Traditional Sessions, DJs and Bands
Live Bands
 Buskers Bar www.buskersbar.com
Fleet Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
(+353) 1 612 9246 | buskers@tbh.ie        
Busker’s Bar is Dublin’s number one destination for live entertainment, sport, great food and drinks.

Buskers is a lively contemporary bar, and a well-known landmark in the vibrant and hugely popular Temple Bar area. Located on Fleet Street, Buskers is literally a stone’s throw away from O’Connell Bridge and Grafton Street.

Trading since 1993 Buskers remains a favourite for locals and tourists alike and its popularity continues to increase.

Buskers has all the right ingredients offering high quality, great value food daily, fabulous cocktails and an extensive wine list. Buskers is Dublin’s number 1 entertainment and sports bar, showing all major sporting events and providing live music 7 nights a week. Cocktail lessons are also available in our designated cocktail bar, the perfect activity for hen parties, a girl’s night out or group celebrations.

Buskers has something to offer everyone and with its smooth, sleek décor really is a bar designed for fun and built for pleasure.
Trad Sessions
 Farringtons Pub www.thesmithgroup.ie
28 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
(+353) 1 671 5135 | info@thesmithgroup.ie      
Farringtons is a beautiful pub featuring a Victorian bar with partitions over 120 years old, and a modern, comfortable lounge upstairs. Popular with both young and older customers.
Live Bands
 Fitzsimons Bar www.fitzsimonshotel.com
Essex Street East, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
(+353) 1 677 9315 | info@fitzsimonshotel.com  
Fitzsimons Bar is an ideal meeting place and centre of activity. Offering Dublin's only open-air roof-top terrace with full bar and food service, a downstairs nightclub featuring some of Dublin's top DJ's, all major sporting events shown on big screen and plasma TV's.
Trad Sessions
 Oliver St John Gogarty's www.gogartys.ie
58/59, Fleet Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
(+353) 1 671 1822 | info@gogartys.ie      
Named after Dublin's most famous poet, pilot, politician and avid fan of Guinness, the Oliver St. John Gogarty Pub and Restaurant is well known among the trend setting haunts of Dublin's Temple Bar. Enjoy the Olde Worlde charm, traditional Irish music and wholesome meals served all day!
Live Bands
 The Foggy Dew www.thefoggydew.ie
1 Fownes Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
(+353) 1 677 9328 | thomasmaguire044@eircom.net      
The Foggy Dew is a traditional Irish pub situated in the heart of Dublin. Take a break from the lively Temple Bar and enjoy a pint in our relaxed atmosphere. The music played in the Foggy Dew and large rock memorabilia collection on the walls play a big role in creating a unique atmosphere!
Trad Sessions
 The Palace Bar www.thepalacebardublin.com
21 Fleet Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
(+353) 1 671 7388/677 9290      
Unspoilt and unmodernised, this small pub has fame vastly out of proportion to its size. It was established in 1823, thus making it one of Dublin's oldest pubs. Take a seat in the snug where many a historic meeting has taken place or the backroom with its high ceiling and stained glass, where literary stock used to gather.
Trad Sessions
 The Porterhouse www.theporterhouse.ie
16/18 Parliament street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
(+353) 1 679 8847/50 | dan@theporterhouse.ie      
The Porterhouse is Ireland's largest genuine Irish brewery. Brewing in excess of 9 beers all are 100% Irish and 0% chemicals. Having recently won the award for the second time no less for the best stout in their beers can be found in their four outlets in Dublin, one in London and one in New York.

Live music at Porterhouse Temple Bar seven nights a week with a full Irish produce menu from midday to 9.30pm You can even buy beer to take home-you won't find it anywhere else!
Trad Sessions
 The Quays Bar www.louisfitzgerald.com/quaystemplebar
10 - 12 Temple Bar, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
(+353) 1 671 3922      
The Quays bar a traditional pub is one of the most popular pubs in Dublin with a great reputation for traditional live music daily from 3pm till late. It has a great mixture of both Irish locals and tourists making it one of Dublin's liveliest pubs. Food served daily.
Trad Sessions
 The Temple Bar Pub www.thetemplebarpub.com
47/48 Temple Bar, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
(+353) 1 672 5286      
If it's a traditional Irish Pub you are after, look no further than the Temple Bar. For more than 160 years, patrons have flocked to the Temple Bar. Whether you are alone or with a group of friends, the craic is fantastic and you will feel thoroughly at home at the Temple Bar.
Trad / Jazz
 The VAT House www.vathouse.ie
Anglesea Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
(+353) 1 671 5622 | vathouse@blooms.ie      
The VAThouse Bar gets its name from the vat house in the Guinness brewery, St. James's Gate, Dublin, because it is home to much of the memorabilia and fittings from the brewery. It is a traditional bar with one of the most extensive Irish whiskey selections in Dublin. So whether you are looking for a pint, a bite to eat or some live music, the VAThouse has it all under one roof.
Trad Sessions
 Merchants Arch merchantsarch.ie/
48 / 49 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2
(+353) 1 607 4010        
The Merchants Arch is Dublins newest old pub, situated on the between the Quays and Temple Bar it boasts one of Dublins best pints of Guinness, friendly courteous staff and an Irish style menu to rival any of mothers home cooking. It also hosts the Irish House Party nightly.