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YOUR INVALUABLE GUIDE TO DUBLIN WITH CITY CENTRE MAP INSIDE

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It’s one of those essential things that makes a holiday experience reach another level. If you don’t know where to go, or what’s on the menu, you will struggle to get the best out of your precious time. That’s why we have compiled The Dublin Tourist Guide, a comprehensive and useful insiders-guide for all things Dublin. As Dublin’s premier tourist guide the aim is to reveal Dublin’s little secrets alongside covering the more well-known landmarks.

With winter officially here, shorter days mean longer nights, and that’s when Dublin is at its best.

The Christmas feeling has come over the city, lights glow over landmark streets, pub snugs are filling up earlier and there is a certain magic about the streets. So, do your best to brave the weather, wrap up warm… but if all the shopping is making you listless, there’s the warm glow and warmer welcome awaiting you in a local pub. Hot whiskey anyone?!

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10 - Where to Drink Traditional landmarks and hidden gems 14 - Market Shares The DTG Shopping Guide 16 - Map 18 - Where to Shop Plenty to choose from 22 - Where to Eat Dublin’s culinary treats

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what to see and do

The Old Jameson Distillery

Christchurch Cathedral

The Old Jameson Distillery is the fount of the real ‘water of life’ in Dublin. An important and fascinating landmark in the history of the city, the old Distillery will give you a chance to put your taste buds to the test and prove you know your whiskey from your scotch. Offering guided tours daily with a choice of bars to sample a Jemmie, lunch is also served from the mezzanine restaurant.

Step back into history with a visit to Christ Church Cathedral, one of the city’s oldest and most loved buildings. It has been at the centre of Dublin life for nearly 1000 years, first established by Norse King, Sitriuc Silkenbeard c. 1030, rebuilt by the Normans. The stunning gothic naves sits on top of its twelfth century crypt, one of Dublin’s oldest structures, which also houses the exhibitions, a must see for visitors with guided tours, belfry tours and a beautiful café and gift shop.

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Dublin Bay Cruises

Guinness Storehouse

Dublin Bay Cruises, one of the city’s best and most unique experiences offers you the chance to escape the hustle and bustle of the city, and enjoy a glass of mulled wine onboard with family or friends while cruising on the St Bridget.

Dublin Bay Cruises have two great offers to choose from. Option one is a return trip departing Sir John Rogersons Quay (Ferryman Pub) opposite Convention Centre at 12 noon. Cruising the Liffey, Dublin Port and Dublin Docklands for 75 minutes.

The second option is a one-way trip departing Dun Laoghaire at 10am or St John Rogersons Quay(Ferryman Pub) at 2pm, sailing via Dublin Bay, Dublin Port, Dublin Docklands and the River Liffey. Duration 75 min. Dublin Bay Cruises are sailing every Saturday and Sunday until Dec 22nd 2013

It’s been in St. James Gate since 1759, and potential natural disasters aside, it’ll be there for the rest of eternity. The cheapest lease in town, you’ll smell the country’s alcoholbrewing institution a mile off - you can see the black stuff being born yourself in the tourist-friendly Storehouse.

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what to see and do

Malahide Castle & Gardens

Phoenix Park

This magnificent 12th century castle is set in 260 acres of land and is one of the oldest castles in Ireland. It has been home to the Talbot family for nearly 800 years. Located on Dublin’s North coast just 13KM from the city centre and on the DART line.

Today, friendly guides and a brand new interactive exhibition help you explore its rich history and interior. Visit the Oak Room, Small and Great Drawing Rooms and the Great Hall before heading to the Walled Garden, home to some of the world’s rarest plants. A new gift shop and Avoca foodhall, café and retail store complete this enchanting daytrip.

The Phoenix Park at 707 hectares (1752 acres) is one of the largest enclosed recreational spaces within any European capital city. About 30% of the Phoenix Park is covered by trees, which are mainly broadleaf parkland species such as oak, ash, lime, beech, sycamore and horsechestnut. A more ornamental selection of trees is grown in the various enclosures. A herd of Fallow Deer has lived in the Park since the 1660’s when they were introduced by the Duke of Ormond. The Phoenix Park is a sanctuary for many mammals and birds and a wide range of wildlife habitats are to be found in the park. One such area is the Furry Glen, which is managed as a conservation area. Áras an Uachtaráin, the residence of the President of Ireland dates from 1750 and is located in the centre of the park adjacent to the United States Ambassador’s residence, which was built in 1774. Many other historic buildings and monuments are located in the Park.

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Open daily 9.30am-5pm. Last guided tour of castle 4.30pm.

Book online at www.malahidecastleandgardens.ie or call 01 8169538

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National Botanic Gardens

Chester Beatty Library

The National Botanic Gardens is noted for its fine plant collections holding over 15,000 plant species and cultivars from a variety of habitats from all around the world. Famous for its exquisitely restored and planted glasshouses, notably the Turner Curvilinear Range and the Great Palm House, both recipients of the Europa Nostra award for excellence in conservation architecture. Visitors can enjoy such features as the Herbaceous borders, rose garden, the alpine yard, the pond area, rock garden and arboretum.

The Chester Beatty Library, Dublin is an art museum and library which houses the great collection of manuscripts, miniature paintings, prints, drawings, rare books and some decorative arts assembled by Sir Alfred Chester Beatty (1875-1968). Its rich collections from countries across Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe open a window on the artistic treasures of the great cultures and religions of the world. Chester Beatty Library was named Irish Museum of the year in 2000 and was awarded the title European Museum of the Year in 2002.

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what to see and do

Ethiad Skyline Croke Park

The Ark

Smock Alley

Etihad Skyline includes stops at five viewing platforms along Croke Park’s 0.6km rooftop walkway. Each stop gives visitors the opportunity to learn about the highlighted buildings and sites in their line of vision through multi-lingual audio guides. The audio guides include historical information, quirky anecdotes and interviews with key figures working at some of Dublin’s most famous locations

The Ark introduces children to the joy, wonder and creativity of the arts, and plays a vital role in raising the standard of culture for children. Here, in a unique building designed specifically for them, children aged two to 12 explore everything from theatre, music and literature to painting, film, dance and more. They discover what it means to be an artist, from respected professional artists.

There’s no better way to nurture hungry young imaginations, or to inspire a lifelong journey through culture.

Smock Alley Theatre is a resource for Dublin, Ireland and the world. Respecting its extraordinary history and heritage of its original 1662 site, Smock Alley Theatre provides artists and audiences with a unique opportunity to create and experience work that challenges, inspires and entertains. The past, the present and the future of theatre in Ireland come to life in Smock Alley.

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National Museum (Collins Barracks)

Iveagh Gardens

The Hugh Lane Gallery

Collins Barracks is home to the Decorative Arts & History leg of the National Museum. Featuring a wide range of objects, which include weaponry, furniture, silver, ceramics and glassware as well as examples of Folklife and costume in one of Dublin’s most historically important buildings, Collins Barracks is an essential spot for any

The Iveagh Gardens are among the finest and least known of Dublin’s parks and gardens. They were designed by Ninian Niven, in 1865, as an intermediate design between the ‘French Formal’ and the ‘English Landscape’ styles. They demonstrated the artistic skills of the landscape Architect of the mid 19th century and display a unique collection of landscape features. The conservation and restoration of the Gardens commenced in 1995 and to date most of the features have been restored, for example the Maze in Box hedging with a Sundial as a centrepiece.

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Located in Dublin’s city centre, Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane, originally called The Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, houses one of Ireland’s foremost collections of modern and contemporary art. The original collection, donated by the Gallery’s founder Sir Hugh Lane in 1908, has now grown to include over 2000 artworks, ranging from the Impressionist masterpieces of Manet, Monet, Renoir and Degas to works by leading national and international contemporary artists. Also houses the wonderful Francis Bacon Studio - which was transported in its entirely in 1998, from London to the Gallery in Dublin.

