go to Guinness and it's fine, but the pint in the rooftop bar is the highlight and you can get a good pint at any number of pubs.
St Patrick's and Christ Church Cathedral are impressive buildings, even if you don't go inside.
If you're staying at the Hyatt Centric, the nearby Capstan Bar is one of my favorites.
I personally will not drive in Dublin, but didn't have any issues outside the city. Car rental companies will try to sell you everything, go in with a plan and stick to it.
The Artist Formerly Known as PhormerPhrog
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Ticketmaster has tickets as low as 66 Euro and some decent ones for ~$130. The group I'm going with already bought tickets months ago so I just need a single and this fits my single dad budget.
Ryann Zeller
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DannyAdelante
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I'm extremely jealous of all of you going. To give a bit of background, I was born and raised in Ireland, and moved from Ireland to Fort Worth when I finished university in 2009. I went to every home game during the 2009 and 2010 seasons, and then moved to NYC about a week after we won the Rose Bowl in January 2011.
I'm now a US citizen with an American wife and two American kids just outside NYC, but I've been a committed Frogs fan for the past 17 years.
We had a wedding back in Ireland last month, and I can't financially justify going back again for the game a month later.
I'm from Donegal, which is the county in the very northwest about a four hour drive northwest of Dublin. It is absolutely beautiful up there, but depending on how short your trips are, it might make sense to stay in the Dublin area. If you have a longer trip, I would look into it. Mountains, beaches, great pubs, traditional Irish music, and golf. (My local course growing up was Cruit Island - look up the 6th hole on YouTube)
I would definitely recommend the Gravediggers pub for a Guinness and a coddle (an Dublin dish that looks awful, but tastes great), and also get a guided tour of Glasnevin Cemetery right next to it. I did that this past October and it was fantastic.
On GameDay, I would recommend The Palace Bar in Dublin city center. It is one of *the* go-to pubs on gaelic football and hurling gamedays. It's closer to Croke Park (the GAA stadium) than it is to Aviva Stadium (the soccer and rugby stadium, where the TCU game will be), so you would probably need to get taxis over there closer to game time. Bowe's Lounge Bar is also close to there and is a good spot for Guinness.
Slattery’s and Beggar’s Bush pubs are closer to the Aviva and are supposed to be good gameday spots. I've never personally been to those, but have heard good things.
If you are under 30 years old, I would recommend Copper's nightclub (Copper Face Jacks). You know how most college towns have a [ Finebaum ]ty bar or nightclub where EVERYONE goes? This is Dublin's version. If you are older than 30, I would avoid, as it's probably drunker and younger than you need it to be!
Food wise, it is miles better than it was when I emigrated, so there are a bunch of good options, but Bambino pizza gets rave reviews from everyone who goes there, including New Yorkers who can be snobby about pizza.
For those using rental car insurance covered by your credit card (I know Chase Sapphire has an auto-rental policy built in), call your credit card company/bank, and tell them that you are panning to use the card to cover your rental car insurance in Ireland, and to send/email you a letter confirming your eligibility waiver. I have landed there before, and Ireland is one of a couple of countries where the rental company will sometimes not accept that without proof of coverage. And sometimes your American phone will have trouble connecting to the internet in the Dublin Airport car rental office, so print out a copy (or a few) of the eligibility waiver letter so that you're not forced to take out additional, surcharged insurance that you don't need.
If anyone is planning to travel to the UK (including Northern Ireland), you will need to apply for an Electronic Travel Authorization visa waiver. It only about £10 to £20 per application, but they will check it at British entry points. You can drive to/through Northern Ireland and not have to present it, but if you were in a situation where you had to present it (like if you had a car accident) and you didn't have it, it would cause issues.
Anyway, that's a long stream of consciousness that I hope will be a bit helpful. GO FROGS!
(I have major FOMO)
I'm now a US citizen with an American wife and two American kids just outside NYC, but I've been a committed Frogs fan for the past 17 years.
We had a wedding back in Ireland last month, and I can't financially justify going back again for the game a month later.
I'm from Donegal, which is the county in the very northwest about a four hour drive northwest of Dublin. It is absolutely beautiful up there, but depending on how short your trips are, it might make sense to stay in the Dublin area. If you have a longer trip, I would look into it. Mountains, beaches, great pubs, traditional Irish music, and golf. (My local course growing up was Cruit Island - look up the 6th hole on YouTube)
I would definitely recommend the Gravediggers pub for a Guinness and a coddle (an Dublin dish that looks awful, but tastes great), and also get a guided tour of Glasnevin Cemetery right next to it. I did that this past October and it was fantastic.
On GameDay, I would recommend The Palace Bar in Dublin city center. It is one of *the* go-to pubs on gaelic football and hurling gamedays. It's closer to Croke Park (the GAA stadium) than it is to Aviva Stadium (the soccer and rugby stadium, where the TCU game will be), so you would probably need to get taxis over there closer to game time. Bowe's Lounge Bar is also close to there and is a good spot for Guinness.
Slattery’s and Beggar’s Bush pubs are closer to the Aviva and are supposed to be good gameday spots. I've never personally been to those, but have heard good things.
If you are under 30 years old, I would recommend Copper's nightclub (Copper Face Jacks). You know how most college towns have a [ Finebaum ]ty bar or nightclub where EVERYONE goes? This is Dublin's version. If you are older than 30, I would avoid, as it's probably drunker and younger than you need it to be!
Food wise, it is miles better than it was when I emigrated, so there are a bunch of good options, but Bambino pizza gets rave reviews from everyone who goes there, including New Yorkers who can be snobby about pizza.
