Photo: Avramescu Marius — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. View the original file · Licence. Used under an open licence; the photographer and Wikimedia do not endorse this site or the venue.
Parks · Dublin 2, city centre off Grafton Street
St Stephen's Green is a nine-hectare Victorian public park in the centre of Dublin, opened to the public in 1880 and maintained by the Office of Public Works. It has over 3.5 kilometres of accessible paths, an ornamental lake, a waterfall and a popular playground.
A free, central, all-day park that formally permits dogs on the lead, handy for a city-centre walk between Grafton Street, Trinity College and the museums.
Heritage Ireland (the Office of Public Works) lists 'Dogs on lead' as the restriction and states dogs are not allowed in the playground or around the lake and fountains. Opening times are Monday to Saturday from 07:30 and Sundays and bank holidays from 09:30, with Christmas Day 09:30-12:30 and closing at dusk. Facts taken from the OPW's official page for the park.
The pet policy above is summarised from the venue’s own published information and cross-checked against public listings. Policies change without notice anyway, so confirm the current one with the venue before you travel, and keep your dog leashed anywhere that is not a signed off-leash area. Read the full disclaimer.
Something out of date? Send us a correction, or email us instead.
No photo yetThe Lovely Food Company is a family-run, dog-friendly café in Drumcondra serving breakfast, brunch and an all-day menu of tartines, toasties and bowls, with a wine bar in the evenings from Thursday to Saturday. It stands on Drumcondra Road Lower, a short walk from Croke Park.
No photo yetBread and Butter is a small neighbourhood café and coffee house in Drumcondra, next to its sister café The Lovely Food Company, serving speciality coffee, pastries, cakes and a to-go lunch. There are a few stools inside and seating for about fourteen outside, plus a small shop selling wine, Irish produce and gifts.
The Dean Dublin is a design-led boutique hotel on Harcourt Street in the city centre, close to Iveagh Gardens, St Stephen's Green and the Grand Canal. It welcomes dogs under 10 kilograms on a paid dog package that includes a bed, bowls and a toy.