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where to drink Buskers Why not come and join the party people in Buskers Bar in the heart of Temple Bar. Buskers has a modern décor and a fantastic atmosphere to match. There is live music every night which includes Traditional Irish & Tribute Bands, so there is something for everyone to enjoy.

Fantastic food is available daily which will certainly cater for all tastes and Buskers boasts an ‘indoor garden’ where you can enjoy speciality cocktails and pitchers.

Buskers is a well renowned Sports Bar, with 13 HD Televisions and 2 Large Screens they show all the major sporting events. Go on, give Buskers a try, it’s a real gem.

13-17 Fleet Street,Dublin 2 01 677 3333 www.buskersbar.com

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Dakota

The Porterhouse

McDaids

Dakota Bar opened in 2000 on Dublin’s South William Street and over the past decade has flourished as a destination. There are many facets to Dakota. During the day it serves fine freshly made food in an oasis of calm in the city centre. At night it transforms to a popular destination for drinks and rendezvous – and at the weekend becomes a great place to party, with late night revellers, cocktails and some damn fine music.

The Porterhouse in Temple Bar opened in 1996 as Dublin’s first microbrewery. Brewing three stouts, three lagers and three ales in the tiny brewery created much demand for the brews and lead to the growth of the craft beer market. The Porterhouse are widely recognised as having pioneered the craft brew scene in Ireland which has led to the opening of several craft breweries around the country. The Porterhouse is proud to announce that their Plain Porter has been awarded the gold medal by the Brewing Industry International Awards in 2012, the second time it has received this prestigious accolade.

16-18 Parliament Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 01 679 8847 porterhousebrewco.com Fb: Porterhouse-Brewing-Company @Porterhousebars

McDaids is, if we’re honest, the kind of place where you’d call yourself lucky if you’ve nabbed a seat early in the night. Its much cosier, shoulder-to-shoulder affair where an unbeatable Guinness is only a quick shuffle away and commenting on overheard banter is de rigeur. The perfect place for whiling a night away righting the world’s wrongs with a few close friends or quiet pint in Brendan Behan’s memory.

8/9 South William St, Dublin 2 0 1 672 7696 dakotabar.ie

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where to drink The Odeon Since reopening its doors late 2012, after an extensive renovation, The Odeon Bar has quickly built a reputation for being the go-to venue for evening drinks in the capital. With the promise of good food, good drink and a good time, in delectably decadent surroundings, The Odeon provides the ideal excuse for an after-hours aperitif with the friends, casual cocktails over a weekend catch-up or a quiet glass of vino in the library. Open from 4pm Monday to Saturday.

57 Old Harcourt Street Railway Station, Hartcourt Street, Dublin 2 01 4782088 odeon.ie

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where to drink Ashtons Ashton’s in Clonskeagh was and remains a leader in the Gastro Pub scene. Long before food was an important element of a public house, Ashton’s were committed to serving the best of Irish food. One of the unique experiences at Ashton’s is the Black Rock steak on the stone; a selection of the freshest fillets and sirloins are brought to your table along with your very own volcanic ‘Hot Rock’. You then cook the ingredients to precisely your taste without any oils or fats, making the food incredibly tasty and extremely healthy. Along with some innovative new dishes and a large selection of Irish craft beer on draught and bottle, you wont go wrong for value and choice, especially with the early bird menu from 4pm -9pm Mon – Thurs.

11 Verge Mount, Clonskeagh, Dublin 6 01 2830187 ashtonsgastropub.ie @BarAshtons

4 Dame Lane

Neary’s

Hogans

This funky venue, known for its edgy attitude, is spread over 2 floors, and is located bang in the middle of Dublin city centre, 2 minute walk from Trinity College. 4 Dame Lane attracts friendly and fun people for cocktails, dancing and events. Friday and Saturday has some of Dublin’s best DJ’s, pumping indie, electro and pop. A great place for drinks, cocktails and music. Open seven-nights-a-week.

There’s a reason that Nearys has remained so consistent over the decades - the formula works. Housed in an elegant slice of Edwardian Dublin with its old-world interior still in pride of place, the early evening buzz in Nearys is a rare sight to behold. With a crowd ranging from theatregoers and thespians from the nearby Gaiety to local suits and Grafton shoppers, Dave and his team of old-school barmen will take care of all your needs.

Hogans could easily be located somewhere in the East Village of Manhattan but to say that would be an injustice to its typically Dublin crowd. The large windows look out onto flower sellers and cycle chic passersby whilst inside remains the home to the laid back people watchers, good time seekers and newspaper readers.

Brunch served 1pm-4pm Sat and Sun. Relax, chill and feast in your own time at this authentic Dublin imbibing emporium situated at the heart of Dublin’s Creative Quarter. Thursday to Saturday nights you can enjoy an eclectic mix of Live DJs till late downstairs at Hogans International Beat Basement.

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MARKET SHARES

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With the high-streets bulging with Christmas revellers, and the queues only extending in the lead-up to the last minute rush, The Dublin Tourist Guide is opening the door to some of the city’s best, yet less well-known outlets. Some are hidden gems, and some are just around for the big-spend, but either way, they are offering great gift ideas and genuine alternatives to high street hassles.

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Irish Design Shop Flying the tricolour for Irish crafts and original designs, the Irish Design Shop on Drury Street, and at the RHA Gallery, specialises in handmade ceramics, quirky graphic prints and some very wearable Aran knits.

41 Drury Street, D2 www.irishdesignshop.com

Dublin Docklands Christmas Market Now in its ninth year, Dublin’s favourite Christmas market returns to George’s Dock. Promising ten days of festive fun the event will host artisan food and craft markets, The Victorian Carnival, not to mention Santa’s requisite grotto!

George’s Dock, D1. Dec 12th – 23rd www.dublindocklandschristmasfestival.ie

Article In the decadent Powerscourt Centre, Article boasts an impressive collection of unique gift ideas, from crochet bunting to David Bowie tea towels. A Bold & Noble Dublin print makes for a thoughtful and visually impressive present.

Powerscourt Townhouse, South William Street, D2 www.articledublin.com

Quack + Dirk Tucked away on Dublin’s north side, this quaint little boutique stocks vintage and handmade clothes, in addition to some beautiful china and pretty accessories.

Owner Deirdre Mahon whirs away on her Singer sewing machine as you browse.

Marino Mart, Fairview, D3 www.quackanddirk.com

Dublin Flea & Block T Christmas Cracker There’s nothing quite like a flea market for gift-shopping. With affordable brica-brac, trinkets and knick-knacks you’re guaranteed a thoughtful and one-off present. Bartering optional!

Block B, Smithfield Square, D7 www.dublinflea.ie, www.blockt.ie

The Donegal Shop One of the best places in Dublin to pick-up some absolutely genuine Aran knitwear. Located in the Stephen’s Green Centre on the top floor, The Donegal Shop is certainly a worthwhile visit on these cold December days. Also found at the Docklands Christmas Markets.

Top Floor, St Stephen’s Green Centre, D2

The Gutter Bookshop From the 30th of November, one of Dublin’s most popular independent book stores will be operating from a second location in the picturesque surrounds of Dalkey. A literary treat for book-worms with a vast selection of gifts and stationary.

Cow’s Lane, Dublin 8 and 20 Railway Road, Dalkey, South County Dublin. www.gutterbookshop.com

Makers & Brothers & Others Describing itself as Dublin’s tiny seasonal department store, M&B&O stock handcrafted linens and Australian beauty products with supplementary knitwear, pottery and crockery. Famed Dublin baristas 3FE will also be on hand to supply a caffeine-induced second wind.

5 Dame Lane, D2 www.makersandbrothers.com

Grafton Street No Dublin shopping experience is complete without an essential jaunt down Grafton Street. If the lights aren’t enough to get you in the festive mood, then make sure to keep an eye out for buskers singing their hearts out, often for very good causes. Well known charity buskers Bono and Glen Hansard may even make another appearance this Christmas Eve. Grafton Street, Dublin 2 facebook.com/tasteofmexicoindublin

Industry An independent home wares store, stocking vintage, upcycled and new products with everything from lighting to textiles and stationary. Their new pop-up store on Drury Street is ideal for those finicky friends and family members this Christmas.

