Places to Visit in Dublin (by Night)

EXPERIENCE THE CHARM AND ATMOSPHERE OF DUBLIN PUBS

Enjoyably true! - the city of four Nobel Prizes for Literature acknowledges unashamedly a crucial correctedness between drink and literary genius. To experience this phenomenon you may enlist in the Dublin Literary Pub Crawl departing November (Friday's and Saturday's only), December 4th, 5th, 11th and 12th, January 16th onwards (Friday's and Saturday's only) from The Duke, 8/9 Duke Street, just up the street from the famous Bailey in Duke Street. Pubs chosen vary but most tours include some or all of the following: Mulligan's on Poolbeg Street, the Palace Bar on Fleet Street, McDaids on Harry Street, Neary's on Chatham Street, The Norseman on Eustace Street, the Long Hall on George's Street or O'Neills on Suffolk Street.

The Musical Pub Crawl, Tel: +353 1 4780191 starts at Oliver St. John Gogarty's, Temple Bar with the services of professional musicians (small charge) every Saturday night at 7.3Opm. However you may prefer to arrange your own. Certainly no visitor can have the true Dublin experience without a walking tour which includes dropping into one or two traditional pubs. These should have snugs, enclosing tables partitioned off for privacy. back in 1600, one in five houses in the city sold liquor.

ROCK & ROLL STROLL

The Irish capital's astoundingly creative energy in producing top rock music bands offer the devotees of the genre' a streetwise pilgrimage -the Dublin Rock & Roll Stroll beginning in the bar of the Gresham Hotel on O'Connell Street, where the Chieftans, who have cut records with Van Morrison, Mick Jagger and Jackson Browne, first got together. From there - west to Slattery's, 129 Capel Street, splendidly traditional and once the Dublin base for Tyrone-born Paul Brady, now with a 7 night programme of traditional, rock and blues. South past Merchant's Arch with its links with the late Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy to the Bad Ass Cafe in Crown Alley, where Sinead O'Connor used to waitress. Next on to the

Olympia Theatre, noted for Mary Black's concerts, past the offices of Hot Press Magazine in Trinity Street, along the pubs off Grafton Street, so often associated with Davy Arthur and the Furey Brothers to The Duke, Duke Street where the Hothouse Flowers used to hang about. Time now for a coffee in Bewley's, Crafton Street, where Bob Geldof and the Boomtown Rats hung out, past Captain America's where Chris de Burgh used to serenade customers.

NIGHTLIFE

As market force have intensified nightlife competition, the benefits of a wider choice have accrued to the punters. Once upon a time Leeson Street was undisputed king of after hours divarsion. Not any longer. Temple Bar has brought the life of the night to central Dublin. It is an ongoing outrageous success and appears unstoppable in its dynamic progress. It is a major social focal point for the big names in entertainment and attracts people morning, noon and night. Clubs which are based in the major hotels have the edge when it comes to luxurious facilities and possess strong appeal for a broad based clientele. The Dublin pubs have responded by improving the quality of their musical entertainment and enjoy huge popularity. A small selection is as follows:

Annabel's, Burlington Hotel, Leeson Street, Buskers, Temple Bar, Club M, Blooms Hotel, Anglesea Street.