Dublin is a city of culture

Holidaymakers wanting to experience some of Dublin's culture should visit the Irish capital next month, according to reports.

Travel website whatsonwhen.com recommends Dublin's annual Culture Night, which takes place on September 19th with more than 80 venues taking part in the celebrations.

The events to visit range from poetry readings and tours of Dublin's historic buildings to late-night gallery openings, the website suggests.

Tourists planning on doing so might like to choose to stay in the appropriate cultural quarter into which the day's events are divided.

Whatsonwhen.com lists these as including the Historic Quarter, Museum Quarter, North Georgian and South Georgian Quarters.

Further attractions are due to be held in the Trinity College and Docklands district, as well as the Temple Bar and North of the Liffey area.

Research from Tourism Ireland revealed that of the 4.97 million Britons who visited Ireland in 2006, 63 per cent stayed in Dublin.