41 a/b Drury Street, D2 www.industrydesign.ie

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where to shop

Brown Thomas A landmark on Grafton Street with its highly creative window displays, Brown Thomas is home to an unparalleled range of designer brands – in menswear, womenswear, accessories, beauty and homewares. The luxury retailer located at the heart of the capital’s premier shopping district hosts a range of international and indigenous brands within its opulent surroundings, guaranteed to satisfy your inner fashionista. Have a wander round The Luxury Hall for that special gift or enjoy a coffee and relax in the comfort of Domini and Peaches Kemp at The Restaurant.

88-95 Grafton Street, Dublin 2, Ireland t. +353 (0)1 605 6666 www.brownthomas.com

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Powerscourt Centre Situated in an elegant Georgian townhouse just yards from Grafton Street, the Powerscourt Centre offers a very different type of environment for shoppers, given it’s resplendent neo-classical style and old world feel.

Inside there are fashion boutiques such as All Saints, 2nd Skin and Covet while the Pygmalion Café and the Lost Society offer shoppers a chance to take the load of their feet and relax over a coffee or glass of wine. Open 10-6 during the week and until 8 on Thursdays.

59 South William Street, Dublin 2 t: 01-6794144

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Patrick Donald Photography Gallery This unique Black and White Photography Gallery is a treasure trove of stunning landscape images from all over Ireland, as well as many streetscapes of Dublin and its vibrant Pub life. The Gallery is centrally located not far from Bewley’s on Grafton Street in Dublin, and is well worth a visit to find a perfect gift for a loved one or an ideal memory of Ireland. In this ‘The Year of The Gathering’ they are offering three for the price of two for all unframed images which can be shipped for your convenience from the gallery. Or just go along to view this impressive collection. Open from 10 to 6pm daily.

Project 51

Cocoa Atelier

Although offering the facade of a boutique, Project 51 is, above anything else, a creative space for Irish designers. Upstairs is a designing loft, where you might find an upcoming Irish designer sketching away at their latest work. In the main shop, the stunning bespoke pieces are suspended from the ceiling with wire, giving the store an industrial yet modern feel. Project 51 concentrates solely on Irish fashion, with store assistants who know their stuff. Prices range on the more expensive end of the scale, but if you are shopping for a special occasion then this is the place to go.

Stepping into Drury Street’s Cocoa Atelier is like slipping into a melted chocolate dream. One in which brightly coloured and indulgently delicious macaroons embrace, and hot chocolate pastes drench the senses. Whether it’s yourself or another on the receiving end of the spoiling, there’s no better way than Cocoa Atelier!

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Susan Hunter Susan Hunter Lingerie is a small shop with a big welcome. Offering a full fitting Bra service, sizes 30” to 42”, A to I cup. Susan Hunter Lingerie is old fashioned in a 21st century way offering personal service with personal care. Some of the high quality labels carried include La Perla, Aubade, La Maison Lejaby, Prima Donna, Marie Jo, Hanro, Celestine and Rapture (an Irish designer specialising in pure silk).

13 Westbury Mall, (beside the Westbury Hotel), just off Grafton Street, Dublin 2.

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where to shop

Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre At the foot of Grafton Street lies the Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre, one of the most popular shopping centres in the city centre that is also handily serviced by both the Luas green line and a huge variety of buses to the city centre. The centre was developed from the old Dandelion Market in the mid 80s into the familiar façade we know today, along with a host of independent Irish shops and eateries. A perfect meeting spot for a day rambling in the city centre.

St. Stephen’s Green West, Dublin 2 T: 01-4780888

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Celtic Whiskey Shop Think you know your scotch from your sour mash from your single grain? The Celtic Whiskey shop has a practically complete selection of whiskey brands from Ireland, Scotland and all around the world. Nestled in the heart of the city, the Celtic Whiskey Shop is a connoiseur’s paradise and indeed has become a mecca for whiskey lovers in Ireland and for visitors looking to take a slice of Ireland away with them. The staff have an encyclopaedic knowledge of whiskey and visitors will be invited to taste different whiskeys each day. The shop also provides a bumper selection of international spirits and liquers, and the sister shop next door specializes in wine.

27-28 Dawson Street, Dublin 2

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The Kilkenny Shop Celebrating its 50th anniversary, the Kilkenny Shop is home to Ireland’s largest collection of Irish designers and products! With 12 stores nationwide and an online shop, www.kilkennyshop.com, Kilkenny houses a stunning selection of fashion, homeware, jewellery and gifts for any occasion– international customers can avail of tax free shopping and for only €29.95 you can ship all your purchases to the EU or US! Open daily and adjacent to Trinity College, a trip to Kilkenny’s flagship Nassau St store is a must for any visit to the capital! Kilkenny’s Nassau St store also features the fabulous Kilkenny Café, where you can dine on the finest Irish artisan cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner! www.kilkennyshop.com Kilkenny’s flagship store: Nassau St, Dublin 2

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Kinara Kitchen

The Restaurant at The Schoolhouse Hotel

Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud

Kinara Kitchen specialises in Pakistani and Eastern cuisine. They are recent winners of Best Ethnic Restaurant 2012 National Hospitality Awards, offering great value lunch with ethnic naan wraps and thali style meals.

Kinara is open 7 days a week from 12-11pm and offers an early bird deal from Monday to Thursday 4-8pm of €19.95 for a three course dinner. Also, their awardwinning bar manager Paul Lambert will introduce you to a varied and cool selection of drinks and cocktails!

The Restaurant at The Schoolhouse Hotel is one of Dublin’s best-kept secrets. The brilliant location and wonderful architecture and character make this a perfect setting for diners to relax and enjoy the surroundings.

Head Chef Francois Grelet and his team make wonderful, simple food at a great price. The current offer is for 2 courses at €22.50, and 3 courses at €24.95 – including a complementary after dinner drink of choice in the School House Bar. Open 7 days a week 5-10pm, with brunch available on weekends.

17 Ranelagh Village, Dublin 6 @kinarakitchen t: 01-4060066 kinarakitchen.ie

2-6 Northumberland Road D4 01 6675014 reservations@schoolhousehotel.com

Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud began its dedication to the pursuit of excellence in 1981 and brings two highly coveted Michelin Stars to the city with its contemporary Irish cuisine and classical roots. French decorum and Irish charm are balanced to facilitate this faultless culinary awakening. Experience the height of fine dining with immaculately presented dishes as you luxuriate in the surroundings of the restaurant with views overlooking the Merrion Hotel’s delightful gardens. The impeccable service guarantees an unforgettable sense of occasion to savour.

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Burritos & Blues Home of the Silver Bullet Burrito, Dublin’s original burrito establishment now has three locations in Dublin and one in Newbridge, Co. Kildare. The meats are marinated in their own Adobo marinades for at least 48 hours, the salsas are all cooked in house each day and their pork is slow cooked for 3-4 hours to make their very special carnitas. The ethos: fresh food, fast.

2 Wexford Street, D2 / 28 South Anne Street, D2 / 7 Mayor Street, IFSC, D1 01-4254020 / 01-6139038 / 01-6116940 @burritosblues

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21 Upper Merrion Street

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Bay Clontarf

Chez Max

Indie Dhaba

Bay believe that healthy lifestyle anchors wellbeing, boosts energy & vitality. Their philosophy is to create seasonal, daily delivered fresh & affordable cuisine.

Their menu design is intended to offer an experience so you can have a healthy guide that caters for all dietary needs & conscious eating, while still maintaining full flavored dishes. There are discounts of 20% available when you use Voucher Cloud, free to download on iPhone and Android.

Feel the spirit of France here in Dublin!

Chez Max on Palace St (at the gates of Dublin castle) is very much a traditional French café, particularly well-known for its charming back garden. Expect frogs legs and boeuf bourguignon and a wait staff speaking fluent French. The sister restaurant on Baggot St is renowned for its outside seating, smart garden at restaurant level and sizable terrace on the upper level. In tune with the ‘everything French’ philosophy, the Epicerie serves freshly-baked filled baguettes, pastries and lunchtime salads.

