Dublin Bingo: Spot 30 Typically Dublin Things
Walk the city, tick off the card, snap a photo of every typically Dublin thing you can find. From a pint of Guinness settling on a bar to Molly Malone and her wheelbarrow, this is a 30-item Dublin bingo that turns any walk into a treasure hunt. No fixed route. Just keep your eyes open.
Challenges (30)
Spot a pint of Guinness
Find a pint of Guinness on a bar (the black body with a creamy white head). Bonus for catching it mid-pour with the surge. Photograph the glass.
Spot a shamrock
Find a shamrock (three-leaf) on a sign, a souvenir, a window decal or a tattooed arm. The national symbol is everywhere. Photograph it.
Spot the Temple Bar pub front
Find the famous red Temple Bar pub on Temple Bar Square. Photograph the red facade with the gold lettering.
Spot Molly Malone
Find the Molly Malone bronze with her wheelbarrow on Suffolk Street near Trinity. Photograph the cockles and mussels statue.
Spot Trinity College Front Gate
Find the Trinity College Front Arch on College Green. Photograph the dome on top or the granite front building.
Spot the Ha'penny Bridge
Walk to the Ha'penny Bridge over the Liffey. Photograph the cast-iron arch with the three lamp standards on top.
Spot the Irish tricolour
Find an Irish flag (vertical green-white-orange) flying on a building, balcony, pub or government facade. Photograph it.
Spot a leprechaun
Find a leprechaun (souvenir-shop figurine, mascot, costumed busker, pub sign). Photograph the green hat and red beard.
Spot a Dublin busker
Walk down Grafton Street and find a busker playing guitar, fiddle or pipes (Grafton Street has more buskers per metre than anywhere in Dublin). Photograph the performance.
Spot Irish breakfast on a plate
Find a full Irish breakfast (rashers, sausages, black-and-white pudding, fried egg, beans, toast) on a café table. Photograph the plate.
Spot an Irish red door
Find a Georgian terrace with a brightly painted door (Merrion Square is famous for them: red, blue, yellow, green). Photograph the door close-up.
Spot the Spire of Dublin
Find the 120-metre Spire of Dublin (the stainless-steel needle) on O'Connell Street. Photograph it stretching up.
Spot the GPO facade
Find the General Post Office on O'Connell Street, with its columned portico. Photograph the columns.
Spot the Custom House dome
Find the Custom House on the north quays, with its green copper dome. Photograph the dome from across the Liffey.
Spot a Joyce or Wilde statue
Find the seated James Joyce statue on North Earl Street or the lounging Oscar Wilde in Merrion Square Park. Photograph the writer.
Spot a Dublin pub harp
Find a Guinness harp on a pub sign, glass, beer mat or wall. The cream-on-black harp is the brewery logo. Photograph it.
Spot a Brazen Head sign
Find the Brazen Head pub (claimed oldest in Ireland) on Lower Bridge Street, or any pub claiming to be the oldest. Photograph the sign.
Spot a Christ Church spire
Find Christ Church Cathedral or St Patrick's Cathedral spire from the street. Photograph the gothic top against the sky.
Spot a Dublin Bus
Find a yellow-and-blue Dublin Bus on its route. Photograph it passing.
Spot a Luas tram
Find a Luas tram (Dublin's light rail) at a stop or in motion. Photograph the green or red carriage.
Spot an Irish coffee
Find an Irish coffee (whiskey, hot coffee, sugar, cream on top) in a tall glass at a Dublin bar. Photograph the layered drink.
Spot the Long Hall pub interior
Walk into The Long Hall on Great George's Street and find the Victorian interior of chandeliers, mirrors and dark wood. Photograph the bar from the front door.
Spot Dublin grafton murals
Find a piece of Dublin street art (Subset crew, Aches, James Earley). Photograph the wall.
Spot Saint Patrick's Cathedral park
Find Saint Patrick's Cathedral and its park behind. Photograph the spire reflecting in the park pond.
Spot a U2 reference
Find a U2 reference: the Hanover Quay studio facade, a Hot Press cover, an Achtung Baby poster. Photograph it.
Spot a hurling stick (camán)
Find a hurling stick (camán) in a sports-shop window or as a GAA souvenir. Photograph the curved wooden stick.
Spot a Trinity Long Room (or banner)
If you have a Trinity ticket, photograph the Long Room library inside (no flash). Otherwise photograph the banner advertising the Book of Kells at the Front Arch.
Spot Phoenix Park deer
Walk into Phoenix Park (Europe's largest enclosed urban park) and find the herd of fallow deer roaming. Photograph the deer at a safe distance.
Spot a Bewley's window
Find a Bewley's Café on Grafton Street with its Harry Clarke stained-glass windows. Photograph the storefront.
Spot a fish-and-chips parcel
Find a fish-and-chips parcel from a Dublin chipper (Leo Burdock's is the classic). Photograph the white wrapper.
Frequently asked questions
The duration is up to the organizer when they set up the adventure. As a guideline, a focused day across Temple Bar, Trinity, Grafton Street and the Liffey ticks off most of the easy items, and stretching the game across a weekend lets a determined group complete all 30.
Each of the 30 items is a camera challenge. When you spot the thing, take a photo and submit it; the bingo card tracks progress. Play solo, with friends or split into teams and race to tick off the most items.
Some items (a busker mid-tune, a perfectly poured Guinness) need timing. Sweep Temple Bar and Grafton Street for the easy items, Trinity for the Long Room and Book of Kells facade, and the Liffey quays for the bridges.
Temple Bar, Grafton Street, Trinity and the Liffey quays hit the most items in a walking loop. Add a hop across the river to O'Connell Street and the Spire, and a detour to Saint Stephen's Green or Phoenix Park for nature breaks.
Yes. Kids love spotting Molly Malone, Trinity, the Spire and shamrocks; adults enjoy hunting the pubs, Guinness lions and Joyce statues. The Guinness pint challenge can be skipped or replaced with an Irish coffee for a family run.