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...

Until recently, the Button Factory was the famed Temple Bar Music Centre, one of the foremost music venues in the city. After a pricey revamp, the Button...

Since it's in the centre of Temple Bar, Fitzsimons is popular with tourists and plays chart hits. The large basement club gets very crowded at weekends, and...

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...

This is the gayest gay club in Dublin, but it's still straight-friendly: on a good night the George is as much fun as any straight club will be. If you're...

Pumping out the housed-up chart hits for the past five years now, courtesy of DJ Fluffy, Glitz also has a great line in campy B-list PAs - think X Factor...

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,...

This basement club and live music spot is the least tourist-oriented venue in Temple Bar. In fact, the average tourist would probably find the Hub a little...

A range of techno club nights first made this bar popular among students and backpackers, but the emphasis has recently shifted to live indie music. The...

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...

Going strong after an unprecedented three years (lesbian clubs usually come and go overnight), Kiss is for 'gay girls and their male friends'. The women...

You have to be 'somebody' to get in, and once inside, there are lots of reserved areas to negotiate. It looks to us like the crowd is just a bunch of...

Uniquely located in the up-and-coming Dublin 8 area near the Guinness Storehouse, McGruder's is the capital's best-kept secret. The venue is home to...

Owned by the eponymous Panti, Ireland's doyenne of drag, PantiBar is an enormously popular addition to Dublin's gay scene. Housed in the former Gubu, the...