Area & Access

About the Area

The Irish Writers Centre is based at No. 19 Parnell Square, Dublin, just a short walk from one of the city’s key thoroughfares, O’Connell Street, and opposite the picturesque Garden of Remembrance. We are close to a number of hotels and several other important cultural institutions, for example the Hugh Lane Gallery (currently closed for renovations), Poetry Ireland, the Gate Theatre, the James Joyce Centre, Belvedere College and the O’Reilly Theatre, the Olivier Cornet Gallery and the Abbey Theatre.

Building Access

The building in which the Irish Writers Centre is currently housed consists of five floors and is not suitable for those with mobility impairments. There is no lift in the building, and it is not currently wheelchair accessible.

The majority of the Centre’s events take place in the Kiely Room, which is on the first floor and requires climbing a flight of stairs. We regularly programme creative writing courses on the second, third and fourth floors. There is no induction loop in the building.

There are gender neutral toilets located on the ground floor and fourth floor of the Centre.

For further information on or to ask questions about building access, please email: info@irishwriterscentre.ie.

Getting Here

The Irish Writers Centre is accessible by all forms of transport.

Dublin Bus provides frequent transport options to O’Connell Street and Parnell Square. If you are travelling by DART, the nearest stations are Tara Street Station (18 min walk) and Connolly Station (23 min walk). Connolly Station is also a major hub for those travelling into Dublin by train, while the Luas runs directly between Heuston Station and Parnell, the closest Luas stop (6 min walk). The Irish Writers Centre is also a short walk away from Luas stops at O’Connell Street Upper (Green Line, 6 min walk) and Abbey Street (Red Line, 13 min walk).

The closest bike docking stations are at Cathal Brugha Street, off O’Connell Street, and Parnell Street North, near the Hugh Lane Gallery.

Parking

On-street parking is available on Parnell Square, requiring a Pay and Display ticket between 7am and 7pm on Mondays-Saturdays and 2pm and 6pm on Sundays. Please see the Dublin City Council website for relevant information.

Car parks closeby include the Ilac Shopping Centre Car Park, Q-Park The Spire, Q-Park Parnell, and Parnell Parking King’s Inn Street.

Food & Drink

If you would like to grab a bite on your way to or from the Centre, there are a range of convenient, tasty and affordable options nearby, including: Blas, Boojum Abbey Street, Caffeine 19, Day n Night, Fabi’s Grill Parnell Street, Kimchi Hop House, Lee’s Charming Noodles, Lovinspoon, M&L Chinese, One Society, Parnell Street Bakery, Pho Kim, Tang, Urban Green and Woodfire Café.

There are also Aldi, Centra, Dunnes and Tesco stores close by, as well as a number of other corner shops.