A great Irish tradition
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.
House DJ
 The Morgan Bar www.themorgan.com
Fleet Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
(+353) 1 679 3939 | sales@themorgan.com      
The Morgan Bar is a venue within a venue - it's a chic Dublin cocktail bar within the ultra hip Morgan Hotel! Seriously stylish, seriously cool, the drinks list features not just the classics but also a selection of the best Mojitos in Dublin. If you're looking for one of the funkiest bars in Dublin then you really need to pay The Morgan Bar a visit.
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!
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!
Live Bands
 Buskers Bar www.buskersbar.com
Fleet Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
(+353) 1 612 9246 | buskers@tbh.ie        
Buskers is a lively, modern & contemporary bar, and a well known landmark in the vibrant and hugely popular Temple Bar. Buskers has all the right ingredients; superb food served all day, tantalising cocktail & wine lists to suit every mood, live DJ’s playing the hottest sounds and dance hits from 10pm till late every night.
Dance
 Club M www.clubm.ie
Blooms Hotel, Anglesea Street, Temple Bar Dublin 2.
(+353) 1 671 5274 | events@clubm.ie      
Club M, one of Dublin's premier nightspots and is the place to be on any night out; offering something for everyone. This amphitheatre style Night club is host to 4 bars, several plush seating areas, a massive dance floor, 2 dancer's podiums and one of the country's most impressive audio visual setups.
Dance
 Alchemy www.alchemyclub.ie
Fleet Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
(+353) 1 6129 286 | alchemy@tbh.ie      
Alchemy is Dublin's hottest new club and venue. Alchemy prides itself on the quality of its DJs which play the best music which keeps the dance floor full all night. The Renaissance inspired decor creates a stylish venue which is fast becoming one of Dublin's most popular night life spots.
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.
 The Octagon Bar www.theclarence.ie
6-8 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2.
(+353) 1 407 0800      
The Clarence's ever popular Octagon Bar is famous for its cocktail making, with an extensive choice of classic and house cocktails including some award-winners at very reasonable prices. The crowd here is as likely to be sipping Martinis as knocking back a pint and you never know who you may bump into.
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.
 Musical Pub Crawl www.discoverdublin.ie/musicalpubcrawl.html
Oliver St. John Gogarty's, Corner of Anglesea and Fleet Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
+353 1 475 3313 | info@discoverdublin.ie          
The Traditional Irish Musical Pub Crawl is led by two professional musicians who perform tunes and songs while telling the story of Irish Music and it's influences on contemporary world music.
 Oliver St. John Gogarty Library Bar www.gogartys.ie
18-21 Anglesea Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
(+353) 1 671 1822 | info@gogartys.ie      
Situated in Temple Bar the Heart of Dublin, adjacent to the Oliver St. John Gogarty, Gogarty Library Bar is a late night bar, with a difference - the original premises was once part of the Bank of Ireland and this banking theme has been preserved throughout.
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!
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 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.
 The Button Factory www.buttonfactory.ie
Curved Street
(+353) 01 6709202      
The Button Factory, formerly known as the Temple Bar Music Centre is a venue that caters for every genre of music, dance, theatre and art, with a cafe during the day.

(We also provide 7 rehearsal studios and 3 state of the art recording studios)

 Merchants Arch merchantsarch.ie/
48 / 49 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2
00353 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.
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.
 Battle of the Axe Comedy Club www.battleoftheaxe.com
Ha'Penny Bridge Inn, Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
(0353) 868156987  
Comedy
 Battle of the Axe www.battleoftheaxe.com
Ha'Penny Bridge Inn, 42 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
(+353) 86 815 6987 | battleoftheaxe@hotmail.com      
Stand-up comedy, singer/songwriters & drama
are premier features of the Battle of the Axe show.
Every Tuesday and Thursday night artists from
every corner of Dublin, Ireland & the rest of the
globe perform, making it one of the most consistent open mic shows in the world.