In recent years Dublin has suffered the effects of an economic downturn, including unemployment, emigration and the closure of many of its once bustling shops and restaurants. Housing is less expensive than it was during the booming Celtic Tiger years, from the late 1990s until 2008, but in 2013 prices began to rise once more. Many people working in Dublin commute from the suburbs and towns outside the capital, which is served by a modern road network and an efficient transport system. Dublin is home to numerous multinational high-tech companies such as Facebook, Google, LinkedIn and Microsoft, giving an international feel to what was until recently a provincial capital. However James Joyce would still be able to recognise many of his old haunts, and even many of the traits of the old society in which he lived.

Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Southside
Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Southside

Ballsbridge is one of the city's finest suburbs, a pleasant contrast to the grey and noisy city cent...

Blanchardstown, Dublin 15
Blanchardstown, Dublin 15

Blanchardstown is in Dublin 15, close to the intersection of the traffic-blocked M50 and the N3. The...

Clontarf, Dublin 3, Northside
Clontarf, Dublin 3, Northside

Clontarf is situated 3.5 km from the city centre. It is served by eight bus routes on special corrid...

Dublin Docklands
Dublin Docklands

The Grand Canal docks area extends over 38.2 hectares with a double water frontage on the Liffey and...

Glasnevin, Dublin 9/11 Northside
Glasnevin, Dublin 9/11 Northside

Refined, red-brick Edwardian suburbs of Dublin's northside, which includes modern semi-detached fami...

O'Connell Street, Dublin 1, Northside
O'Connell Street, Dublin 1, Northside

Location of the general post office, made famous by the Easter Monday rising in 1916, and considered...

Rathmines, Dublin 6
Rathmines, Dublin 6

This is becoming a trendy area. Mainly inhabited by lower and middle income families, foreigners and...

Ringsend, Dublin 4, Southside
Ringsend, Dublin 4, Southside

Ringsend is famous for its quaint houses with a variety of colourful brick facades, and has come to...

Stoneybatter / Smithfield , Dublin 7, Northside
Stoneybatter / Smithfield , Dublin 7, Northside

Stoneybatter is an area of many contrasts, with a deeply-rooted Dublin working-class tradition livin...

Tallaght, Dublin 24
Tallaght, Dublin 24

Tallaght, just outside the busy but vital M50 city ring-road, is the capital of the new administrati...

Templebar, Dublin 2, Southside
Templebar, Dublin 2, Southside

Dublin's top tourist attractions; Trinity College, Dublin Castle, St. Stephens Green and Dublin's sh...

Terenure / Rathfarnham, Dublin 6W/12, Southside
Terenure / Rathfarnham, Dublin 6W/12, Southside

Rathfarnham Castle dominates this area of town where there are tree-lined streets and well-kept hous...