John Creedon is in the capital to explore how the Vikings, British and Irish all helped shape modern Dublin.
The most Gaelic of Irish cities, Galway is famous for the craic, but it has a darker side. John Creedon explores the many facets of Galway.
This week John travels to the heart of Limerick, to see if its reputation as a 'hard' town is justified.
John Creedon is from Cork, so how does his city shape up? Is it really a cosmopolitan metropolis, or just a very large village?