Hi! I will be in Ireland from June 20th to June 28th... We will spend a few days in Dublin before we go to Westport... and so I wanted to ask if anyone of you know a good pub or disco or whatever in Dublin! Any answer will help :)

Been away. Nice to have a chance to go back online. I have spent the last months in South America and Cambridge/Boston (USA). Been well busy. Well I am still busy.

Dublin-Places to go

O'Connelstr - Shopping

Temple Bar district.
Palace *(Good) ,
The auld Dubliner,
Temple Bar,
Norseman,
Oliver St John Gogherty.


St. Stevens Green-Dodgy are but the O' Donaghues is a good place.

Grafton Street
Kehoes (Good)
International, O'Niels ( I dont like it but you may find your own countrymen here)
Mulligans (Really Good)

Thomas Reid (good) on Danestr

Enjoy your stay in Dub. I have to go back again sometime. ):

LAN

Thank you very much B)

hey,

i'm coming to see Ireland!
i'll spend 10 days (starting 2005 September 26) in Dublin and Galway, so will use this info on right places in Dublin :)
if ye have anything to add to this advice (also concerning Galway) please go ahead.
B)

Dublin: LAN already gave you very valuable info.
- The Palace (it's fleet street IIRC) has good craic on Sunday nights (starting around 9 pm).
- The Celt is fine, too, heard some good live music there.
- mulligans is a nice, simple pub and claims to have the best pint in town - but absolutely packed on a friday.
- If you are still able to walk after midight: check out the gaiety theatre http://www.gaietytheatre.net/ - they should be open until 3 am, 3 live bands (blues => latin), 1 or 2 dancefloors, ... very nice spot, hope they still do those parties, as I cannot find any info on their website.
- the guinness brewery: once a nice little "museum", now a rather posh place, quite expensive - but you'll get an excellent (the best?) view over Dublin and a pint of Guinness is included ;).
- you can also check out the Jameson Distillery. Go to the bar and try the Middleton Very Rare - an excellent whiskey!! (and don't ask for the price)
- there's a "hop on/hop off" bus service. ticket is valid 24h and includes reduction on some of the admission fees such as the Guinnes brewery
- mind the pubs in the area of Temple Bar - most of them are too crowded, the pint is poor and too many hen parties...


Galway: I'll visit Galway in April for the first time, but I've got a few hints already:
- The Quays: not as good as people might tell, but still worth a visit
- Bar Cuba: it's more about jazz/swing, but very good if that's what you like
- Taylors: very good
- Monroes Tavern: was brilliant, is now a rather average country/western-like place
- the whole quarter of "Spanish Arch" should be nice
- Crane: very good irish music

Cheers and have fun - I'll be in Dublin in April, June and maybe September or October, too.

I used to live in Ireland. Great place. Wish I didn't have to leave.