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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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Trinity Arms was crowded when we went in, even though it was only like 6pm. Handy after a day of shopping & sightseeing. It's got a large screen, so it would be a good place to see a match on Sky Sports or sthg. Casual. Well they did let me in, so it cant be that "posh"
Now this is an old Irish pub. Small and narrow, O'Donoghue's is famous the world over. Popular with both tourists and locals, this could be called a typical Irish pub. A spit-on-the-floor type place. This is the pub where the Dubliners folk group first started many years ago. And you'll still get the odd musical session going on. They've recently added a back bar which is nice and pleasant and totally different from the main bar. Nearly always busy. If it's not tourists, it's the office crowd. Fills up very quickly and don't expect to be sitting down. A bit of music from a session in the corner should be available.
Opened in the summer 1998 and is supposed to have cost over a million Irish pounds to build. And it shows. The theme is African/Middle Eastern and thankfully there's not too much wood. Lots of marble effect, big paintings and drapes. A huge place with a very high ceiling, it can hold around 1,500 people. A most impressive pub. People here dress to impress. Lots of pretty 20 year olds. You will need to look nice to get past the bouncers.
The Quays Bar, or Teach na Ceibhe as it's known in Irish, has an international reputation for the best in music and atmosphere. It is vibrant, cosmopolitan and full of curiosities. But many will be surprised to learn that it was always so. The 19th century building that is now the Quays originally comprised a two-storey house with two doors, one window and an outside toilet. Located in what was once known as Water Gate Street , the pub stands in the heart of Galway's Latin Quarter, surrounded by medieval buildings and cobbled streets. The pub, originally named Lydon's, was particularly popular with the fishermen of Galway.This newly renovated pub has kept the charm which gained it an international reputation for its traditional Irish music sessions. The interior has a 'church' theme which is immaculately executed in wood and glass, right down to the pews. It's worth a visiting just to...
Here's a list of some places I used to like, and which are still open as far as I know. They are all in the city centre, in the southside, unless otherwise stated. Let's start with one address for clubs: Fibber Magee's in Parnell St (Northside) for alternative music. I tried many other places, but obviously they were a bit too posh. Dublin means music and it's really sad not to enjoy some locals bands while there, so here's a list of live music venues: The Baggot Inn in Baggot Street, and Whelans at 25 Wexford Street usually have rock bands playing. The Mean Fiddler in Wexford St, Mother Redcaps Tavern in Back Lane (Christchurch)and Slattery's at 129 Capel Street (northside) have either folk rock or traditional musicians playing.Pubwise, there's one for every taste: none of the following attract a fashionable crowd, so skip them if you are interested in the show-off scene: Brogan's in...
A MUST for any traditional Irish music fan is a sesion in a pub. And the very best sesion is usually at HudiBeg in Bunbeg, County Donegal on monday nights. This was a fantastic experience! There were more than 18 musicians there, all playing together or taking turns featuring something someone wanted to share. I'll never forget this evening. It was every dream come true for seeing the country with the eyes and soul of its own people. This is not a tourist gig but the real thing. Irishmen sharing a pint and a song.see my travelogue SeisuinsA dCeilis
This trip I did not visit many large cities. I spent most of my time in small villages and towns. You must visit the pubs even if you don't drink. This is where much of the local culture goes on. There is music, danceing and good time for all. I have been to the tourest places in Dublin and they pale compared to the places in the country side.
If you're looking for Traditional music on a Monday night then Hudí Beags in Bunbeg is the place. This is the best session in the county, with sometimes up to 15 or more players. The best talent in the area play here Summer & Winter..not to be missed!!Leo's Bar has just re opened. It's worth a visit and I hear the food is good too.
Didn't go in that many places. Clifden is familiar of course. Most of the local young people go to Mullarkey's or Guys and all the tourists to E.J.Kings (live 'irish' music every night). And the 'night club' Clifden House is..err.. well, 'experience'!Galway is the best place to party if you're looking for bigger music scene.In Ireland, in general, I found the most interesting pubs in very small villages 'in the middle of nowhere'. There was still a bit of left that real old irish culture, old men having their Guinness's and no tourists.
modern music every thursday friday and saterday nightthis pub and disco is open until 12;30am at weekendsthe atmosphere is fantastic........you go in alone and come out with friends for life....!! what ever rocks your boat once you can dance in it !!!!!!
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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