Merrion Street Entrance

The official entrance is the Garden Front - the original main door of the building, where distinguished visitors are received.

This entrance faces across a broad lawn, Leinster Lawn, to Merrion Square. Viewed from here, to the left is the National Gallery with the Natural History Museum to the right.

A number of Monuments and memorials are located in the garden of Leinster House. They include the obelisk raised to the first Executive Council (Government) of the Irish Free State and plaques commemorating Arthur Griffith, Michael Collins and Kevin O'Higgins.