Jervis Shopping Centre

What: One of Dublin's main pedestrian shopping streets | Where: Henry, Dublin 1 - an 11-minute walk from the apartment   | Times: Individual stores vary but generally 9am to 6pm daily [late opening until 8pm on Thursdays]

The Jervis Centre isn't a huge shopping centre but here are around 40 individual outlets, including fashion, accessories, entertainment and technology, as well as cafes, fast food outlets and a large Tesco supermarket (in the basement). It also has a large, relatively inexpensive carpark.