title End of the Line 1: Dún Laoghaire to Howth, Ireland - 29th October 2025 intro We're in Ireland for a few days to see Da Gorls, but for a change are staying at the Royal Marine Hotel in Dún Laoghaire. After the first evening, where we'd visited nearby Sushida restaurant, we do a short walk along the pier, then - with Fred staying at Da Gorls' house - we head off on the DART to explore the very northern end of the line at Howth. imgp4783 Fred's in WH Smith at Stansted imgp4785 Stansted's WHSmith imgp4786 We wander through the gas section imgp4787 The escalator is bust so the stairs are crammed imgp4789 Harry and Isobel head to the plane imgp4791 The original terminal building at Dublin imgp4793 Fred looks back on the apron at Dublin imgp4794 A view of the Winkies at Poolbeg imgp4795 Isobel checks in at the hotel imgp4796 Harry's on his phone as wait for our room imgp4798 The grand entrance lobby of the Royal Marine imgp4799 We make it to Da Gorls' house imgp4801 The boys have a quick chopstick fight in Sushida imgp4802 Sushida Japanese restaurant in Dun Laoghaire imgp4804 The Royal Marine Hotel in Dun Laoghaire imgp4806 There are ghosts projected on a former church imgp4811 A selfie reflected in a reproduction Airstream imgp4813 Isobel and Harry on the pier imgp4815 Isobel's on the bandstand imgp4816 A line of classic yachts in the harbour imgp4817 Some ILCAs sail around imgp4822 Isobel and Harry near the pier lighthouse imgp4826 The roof of the old Victorian shelter has gone imgp4827 Dun Laoghaire's DLR Lexicon library imgp4828 Harry waits on the steps down to the bogs imgp4829 Seagull feet on a bus-shelter roof imgp4830 Crowded buildings near Pearse Station imgp4833 There's an old turntable near Connolly Station imgp4835 Station art at Howth Junction imgp4836 A memorial in Howth imgp4837 Some sort of Jackdaw on a bench imgp4839 We pick up some chips from Leo Burdock imgp4840 Howth harbour imgp4842 Harry eats pizza as we eat chips imgp4843 Another view of Howth harbour imgp4845 Seagulls on a Celtic Cross imgp4847 A Celtic cross and an anchor imgp4848 Very wide-guage rail tracks in a road imgp4849 A decaying building on West Pier imgp4851 Aiiieeeee! imgp4852 Ireland's Eye island imgp4853 The East Pier lighthouse imgp4856 The cobbles of West Pier imgp4858 Harry and Isobel sit on the sea wall imgp4861 A smiling octopus on the Howth School of Fish imgp4863 Some dude plays a ukulele by his car imgp4864 A fish shop on West Pier imgp4866 The fish restaurants of West Pier imgp4867 The bar of the Bloody Stream imgp4868 Isobel and Harry in the Bloody Stream imgp4869 There's a nice original window in the bar imgp4871 The Bloody Stream bar imgp4873 It's busy at Howth Station imgp4875 Another view of the Howth DART station imgp4877 Harry on the DART imgp4880 We get off at a wet Blackrock station imgp4881 The sad remains of Blackrock lido imgp4884 Graffito'd walls at Blackrock imgp4885 Isobel checks out cheese in SuperValu imgp4886 The Blackrock centre imgp4887 We're out for a drink at McKenna's in Dun Laoghaire