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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Ipsen makes Dysport—its second-biggest drug by sales—at its Wrexham site in the U.K., and has other production sites in Dublin and the French towns of Dreux and Signes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Nonetheless, Ireland’s foreign minister, Helen McEntee, said after a meeting with her EU counterparts in Dublin on Sept. 1 that “a significant number of member states” were willing to speed up some payments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Liverpool, Birmingham and Edinburgh airports were also affected, while Dublin Aiport in Ireland said it had cancelled dozens of flights.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
After the tour's opened in Dublin on Tuesday, Katseye were accused of miming throughout their set.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Och, son, you’re in Dublin now, far from Classon Avenue.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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