Activities & Useful Info
Other things to do and know.
Best Theatres
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Shows, Theatre, Gigs and occasional nightclub – favourite with Dubliners!
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Irelands National Theatre lives up to its reputation – founded by W.B. Yeats. Offers “Free First” for preview of all shows – queue at 6pm!
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A snug 66-seater promoting the newest rising playwrights.
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Elegant venue often features star names – Orson Welles for one.
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Quirky church-like set. Irelands only Theatre Royal – since 1662.
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The bigger shows are often here.
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Much loved historical theatre – biggest shows on here.
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Enchanting Fairies and Folklore storytelling evening in the “Stags Head” Pub – Tuesday and Thursdays only.
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€23 – a pre-dinner evening of Irish Folklore and Storytelling in The Stag’s Head, voted ‘Ireland’s Best Traditional Irish Pub’ in 2019. Professional storytellers take you into another world with a deeper understanding of rich and ancient Irish culture, folklore and heritage.
Useful Links
Dublin’s best Beaches.
- https://lovindublin.com/best-of Recommendations for Food, Pubs, Nightlife and things to do
- https://www.visitdublin.com/guides/places-to-visit-in-dublin More ideas for things to do!
Travel/Getting Around
- https://dublinbus.ie/ Dublin bus (App Available)
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/ Irish Rail (App Available)
- https://about.leapcard.ie/ Buy “Leap” prepaid card in newsagents for public travel – and top it up via App
- https://www.dublinpublictransport.ie/bike-rental-dublin Rent a bike from €3
- Live Music
- https://www.whelanslive.com/ Iconic contemporary music venue (Rock/pop)
- http://cobblestonepub.ie/all-gigs FREE Traditional Irish music – events
- https://brazenhead.com/ FREE Traditional Irish music most nights
- https://irishfolktours.com/ €23 authentic & magical folklore/fairytales storytelling.
- https://www.dublinpubcrawl.com/tours/literary-pub-crawl-the-tour/ €15 Actor-led Literary pub crawl – stories of the pubs, the poets and the pints!
- https://www.visitdublin.com/guides/day-tours Take a 1-day bus tour from Dublin
Irish Food/Drinks to try
- Soda bread/Brown Bread with Irish Butter. Black & White pudding; Boxty or Potato cakes; Colcannon (mashed potato with butter, cabbage & onion); Lamb cutlets or shank; Fresh or smoked Salmon; Fish & Chips (battered smoked cod!) with a dipping portion of curry sauce; Guinness Stew (or Pie); Seafood Chowder (a meal in itself) or fish pie. Bacon (or Corned beef) and cabbage; Fresh shellfish – oysters or Mussels; Butlers Chocolates; Irish cheeses – e.g. cashel/wicklow blue, gubeen, vintage cheddars – with Ballymaloe relish or Wexford Strawberries!
- Snacks – Tayto (or King) Cheese and Onion Crisps; Club Orange; Cidona
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