Part of Dublin City University's building complex, the Helix is a multi-venue arts centre in the leafy suburb of Glasnevin. Its three venues - Mahony Hall,...

This performance space on the northern campus of Dublin City University is home to three separate venues, and hosts a wide variety of theatre, music and...

A new, small-scale rock venue in the city centre, this basement bar (below the Mezz Bar) has a small stage, which puts the musicians and audience pretty...

This ample hall in the Hugh Lane Gallery hosts the long-running and stylish Sunday at Noon concerts. The series features jazz, contemporary and classical...

Hughes sits next to the law courts. Some argue there's a rough edge to it, but its excellent trad music sessions make it worth a visit. Actor Brendan...

The International is a quaint old pub with a small but charming venue upstairs. In recent years, it has become more of a comedy space, with four nights of...

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...

One of the city's oldest jazz and blues venues, Smyth's does good music every night bar Wednesdays. There's an acoustic open-jam session on the first...

Downstairs, this is just a regular, unassuming old-fashioned Dublin boozer - and very nice with it. But it's also a famous jazz bar - head upstairs to hear...

This theatre and music venue sits inside Ireland's main union hall, the famous Connolly Hall. It was very popular in the '70s (Paul Brady has released a...

Dublin's main venue for orchestral music was established in 1981, in the Great Hall of what was then University College Dublin. It retains the bland flavour...

The National Stadium was a popular venue in the 1970s and '80s, with everyone from Led Zeppelin to Van Morrison playing here. It holds a seated audience of...

Impromptu jam sessions are a staple here, and outfits like the Dubliners play regularly. While the music really pulls in the tourists, O'Donoghue's really...

Named after the man parodied as Buck Mulligan in Ulysses, this place got its bar counter from the green room in the once-famous Theatre Royal. As well as...