Dublin
Primary City: Dublin
Mayor of Dublin: Paul McAuliffe (Fianna Fáil) (since 2019)
Primary State/Province: Leinster
Primary Language: English
Population: 1.7M
GDP: $273B • GDP per capita: $159,710
GAWC Class: 4
Dublin metro area
53.35, -6.26Top Team
The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.
From The Team That Wins the City. One pick per metro across 312 metros worldwide.
Walkable Elite Quarters
Neighborhoods that clear the dense, historic, walkable, elite residential test.
From The Last of the Marylebones. A small qualifying set out of the full corpus.
Dimension Breakdown
Value and global rank across all 16 dimensionsStands out for Universities, Commuter Rail Stations, Notable Museums & Landmarks.
Most similar metros
Closest profiles across all 16 dimensionsSports
Major League Teams/Venues
Rugby Union • Dom. Rugby Union👑
Leinster
Dublin
Notable Venues3 venues
Football/Soccer • Rugby Union
Aviva Stadium
Dublin
Horse Racing
The Curragh
Kildare
Irish Sports
Croke Park
Dublin
Other Teams
Football/Soccer Teams4 teams
Other Men’s Teams1 team
T20 Cricket • Euro T20 Slam
Dublin Guardians
Dublin
Major Sporting Events
Annual Sporting Events2 events
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Irish Sport Final
• Dublin
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
Irish Sport Final
• Dublin
Golf Majors1 event
Ryder Cup
Golf International
2006 • K Club
Complete Event Timeline1 event
Ryder Cup
Golf Majors
2006 • K Club
Championship History
Every major championship won by a team while it represented Dublin, across all sports, newest first. 4in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.
| Year | Date | Champion | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | — | Leinster | Champions Cup |
| 2012 | — | Leinster | Heineken Cup |
| 2011 | — | Leinster | Heineken Cup |
| 2009 | — | Leinster | Heineken Cup |
Top Companies
Total Market Cap: $539B across 24 companies
Source data as of August 1, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)
Cultural Assets
Cultural Events
Annual Events
St. Patrick's Day
Dublin • Religious Celebrations
Notable One-off Events
1997 Eurovision Song Contest
Point Theatre • Music Event
1995 Eurovision Song Contest
Point Theatre • Music Event
1994 Eurovision Song Contest
Point Theatre • Music Event
1988 Eurovision Song Contest
RDS Simmonscourt • Music Event
1981 Eurovision Song Contest
RDS Simmonscourt • Music Event
1971 Eurovision Song Contest
Gaiety Theatre • Music Event
Notable Museums & Landmarks
Museums & Galleries3 items
National Museum of Ireland
Dublin • Archaeology
National Gallery of Ireland
Dublin • Art
Guinness Storehouse
Dublin • Cultural Heritage
Parks, Zoos & Theme Parks2 items
Phoenix Park
Dublin • Park/Garden
Dublin Zoo
Dublin • Zoo
Sound of Dublin
#16 by artist origin · combined 348.9 (US 7.1 / UK 35.9) · signature decade 1990s · Full sound profile →
Top artists: U2, Enya, Hozier, Boyzone, Sinéad O'Connor, My Bloody Valentine, The Bachelors, Samantha Mumba
Number-one singles by Dublin artists34
Too Sweet
Hozier
Hall of Fame
The Script
Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own
U2
I Don't Wanna Know
Enya
Real to Me
Brian McFadden
Take Me to the Clouds Above
U2
Vertigo
U2
If Tomorrow Never Comes
Ronan Keating
Beautiful Day
U2
Breathless
The Corrs
Life Is a Rollercoaster
Ronan Keating
Blame It on the Weatherman
BWitched
When You Say Nothing at All
Ronan Keating
When the Going Gets Tough
Boyzone
You Needed Me
Boyzone
All That I Need
Boyzone
C'est la Vie
BWitched
No Matter What
Boyzone
Rollercoaster
BWitched
To You I Belong
BWitched
Discothèque
U2
A Different Beat
Boyzone
Words
Boyzone
The Fly
U2
Nothing Compares 2 U
Sinéad O'Connor
Desire
U2
Orinoco Flow
Enya
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
U2
With or Without You
U2
The Lady in Red
Chris de Burgh
What's Another Year
Johnny Logan
I Don't Like Mondays
The Boomtown Rats
Rat Trap
The Boomtown Rats
Diane
The Bachelors
| Single | Artist | Chart | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Too Sweet | Hozier | UK / US | 2024 |
| Hall of Fame | The Script | UK | 2012 |
| Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own | U2 | UK | 2005 |
| I Don't Wanna Know | Enya | UK | 2004 |
| Real to Me | Brian McFadden | UK | 2004 |
| Take Me to the Clouds Above | U2 | UK | 2004 |
| Vertigo | U2 | UK | 2004 |
| If Tomorrow Never Comes | Ronan Keating | UK | 2002 |
| Beautiful Day | U2 | UK | 2000 |
| Breathless | The Corrs | UK | 2000 |
| Life Is a Rollercoaster | Ronan Keating | UK | 2000 |
| Blame It on the Weatherman | BWitched | UK | 1999 |
| When You Say Nothing at All | Ronan Keating | UK | 1999 |
| When the Going Gets Tough | Boyzone | UK | 1999 |
| You Needed Me | Boyzone | UK | 1999 |
| All That I Need | Boyzone | UK | 1998 |
| C'est la Vie | BWitched | UK | 1998 |
| No Matter What | Boyzone | UK | 1998 |
| Rollercoaster | BWitched | UK | 1998 |
| To You I Belong | BWitched | UK | 1998 |
| Discothèque | U2 | UK | 1997 |
| A Different Beat | Boyzone | UK | 1996 |
| Words | Boyzone | UK | 1996 |
| The Fly | U2 | UK | 1991 |
| Nothing Compares 2 U | Sinéad O'Connor | UK / US | 1990 |
| Desire | U2 | UK | 1988 |
| Orinoco Flow | Enya | UK | 1988 |
| I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For | U2 | US | 1987 |
| With or Without You | U2 | US | 1987 |
| The Lady in Red | Chris de Burgh | UK | 1986 |
| What's Another Year | Johnny Logan | UK | 1980 |
| I Don't Like Mondays | The Boomtown Rats | UK | 1979 |
| Rat Trap | The Boomtown Rats | UK | 1978 |
| Diane | The Bachelors | UK | 1964 |
Screen of Dublin
#33 by film pedigree · score 120.9 · 32 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →
Leading figures: Barry Fitzgerald, Jim Sheridan, Brenda Fricker, Brendan Gleeson, George Bernard Shaw
Education & Research
Top 2000 Universities5 entries
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Dublin, Ireland
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
Maynooth University
Maynooth, Ireland
Notable Infrastructure
Airport1 entry
Dublin Airport
Dublin • 2 - Major International
Notable Train Hubs2 entries
Dublin Connolly
Dublin • Intercity Rail Hub
Dublin Heuston
Dublin • Intercity Rail Hub
Suburban Rail (109 stations)2 entries
Dublin Area Rapid Transit
Dublin • 32 stations
Dublin Suburban Rail
Dublin • 77 stations
Data Center Hub1 entry
Dublin Data Center Market
Dublin • Data Center Hub
Luxury Hospitality
FTG 5-Star2 entries
Adare Manor
Ireland
Ashford Castle
Ireland
FTG 4-Star2 entries
Conrad Dublin
Ireland
The Merrion
Ireland