A proper 113-year-old Irish boozer, the Bernard Shaw was taken over in 2006 by Dublin-based club promoters and label owners Bodytonic. The place has kept its...

The Gaiety is a spacious, old-time concert hall whose main trade is opera and theatre, but it has given space to rock performers like the Divine Comedy and Lambchop. A few...

One of the city's oldest and largest theatres by day and a mega club by night, this big, Victorian place has several spaces for bands, DJs and films. There are lots of bars,...

Populated with students taking advantage of the free Wi-Fi, fashion victims in vintage Dior tank tops and the odd celebrity (Robbie Williams comes here, apparently, when he's...

Thanks in part to resident electro/house DJs like Calvin James, Simon Hayes and Dave Salacious, new life has been breathed into this bar-cum-club venue on Westland Row. Given...

This place is a safe bet all week. Mondays are particularly busy with Strictly Handbag (soul and '80s dancefloor fillers), while man-about-town Ollie Cole rustles up an...

One of the city's best DJ bars, Solas is still a good spot at which to kick off your night. Renowned for its sunny rooftop bar, the vibe at this Camden Quarter hotspot is...

Very quickly after it opened its doors in 2007, Southwilliam - or Swilly as its pressed for time clientele have been known to call it - became a favourite with Dublin's...

While its decor is stylish and trendy, Traffic's glory days as a style bar seem to have passed. However, it's now becoming a favourite venue for aspiring DJs and a good place...

Formerly the famed Red Box, Tripod is one of the city's newest kids on the block. The club doubles up as a live venue, but is still renowned for its explosive club nights. Each...

Voodoo is a happening bar-club with garage bands seven nights a week and DJs at weekends. (A board in the window communicates the musical line-up.) Inside, the masks, beads and...