For those using rental car insurance covered by your credit card (I know Chase Sapphire has an auto-rental policy built in), call your credit card company/bank, and tell them that you are panning to use the card to cover your rental car insurance in Ireland, and to send/email you a letter confirming your eligibility waiver. I have landed there before, and Ireland is one of a couple of countries where the rental company will sometimes not accept that without proof of coverage. And sometimes your American phone will have trouble connecting to the internet in the Dublin Airport car rental office, so print out a copy (or a few) of the eligibility waiver letter so that you're not forced to take out additional, surcharged insurance that you don't need.
If anyone is planning to travel to the UK (including Northern Ireland), you will need to apply for an Electronic Travel Authorization visa waiver. It only about £10 to £20 per application, but they will check it at British entry points. You can drive to/through Northern Ireland and not have to present it, but if you were in a situation where you had to present it (like if you had a car accident) and you didn't have it, it would cause issues.
Anyway, that's a long stream of consciousness that I hope will be a bit helpful. GO FROGS!
(I have major FOMO)
The Artist Formerly Known as PhormerPhrog
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Friend of mine went to a ND game there and said the lower level views absolutely suck for football because they aren't as steep as they are in American stadiums. He's also gone to rugby and soccer matches there and said lower level is fine for those sports because everyone is more spread out. Said 2nd level is best for football. Also, the field is much wider in those other sports so if you're sitting along the sidelines, you're even farther away from the action. Imagine the old Jack Murphy Stadium where the seats behind the Chargers bench was still 30 feet back and they had to tarp off the first few rows.
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The Artist Formerly Known as PhormerPhrog
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Also, if anyone is still needing tickets, there are student tickets for €55...about $67 total with fees. Found a coupon code on line. JAMESALCFC26. lower level sec 128-129.
O'Toad
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Hello from County Wexford in the Sunny South East of Ireland. For anyone interested at all in further cultural experiences in Dublin, here are some suggestions (that are open currently):
https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology - National Archaeological Museum, Kildare Street Dublin (beside Dáil Éireann - parliament); this has perhaps the most impressive collection of prehistoric gold in Europe;
https://www.newgrange.com/ - private tours to Newgrange - outside Dublin, but available by bus I think - megalithic monument 1,000 years older than great pyramids of Egypt;
https://brunaboinne.admit-one.eu/?p=times - official visitor centre of Newgrange;
https://www.nationalgallery.ie/ - National Gallery - other side of Dáil, Merrion square and Nassau street; the historical galleries can also give a good social history through who was painting, and what;
https://www.kilmainhamgaolmuseum.ie/ - steeped in revolutionary history;
https://www.dublintourism.org/1916-rising-sites/ - a review of 1916 Rising sites around Dublin city
https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums...itions/Proclaiming-a-Republic-The-1916-Rising - 1916 Rising exhibition at Collins Barracks, Dublin city;
https://www.gpomuseum.ie/ - General Post Office museum (1916), O'Connell street (main street of Dublin city centre);
https://www.littlemuseum.ie/ - The Little Museum of Dublin - which is a great big deal;
https://moli.ie/ - Museum of Literature, Ireland (Dublin).
Look forward to the game with Mrs Sapa-O'Toad; brother, and sister-in-law - all horned frogs
(Our little village may have the highest concentration of horned frogs anywhere in the world...)
https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology - National Archaeological Museum, Kildare Street Dublin (beside Dáil Éireann - parliament); this has perhaps the most impressive collection of prehistoric gold in Europe;
https://www.newgrange.com/ - private tours to Newgrange - outside Dublin, but available by bus I think - megalithic monument 1,000 years older than great pyramids of Egypt;
https://brunaboinne.admit-one.eu/?p=times - official visitor centre of Newgrange;
https://www.nationalgallery.ie/ - National Gallery - other side of Dáil, Merrion square and Nassau street; the historical galleries can also give a good social history through who was painting, and what;
https://www.kilmainhamgaolmuseum.ie/ - steeped in revolutionary history;
https://www.dublintourism.org/1916-rising-sites/ - a review of 1916 Rising sites around Dublin city
https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums...itions/Proclaiming-a-Republic-The-1916-Rising - 1916 Rising exhibition at Collins Barracks, Dublin city;
https://www.gpomuseum.ie/ - General Post Office museum (1916), O'Connell street (main street of Dublin city centre);
https://www.littlemuseum.ie/ - The Little Museum of Dublin - which is a great big deal;
https://moli.ie/ - Museum of Literature, Ireland (Dublin).
Look forward to the game with Mrs Sapa-O'Toad; brother, and sister-in-law - all horned frogs
(Our little village may have the highest concentration of horned frogs anywhere in the world...)
Ryann Zeller
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Just got to the airport and ran into a lot of Frogs!!! Including TCU Long Snapper’s (Aaron Bowers’) 
mom, dad, and brother!
See you in Dublin! Go Frogs!!!
mom, dad, and brother!See you in Dublin! Go Frogs!!!
froglash88
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On our way!
MIA -> ATL -> EDI {The Cure} -> DUB ==> GWY {Inis Mór & Cliffs of Moher} ==> DUB {Horned Frogs Football, Guinness & Smithwick's}-> MIA
MIA -> ATL -> EDI {The Cure} -> DUB ==> GWY {Inis Mór & Cliffs of Moher} ==> DUB {Horned Frogs Football, Guinness & Smithwick's}-> MIA
The Artist Formerly Known as PhormerPhrog
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Buy on Ticketmaster. You'll spend way less than someone trying to get close to what they paid directly through the school.
