Cosy in the capital: What to do during the pre-Christmas trip to Dublin

A winter's weekend in Dublin delights Gemma Fullam with creativity, culture, coffee and craic

Trinity College at Christmas

It’s Sunday morning in Dublin and the weekend’s biblical rain has given way to blue skies as I navigate the still-quiet city centre streets. 

It’s only taken me 54 years, but I’m finally going to see the Book of Kells, which is now a full-blown experience, with exhibits and audio-visual elements bolstering the wonder of the medieval manuscript entrusted to Trinity College for safe-keeping in 1661.