Tucked away on South Anne’s Street, this wonderful open space is home to a truly hidden haven in the city centre. A stones-throw from Grafton Street, the Indie Dhaba experience lets you escape the buzz of the city and relax in the peace and comfort of the stylish surrounds. The food offering is completely unique to Dublin - Dhaba-style Indian food - brilliant and creative, full of authentic spices and flavours, created by top chef Sanjay Vishwakarma, who has worked with Oberoi Hotels. With a friendly team guiding you on your way, and cocktails made by award winning mixologist, Darren Geraghty, Indie Dhaba offers Dubliners a whole culinary journey.

367/368 Clontarf Road, Dublin 3 t: 01-8532406. www.bay.ie

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1 Palace Street, D2 & 133 Lwr. Baggot St., D2 www.chezmax.ie @ChezMaxDublin 01-6337215 // 01-6618899

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21-26 Annes Lane, Ann Street South, Dublin 2 01 707 9898 contact@dhaba.ie

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Shanahan’s on the Green

777

Pasta Fresca

Situated in the splendour of a historic Georgian building over 250 years old, Shanahan’s is a steakhouse and seafood restaurant that fuses Irish and American culture.

Succulent steaks of Angus Beef are served alongside the celebrated bounty of the North Atlantic in a relaxed and attentive atmosphere. Hearty sides including creamed sweet corn and sautéed wild mushrooms provide the perfect accompaniment to the prime cuts on offer. The Oval Office Bar provides an ideal setting to enjoy a tipple whilst investigating the impressive collection of memorabilia on display including John F. Kennedy’s rocking chair.

Run by the same folks who operate two of Ranelaghs favourite foodie haunts, Dillingers and Butcher’s Grill, 777 is a new skinny jeans wearing kid of the scene, thriving on Ireland’s new found love of Mexican food. That said, this is no simple burrito bar (not that we turn our nose up a good burrito) but boasts a menu that runs the full gamut of Central American treats from spicy guava pork to dulce de leche bread and butter pudding.

119 St. Stephen’s Green

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New restaurants come and go, but Pasta Fresca has remained more than a neighbourhood favourite for 27 years.

Just off Grafton Street, directly behind the Gaiety - an ideal spot for a speedy or leisurely lunch, pre- or posttheatre supper, dinner with friends or lazy Sunday dining.

Real, delicious Italian food (with fresh pasta a speciality) can be enjoyed in a disarmingly sophisticated environment, where professionals and families dine without fuss and budgets can be kept with ease. A reputation for genuine hospitality with a commitment to superior service has earned Pasta Fresca its position as Dublin’s leading Italian restaurant and with the addition of their new Prosecco and Cocktail Bar, word is spreading amongst those in the know that this is the new spot for a fashionable cocktail.

7 South Great Georges Street, Dublin 2 01-4254052 www.777.ie

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4 Chatham St, Dublin 2 01-6792402, w: www.pastafresca.ie

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Rigby’s

Boulevard Café

The Port House Pintxo

Seagrass has a simple philosophy: to offer great food and service at affordable prices. A passionate and progressive restaurant in what they do and also offer a genuine and friendly atmosphere while sourcing the best local and international produce available. Now offering an early evening menu until 10pm from Sunday to Thursday and 5pm-7pm Friday and Saturday at €21 for 3 courses and also a group menu for 2 courses (€30) or 3 courses (€35) – both BYOW with no corkage fee charged.

Rigby’s on Leeson Street serves freshly baked pies and seriously sizeable sambos at lunchtime, boasting the “best chicken sandwich in Dublin.” In the evening time, Rigby’s operates with an idiosyncratic no-menu policy, where diners have a choice of two starters, mains and deserts conjured on the day by the irrepressible head chef James.

A stalwart of the Dublin restaurant scene since 1996, Boulevard has been offering quality Mediterranean fare in beautiful, warm, vibrant setting. Boulevard is open 7 days a week and has the reputation of having one of the best Early Birds in town served, which is served from 5pm to 7pm Sunday to Thursday. Above all, a really fun setting at weekends for that special celebration with friends or family.

The Port House Pintxo in Temple Bar serves an array of authentic Spanish Tapas and Pintxos plus a wide and varied selection of wines from Spain, Portugal and the Basque Region. With an impressive garden terrace overlooking Meeting House Square the soft candle light creates a romantic and relaxed atmosphere.

Does not take bookings.

30 South Richmond Street, Portobello, Dublin 2 01-4789595 www.seagrassdublin.com // @seagrassdublin

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126 Leeson St, Dublin 4 087-7939195 @rigbysdeli

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27 Exchequer Street. Dublin 2 t: 01-6792131 boulevardcafe.ie

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12 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 t: 01-6728950 www.porthouse.ie/pintxos

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where to eat

ely bar & brasserie, IFSC

Dax

The Winding Stair

A stunning destination for lovers of food, wine and beer.

In a 200 year old tobacco and wine warehouse, ely bar & brasserie offers everything from a relaxed family dinner, pre-theatre menus, private dining rooms and after work drinks. The classic bar and brasserie menu reflects the best of seasonal Irish produce – organic where possible, with all meats sourced through the family farm in The Burren, Co Clare.

Ideally located in the heart of Dublin City, Dax is an award-winning restaurant that is now one of Ireland’s premier food destinations. Lunch is served from 12.30pm to 2.15pm. At Dax they understand that many of you are under time constraints, so they guarantee fast service without compromising the quality of the food. Dinner is served from 6pm to 10.30pm. They offer Pre-Theatre and A La Carte Menus and guarantee to use only the freshest of seasonal produce, ensuring a healthy fine dining experience.

The Winding Stair is characterised by its timeless charm and lack of pretension. A favourite among artists and writers, the focus here is always on produce of the highest calibre. Artisanal operators utilising traditional practices and techniques have found a friend in this Dublin eatery as it aims to promote indigenous wares from throughout the country. The ethos is simple focusing on home-cooked and old fashioned honest to goodness food with a carefully curated wine and craft beer list.

The independent book store attached is worth a visit to source unusual and lesser known titles.

IFSC, Dublin 1 01 672 0010 www.elywinebar.com

23 Pembroke Street, Dublin 2 t: 01 6761494

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40 Lower Ormond Quay

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Marcel’s Restaurant

Bloom Brasserie

The Green Hen

Acapulco

Marcel’s is the new restaurant on St Mary’s road in the location of the former Expresso Bar. It is the sister restaurant of the Green Hen. There is much change in the decor, which is very attractive with inviting sit-all-day orange dining chairs.

The menu is very inviting and it very simple. However the food delivers with great, clean flavours. Open all week for both lunch and dinner, it is well worth a visit.

Bloom Brasserie is a restaurant with lofty ambitions. Well versed in the traditions of French cuisine, Bloom’s offers up accessible cuisine that accentuates their quality local ingredients. Head chef Pól Ó hÉannraich has lovingly assembled a menu that sees Angus Beef carpaccio alongside Caramelised King Scallops, and Roast Seabass. All dishes are freshly prepared and cooked to perfection.

Located in the heart of the city on Exchequer St., The Green Hen specialises in classic French cuisine with an Irish twist.

It is known for its gallic décor, an extensive drinks list of wines, bottled beers, draughts and of course its legendary cocktails. Open 7 days a week, you can try the three-course early bird for €22 from 5.30-7pm from Thursday to Sunday. Delicious food, a lively atmosphere, personable staff and a unique quaintness set this restaurant apart from the rest.

Acapulco is an authentic and colourful Mexican restaurant situated on Georges Street. With an invigorating atmosphere and friendly staff, the memorable dining experience offers something out of the ordinary. Not only do they offer authentic Mexican cuisine, they also offer a wide range of desserts, including their deep fried ice cream, and drinks, including their famous margaritas. Open 7 days a week, Acapulco welcomes patrons for lunch or dinner specials.

