I met a friend for lunch at FX Buckley [Ryan's Of Parkgate Street] and as I was ahead of schedule I decided to get off the tram at the Museum and walk to Parkgate street.

"The Buckley Family has achieved legendary status in Dublin over the last six generations – originally as butchers and purveyors of the finest quality meats, and subsequently as operators of some of the nation’s favourite steakhouses, gastro-pubs and bars."

Their restaurants are excellent and I do like the one at Parkgate Street.

Since the introduction of the Luas Tram Service Benburb Street has become an interesting street with restaurants, diners, cafes and cultural attractions. The tram tracks have greatly reduced the amount of cars and trucks thus making the area much more attractive and safer for pedestrians and cyclists.

Up until 1890 it was called Barrack Street and part of it was also known as Tighe Street. Because of the army barracks and social issues relating to poor quality public housing prostitution had been associated with the Benburb Street area of Dublin for decades. As recent as 2004 local newspapers featured headlines such as "girls as young as 13 have been offered money for sex at the well-known prostitution hotspot of Benburb Street". However it is now claimed that kerb crawling issue has gone away.