Dublin
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…
Dublin
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…
Temple Bar
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…
Dublin
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…
Dublin
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…
Dublin
Forget the uninviting sponsored name: Daniel Libeskind's masterful design is a three-tiered, 2100-capacity auditorium where you're as likely to be…
Dublin
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…
Dublin
An immersive theatre performance in an old schoolhouse that takes you through six scenes from the darker side of Dublin history with incredibly detailed…
Temple Bar
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…
Temple Bar
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…
Temple Bar
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…
Ark Children's Cultural Centre
Temple Bar
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…
Temple Bar
This lovely Victorian-era theatre specialises in light plays and, at Christmastime, pantomimes. It also hosts some terrific live gigs.
Royal Dublin Society Showground
Dublin
This impressive, Victorian-era showground is used for various exhibitions throughout the year. The most important annual event here is the late-July…
Temple Bar
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…
Temple Bar
A multipurpose venue where one night you might be shaking your glow light to a thumping live set by a top DJ, and the next you'll be shifting from foot to…
Dublin
This purpose-built 6000-capacity arena is shared by a bunch of rugby teams, including the Ireland Wolfhounds (the junior national side), the Ireland Women…
Dublin
Vicar Street is a midsized venue with a capacity of around 1000, spread between the table-serviced group-seating downstairs and a theatre-style balcony…
Temple Bar
A regularly changing line-up of up-and-coming and local talent look for laughs at this all-seater club; failing that, there's always pizza and craft beer…
Dublin
The Irish love of horse racing can be observed about 10km south of the city centre in Foxrock. Special buses depart from the centre of Dublin on race days…
Dublin
The premier indoor venue in the city has a capacity of 23,000 and plays host to the brightest touring stars in the firmament. Drake, Boyzone and Steely…
Dublin
The Helix, Dublin City University's theatre venue in Glasnevin, has established its reputation as a serious theatre with its mix of accessible and…
Dublin
Gleaming 50,000-capacity ground with an eye-catching curvilinear stand in the swanky neighbourhood of Donnybrook. Home to Irish rugby and football…
Temple Bar
A traditional old bar that features local comics on the rise upstairs at the Unhinged Comedy Club on Sundays and Wednesdays, and Irish music downstairs.
Dublin
There are a huge variety of gigs, party nights and movie screenings in this intimate theatre-style venue on the corner of St Stephen's Green.
Temple Bar
The IFI has a couple of screens and shows classics and new art-house films. The complex also has a bar, a cafe and a bookshop.
Football Association of Ireland
Dublin
The governing body for Irish football (soccer). Check the website for fixtures and to buy tickets.
Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium
Dublin
Greyhound racing's reputation has been seriously sullied due to revelations about the mistreatment of dogs, but the sport's aficionados can eat, bet and…