Rooms to Rent in Dublin City Centre

Dublin city centre is split by the River Liffey into two postal districts: Dublin 1 on the Northside, around O'Connell Street, Henry Street and Parnell Square, and Dublin 2 on the Southside, around Grafton Street, Temple Bar, Trinity College and St Stephen's Green. Living here means the whole city is your neighbourhood. Henry Street and Grafton Street are the two main shopping streets, Temple Bar is promoted as the city's cultural quarter, and landmarks such as the Spire, the GPO and Dublin Castle become part of everyday walks rather than day trips.

This is where Dublin's transport network comes together. The Luas Red line runs along Abbey Street to Connolly and the Docklands, and since December 2017 the Green line has crossed the centre through O'Connell Street, Trinity and St Stephen's Green, so the two lines now connect. DART and commuter trains stop at Connolly, Tara Street and Pearse, Heuston and Connolly have trains to the rest of Ireland, and Busáras is the central bus station. Many colleges are a walk or a short tram ride away, including Trinity College, Ireland's oldest university, RCSI on St Stephen's Green and National College of Ireland in the IFSC.

Much of the housing in the centre is apartments, from Georgian buildings converted into flats to modern blocks along the quays and in the Docklands, so a room here usually means sharing a flat rather than a house. The centre suits students, people starting a new job and anyone who wants to walk to work, college and nights out. Dwelles lists rooms and flat shares across Dublin 1 and Dublin 2, so you can compare what is available on both sides of the river.