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• ​Educational Tours » ​Politics Tours » ​Dublin

  ​Dublin

  Learn about the fascinating, complex political history between the UK and Ireland on a politics school trip to Dublin! From the contentious issue of Home Rule to the Easter Rising and establishment of the Irish Free State, Dublin is an excellent base from which to explore the locations where these historical events took place.

  The immersive and interactive museum at the General Post Office provides an excellent insight into modern Irish history as the GPO was the headquarters for the 1916 Easter Rising. We follow this with the 1916 Easter Rising Walking tour and conclude the itinerary with a visit to the National Museum of Ireland where students will get a general introduction to the political, social, and cultural events leading up to the Rising.

  Before departing Dublin, we highly recommend a visit to the Irish Immigration Museum, an interactive experience voted Europe’s leading tourist attraction in 2019 and 2020.

Curriculum Links

Our school tour to Dublin is most relevant to students of A-Level, AS-Level and GCSE Politics but may also be of interest to History students studying Immigration.

• KS3

  Ideas, political power, industry, and empire: Britain, 1745 - 1901

• GCSE

  Democracy in Action

  International Politics

• A Level

  National, international, and global dimensions of politics

  Challenges of Home Rule

  The Easter Rising

  Challenges of nationalism

  Partition of Ireland

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Suggested Itinerary

There is fantastic range of visits that will help your students gain an understanding of Ireland’s history, and how events such as the Easter Rising have shaped the country as it is today. The itinerary can easily be adapted to be combined with a tour to Belfast to study the History of the Troubles.

• Day 1

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    Morning
                          
    Morning
                        

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    Afternoon
                          
    Afternoon
                        

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    Evening
                          
    Evening
                        

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    Morning
                          
    Flight to Dublin, meet coach and transfer to accommodation
                        

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    Afternoon
                          
    Visit the GPO Museum followed by 1916 Easter Rising Walking tour
                        

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    Evening
                          
    Evening meal at accommodation
                        

• Day 2

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    Morning
                          
    Morning
                        

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    Afternoon
                          
    Afternoon
                        

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    Evening
                          
    Evening
                        

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    Morning
                          
    Visit National Museum of Ireland
                        

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    Afternoon
                          
    Visit the Glasnevin Cemetery Museum and Kilmainham Gaol
                        

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    Evening
                          
    Evening meal at hotel
                        

     

• Day 3

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    Morning
                        

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    Afternoon
                          
    Afternoon
                        

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    Evening
                          
    Evening
                        

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    Morning
                          
    Visit EPIC: The Irish Emmigration Museum
                        

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    Afternoon
                          
    Transfer to airport
                        

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    Evening
                          
    Return flight to UK
                        

Other Educational Visit Options (If necessary)

Belfast

Dublinia

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Sample Accommodation

Dublin offers a choice of centrally located hostels and hotels, all within easy walking distance of the city’s main attractions and museums.

• Abbey Court Hostel

  Located right next to O'Connell Bridge, on the river Liffey's Northside, the Abbey Court Hostel provides school groups with an excellent location as well as free Wi-Fi, breakfast, bed linen, TV lounge, and a fantastic games room equipped with pool table, table tennis, play station, vending machines, table football.

• Harcourt Hotel

  With over one hundred comfortable en-suite rooms, and a safe, central location, this hotel is ideal for student groups touring Dublin. Before you head out on your educational visits in the morning, you can fill up on a delicious breakfast.