33 Exchequer Street, Dublin 2 t: 01-6707238 w: thegreenhen.ie

7 South Great Georges Street, Dublin 2 01-6771085 www.acapulco.ie

1 Saint Mary’s Road Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 T: (01) 660 2367

11 Upper Baggot Street, Dublin 4 01-6687170 www.bloombrasserie.ie

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The Abbey Theatre The Risen People €13 - €45, Mon – Fri 7.30pm, Saturday matinees at 2pm Thursday 28th Nov – 1st Feb With this year marking the centenary of the 1913 Strike and Lockout, the Abbey welcomes a reworked version of the James Plunkett play, The Risen People.

Telling the story of the Fitzpatricks and their struggle to muddle through daily familial strife, the drama serves as a prelude to the much famed novel by Plunkett, Strumpet City. As part of the Abbey Backstage Tours, the theatre will also be providing a behind the scenes exclusive into the workings of the production from December until the end of its run.

The Gate Theatre Pride and Prejudice From €25, 7.30pm with matinees at 2.30pm Thursday 28th Nov – 18th Jan With this year marking the 200th anniversary of the publication of the novel, The Gate presents Alan Stanford’s production of Pride and Prejudice.

Following the story of the five Bennett girls, their ambitious mother and longsuffering father, the plot centres on the complicated relationship between second eldest daughter Elizabeth and the perplexingly aloof Mr Darcy. With set and costume design by Bruno Scwhengl and lighting design by James McConnell.

The Gaiety Theatre Snow White and the Seven Dwarves €25, Matinees Monday – Saturday 1.30pm, Sundays at 1pm. Monday – Saturday 6.30pm, Sundays 5.30pm.

Wednesday 4th Dec – 12th Jan The Gaiety Theatre has hosted the annual Christmas Panto each year since 1873 and for the past 139 years has given people of Dublin opera, musicals, dramas, revues, comedy, concerts, dance, festival and pantomime. Snow White tells the enchanting story of a young girl whose beauty bewitches a Prince and makes an enemy of her evil Step Mother. The love of seven dwarves keeps her safe until she is woken by her one true love with a kiss. The humble apple takes a battering in this beloved tale but in the end it all turns out Happily Ever After. Oh Yes It Does!

Project Arts Centre Souvenir €12/€14, 8.15pm, Matinee 14th Dec 2.30pm Wednesday December 4th – 14th Arriving back in Dublin, where it played a critically acclaimed sell-out run at Dublin Fringe Festival 2012, Souvenir spins off from Marcel Proust’s In Remembrance of Things Past, to create a giddy, freewheeling exploration of memory, jealousy and time. In the centenary year of the novel’s publication, we join an ageing Marcel as he struggles to understand the man he was. Using language, music and magic tricks, to help him get to grips with what Proust meant when he said,“it’s better to dream your life than to live it.”

Way to Heaven €12 - €16, 7pm, Matinee 14th December 1pm Monday December 9th – 14th 1942. In a town square 30 kilometres outside Berlin, two young boys play with a spinning top. Lovers quarrel on a park bench as a balloon seller passes by. The sound of trains in the distance. This is what the Red Cross official observes.

But what should his report say? “I know why you’re here. The rumours. You imagined terrible things and you believe you should do something about them.

Fantasy overtakes us all once in a while.”

Way to Heaven is inspired by the true story of the elaborate deception of international inspectors and aid workers that took place at Theresienstadt concentration camp during the Second World War. Assassins €12 - €16, 9.15pm, Matinee 14th December 3.15pm Monday December 9th – 14th Featuring a formidable ensemble of actors and musicians, this dangerously funny show takes the audience on a kaleidoscopic ride through the lives, loves and lunacy of the nine men and women who killed or tried to kill American presidents, from John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald. With a stylish score

by Tony and Academy Award-winning composer Stephen Sondheim (Sweeney Todd, Company, Sunday in the Park with George) and a witty, provocative book

by John Weidman, Assassins daringly examines success, failure and the dark side of the American Dream.

History €12 - €16, 7.30pm, Early Showing December 22nd 6.30pm Wednesday December 18th– 22nd History is a story about a place. A fourteen acre site in Inchicore called St. Michael’s Estate, and a history that spans the housing of imprisoned 1916 revolutionaries to the building of Ireland’s first social housing in the 1960s.

The housing estate and the people who lived there have battled drugs, recession and social exclusion. Yet St. Michael’s has become a hub of activism that is world-renowned for its community development and creative protest.

Promised regeneration 4 times in 15 years, the former residents of the old St. Michael’s Estate are still waiting for the homes they’ve been promised.

Smock Alley Theatre Bord Gáis Energy Theatre Wicked €25 – €65, 2.30pm/7.30pm Sunday November 27th – January 18th The Wizard of Oz with a musical twist, Wicked has been running on the West End for close to a decade and will feature in the Bord Gáis Theatre this coming winter. Telling the Untold Story of the Witches of Oz and based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, the plot begins before, and continues after, Dorothy’s arrival to Oz. With two main characters Elphaba and Glinda, bad and good witches respectively, their unlikely friendship forms the basis of this captivating and imaginative story.

Handel’s Messiah €24.50 - €35.50, 8pm Monday December 9th There will be many performances of Messiah this year, but only one in the magnificent and inspiring settings of Bord Gáis Energy Theatre making this a concert not to be missed and a perfect way for family and friends to get into the festive spirit. Making a welcome return to the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre is opera’s newest star Claudia Boyle who was recipient of the Opera Prize at the 2010 Hertogenbosch International Vocal Competition and was awarded both First Prize and the Critics’ Prize at the 2012 Concorso Maria Callas Verona.

The Ark Annabelle’s Star €9/€12 or Family Ticket: €40 Sat 30th Nov – Mon 20th Dec A captivating journey through loss, hope and acceptance for ages 4 – 8.

Annabelle is very small and very alone.

Two golden stars appear to guide her on a spellbinding adventure. Set to original music, this magical production

without words will enthral younger audiences and their families at the Ark this Christmas.

The Helix The Sleeping Beauty – The Pantomime €21 - €26, Family Ticket €69 Friday November 29th – January 12th Once upon a time in a panto-land far, far away, a beautiful princess was born.

When the time came for her to be christened, an uninvited guest – the evil Sorceress cursed the princess so that on her 18th birthday she would prick her finger and fall into a deep sleep for 100 years. What could possibly undo such a dastardly curse? The popular team behind Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk and Aladdin are back by popular demand this Christmas with their own unique Dublin-twist on the timeless fairy-tale, The Sleeping Beauty.

The Nutcracker €22.50 - €25, 7pm Saturday December 21st The audience take their seats. The lights dim. Tchaikovsky’s magical, music begins and Ballet Ireland’s sparkling production of The Nutcracker unfolds.

This Christmas season Ballet Ireland present’s everyone’s seasonal favourite, The Nutcracker. This heart-warming story takes audiences on a wondrous adventure with Clara, her Nutcracker Prince, and the Sugar Plum Fairy on Christmas Eve. This much-loved ballet performed by 16 top Irish and international dancers from as far afield as Japan and Australia will delight audiences of all ages. Ballet Ireland’s The Nutcracker sparkles with the joy and imagination of a childhood Christmas.

The New Theatre LaraeDó €12/€15, 7.30pm Tuesday December 3rd – 7th Coming up in early December – a new musical comedy by Aodh Ó Domhnaill, directed by Barry Barnes for Aisteoirí Bulfin. Texas, 1880. Greedy Ranchers.

Wild Indians. Saloon Girls.

Some looking for fight. Some looking for romance. All looking for drinkin’, singin’ and general mayhem. The last show from this team (‘Gur Eile’, 2011) was a sell-out success.

60 Minutes in Dublin €12/€15, 7.30pm Monday December 9th – 14th Maylin Productions present ‘60 minutes in Dublin’. This show is brought to you by emerging new playwrights about Dublin life today. Comprising of stories set in Dublin City taking place on any given night. We got a room full of emerging playwrights and posed the question, ‘What happens in the capital city between 8pm and 9pm?’ This new show offers glimpses of contemporary Dublin.

