Exciting New Visitor Space in Dublin

By Nollaig Murphy, Development Officer at IRD Duhallow

In September CEO of IRD Duhallow, Maura Walsh and Development Officer Nollaig Murphy were delighted to attend an advance preview of the new Europa Experience, an immersive and unique visitor experience which is due to be opened in the heart of Dublin city.

This recently constructed project is situated in Europe House at 11 Chatham Street and houses the European Parliament Offices and European Commission representation in Ireland. The attraction is suitable for everyone including tourists, families and students and offers people an exciting opportunity to connect with both European politics and culture. Featuring an array of innovative facilities this new permanent exhibition, will reinforce the European Parliament’s efforts to bring Europe closer to citizens in Ireland in a vibrant and engaging way. The Europa Experience is situated a short walk from some of Dublin’s most famous landmarks including Grafton Street and The Book of Kells at Trinity College and features a 360-degree cinema, interactive media stations including a photo booth, educational games, as well as other exhibits. The project will enable visitors to better understand how the EU works, its achievements and challenges, and to discover more about the functioning of the European democracy. It will also provide insights into the role of Irish MEPs and some of the important projects that they work on.

With its central location in the heart of Dublin, the new Europe Experience is cutting edge and highly visible. It is anticipated that it will be soon able to welcome walk-in visitors as well as prebooked groups. This new visitor centre will provide a state-ofthe-art resource to be used by all citizens, students, other educational groups, civil society organisations, NGO’s and public representatives in communicating the work and values of the European Union.

This attraction will be the 13th such visitor experience throughout European cities and will open in Mid-October. Admission will be free.

The Europa Experience is situated in the heart of Dublin City and is accessible via public transport. It is equipped for those with limited mobility, has subtitled videos on display and media stations set up with portable loops.

IRD Duhallow’s CEO Maura Walsh pictured with some of the cutting-edge multimedia stations installed at the Europa Experience. These interactive stations will help visitors understand how the EU functions and how it affects our daily lives.

IRD Duhallow’s Maura Walsh and Nollaig Murphy pictured on the terrace of Europe House in Chatham Street, a newly built project which commands panoramic views of Dublin city.