Dublin
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Gaelic Baile Àtha Cliath. a seaport in and the capital of the Republic of Ireland, in the E part, on the Irish Sea.
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a county in E Republic of Ireland. 356 sq. mi. (922 sq. km). Dublin.
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a city in central Georgia.
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Gaelic name: Baile Átha Cliath. the capital of the Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay : under English rule from 1171 until 1922; commercial and cultural centre; contains one of the world's largest breweries and exports whiskey, stout, and agricultural produce. Pop: 1 004 614 (2002)
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a county in E Republic of Ireland, in Leinster on the Irish Sea: mountainous in the south but low-lying in the north and centre. County seat: Dublin. Pop: 1 122 821 (2002). Area: 922 sq km (356 sq miles)
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As the intellectual and cultural center of Ireland, Dublin was a stronghold of Irish nationalism, the birthplace of renewed interest in the Irish language and Irish literature, and home to writers such as James Joyce, Jonathan Swift, and William Butler Yeats.
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Bawag, which operates the MoCo mortgage platform in Ireland, said it intends to maintain PTSB’s headquarters in Dublin and a meaningful branch presence across the country.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
In March, Dublin announced a 250 million-euro package to reduce fuel costs, notably including a diesel rebate for road haulier.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
Demonstrators, many organising online outside of formal representative bodies, have also used convoys on motorways to snarl traffic and tractors to gridlock central Dublin on occasions.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Dublin Airport passengers are being advised to allow extra time for their journeys a day after people were seen walking with their luggage along a motorway amid ongoing road blocks due to fuel protests.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
He had his own army cot up there in Dublin with sheets and blankets and a pillow.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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