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Traditional Music
and Dance important feature of 19th- At weekends, this bar heaves
century bars. A few remain, with Dublin’s single thirty-
To many Irish people, the notably at the tiny, journalists’ somethings. Situated next door
standard of music in a pub is just haunt of Doheny & Nesbitt and is 37 Dawson St, a fashionable,
as important as the quality of the intimate Kehoe’s. lively bar and eatery that is a hit
Guinness. Central Dublin has a The Brazen Head claims to with the hipsters. Pull up a seat
host of pubs reverberating to the be the city’s oldest pub, dating at the whiskey bar and enjoy a
sound of bodhráns, fiddles and back to 1198. The present pub, snifter of usice beatha.
uilleann pipes. One of the most built in the 1750s, is lined with Grand Central is one of the
famous is O’Donoghue’s, where old photographs and dark very few bars on the city’s main
the legendary Dubliners started wood panelling, and showcases thoroughfare, O’Connell Street.
out in the early 1960s. The traditional music sessions It’s housed in a former bank,
Cobblestone, the Auld Dubliner nightly. Every pub prides itself and many of the original
and The Temple Bar are also on the quality of its Guinness, features have been retained.
renowned venues. Devitts on though most locals acknow- Dakota is a large and lively
Camden Street has lively sessions ledge that Mulligan’s, founded tapas and wine bar that draws
every Thursday, Friday and in 1782, serves the best pint in a trendy young crowd.
Saturday, featuring some of the city. The Bull and Castle Cassidy’s on Westmoreland
Dublin’s best musicians. Johnnie serves a great variety of craft Street is one of the city’s most
Fox’s, in the Dublin mountains beers and is also known for popular hipster hangouts,
about 35 minutes’ drive from the good food. with graffitied walls and
city centre, has live music nightly. The Grave Diggers is a dazzling array of Irish
situated on the northern and international craft
Pubs and Bars outskirts of the city in beers sold on tap and by
Phibsborough. Located the bottle.
Dublin’s pubs are a slice of living next to a graveyard, Dice Bar is a
history. These are the places this bar has more pseudo-dive bar
where some of the best-known character than most, with a dark interior
scenes in Irish literature have and it’s worth the of clashing blacks
been set, where rebellious taxi ride just to see and reds. The
politicians have met, and where what a Dublin bar music policy is a
world-famous music acts have would have looked A Guinness advertisement at a combination of
made their debuts. Today, it’s like hundreds of Dublin pub rare rock ‘n’ roll
the singing, dancing, talk and years ago. On and blues records.
laughter that make a pub tour summer week ends, the green Urban and cosmopolitan,
of Dublin an absolute must. outside fills with drinkers The Globe is as popular
There are nearly 1,000 pubs enjoying pints and chatting. during the day for coffee as it
inside the city limits. Among the Grogan’s bar, on South is at night. The crowd is a
best of the traditional bars are William Street, is frequented by cool mix of musicians and
Neary’s, popular with actors many of Dublin’s bohemian city hipsters. Not unlike the
and featuring a gorgeous marble characters. Part bar, part art Globe, but with a modern
bar, the atmospheric Long Hall, gallery, it exhibits an array of twist, 4 Dame Lane is a slickly
and the friendly and chic Stag’s paintings by local artists. designed bar. At night it fills
Head dating from 1770. Café en Seine is influenced with a young crowd that loves
Cosy snugs, where drinkers by a belle époque Parisian bar. Its the eclectic music. Two flaming
could lock themselves away for interior is huge and cavernous, torches mark the entrance.
private conversation, were an and the decor rich and alluring. Part of the sleek Morgan
Hotel in Temple Bar, the
beautifully designed Morgan
Bar prides itself on serving
outstanding cocktails and has
live Irish music at weekends.
The Market Bar is one of the
city’s favourite gastro-pubs. Set
in an old factory, it has high
ceilings and red-brick walls that
lend it a certain retro-industrial
charm. Superb food is served
throughout the day.
Small, comfy Peter’s Pub
has a reputation for quality
pints and is considered by
many to be the quintessential
French-style interior of the Café en Seine Dublin boozer.

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