Dublin’s delights make for a great day out with the kids

From watery Viking adventues to the antics of the animal kingdom (dead and alive), the capital has loads to entertain and educate the kids, writes Esther N McCarthy

‘AH JAAAYZUS, lads, I can’t believe I’ve got bleedin’ Batman on me bus!” Captain Pat, our Viking Splash tour guide, greets our group, which includes a 4-year-old in a Batman suit.

Me and my aunt — who gets a big hug from Pat when he hears her accent — “Ah, me girlfriend’s from Cork, I love that accent, so I do” —and our kids, aged between 4 and 10, scramble up the steps of the amphibious machine.