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Temple Bar Area Dublin
126 Reviews Dublin is one of the places in the world with the liveliest nightlife. Temple Bar is an area where the bars and restaurants are side by side, the choice becoming very difficult. We wanted live...
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Live Music Cork
7 Reviews An Crúiscín Lán is a nice pub at the centre of Cork with lots of live music- normally there will be bands playing every night from Wednesday to Saturday. But beware: we’re not talking about...
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Night Clubs Galway
10 Reviews So who can help? For a lads' trip (in their mid-20's) to Galway on April 26th for four days where would be good places to visit, hang out and drink. Places where it won't feel like we're in a German...
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Various Pubs Limerick
6 Reviews Nightlife in Limerick is fairly limited. Pubs I would recommend are: The Cornmarket Old Quarter Charlie Chaplins Mc Daids Smyths Molly Malones The Sibin Smart Casual. Make an effort on Saturday...
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Danny Mann's Killarney
5 Reviews Well, there are loads of pubs in Killarney, all of which are sure to impress. The Danny Mann is one that I particularly like. They have live bands every night of the week and the food is also...
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T & H Doolin's Pub Waterford
2 Reviews Have you ever walked past a place every time you're in the City and didn't even think of going inside? Ever wonder what you were missing? Today I was in town shopping for my Vegas trip, and decided I...
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Langtons Bar & Club Kilkenny
6 Reviews Langton's is probably the best known nightclub in Kilkenny. I've been here far too many times and whenever we go out in Kilkenny we always end up in here. On Saturday nights or over the Christmas...
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Pubs.. Sligo
4 Reviews For the complete night out come to Shenanigans where you can Eat, Drink and Dance the night away. For great music, great food, great drinks and a great atmosphere what ever the occasion, you'll find...
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Muddy Maher's Kinsale
1 Review A wonderful pub with a great atmosphere, get bartender (John) and great live music. Spent my Friday night here and enjoyed the potato skins and Guinness while listening to live music and conversing...
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An Droisead Beag Dingle
5 Reviews This place is definately one of my favorite pubs in Europe. It had a fantastic atmosphere, the music was great, and the people were friendly. I would recommend getting their early, as the bar can get...
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Good Time Charlies Howth
2 Reviews A small friendly club with a good atmosphere. My main memories of the club consist of the doorman wearing shiny suits and trilby hats, and my then girlfriends friend putting a condom over his head...
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Bars... Tralee
2 Reviews Sean Og's is a great little pub. We were there on the night of the All Ireland Football Championship, so can't say if the place is always this full. There was live music, fiddles playing and patrons...
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Banquets Shannon
1 Review Knappogue Castle in Quin, Co.Clare was built in 1467 and was the home of the MacNamara Clan. The original structure has Georgian and Regency additions. It is furnished in 15th century pieces. If you...
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O'Connors Pub Doolin
11 Reviews Gus O'Connor died in the beginning of 2003 and the new owner tries to set the tradition further, that Gus started and made Doolin so famous for it’s life music. We had a great evening there, sitting...
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PJ's.... Castlebar
1 Review Panama Jacks Night Club For dancing the night away try Panama Jacks or 'PJs' as it is known at the TF Weekends nightly from ~11:00 pm to late (finishing approx. 2:00am)
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Monk's Pub Ballyvaughan
2 Reviews A cosy pub at the entrance to Ballyvaughan. We had lunch here (outside even! Something you don't find often in Ireland!) and had planned to return at night. But then we never made it. It looked like a...
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Nerve Centre Derry
1 Review This venue is primarily a multimedia centre. It has training facilities for all kinds of audio/video. They also hire out practice rooms to local bands and have a small cinema. But the main...
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The Paddy Quinn County Clare
2 Reviews certain pubs in this region of the world have a charm that is hard to describe but after being there one feels at home. Paddy Quinn is such a place. Easy spot to make friends. The first time you are a...
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Foxy John's County Kerry
1 Review DINGLE: Foxy John's This is sooooooo lovely. The left side of the shop is a pub and the right side of the pub is a hardware shop! I loved this place. What I hated though was tourists who come in with...
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Traditional Irish Music County Dublin
2 Reviews This is the seond time I have been here and it was just as I had remembered. Busy, loud and great fun. There are normally a few bands playing and there is only a short interval between them. The music...
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Clubs Dublin
74 Reviews Copper Face Jacks is a nightclub that is for fun and single people. It's well know to be a pick up place , well know for Teachers, guards, and nurses along with the odd prison officer thrown in...
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Reardens Cork
3 Reviews I was there on a sunday night, its free entrance and had a live band, who were excellent in my opinion. It was a big venue with lots of beautiful girls! The staff are friendly. Well worth a visit.
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Pubs with Traditional Music Galway
14 Reviews Came across a brilliant session here on Thursday (18/1/2007), eleven or so musicians, great acoustics and ambience. Fast reels and jigs, but also ballads, slow airs, even some blues thrown in....
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Dolen's Limerick
5 Reviews It's a very typical, no frills pub but I've never had a bad time. I come to Ireland 6-8 times a year and always stop at this pub when I'm in town, I refuse to spend my evening elsewhere =) The food...
