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Temple Bar: You'll Need Lots of Cash
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  • Updated By amapola66 on February 28, 2008
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  • Yea Olde Dubliner - Dublin
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    by amapola66
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    The Temple bar area of Dublin is nice to stroll around, but we found the bars rammed to the brim with tourists getting 'rat-arsed' and the prices were astounding!

    You can pay 15 Euros for a sandwich in this part of town and we went way over our intended budget in Dublin. Maybe they up the prices in August.

    Beware, in Temple Bar, Beer is dear!

    Read up on other bars north of the Liffey, but be careful where you wander, there were some parts you may be advised to have your witts about you.

    We also ate a meal in an 'Italian' restaurant in the center of town...The food was awful and very overpriced.

    Best deal we had all night, was a visit to an off licence where there was (rather fantastically) free Irish Whiskey tasting. he he (We were going in there to have a drink in our hotel room, as we were getting through so much dosh) - What a gas in the offy, tasting all the whiskeys which came in all sizes including teeny weeny handbag size, much to my delight. We emerged some time later, rather rosy -cheeked clutching our Bushmills

    But really, the prices of drinks in the Temple Bar area are just a killer on the wallet and you can hardly get a seat in most of them.
    They look cool from the outside, but the reality doesn't live up to the image. I don't know how Dubliners afford to go out so much!
    (On asking a friend who lives in the City, he siad 'well, no-one pays any tax')!

    We found a pub on the north side, off O Connell St, which had traditional music and few tourists (I'll try to remember the name and include it here).
    KB and I, had a great time there amid some highly amusing Dublin personalities.

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    Temple Bar: Temple Bar
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  • Updated By acemj on June 8, 2003
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  • Temple Bar - Dublin
    by acemj
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    If you want to pay twice as much for your food and drink and if you came to Dublin to hang out with tourists, then this is the place for you!! Try to avoid spending you life savings here. On my first day in Dublin, I took a stroll around the Temple Bar and was shocked at the prices on the menus posted on the door and windows of the charming restaurants. Don't get me wrong. You should take a look at this area and appreciate it's lively atmosphere and interesting streets. Just save your money for another part of town.

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    Temple Bar: TEMPLE BAR
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  • Updated By hevbell on September 24, 2004
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  • Temple Bar - Dublin
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    Although the Temple Bar area is nice and does have its good points, it is a bit of a tourist trap in so far as a lot of the pubs and restaurants are aimed at tourists and as such are more expensive than other areas of the city. Some of the pubs maybe try a bit too hard to be "Irish" and lose something in the process. Its the type of place the locals would avoid like the plague on a night out.

    There are some interesting things here, such as the 2 Photography galleries in Meeting House Square which are definitely worth a visit for any fans of photography

    There are tonnes of authentic Irish pubs in other parts of the city

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    Temple Bar: TEMPLE BAR AT NIGHT IS ONE BIG...
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  • By donal on September 7, 2002
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  • Temple Bar - Dublin
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    TEMPLE BAR AT NIGHT IS ONE BIG TOURIST TRAP WITH A FEW EXCEPTIONS. by day there are amazing things in temple bar - the irsih film centre, the food market, even arthouse occasionally interests but at night in turns into one massive tourist theme park where you're lucky to hear an irish accent. this ghetto vibe kinda suits the locals 'cos a lot of the tourists that go to temple bar just want to get pissed so they may as well all be in the same place. i feel us locals do get deprived of meeting a lot of interesting people because we would never head down there and a lot of tourists don't make it out of temple bar.
    THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS TO THE TEMPLE BAR AT NIGHT RULE!
    The Kitchen nightclub on East Essex St and The Clarance Bar above it, The Front Lounge on Parliament Street, The Temple Bar Music Centre on Curved Street and The Irish Film Centre Bar on Eustace St. Avoid the rest after nightfall and go see a much realer dublin for everyone's sake!
    This picture is of my sister susan and her boyfriend dave. they look happy so they mustn't be in a such a bad place. Dave is one half of this DJ duo called the Red Settaz so if you are really eagle-eyed you may seem him scratching his way through a set somewhere - man! He's actually quite approcahable!

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    Temple Bar: Temple Barf
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  • Updated By orlikins on May 1, 2006
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    Just because the guidebook says you should go there, take it from someone who lives here: TEMPLE BAR IS A CRAPHOLE.

    Unlike what the guidebooks tell you, it is NOT the centre of Dublin nightlife, no self-respecting Dub with any sense of cool or taste will go there. Tourists outnumber the locals in TB. It is so overrated.

    The pubs in Temple Bar delight in ripping off tourists with watered-down and _very_ expensive beer, you're looking at least €5 for a pint.

    Temple Bar is soooo overrated. There is so much more to Dublin nightlife than this!

    Temple Bar is flashy, gaudy, the streets are lined with vomit and litter - it is NOT the real Dublin!!!

    The Farmer's Market on Saturdays is good, I enjoy going to that. Also the Irish Film Institute shows arthouse films.

    If you are thinking of going to Temple Bar for a stag or hen party - think again.
    Literally no pub in Temple Bar will let you in. (And if you dont believe me, there are signs posted up in pubs saying "No Stags or Hen parties").

    Actually, now that I think of it, this extends across most good bars in Dublin too. The crappy sleazy places like Break for the Border or Copper Face Jacks will let them in, but to us locals, they're like the equivalent of a dodgy burger at 3am - a great idea at the time and then the next time you wonder what on earth possessed you.

    These days, English stags and hen parties are not really encouraged to come to Dublin unless they're gonna behave and don't barf or whatever.

    Follow the locals and check out the bars & restaurants along the Dawson & Grafton street areas, South William, Georges and Wexford streets.

    In fact, I would go as far to say that you should consider going to another Irish city like Cork or Galway for your stag/hen.

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    Temple Bar: Watch out
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  • Updated By audtrikat on August 11, 2004
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  • Lots happening in Temple Bar, especially with loads of street performers but be very careful of your belonging...it's very easy to get side-tracked. Also, you may have to push through people just to walk through the area, so also keep your valuables in a safe place. Good atmosphere though, but can get incredibly crowded.

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  • By MichaelFalk1969 on August 3, 2006
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  • Temple Bar - Dublin
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    Crowded with tourists and expensive to the extreme ... not exactly the authentic irish pub experience.


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    Temple Bar: Temple Bar. Give it a wide...
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  • By KennetRose on August 26, 2002
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  • Temple Bar. Give it a wide berth on weekend evenings - it's full of English lads on the razzle and there's plenty of music and craic to be found elsewhere.

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    Temple Bar: Temple Bar
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  • Updated By Waoife on February 17, 2004
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  • An unusually quiet Temple Bar - Dublin
    An unusually quiet Temple Bar
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    Nice area but very touristy & hence pretty expensive. Go & see it but if you want food & drink there's plenty of other places to choose from!!!

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    Temple Bar: Temple Bar is cool but ...
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  • Updated By Deefstes on February 25, 2003
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  • Temple Bar is cool but it's not Ireland. So don't stop after Temple Bar, all tourists visit it but that doesn't mean there's no more to Dublin.

    Personally I used to avoid Temple Bar as far as possible. It's generally more expensive and the Irish character either gets lost or gets perverted by tacky shops.

    The Temple Bar Food Market that you'll find in the Meeting House Square every Saturday from 10:00 through 17:00 is quite worth the trip to Temple Bar.

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