Good thing you are renting the car when you are leaving Dublin but please be wary of the times you intend to leave the city centre, if you try to travel on the M50 motorway at anytime during peak hours you have a very high possibilty of being stuck. Traffic in Dublin is a complete nightmare. When you are in the city centre use the Luas the light tram, this is great and you can wheel a buggy straight on a off without steps.

You can eat anywhere in Dublin with a baby, just obviously don’t leave it too late as Dublin get’s a little mad after dark.

Plenty of parks, Stephen’s green is at the top of Grafton Street, you can hop on the bus and get to the Phoneix Park, it’s the biggest walled park in Europe, it’s amazing and the zoo is there, also deer run wild in this park if you are lucky enough to spot them.

Good luck, pity you don’t have a babysitter so you could get out yourselves one night…. I’ll ask my mum if she’s available …lol.

We stayed in a hotel rather than a hostel. This gave us a comfortable space to crash, and they had a crib we could use.

Take a backback carrier for your child and you can see a lot more. The stroller can be difficult to maneuver in the city. If you use a backpack carrier that can also act as a seat, you can use that instead of a high chair in a pinch should you pop in somewhere for a bite to eat.

We ate around 5pm to 6pm and didn’t have problems in pubs with our toddler. Prepare and practice ahead of time the trick of changing a nappy in your lap if necessary. Don’t plan on letting Dad take the child in the men’s to change a nappy either, since they only ever seem to be in the ladies (if at all)!

Bottom line is to enjoy yourselves, don’t burden yourself with too much to do each day, and have a great time. Oh, and one last tip is to make a note of the nearest pharmacy should your little one need something all of a sudden. We forgot to take pain reliever for teething pains, and had to hunt everywhere for Calpol in a pinch.