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The Crypt Killarney
2 Reviews Killarney has no shortage of pubs, and the craic is equally good in places such as Tralee, Dingle and Kenmare. For clubs, you can try The Crypt in Killarney, it's a hotspot for the young of Kerry....
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I suppose no visit to Westport is complete without a pint at Matt Molloy's pub. Matt Molloy is the extraordinary flute player of the Chieftains, and this is his pub. It is a very nice place inside, and they have great traditional music most nights, but it gets PACKED with tourists. You might be better off having a pint there early and looking for a less crowded bar for music, unless of course Matt Molloy himself is there. casual
We lucked out, on Monday nights across the street from the Sligo City Hotel, where we happened to be staying, The Harp Tavern has authentic Irish music. It's a lovely pub and dancers came in for a round of Irish dancing, not the Riverdance style, more a square dance with partners, intricate and lively - we loved every minute of it.They have Jazz on Sunday nights. Check out website below. Everyone was dressed casually - mostly jeans.
Day before St Pats Day, we'd come out of the Guinness Warehouse, down the main road towards the city centre. We needed to stop for the loo, so we went into this little pub (i wish i could remember its name!) and we ended up having 2 pints here! There were the locals sat in the corner playing Irish songs, a group of them with their wives, it was a wonderful atmosphere! We chatted to another bloke at the bar. After that we decided this would be where we come after the Parade on St Pats Day. We didnt want to go to the Americanised pubs or Temple Bar that you can go to anywhere in the world. We wanted a traditional irish pub whilst in Ireland, and this is exactly what it was! Brilliant! casual
There were 2 pubs next to eachother. I think one was called The Harp, other was The Ship Inn. Im pretty sure it was the 2nd that had the live music. It was a trio and they did the classic Irish songs and a couple of other blokes did solos They were a good bunch! There was a big crowd of people that turned up i thought too, esspecially with it being a Monday night. If your in Sligo on a monday night definaletly drop by. Casual or dressy if you like ;)
We had a splendid time at King's Head Pub! We went here two nights. The first night it was a bit early so it wasn't all that busy. We had a pleasant pint and headed out. But the second night we went there, it was completely packed. There was a really great band playing. I wish I could remember the name. But the atmosphere was great. Lots of merriment and music. I think they have live music most nights so if you like live music and a great crowd, head to King's Head. whatever you want
We were here late at night. I was expecting a typical pub but I would definitely classify Roisin Dubh as a club. There was dancing everywhere and a ton of alcohol consumption. Not sure if there is dancing in the earlier hours. But either way, we had a blast. Some bartenders from Tigh Coili took us here and showed us a really great time. If you want to dance and it's late at night (like 3 AM), go to Roisin Dubh. Whatever you want
Tigh Coili is my favorite pub in Galway! The people and atmosphere at Tigh Coili are delightfully refreshing. We made fast freinds with the bartenders who showed us around Galway the following night. (Say hi from Chicago Morgan to Dave the bartender if you go here!) Everyone is very friendly and inviting. There was traditional Irish music playing the first night we went there. A group of about 12 musicians. It was the best place I'd been yet to hear Irish music. It's right in the heart of Galway, too. Right along the pedestrian streets. You can't miss it. Whatever you want. Casual or cute. It all works.
If you're in your 20s or 30s and looking for a fun area to go drinking, hit up Temple Bar. We actually stayed in this hood when we were there the first time. You meet a TON of people and everyone is there for the same reason ... to drink and have fun! The Temple Bar and The Auld Dubliner are great fun. The Temple Bar is A LOT bigger than it looks from the outside. Auld Dubliner had great live music. A lot of pubs don't let under 23s in ... which is great, because it weeds out the sometimes irritating younger crew. Less riff raff in the pubs is good. Casual. You can dress up cute in a skirt or dress or wear jeans and a T. Anything works.
A very important part of the Irish life are the thousends of pubs that you can find anywhere in the country. For the Irish, a pub is more than just a place to drink beer at night. A pub is a place where everybody meets eachother. And everybody is everybody in the pub: from children to the grandparents.A typically Irish pub looks a bit like a livingroom: quite often with a fireplace in the middle, with comfortable seats, set up in different, small groups, and with all kinds of things hung up on the walls and the ceiling: pictures, paintings, instruments, mirrors and whatever can be hung up.Most of the pubs are open in the afternoon already, when you can get in to have a tea or a coffee, but don't be surprised if you find people drinking a pint of Guinness already at this hour. And in the evening everybody comes in to have even more pints and to enjoy the live music that is often played in...
In the center of Town you find enough bars and nightclubs .Have a look at Howl at the Moon, Lower Mount Street ( end of Nassau street andMerrion Sq)Four luxurious bars spread out over 4 levels.Zanzibar.at Lower Ormond Street just over the Liffey River.Unique for its decoration and a place to be.Café En Seine, café/bar at 39, Dawson Street.A small entrance but a huge Art Nouveau place and reasonable prices
Westbury Hotel Dublin
4 Reviews and 722 Opinions If location is a must and you have the extra to spend, Westbury's is certainly a place to go. Just...
Fitzgerald's Vienna Woods Hotel Cork
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Park House Galway
2 Reviews and 657 Opinions I selected the Park House Hotel because it is very convenient to both the bus and train stations in...
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