Things to do in Dublin 24
Attractions, heritage sites and walks around Dublin 24, drawn from open data. Distances are straight-line from the town centre.
In brief
Dublin 24 is a town in County Dublin about 16 km from Dublin city centre. Open datasets list 32 Fáilte Ireland visitor attractions within 10 km, nine national monuments open to visitors within 20 km. Everything below comes from published sources, refreshed regularly.
Attractions near Dublin 24
Visitor attractions listed by Fáilte Ireland within 10 km (top 12 of 32).
- Hunting Brook Garden is located in Blessington, County Wicklow and is an inspiring tropical, prairie and woodland gardens. It is filled with rare plants from around…
- RUA RED is South Dublin’s hub for creative activity for all ages – with Galleries, Films, Workshops, Classes, Performances, Community Events, Artistic tenants and…
- The Sean Walsh Memorial Park in Tallaght, County Dublin, is an oasis at the heart of a densely populated urban area, providing a landscaped parkland, ornamental…
- The village of Kilteel lies six miles north of Naas at the foot of the Wicklow mountains. It is here that we find Kilteel Castle.
- Tymon Park in Tallaght, Dublin City, is a valuable resource for visitors and locals in the surrounding hinterland. Opportunities to avail of a wide range of outdoor…
- Olly's Farm is nestled in the picturesque countryside in the Dublin Mountains overlooking Dublin City. Discover the smallholding farm lifestyle, meet the animals and…
- Footee in Tallaght, County Dublin, offers the fun and quirky sports of footgolf, rugbygolf, human foosball, footdart and battlezone archery. Fun for everyone.
- The Calliaghstown Equestrian Centre offers excellent horse riding facilities within easy reach of Dublin city.
- The Civic Theatre is a vibrant venue in the heart of Tallaght, Dublin 24. Hosting a wide range of events from live music, theatre and family performances, you are…
- Come and enjoy all the activities at Tallaght Leisureplex, Bowling, Snooker, Pool, and Quzar to name a few.
- Kidspace Rathcoole is an indoor children’s play centre situated in Rathcoole, County Dublin. It has been designed with both parents and children in mind and is a…
- Moyle Park English Language College offers general English and English for special purposes for adults and young people at Easter and during the summer months. They…
Heritage and monuments
National monuments open to visitors within 20 km.
- Today the wedge tomb at Kilmashogue is located in forestry, but originally it would have been situated on an open mountain side overlooking the lowlands now occupied by Dublin city.
- The original castle at Rathfarnham dates back to the Elizabethan period and was built for Archbishop Adam Loftus, an ambitious Yorkshire clergyman, who came to Ireland as chaplain to the Lord Deputy and quickly rose to…
- One of the largest unoccupied gaols in Europe, covering some of the most heroic and tragic events in Ireland's emergence as a modern nation from 1780s to the 1920s.
- Sited in the heart of the walled medieval city, St Audoen's Church is the only remaining medieval parish church in Dublin. It is dedicated to St Ouen the 7th century bishop of Rouen and patron saint of Normandy.
- St. Mary's Abbey is one of Dublin's best kept secrets. It was once the wealthiest Cistercian Abbey in Ireland. Today only two rooms remain - the Chapter House and the Slype.
- The old church of Tully near Cabinteely is situated on a low hill overlooking much of south county Dublin and has fine views of the Dublin Mountains.
- This great stone castle was founded in the early 13th century and became the principal residence of the Kildare branch of the Geraldines.
- Today Monkstown Castle is situated in the suburbs of Dublin. In medieval times the castle here was the centre of a large farm owned by the Cistercian monks of St.
Walks and nature
Waymarked trails from Sport Ireland's National Trails Register and NPWS parks and nature reserves, starting near Dublin 24 and across Co. Dublin.
- Ireland's largest national park and the only one in the east, almost 23,000 hectares of blanket bog, heath, oak woodland and upland lakes south of Dublin.
- North Bull Island Nature ReserveA UNESCO biosphere on a sandy island in Dublin Bay, internationally important for wintering wildfowl and waders.
- Rogerstown Estuary Nature ReserveA tidal estuary near Rush that is a key roost for Brent geese and other wintering birds.
- Baldoyle Estuary Nature ReserveA sheltered north Dublin estuary and saltmarsh, important for wintering waterfowl.
Plan around Dublin 24
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- See every nationally rated heritage building and monument in our heritage guide to Co. Dublin.
Attraction data from Fáilte Ireland Open Data (CC BY 4.0), last refreshed 13 July 2026. Monuments from the National Monuments Service and heritage buildings from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (both data.gov.ie, CC BY 4.0). Trails from Sport Ireland's National Trails Register. Parks and reserves from the National Parks and Wildlife Service. Opening hours and admission can change; check the linked site before travelling.