County Cork
Crowley's is one of the best bars in town for live music and features traditional bands on Wednesday nights.
Must-see nightlife in Ireland
Temple Bar
You won't see too many Dubs ordering drinks in this bar, which is almost entirely given over to tourists who come for the carefully manufactured slice of…
Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green
The purple mother of Dublin's gay bars is a long-standing institution, having lived through the years when it was the only place in town where the gay…
North of the Liffey
One of the best places in the northside to get craft beers, this is part of the Galway Brewery chain. Expect a rotating selection of Irish and…
Cork City
This award-winning cocktail bar has an extensive drinks menu ranging from timeless classics to unique creations, all shaken/stirred by their resident…
North of the Liffey
This small cafe is back to basics; it serves only hot drinks and a small selection of pastries and cakes. The draw is that it's home to to the Irish…
Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green
The grandaddy of the city's contemporary bars has steadfastly stuck to the formula that made it cool in the first place: wooden floors, plain brick walls…
Dublin
Reputedly Dublin's oldest pub, the Brazen Head has been serving thirsty patrons since 1198 when it set up as a Norman tavern. It's a bit away from the…
The West Cork Coast
This intriguing cottage-pub (the name means 'the little house'), along the alley beside O'Donovan's Hotel, has all the atmosphere necessary for good…
Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green
Clubbers familiar with the Hakkasan experience – whether in London or in Las Vegas – will recognise that the Opium is trying to do the same thing, albeit…
Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green
An architectural beauty, this giant red-brick-and-iron-girder room that was once a Victorian sausage factory is now a large, breezy bar that stands as a…
Temple Bar
The epitome of Temple Bar's commitment to a kind of loud and wonderfully unsophisticated nightlife is this sprawling hotel bar (four bars on five floors),…
Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green
A big, sprawling bar spread across three floors, the Mercantile's stock-in-trade has been tourists, mostly of the stag-and-hen type, who fill the place at…
Temple Bar
Predominantly patronised by tourists, 'the Auld Foreigner', as locals have dubbed it, has a carefully manicured 'old world' charm that has been preserved …
Temple Bar
This super-pub is decorated in two completely different styles – one really gaudy, the other a recreation of LA c 1930 – and is one of the oddest and most…
Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green
This massive place is better known as Dicey Reilly's (or just Dicey's) and is one of Dublin's most popular bars, spread across a couple of levels with…
Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green
A white marble bar, lots of elegant wood and teal panelling…this handsome bar is undoubtedly eye-catching, and popular for post-work drinks or a good…
Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green
Antiques, eye-catching art and elegant bric-a-brac adorn this bar that quickly established itself as a favourite with the trendy crowd. At the back is…
Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green
This smallish pub with a huge personality is a top spot for an afternoon pint. It has a long bar, stained-glass windows, red-velour seating and a…
Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green
Chart hits and club classics are the mainstay at this club that for a time fancied itself as the late-night dance floor of choice for the city's VIPs and…
Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green
The blink-and-you’ll-miss-it entrance opens up to a spacious bar with elegant 1940s-style decor, adding a touch of ageless cool to a buzzing neighbourhood…
Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green
In rural Ireland you don't go clubbing; you go to 'the disco' for a drink, a dance and – hopefully – 'the shift', a particularly Irish way of describing…
Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green
James Joyce would barely recognise the bar that Leopold Bloom popped into for a Gorgonzola sandwich and a glass of burgundy in Ulysses. It doesn't stop…
Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green
One of a string of off–Grafton St, classic Victorian boozers once patronised by Dublin's legless literati, Neary's is a perfect stop-off day or night. It…
Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green
A true veteran of the city's club scene, Rí Rá – one half of the Irish expression rí rá agus ruaile buaile ('ree raw aw-gus roola boola'), which…
Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green
The Irish love their tea, and this marvellous cafe is the place to enjoy your choice of 150 different types, served in ceramic Japanese teapots with all…
Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green
A posh Dawson St drinking spot, Sam's has decor that is Middle Eastern (a hangover of its previous incarnation as an Asian-themed bar) meets art-college…
North of the Liffey
This long-time stalwart of Dublin's theatre-going community – the Abbey is directly across the street – has been given a spit shine in recent years, but…
Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green
The 'Pyg', with its craft beers, flavoured cocktails, excellent, pounding music and myriad nooks and crannies, is hugely popular with younger drinkers and…
Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green
The wildly extravagant art nouveau style of this huge bar is very popular with suburbanites, the after-work crowd and out-of-towners. Maybe it's the glass…
Dublin
This spacious bar is filled with colourful murals to admire and snap while working your way through the extensive drink selection. Taking inspiration from…
County Mayo
The main draw of this bar (formerly called The Pub) is the memorabilia depicting the remarkable achievement of Don Allum – the first person to row across…
Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green
A pub for a chat and a convivial catch-up, this humble and friendly place is more like Peter's Living Room. It's one of the few remaining drinking dens in…
North of the Liffey
The latest venture by the Bodytonic crew, this excellent new bar serves 50 types of craft beer and 100 different rums on the ground floor and excellent…
North of the Liffey
This is a great little pub, where young and old come together in conversation and rich, creamy pints go down a treat. The Tardis effect is evident once…
Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green
Refreshingly unreconstructed, this is one of the oldest pubs in Dublin and it seems to be just sauntering along with scant regard for changing trends. It…
County Dublin
At the front is an old-style tavern frequented by a mix of locals and visitors; at the back is the venue for a nightly traditional Irish music and dance…
Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green
Occupying the main hall of the Old Harcourt Street Station is this elegant bar with marble bar-tops, leather banquettes and art deco touches throughout…
North of the Liffey
Sleek and contemporary, the main bar at Morrison Hotel is perfectly adequate if you fancy an evening in a bar that is indistinguishable from a fancy hotel…