Hairytales €12/€15, 7.30pm Monday December 16th – 21st Hairytales by Katie O’Kelly, Clara Purcell and Jill Thornton tells the story you wished your mother had told you.

Featuring feisty princesses and swordwielding heroines, this production reclaims fairytales for a modern day Ireland, eschewing the knight in shining armour for a more practical feminist approach.

Mermaid Arts Centre Bray A Snow White Christmas: Performers Theatre School €12 /€15, Family ticket €45, 7.30pm Thursday December 12th – 14th Performers Theatre School return to Mermaid with the classic Snow White story with a Christmas twist. Aged from

3+, these talented students will bring you on a wonderful journey where you will find snowflakes, Christmas elves, Prince Charming, quite a few snow whites and a very special Santa Claus!

With audience participation and lots of fun, this production promises to provide lots of entertainment for all the family, even the youngest!

Pavilion Theatre Big Big Trouble with the Santa Clause Double €10/€12.50, weekdays 10am and 11.15am, weekends 12.30pm and 2.30pm Sunday December 8th – 23rd With songs to sing along to, a baddie to boo at, a dame to laugh with, a hero to cheer at and a Santa to rescue, this is a fun filled Christmas show. Last Christmas Stinky McRinky tried to steal the children’s Christmas presents and failed.

Now he is back and he is bolder and nastier than ever! He has been plotting all year to cause mayhem for Santa and now he has come up with a master plan so cunning and so daring that nothing could possibly go wrong!

The Man in the Woman’s Shoes €15, 8pm Thursday December 12th – 13th It’s October 1978. Pope John Paul the First is not long dead, autumn is closing in and Pat Farnon has ‘some business’ to do in town. The Man in the Woman’s Shoes follows Pat as he walks the 5 miles from his wee white cottage to town and back and the marvels that he meets along the way. It’s a charming encounter - an ageing man with a boundless enthusiasm for life. Hilariously funny, tender and at times downright daft, The Man in the Woman’s Shoes, will leave you uplifted and in love with life again.

Trouble in the Kingdom of Enchantasia €10/€12.50, 2.30pm Saturday Dec28th – January 5th Once again there is evil doing afoot. The Crown Princess has vanished and on her throne sits her cousin, Prince Archibald.

His decisions are causing great turmoil and unhappiness. Anyone daring to oppose him is thrown into the Dungeons of Darkly Drear! Can Tristan, a young Knight of the Royal Guard, find the Princess and restore order to the land before it is too late! Don’t miss this tale of magic, adventure and breath-taking derring-do!

Samuel Beckett Theatre AntiMidas €10/€15, 8pm Thursday December 12th – 14th Economic crisis has become our new social norm, with opinions about the role of high finance polarised according to political belief and social status. Most people feel bankers should shoulder some degree of responsibility, even blame - but how much, and how should it be levied? This new opera takes the not altogether balanced view that they should all go to hell. Irreverent and irrepressible to equal degrees, this explosive and satiric piece of new writing returns, like many operas, to the Greek myths only to turn them on their heads.

ART Axis Ballymun Main Street, Ballymun Nothing to be Gained A welding together of two different styles, Duffy uses bright colour, playing with narrative, visual joy and sorrow, space and expressive marks that speak of self discovery in metaphor, while Stano’s visual work is rich and warm, but shows a tough, visual geometry with vigorous, sensitive and inventive application of pain referencing land and culture. ‘Nothing to be gained’ is a collaboration of two dynamic artists that becomes a search not by using words, but a mime of gesture and conversation using the visual.

November 1 - December 31 Chester Beatty Library Dublin Castle, D2 Costumes Parisiens: Fashion plates from 1912-1914 One hundred years after the publication of the fashion magazine Journal des Dames et des Modes (1912-1914), this exhibition features almost 150 of the Journal’s unique fashion illustrations, known as Costumes Parisiens.

October 10 - March 30 Douglas Hyde Gallery Nassau Street, D2 George Shaw: Neither my arse nor my elbow George Shaw has become well known for his pictures of the English housing estate where he grew up in the 1970s.

Highly detailed and naturalistic, they are normally painted with Humbrol enamels, which are more commonly used to colour model aircraft. In 2011, following a major exhibition at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead, he was short-listed for the Turner Prize.

November 15 - January 15 Paloma Varga Weisz Trained as a wood carver, Paloma’s work could be described as being rooted in European arts and crafts of the past, and especially of the Middle Ages, but it is nonetheless contemporary in tone. United by their spiritual overtones and surreal fantasy, she paints subtle watercolours and makes impressive installations, as well as skillfully carved sculptures.

November 15 - January 15 Draiocht Blanchardstown Mary Burke This latest body of work focuses on suburban space, in particular, the fragmented spaces of memory. The man-made and natural environment combines to give a feeling of domestic space and place. Some familiar details such as windows, doors, steps and pathways are retained, which help to create a sense of interior and exterior. Shadows and reflections reinforce the illusion of layered space.

Images can be broken down into abstract planes and patterns and yet still remain recognizable. Familiar objects can trigger past perceptions and the viewer populates each work with his or her own previous experiences. The end result is a series of imagined and remembered spaces.

November 23 - February 1 Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane Parnell Square North, D1 Dublin Divided: September 1913 Dublin Divided: September 1913 provides an opportunity to reflect on the different agendas of the individuals involved in the Lockout, and how the history of the Gallery was interwoven with the it. The workers’ leader, James

Larkin, though raised in poverty, appreciated art and beauty and sought the cultural as well as economic and social liberation of the manual labourer. Seán O’Casey noted that Larkin wanted the rose along with the loaf of bread on a worker’s table.

September 26 - February 2 Sleepwalkers: Jim Ricks Jim Ricks’s installation for the Sleepwalkers series, Bubblewrap Game: Hugh Lane, presents a diverse collection of objects – including paintings from the Hugh Lane’s collection, borrowed works and flea-market kitsch – all displayed on an equal level. There is no judgment made on the respective cultural, aesthetic, historical or market worth of each object, yet each is linked to the next on a single shelf in a circumnavigation of the curved walls in Gallery 8 at The Hugh Lane. Here Ricks reflects his ongoing interest in ideas about the symbolic and monetary value of property.

October 31 - January 19 Goethe Institut Merrion Square, D2 Solitude The work of David Beattie and Kevin Kirwan attempts to coerce our ideas of objects, images, video, sound and sculptures by placing them in arrangements which allow them to do a single thing or work alongside another element to produce new meanings. Solitude. In no particular order presents ruptures in everyday life that often transcend their modest beginnings.

November 6 - December 19 Green on Red Gallery Lombard Street, D2 New Work New work from John Cronin, Mary FitzGerald, John Graham, Mark Joyce, Caoimhe Kilfeather, Arno Kramer, Fergus Martin, Niamh McCann, Caroline McCarthy, Bea McMahon, Dennis McNulty, Niamh O’Malley, and Nigel Rolfe.

November 21 - January 11 IMMA Royal Hospital Kilmainham, D8 Leonora Carrington The first major retrospective of Leonora Carrington’s work in Ireland, this iconic exhibition is a timely rediscovery of this Surrealist painter and her role in the Surrealist art movement. Carrington is known for her figurative dreamscapes filled with extraordinary and complex narratives informed by her rich interest in mythology, alchemy, fairy tales and the occult. Leonora Carrington The Celtic Surrealist comprises some 50 paintings, eight sculptures, eight tapestries, and 20 works on paper from the 1940s onwards, holds a particular focus on the imagery that enchanted her as a child and on the cultural influences of Mexico.

September 18 - January 26 Eileen Gray: Architect Designer Painter A major retrospective of the work of Eileen Gray, one of the most celebrated and influential designers and architects of the 20th-century.

Designed and produced by the Centre Pompidou, Paris, in collaboration with IMMA, this exhibition is a tribute to Gray’s career as a leading member of the modern design movement. The exhibition at IMMA celebrates Gray’s Irish roots and presents a number of previously unseen works that offer new insights into Gray’s extraordinary career.

