Dublin also known as the “city of living culture” is one of the main cultural centers of Ireland with a vibrant Art and literary lifestyle. Famous authors such as James Joyce, George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde and Jonathan Swift all produced works here. It had tons of museums, theatres, historic houses and concert halls. The Irish national library is found here as well. Dublin is a cosmopolitan city than that of Galway. Its population is very young with an estimate of 50% being below 20 years old and a vibrant club and nightlife around St. Stephen’s Green and Grafton Street for pub crawls. It has a vibrant music scene with live musicians on the street and tons of concert halls producing artists such as U2, Kodaline and The script along with a underground music scene huge in the 1980’s. It is typically an immigrant city with international makeup and many cultures mixed together along with two colleges such as the University of Dublin and Trinity College Dublin.
—Lexi French
