The main branch of this chain is actually located in the village of Blarney, so its name is not as shamelessly cheesy as all that. However, don't come here expecting the latest...

If you're after Irish stuff, then this is the place to come to (as you may have guesed from all those big posters of Glen Hansard and co in the window). Helpful staff are on...

Owned by Ireland's 'man-about-town' Eddie Irvine, Cocoon walks a fine line between stylish and tacky. TV screens tuned to music videos and fashion television hang on the walls...

It may no longer be in its quaint Cow Lane location but Design Yard's high-end contemporary art and jewellery is looking as good as ever. Everything from beautiful rings and...

This neat modernist exhibition space could scarcely be more at odds with the fusty, old-world atmosphere that Trinity tends to project to the outside world. The gallery...

This small, old-fashioned pub is just round the corner from Merrion Square, and great for a pint or two after a jaunt around the museums. The regular pub quizzes are good fun,...

It may be a little off the beaten track, but this gallery is well worth seeking out, as many consider it to be one of the city's best. The high industrial ceiling complements...

Set near the National Art Gallery, Greene's is now one of Dublin's bookish landmarks. An impressive number of literary giants have walked through its doors over the years,...

Keeping the gents of nearby Merrion Square in hats and threads, this high-end tailor has an exclusive, gentleman's club aesthetic: oil paintings, ornate mantlepieces and other...

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...

The Long Stone is, depending on your tastes, a design catastrophe or an eccentric gem. It's got an odd ancient Celtic motif going on, with stained glass windows and giant...

This centre on Townsend Street, which is run by the Dublin Corporation, is relatively inexpensive; it has a fully equipped gym, swimming pool and sauna.

This quayside spot tries really hard, but never quite seems to get there. Downstairs has dark flooring, wood stools and affable barmen, while upstairs there's more ambience -...

This legendary Dublin boozer really comes into its own on a Sunday afternoon, when you can sit back and watch the Guinness settle. Mulligan's on Poolbeg Street first opened its...