We will only be in Dublin for one evening. Doubt that we will get there much before 5:00 pm. We plan on a walking tour past Trinity, St Patricks, Christ Church, as they will be closed. Will the downtown stores still be opened? Can you recommend a favorite restaurant in that area? and do you recommend Mulligans for a pub to end the evening with a pint? Anything else to recommend since the hour is so late? Thanks.

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You're choices of what to do are really limited. Most shops close at five or six, unless it's a Thursday night, when some are open until eight or nine.<BR>If I were you, I'd map out a few good pubs and local restarants and make the rounds.<BR>One other possibility is the Irish Film Center in Temple Bar.<BR>You run the chance of seeing an Irish film and they have a cute cafe.<BR>Enjoy your trip.

I'd recommend taking the Literary Pub Crawl for some fun for the evening. You'll see some old pubs, Grafton Street and the pub crawl includes a stop in front of Trinity College.

Thank you both for your replies. How do you go about taking the Pub Crawl?

Here's the info on the pub crawl:<BR> <BR>Jameson Literary Pub Crawl<BR>Contact Information<BR>Phone 01/670-5602 <BR><BR>Hours: Year-round. Times vary <BR>Prices: Tickets &pound;6 ($8.40) per person<BR><BR>Walking in the footsteps of Joyce, Behan, Beckett, Shaw, Kavanagh, and other Irish literary greats, this guided tour, winner of the "Living Dublin Award," visits a number of Dublin's most famous pubs with literary connections. Actors provide appropriate performances and commentary between stops. The tour assembles at the Duke Pub on Duke Street (off Grafton Street).<BR>

Thanks C - sounds great!