Leeson Street (/ˈliːsən/; Irish: Sráid Líosain) is a thoroughfare near central Dublin, Ireland.

[1] Originally known as Suesy Street, it was renamed in 1728 after the Leesons, a family of local brewers, who branched into property development and subsequently became Earls of Milltown.

[1][2] In 1769 a Magdalen Asylum was established by Lady Arabella Denny in the street for Protestant women.

[3] The street is home to several prominent buildings including the main office of the Ombudsman[4] and the embassies of Portugal, Malta, Palestine and Cyprus.

[5] In 1990, Caravaggio's lost masterpiece, The Taking of Christ, was recognised in the residence of the Jesuit Communication Centre on Lower Leeson Street.