Touring temple bar: Cultural tourism in Dublin's ‘cultural quarter’

This article explores the processes and effects of the development of a large-scale, state-supported 'cultural quarter' in Dublin city centre, and the ways in which this development, as an example of postmodern cultural and economic activity, intersects with the city's position as a postcolonial capital. This is examined with particular reference to the construction and use of space within the city, and the ways in which this reflects the complex relationship between and sometimes conflicting demands of those forces of postmodernism and postcolonialism.