Di Princess Posted May 12, 2014 #1 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I see tours on Viator (and other Tour Operator websites) for evening walking or bus tours to Pubs, Restaurants, or Theatres. Which venue do you think has the best Riverdance & Irish music, singing, as well as dinner or pub grub? I will be there for a week in August. Thanks a lot. ;) Donna I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mairnealach Posted May 12, 2014 #2 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Hi Donna, There is a performance of the musical, Riverdance, every evening throughout the summer in the Gaiety Theatre which is beside Grafton Street/St. Stephen's Green. http://www.gaietytheatre.ie/index.php/whats-on-buy-tickets/calendar/riverdance-20th-anniversary/529 If you want to hear genuine Irish traditional music, then I strongly recommend the Cobblestone pub in Smithfield. Smithfield is a fifteen minute walk from O'Connell Bridge. The Cobblestone's website is being redesigned at present, but this Facebook page will give you an idea what it is like. https://www.facebook.com/thecobblestone There is a session every evening and you will hear the real stuff there. The Temple Bar area is full of pubs playing, in my opinion, a debased and vulgarised version of Irish music and catering to tourists. If you require further assistance, please let me know. Dermot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted May 12, 2014 #3 Share Posted May 12, 2014 ok,ok I know I live in Cork! (But I work in Dublin :D ) So places that I have taken visitors (mostly Japanese, some European and a few American) are: O'Donohues bar, on Merrion Row. The Brazen Head in Smithfield area, and of course they loved Johnny Foxes, in Glencullen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Di Princess Posted May 13, 2014 Author #4 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Thanks, Guys. I have been having hours of fun looking at all these websites. O.K. There is an Express Bus that picks up from the hotels to go to the Johnnie Fox's Pub for 10 Euros Return. So, which hotel is closest to my apartment at: 20 Summerfield, Irishtown Road, Ringsend, D4. HOTEL LIST Gresham Hotel on O'Connell Street Opposite the Westin Hotel on Westmoreland Street Shelbourne Hotel at 27 St Stephen's Green Merrion Hotel on Upper Merrion Street Burlington Hotel on Sussex Road Radisson SAS Stillorgan on Stillorgan Road Stillorgan Park Hotel on Stillorgan Road Bewleys Hotel - Leopardstown, Central Park, Sandyford Johnnie Fox's Pub, Glencullen Crossroads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonTowner Posted May 13, 2014 #5 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Di Princess You don't need a guided tour to enjoy Dublin. You have been given some excellent advice here. Why pay somebody to take you somewhere which is easy enough to get there yourself? Enjoy the craic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mairnealach Posted May 13, 2014 #6 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Thanks, Guys.I have been having hours of fun looking at all these websites. O.K. There is an Express Bus that picks up from the hotels to go to the Johnnie Fox's Pub for 10 Euros Return. So, which hotel is closest to my apartment at: 20 Summerfield, Irishtown Road, Ringsend, D4. HOTEL LIST Gresham Hotel on O'Connell Street Opposite the Westin Hotel on Westmoreland Street Shelbourne Hotel at 27 St Stephen's Green Merrion Hotel on Upper Merrion Street Burlington Hotel on Sussex Road Radisson SAS Stillorgan on Stillorgan Road Stillorgan Park Hotel on Stillorgan Road Bewleys Hotel - Leopardstown, Central Park, Sandyford Johnnie Fox's Pub, Glencullen Crossroads The number 1 bus will take you from Irishtown Road to the city centre in a little under fifteen minutes. The bus goes up Pearse Street before turning into Westmoreland Street and then crossing the Liffey into O'Connell Street. So the Westin Hotel, Westmoreland Street would seem the handiest place to pick up the bus for Johnnie Fox's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Di Princess Posted May 13, 2014 Author #7 Share Posted May 13, 2014 The number 1 bus will take you from Irishtown Road to the city centre in a little under fifteen minutes. The bus goes up Pearse Street before turning into Westmoreland Street and then crossing the Liffey into O'Connell Street. So the Westin Hotel, Westmoreland Street would seem the handiest place to pick up the bus for Johnnie Fox's. Exactly what I need to know. Thanks a lot. I looked at all the websites for all these venues mentioned and they all seem a bit different, some with dinner or Pub Fare, some with storytelling, and all with wonderful music. :D I think I will be going out every evening. BTW, I am thinking that Mairnealach is Gaelic. Is there a translation ? :confused: Thanks again. An Irish Princess :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mairnealach Posted May 14, 2014 #8 Share Posted May 14, 2014 BTW, I am thinking that Mairnealach is Gaelic. Is there a translation ? :confused: Thanks again. An Irish Princess :cool: mairnéalach, m. (gs. & npl. -aigh, gpl. ~). Mariner, seaman, sailor. ~ cabhlaigh, seaman in navy, bluejacket. ~ trádála, merchant-seaman. ~ boird, deck-hand. ~ mullaigh, topman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenGi Posted October 27, 2019 #9 Share Posted October 27, 2019 We are traveling to Dublin in May 2020 and since this thread is a bit older, can you update me on a Riverdance and Irish music? We will be in Dublin May 6, 7 and 17, 18. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenValleyDogWalker Posted October 30, 2019 #10 Share Posted October 30, 2019 (edited) We will be in Dublin on April 28, 2020 - so am also looking for updates Have been to the Brazenhead on last trip - just looking for a nice (not real "touristy" ) Pub to enjoy a beer Thanks Edited October 30, 2019 by GreenValleyDogWalker type Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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