October 12 - January 19 One Foot in the Real World Drawing on IMMA’s Collection, One Foot in the Real World, includes works that explore the urban environment, the everyday or the domestic.

Prompted by the Eileen Gray, Leonara Carrington and Klara Lidén exhibitions which run concurrently; the exhibition One Foot in the Real World addresses the psychology of space; scale and the body gravity and transformation. Elements of architecture and design recur as points of departure in the works; such as bricks; the keyhole; the window; the door and the table.

October 12 - February 1 Klara Lidén: The Myth of Progress The first solo exhibition in Ireland

by Swedish-born artist Klara Lidén, featuring a selection of her Poster Paintings, accompanied by a film work. Central to the exhibition are Lidén’s recent Untitled (Poster Paintings), 2010–11; objects comprising layers of advertising posters removed by the artist from city streets, to which she has added a top coating of white paint.

October 12 - January 19 In The Line of Beauty In the Line of Beauty presents the work of a key group of eleven young Irish artists, whose current practices evoke a vitality and freshness in their engagement with the historical conceptSam of beauty.

Keogh, Mop October 12 - February 1 Pictiúr Pictiúr is an exciting touring exhibition of 21 of Ireland’s leading children’s book illustrators, the exhibition comprises 42 art pieces, including illustrations from books written in English and Irish.

November 14 - October 12 2014 The Joinery Arbour Hill, Dublin 7 The Wrong Place, Michael Dignam The Wrong Place is a new exhibition by artist in residence, Michael Dignam. Dignam’s practice uses rhythmic patterns and formal juxtapositions to create a unique social narrative. Using subtle and unfamiliar combinations of common material, Dignam often presents riddle-like work, allowing the viewer space to decipher it.The show, whose title is taken from the 2000 essay by Miwon Kwon of the same name, draws on the Münster Sculpture Project, Germany, as its point of departure. Taking works by Claus Oldenberg, Bruce Nauman and Donald Judd in the 1977 edition of the project, Dignam intervenes with both the physical and mental space that these sculptures hold. Questioning but also reviving the relevancy of these works, The Wrong Place points to the embodied human and its experience of isolation in public space.

December 5 - 9 Kerlin Gallery South Anne Street, D2 Paul Winstanley: Art School During the Summer months of 2011 and 2012 Paul Winstanley photographed the empty fine art studio spaces of Art Schools throughout England, Scotland and Wales. The artist abided by certain governing rules; the camera was held at the same height for each shot, the studio was photographed as found and the lighting was natural. The result is a comprehensive photographic archive of previously overlooked and un-documented sites of creative potential.

This archive has given rise to a truly

remarkable body of paintings and a new photographic publication.

November 15 - January 7 Mermaid Arts Centre Bray Peaks of Present, Sheets of Past Tom Flanagan & Megs Morley’s collaborative work over the last number of years has been an ongoing investigation of the language of cinema and its relationship to history and memory. Their series of moving image work exploring real and imagined politically complex sites and forgotten histories, attempts to intervene into collective understandings of the present, exploring the space between images, memory, knowledge and action. Peaks of Present, Sheets of Past is the first time in Ireland that a selection of their past film works are being screened in the context of their new moving image installations.

December 5 - January 15 Mother’s Tankstation Watling Street, D8 Atsushi Kaga “Happily Skipping Backwards”.

November 28 - February 1 National Gallery of Ireland Merrion Square West, D2 The World of Performance An exhibition dedicated to the world of ballet, theatre and opera spanning the period 1880s to the 1940s, featuring images, in different media, of performers in costume, by Edgar Degas, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, as well as portraits of well-known Irish actors and singers, by Seán Keating, William Orpen and Muriel Brandt.

August 10 - December 8 Oliver Sears Molesworth Street, D2 Hughie O’Donoghue Gort Rua is a cycle of fifteen paintings that are situated in Erris, northwest Co. Mayo, the land of the artist’s mother’s family and a constant presence in his life. O’Donoghue’s practice is centred on memory. Often the memories that are inherited, stories handed down from generations now disappeared, are more vivid than his own. Thus the focus of each multilayered work become the search for a time or a feeling for a place.

November 28 - January 9 Project Arts Centre East Essex Street, D2 Additionals The gallery becomes home to five sculptures, provocative hybrids of form and function, useful things and purposeless things. These are Additionals, the structures that resulted from architect and artist Céline Condorelli’s collaboration with Cornelius Cardew’s score The Tiger’s Mind, and now the cast of Irish theatre company The Company’s work-in-development at Project Arts Centre.

November 7 - January 18 RGKSKSRG, for Project Arts Centre RGKSKSRG, for Project Arts Centre inhabit the Grotto in the foyer, using the site as an insta-archive of the art centre’s gallery programme. It is a space for reflection on the rolling nature of exhibitions, and their immediate passing legacies. This season, RGKSKSRG envisage a response to Jennifer Tee’s Practical Magic.

November 4 - January 18 RHA Ely Place, D2 Tony O’Malley, Constructions An exhibition dedicated entirely to the sculptural constructions of the renowned Irish artist, Tony O’Malley

(1913-2003). O’Malley’s constructions became a natural part of his working practice right from the beginning and were a constant presence, nestled and perched very comfortably in the studio, and reflecting an eclectic parallel to his life work.

September 5 - December 20 Joanna Kidney, Dig, undig, redig Drawing plays a central role in Joanna Kidney’s practice. Her work is process based, encompassing drawing, encaustic painting, wall based assemblages and spatial drawing. It is drawing’s inherent characteristics; immediacy, open endedness, spontaneity, technical diversity and rawness, that pull Kidney back again and again to make drawing based work. This work, showing in the RHA Atrium, deals with the expansion of drawing within a space.

September 5 - December 20 Stephen Brandes, April 22 April 22nd is the sixth of an ongoing series of monumental drawings, started four years ago, depicting in word and image, the visualized diary entries of a fictional ‘Grand Tourist’ and flâneur, Albert Sitzfleisch. Rather than a candid portrait of contemporary Europe, the drawings present a collage of observation, social commentary and concoction, following some of the strategies employed by literary fiction. Executed in marker pens and acrylic paint on floor vinyl, the series re-imagines the idea of the ‘Grand Tour’, replacing the traditional itinerary with a hybridized topography of Europe, drawing on the ideological remnants of both recent histories and the everyday.

September 5 - December 20 Rachel Joynt, Seachange A new body of work comprising of delicate bronze sea forms alongside sand pictures, exploring, comparing and contrasting themes around our Earths wealth and riches. This work plays with the complex relationship between ecology and the economy and the ebb and flow within markets and ocean currents.

November 15 - December 20 Futures 2013 Futures is an annual exhibition that showcases up to seven young and/or emerging artists.

November 15 - December 20 Talbot Gallery Talbot Street, D1 Selection BOX Over 30 artists have been selected to take part in Selection BOX. The show comprises of small artworks (max 12 inches by 12 inches) being sold at the same price, €200.

December 6 - 21 Temple Bar Gallery Temple Bar, D2 Temple Bar Gallery + Studios Are Dead In this exhibition, guest curator Chris Fite Wassilak takes the 30th anniversary of Temple Bar Gallery + Studios in 2013 as his starting point. Thinking about the history and uses of the TBG+S building, Fite- Wassilak proposes a temporary reorganisation of the gallery and the studios, a gesture intended to raise questions of accessibility, audiences, and the aspirations and realisation of the Temple Bar area itself as a ‘cultural quarter’.

