Casual, but serious about its vegetarian customers, this long-running restaurant nourishes wise locals who pay little attention to food fads. Don't expect any razzmatazz, just...

Though no longer as popular as when it first opened late in 2000, the two-floor 4 Dame Lane still brings plenty of people to its brazier-flanked doors, though, with its...

Pitching itself somewhere between a DJ bar and a nightclub, Dame Lane is a two-level, New York loft-style space, popular with club kids during the week and a hip, more...

Internationally renowned theatre designer Jean-Guy Lecat has transformed the auditorium of this, the nation's premier theatre. Where there used to be a balcony there is now...

The new kid on the budget block, Abigail's has a refreshingly sunny approach to shoestring accommodation. Sure, you may find yourself wedged into a room with seven other people...

One in a string of locations around the city, these smart riverside apartments are a nice alternative to hotel accommodation (especially for longer stays or for those with...

Formerly Spirit nightclub, the new-look Academy on Abbey Street Middle has been reborn largely as a live venue. Still, there is much to love here for clubbers: ditching the...

With a curious beehive motif informing its interior design, and space age taps to be negotiated in the bathroom, this subterranean bar remains weak on atmosphere and strong on...

The Ambassador was a theatre, then a woefully underused cinema. As a rock venue, it keeps many of its old trappings: decor, balcony and a large stage. It's a big stage to fill,...

Formerly one of the few playhouses on Dublin's south side, Andrew's Lane reopened recently as a music venue. Theatre-lovers' loss has been music fans' gain, with Andrew's Lane...

Good restaurants, good wine shops, good food shops: Ranelagh has become a little foodie nexus. Antica Venezia is staffed and (mainly) patronised by Italians - on some evenings,...

From the sublime to the ridiculous - alongside a chance lovely portrait by Louis le Brocquy is the kind of kitsch you find in Sunday's open-air Merrion Square market....

This industrial first-floor building used to be the yacht club, although when you actually see it, you'll find it looks a lot more like a factory of sorts. But its distinctly...

Robert Taylor, Dean of Clonfert, built this castle (it's really more of a country house with fancy embellishments) in 1738. It stands in 194 acres (79 hectares) of rolling...