Must see entertainment in Dublin

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    Stella Theatre

    A cinema night may not always be a glamorous event, but at the Stella Theatre it is. A narrow entrance opens up to sumptuous art deco glory with…

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    Devitt’s

    Devitt’s – aka the Cusack Stand – is one of the favourite places for the city’s talented musicians to ply their trade, with sessions as good as any you’ll…

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    Whelan's

    Perhaps the city's most beloved live-music venue is this midsized room attached to a traditional bar. This is the singer-songwriter's spiritual home: when…

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    Light House Cinema

    The most impressive cinema in town is this snazzy four-screener in a stylish building just off Smithfield Plaza. The menu offers a mix of art-house and…

  • Smock Alley Theatre

    One of the city’s most diverse theatres is hidden in this beautifully restored 17th-century building. It boasts a broad program of events (expect anything…

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    O'Donoghue's

    There's traditional music nightly in the old bar of this famous boozer. Regular performers include local names such as Tom Foley, Joe McHugh, Joe Foley…

  • Croke Park

    Hurling and Gaelic football games are held from February to November at Europe's fourth-largest stadium (capacity around 82,000), north of the Royal Canal…

  • Bord Gáis Energy Theatre

    Forget the uninviting sponsored name: Daniel Libeskind's masterful design is a three-tiered, 2100-capacity auditorium where you're as likely to be…

  • Bowery

    With its burnished wood, intricate chandeliers and ship-shaped stage, this music venue is one of the best-looking bars in the city. It features live…

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    Vaults Live

    An immersive theatre performance in an old schoolhouse that takes you through six scenes from the darker side of Dublin history with incredibly detailed…

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    Workman's Club

    A 300-capacity venue and bar in the former working-men's club of Dublin. The emphasis is on keeping away from the mainstream, which means everything from…

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    Project Arts Centre

    The city's most interesting venue for challenging new work – be it drama, dance, live art or film. Three separate spaces allow for maximum versatility…

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    Mother

    The best club night in the city is ostensibly a gay night, but it does not discriminate: clubbers of every sexual orientation come for the sensational DJs…

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    Ark Children's Cultural Centre

    Aimed at youngsters between the ages of three and 14, the Ark runs a range of age-specific programs, talks and interactive experiences designed to…

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    Abbey Theatre

    Ireland’s national theatre was founded by WB Yeats in 1904 and was a central player in the development of a consciously native cultural identity. Expect…

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    National Concert Hall

    Ireland's premier orchestral hall hosts a variety of concerts year-round, with an increasingly diverse roster of performances including author interviews…

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    Olympia Theatre

    This lovely Victorian-era theatre specialises in light plays and, at Christmastime, pantomimes. It also hosts some terrific live gigs.

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    Royal Dublin Society Showground

    This impressive, Victorian-era showground is used for various exhibitions throughout the year. The most important annual event here is the late-July…

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    Gate Theatre

    The city’s most elegant theatre, housed in a late 18th-century building, features a generally unflappable repertory of classic Irish, American and…

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    New Theatre

    This small theatre's location above a left-wing bookshop should be a guide to the kind of thinking that informs most of the performances taking place on…