Dublin more expensive than Tokyo, Berlin

Holidaymakers looking to visit cities on the cheap can still expect to spend €120 a day in Dublin, a new global travel guide has calculated.

Budget travellers will find the Irish capital more expensive than Tokyo, Berlin, and Madrid, according to publisher Lonely Planet.

However, it is cheaper than Edinburgh, Beirut, or Amsterdam in a league of more than 60 cities worldwide recommended to shoestring sightseers.