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Dublin Nightlife Dublin Nightlife - TravelPuppy.com The nightlife in Dublin has changed beyond all recognition in the last few years. Alongside the traditional Irish pubs are stylish bars and buzzing pre-club haunts. The trendy Temple Bar area is the most associated with the city’s best nightlife hotspots and vibe. Pubs are open Monday to Saturday 11:00-23:30 and Sunday 12:00/16:00-23:00, some serve until 02:00. In parts of the city, the 23:30 weekday and 24:00 weekend closing times are enforced by the ‘Gardai’. Bars close between 23:30 and 01:00, while clubs are open until the early hours. The minimum drinking age is 18 years and the price of a pint is typically €4-5. On 1 January 2004, new antismoking laws, proposed and passed by the Irish Minister for Health in March 2003, came into effect, banning smoking in all pubs, bars and nightclubs. There is no dress code for pubs in Dublin – it depends on the establishment in question. Some encourage neat dress while casual dress is commonplace in others. What’s on Where the free events guide found in cafés and bars throughout the city, and In Dublin, the fortnightly magazine, are both good guides featuring bar, restaurant and club reviews. Bars Dublin’s bars fall into two camps – the traditional drinking haunts and the designer bars for bright young ones. Hip bars include Pravda, 2-3 Liffey Street Lower, Zanzibar, 34-35 Ormond Quay Lower, and The Chocolate Bar, Harcourt Street. One of the venues of choice for Dublin’s young and moneyed to spend their money in is No 4, 4 Dame Lane. For a traditional pub crawl, head to Temple Bar, the Palace Bar, 21 Fleet Street, The Temple Bar, 48 South Temple Lane, and Oliver St John Gogarty, 58-59 Fleet Street, are all to be found here. On Merrion Row and Baggot Street, Toner’s, 139 Baggot Street Lower, O’Donoghue’s, 15 Merrion Row, and Doheny & Nesbitt, 5 Baggot Street Lower, where literary ghosts have taken up residence. The Dawson Lounge, 25 Dawson Street, is the smallest pub in Dublin, with room for about six in the basement. The George on 89 South Great George’s Street, is one of Dublin’s most popular gay bars. Casinos These are private clubs that are not open to non-members. Ireland is somewhat anti-gambling and public casinos do not exist. Clubs Dublin’s reputation for top-rack nightclubs is growing year on year. PoD (Place of Dance) on Harcourt Street, is the style leader and has won awards for its outlandish decor. The exclusive Lillie’s Bordello, Adam Court, Grafton Street, is where visiting pop stars, actors and celebrities hang out for after-show parties. Ri Ra, Dame Court, mixes a chilled bar with a hip club. D2 (formerly known as Velvet), Harcourt Street (open Thursday, Friday and Saturday), was the first in Dublin to latch on to UK Speed Garage. Comedy Dubliners are celebrated for their wit and their gift of the gab.Top comedy venues include The Laughter Lounge on 4-6 Eden Quay, with local and international stand-up talent Thursday to Saturday at 21:00. Others include pubs such as the Ha’penny Bridge Inn on 42 Wellington Quay, on Tuesday nights and the International Bar on 23 Wicklow Street, on Thursday nights. Music Eclectic is the key word for the music scene, with most venues playing something of everything, from the blues, jazz and soul to rock and pop, English folk and Irish traditional (known as ‘trad’). Trad is played in many pubs, often in impromptu ‘sessions’. Larger venues hosting high-profile performers could charge on the night or tickets may be bought in advance. The Temple Bar Music Centre, Curved Street, Temple Bar, is a great place for spotting new talent. Spirit nightclub, 57 Middle Abbey Street, hosts a international and local acts and has an intimate feel to it, similar in style to Vicar Street on 58-59 Thomas Street. The largest concerts (rock and pop) are held at The Point, East Link Bridge, where U2, Oasis, Westlife, All Saints, Manic Street Preachers and Fatboy Slim are some of the names that have performed there over the last few years. The RDS (Royal Dublin Society) Concert Hall, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, also caters for large pop/rock events. Olympia Theatre, 72 Dame Street, is one of the better venues for broad-ranging styles in a large three-floor venue, for early evening and post-midnight gigs. On a smaller scale, the 18th-century pub, Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, is a very popular live venue, providing a platform for up and coming bands. Jazz can be heard at the Viperoom, 5 Aston Quay, while long-established Slattery’s, 129 Capel Street, offers an assortment of music from rock and jazz to traditional Irish. Other traditional venues include pubs O’Shea’s Merchant, 12 Bridge Street Lower, and O’Donoghue’s at 15 Merrion Row. Opera Ireland (telephone: (01) 478 6041), and the Innovative Opera Theatre Company (telephone: (01) 679 4962) perform regularly at a variety of venues, including the Gaiety Theatre (see Theatre section below) and the Hugh Lane Gallery, Charlemont House, Parnell Square North (telephone: (01) 874 1903). However, the main classical music venue is the National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace (telephone: (01) 417 0000), which is home to the National Symphony Orchestra.