Áras an Uachtaráin, Dublin, Ireland

Visit duration: 30 min Editorial visit time estimate

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

About Áras an Uachtaráin

Áras an Uachtaráin, formerly the Viceregal Lodge, is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of Ireland. The estate lies off Chesterfield Avenue in the Phoenix Park in Dublin. The house was completed around 1751 to 1757; it was originally designed by the park ranger and amateur architect Nathaniel Clements, although professionals such as John Wood of Bath, Sir Edward Lovett Pearce and Richard Cassels more likely guided the design.

Checked 2026-11-10 · Source

What's inside

The Crown bought the house in the 1780s as the summer residence of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and from the 1820s onwards he lived there for most of the year. The house has 92 rooms, many of them used for presidential files and for household and official staff. Guests do not normally stay there; foreign dignitaries usually stay at nearby Farmleigh. The garden-front portico can be seen by the public from the main road through the Phoenix Park.

Checked 2026-11-10 · Source