Cork City
If you tire of the pubs, the live music and the theatre, there's always the dogs. Greyhound racing is big in Ireland, particularly with families, and…
Cork City
If you tire of the pubs, the live music and the theatre, there's always the dogs. Greyhound racing is big in Ireland, particularly with families, and…
Temple Bar
This small theatre's location above a left-wing bookshop should be a guide to the kind of thinking that informs most of the performances taking place on…
Temple Bar
A multipurpose venue where one night you might be shaking your glow light to a thumping live set by a top DJ, and the next you'll be shifting from foot to…
Dublin
This purpose-built 6000-capacity arena is shared by a bunch of rugby teams, including the Ireland Wolfhounds (the junior national side), the Ireland Women…
Galway City
A festival of Irish dancing and music, this long-running summer extravaganza is led by Máirín Fahy, a local diva of the fiddle. The glossy production is…
Dublin
Vicar Street is a midsized venue with a capacity of around 1000, spread between the table-serviced group-seating downstairs and a theatre-style balcony…
Temple Bar
A regularly changing line-up of up-and-coming and local talent look for laughs at this all-seater club; failing that, there's always pizza and craft beer…
Dublin
The Irish love of horse racing can be observed about 10km south of the city centre in Foxrock. Special buses depart from the centre of Dublin on race days…
Dublin
The premier indoor venue in the city has a capacity of 23,000 and plays host to the brightest touring stars in the firmament. Drake, Boyzone and Steely…
Dublin
The Helix, Dublin City University's theatre venue in Glasnevin, has established its reputation as a serious theatre with its mix of accessible and…
County Meath
The National Hunt season has its yearly climax with the Grand National, held here on Easter Monday. The course is 25km north of Dublin; special buses run…
Dublin
Gleaming 50,000-capacity ground with an eye-catching curvilinear stand in the swanky neighbourhood of Donnybrook. Home to Irish rugby and football…
Temple Bar
A traditional old bar that features local comics on the rise upstairs at the Unhinged Comedy Club on Sundays and Wednesdays, and Irish music downstairs.
Dublin
There are a huge variety of gigs, party nights and movie screenings in this intimate theatre-style venue on the corner of St Stephen's Green.
Temple Bar
The IFI has a couple of screens and shows classics and new art-house films. The complex also has a bar, a cafe and a bookshop.
Counties Meath, Louth, Cavan & Monaghan
This restored 18th-century market hall turned arts venue hosts exhibitions, concerts and drama productions.
Cork City
Contemporary and experimental works are staged here by the UCC drama group and visiting companies.
Football Association of Ireland
Dublin
The governing body for Irish football (soccer). Check the website for fixtures and to buy tickets.
Counties Meath, Louth, Cavan & Monaghan
Drama, music, comedy, film and visual art take to the stage at Drogheda's lively arts centre.
Cork City
A community-based theatre that stages thought-provoking drama and new works.
Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium
Dublin
Greyhound racing's reputation has been seriously sullied due to revelations about the mistreatment of dogs, but the sport's aficionados can eat, bet and…
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