Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin, Ireland

Visit duration: 1 hr 30 min Editorial visit time estimate
Price: Free for per person · Standard admission
Standing: Must see
Rank: Rank 57 of 3,101

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

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Admission

Per person	Free entry Standard admission

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About Saint Stephen's Green

St Stephen's Green is a historic park and garden in the centre of Dublin, cared for by the Office of Public Works. Its name comes from a 13th-century church of St Stephen. In 1663 the City Assembly marked out a central area of 27 acres as the park, letting the surrounding ground as building plots. In the 19th century it became a private park open only to keyholders, until Sir Arthur Guinness (later Lord Ardilaun) bought it in 1877, returned it to the public and had it relandscaped; it reopened on 27 July 1880.

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What's inside

Lord Ardilaun's redesign gave the park a three-acre lake with a waterfall, Pulham rockwork, a bridge, formal flower beds and fountains. The park holds many sculptural monuments to Irish history. During the Easter Rising of 1916, rebels under Michael Mallin and Constance Markievicz occupied the Green, and bullet holes can still be seen on the Fusiliers' Arch at the north-west entrance. There is a playground with separate areas for younger and older children, and a Garden for the Blind with Braille signs and aromatic plants that can be handled.

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Season and crowds

The park is open all year. It opens at 07:30 Monday to Saturday and at 09:30 on Sundays and bank holidays; on Christmas Day it is open 09:30 to 12:30. Closing time follows the daylight and is published as a dated schedule: in 2026 it moves from 16:30 in early January to 21:00 from early May through July, then back to 16:30 from 9 November and 16:00 from 23 November. The park notes that closing times may change due to unforeseen circumstances.

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Getting there

The park fills St Stephen's Green square in Dublin 2. The main entrance is through the Fusiliers' Arch at the top of Grafton Street. The Luas Green Line has a stop called St Stephen's Green right at the park, and most city-centre buses stop nearby; Dublin Bus publishes the current schedules. Specialist guided tours for up to twenty people can be requested by contacting the park at least a month in advance.

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Photography

Photography and video are permitted in the park for personal use. Commercial and wedding photography need permission from the park, and permits for events, photography and filming can be applied for online through the park's website. Flying drones is not permitted anywhere in St Stephen's Green. The lake, the bridge and the Fusiliers' Arch at the Grafton Street entrance are among the park features described by the Office of Public Works.

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