County Clare
Hand-painted timber panels, including portraits of James Joyce and the cast of cult TV show Father Ted (who drank here during filming), frame the…
Must-see nightlife in County Clare
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The Burren
The Roadside offers pure Clare craic. Third-generation owner Peter Curtin proudly presides over trad sessions, which play nightly in summer and on Friday…
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The Burren
With a big reputation in Irish music circles, Vaughan's has music in the bar every night during the summer and several times a week the rest of the year…
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County Clare
It's partly the regular trad sessions (Wednesday to Sunday, May to September; Friday and Saturday, October to April), partly the timber panels and snugs,…
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County Clare
Crotty's brims with character, thanks to an old-fashioned high bar, intricately tiled floors and a series of snugs decked out with retro furnishings. Trad…
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The Burren
You can’t miss O'Donohue's – it’s the bright blue building with a painted fish drinking a pint of Guinness on the side that’s visible for miles around. It…
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County Clare
Dating from 1856, today Naughton's combines a traditional pub, a contemporary cocktail bar and a buzzing pavement terrace, making it a focal point for…
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County Clare
Magnificently restored, cavernous Nora Culligans retains original features including the front bar's ornate two-storey-high whiskey cabinets and timber…
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County Clare
On the corner of Quinns Row, Brogan's rambles from one room to the next, with musicians playing traditional instruments such as tin whistles, fiddles,…
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County Clare
This old-style charmer has walls crammed with photos and books, and regular trad sessions most nights in summer and on Friday, Saturday and Sunday…
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County Clare
With some of Ennis Friary's stonework incorporated into its fabric, this hotel bar has slate floors, hefty ceiling beams and an open fireplace. It hosts…
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County Clare
The lively trad sessions at this much-loved, stone-fronted pub ensure it's a linchpin of the local community. The music flows from Thursday to Sunday…
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County Clare
Opened in 1891, Miltown Malbay's oldest pub has stained-glass windows and framed photos on the walls. Live trad sessions take place every weekend year…
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County Clare
Lots of courtyard tables, County Clare–brewed craft beers from Western Herd Brewing Company, excellent pizzas (from €13) served to 9pm and regular trad…
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County Clare
Stone floors and peat fires sit under the thatched roof of this cheerful pub on Ballina's main street. Roadside picnic tables out front are the setting…
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County Clare
A wealth of period features fill this four-storey former storehouse dating from 1864, with clerks' desks, etched glass, metal pillars and nooks and…
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The Burren
A much-loved local hosting regular live music, including evening trad sessions most Wednesdays with Ireland’s oldest céilidh band: the Kilfenora Céilí…
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County Clare
Trad musicians perform most nights in summer and several nights a week in winter at this sociable and low-ceilinged old pub.
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