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Tivoli Theatre
This commercial theatre offers a little bit of everything, from a good play with terrific actors to absolute nonsense with questionable comedic value.
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Tripod
The name is still the same, but the one-time legendary dance club (in Dublin terms, anyway) has been resized and incorporated within the confines of John Reynold's newest entertainment venue, made up of three attached but separate rooms. The much smaller Pod is still home to club nights, ranging from Wednesday's indie faves at Antics to the always excellent dancefest that is Pogo (Saturday).
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Turk's Head
This superpub is decorated in two completely different styles - one really gaudy, the other a re-creation of LA circa 1930 - and is one of the oddest and most interesting in Temple Bar. It pulsates nightly with a young pumped-up crowd of mainly tourists, out to boogie to chart hits. Be mindful of hidden steps all over the place.
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Ukiyo
The basement rooms of this trendy sake bar can fit up to 10 people each for a night of singalong fun from the 30,000-odd songs on the menu (in a variety of languages).
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Vicar Street
Smaller performances take place at this intimate venue near Christ Church Cathedral. It has a capacity of 1000, between its table-serviced group seating downstairs and theatre-style balcony. Vicar Street offers a varied programme of performers, with a strong emphasis on soul, folk, jazz and foreign music.
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Village
When the live music ends, the club kicks off and takes 600-odd groovers through a consistent mix of new and old tunes, dancefloor classics and whatever else will shake that booty. A great venue, an eager crowd and a top night out overall.
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Voodoo Lounge
Run by the same crew as Dice Bar, the Voodoo Lounge is a long, dark bar with decadent, Gothic Louisiana-style decor, great service, a friendly atmosphere and loooo-uuud music, just the way the fun-lovin' crowd likes it.
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Welcome Inn
This musty, scruffy, wonderful bar has been a favourite with the city's college slackers for a couple of generations. They love the oversized lounge and its assorted cast of characters, which these days include groups of Spanish and Italian tourists looking to check out Dublin alcoholics up close.
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Whelan's
The traditional pub attached to the popular live music venue was one of the best places to wind down a week over a pint and a chat, until it closed its doors for a major refurb. What it'll become is anyone's guess - we just hope that it keeps its old-fashioned ambience.
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White Horse Inn
This excellent quayside bar has been reinvented in recent times as a cool spot for the clubby crowd, thanks largely to the A:M Club, an early morning party that starts at every Saturday for those who don't want to say goodnight just yet. At more sociable hours, the bar dances to a soulful, jazzy soundtrack Thursday to Saturday night.
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