November 22 - January 25

CLUBBING Mondays Soul, Funk and Disco with Upbeat Generation Industry Club and Venue 11.30pm Sound Mondays Turk’s Head, Parliament St Indie rock, garage and post-punk 11pm, free Dice Sessions Dice Bar, Smithfield DJ Alley King Kong Club The Village, Wexford St 9pm, free The Industry Night Break For The Border, Stephens Street Pool competition, karaoke and DJ DJ Ken Halfod Buskers, Temple Bar Chart pop, indie rock, rock 10pm Lounge Lizards Solas Bar, Wexford St Soul music 8pm, free Thank God It’s Monday Ri Ra, Georges St Electro, indie and big beat 11pm, free Simon S Fitzsimons, Temple Bar 11pm, €5 Floor fillers Language Exchange Ireland DTwo 6.30pm Like speed-dating, but for learning languages Tuesday We Love Tuesday Ri Ra, Georges St Martin McCann’s eclecticism 11pm, free C U Next Tuesday Indie, pop, hip hop hipsterdom Lost Society, Sth William St 11pm, €6 Ronan M Fitzsimons, Temple Bar 11pm, €5 Chart pop Wednesday FUSED! Ri Ra, Georges St 80s and electro 11pm, free Fubar!

The Globe, Georges St 11pm, free Vinyl jams Dirty Disco Dtwo, Harcourt St Chart pop Wednesdays at Dandelion Dandelion, Stephen’s Green Student night Moonstompin’ Grand Social, Liffey St Ska and reggae 8pm, free Bruce Willis Lost Society, Sth William St 10.30pm, €10 Dance music for students and hipsters Somewhere?

Workman’s, Wellington Quay Free before 11 Indie and dance Simon S Fitzsimons 11pm, €5 Party night Thursday Decades Club M, Bloom’s Hotel, Temple Bar FM 104’s Adrian Kennedy plays classics Free before midnight LITTLE big Party

Ri Ra, Georges St Soul, indie and rock ‘n’ roll 11pm, free Mischief Break For The Border, Stephen St 11pm, €8 After Work Baggot Inn, Baggot St Quiz night with band and DJ from 11pm 8pm, free Take Back Thursdays Industry Bar and Venue, Temple Bar 10pm Blasphemy The Village, Wexford St 11pm Get Loose, Get Loose Mercantile, Dame St Indie, Britpop and alternative 10.30pm Push Workman’s, Wellington Quay Soul, funk, disco and house Phantom Anthems Workman’s, Wellington Quay Rock, indie rock, other rock Weed and Seven Deadly Skins Turks Head, Parliament St 11pm, free Live reggae Loaded Grand Social, Liffey St 8pm, free Indie and alternative Zebra Whelan’s 11pm, Free Bands and DJs show their stripes Friday My House Buck’s Townhouse, Leeson St With special guests Ladies Night Baggot Inn, Baggot St Cocktail masterclasses from 7 7pm, free Club M Friday Club M, Bloom’s Hotel, Temple Bar DJ Dexy on the decks We Love Fridays Dandelion, Stephen’s Green DJ Robbie Dunbar Friday Night At Vanilla Vanilla Nightclub, D4 Chart-topping hits 11pm Car Wash Sin, Temple Bar Retro disco 9pm, free before 11 Friday @ Alchemy Alchemy Nightclub, Temple Bar Chart floor-fillers 11pm Living Room Lost Society, Sth William St Moves from 7, music from 10 7pm, free WV Fridays Wright Venue, Swords €10, 11pm Irish DJs Resident DJ Café en Seine, Dawson St 11pm, free War Andrew’s Lane 10pm, €8 Pop for students and hipsters Darren C Fitzsimons 11pm, €10 Chart hits Babalonia Little Green Café Samba, reggae and mestizo 9pm, free Saturday Simple Sublime Saturdays Club M, Bloom’s Hotel, Temple Bar

Chart pop, dance and r’n’b Free before 11.30 Saturday @ Alchemy Alchemy Nightclub, Temple Bar Chart floor-fillers 11pm Dandelion Saturdays Dandelion, Stephen’s Green Two floors of summer sound Space: The Vinyl Frontier Ri Ra, George’s St Intergalactic funk, electro and indie 11pm, free Saturday Night SKKY Buck’s Townhouse, Leeson St Signature night Indietronic Grand Social, Liffey St Electro and indie 8pm, free Propaganda The Academy 11pm, €10 New and classic indie Saturday Night at Vanilla Vanilla Nightclub, D4 Andy Preston’s latest pop and rock 11pm Sports Saturday Baggot Inn, Baggot St Sports from 3pm, DJ til late 3pm, free Sugar Club Saturdays Sugar Club, Leeson St 11pm Hidden Agenda Button Factory, Temple Bar 11pm, €varies International techno and house Djs The Best Suite 4 Dame Lane Suck My Deck The Village, Georges St 11pm High Voltage Foggy Dew, Temple Bar 10pm Bounce Sin, Temple Bar R’n’b and chart 9pm, €10 Gossip Andrew’s Lane Indie, electro and pop 11pm Workman’s Indie Residents Workman’s, Wellington Quay New and classic indie 11pm, free BW Rocks Wright Venue Over 21s, neat dress €10, 11pm A Jam Named Saturday Anseo, Camden St Lex Woo and friends 7pm, free Sunday The Burning Effigies Turks Head, Parliament St Real funk and soul Sundays at Sin Sin, Temple Bar Tribal and electro house 9pm, €10 Well Enough Alone Dice Bar, Smithfield Bluegrass The Beat Suite 4 Dame Lane Indie, electro and pop 10pm, free Mass with Sister Lisa Marie Workman’s, Wellington Quay 80s classics and hip hop 10pm, free Saucy Sundays Grand Social, Liffey St Live music 4.30pm, free Reggae, Ska, Rocksteady

Foggy Dew, Temple Bar 7.30pm, free Darren C Fitzsimons Chart pop 11pm, €5 Saturday @ Alchemy Alchemy Nightclub, Temple Bar Chart floor-fillers 11pm ONE-OFFS Friday, 6 December MUD: Whose House present Jackmaster 22:30 - 02:30 The Twisted Pepper €10 (€8 members) Black Christmas with JM Panic Worship Thomas House Saturday, 7 December Sense presents - Jack Beats at The Academy The Academy 23:00 - 03:00, €17.35 XSLF (Original Stiff Little Fingers) Thomas House Wednesday, 11 December Movements presents: Kele Button Factory 23:00 - 03:00, €6 / €8 Thursday, 12 December Junior Spesh: Princess, Monto, Terriers The Twisted Pepper 22:30 - 02:30, €8 / €5 Friday, 13 December Subject - Kerri Chandler The Twisted Pepper 23:00 - 03:00 , €18 / €20 Hornets Thomas House Saturday, 14 December Pod presents: Booka Shade (Dj Set) 23:00 - 03:00 Button Factory €20 + BF Pogo: Melodic present Subb-an / Vision Collector Label Launch Night 23:00 - 03:00 The Twisted Pepper €12 Kastis Torrau & Donatello Report 2013 cd Launch Party at Turks Head 21:00 - 03:00 Turks Head, €20 The Crunch (Members of The Clash, Sham 69, Cockney Rejects, Diamond Dogs) Thomas House Thursday, 19 December Junior Spesh: Groove, Space Jamm, Spesh DJs The Twisted Pepper 22:30 - 02:30, €8 / €5 Friday, 20 December Subject - Surgeon & DJ Skirt The Grand Social 23:00 - 03:00, €13 / €15 New Jack City at Electric Ballroom The Lost Society Basement 22:30 - 03:00, €10 MUD: Savage present Schlachthofbronx & Nightwave The Twisted Pepper 22:30 - 03:00 €12 / €10 members 11s Thomas House Saturday, 21 December Pogo: Dvs1 & Horse Meat Disco The Twisted Pepper 22:30 - 02:30, €15 / €12 (advance/ members) Sense Live – Daithí The Academy 23:00 - 03:00, €8, €10 The Big Itch Club Christmas Party With Count Tornado

Thomas House Sunday, 22 December Jack And The Rippers Thomas House Monday, 23 December Together presents: Kant 21:30 - 03:00 Lost Society €8, €10, €12 Thursday, 26 December Dancehall Queen Ireland 2013 22:30 - 02:30 The Twisted Pepper €10 / €8 Friday, 27 December MUD: Bedlam & Spectrum present - Skream & Calibre 22:30 - 03:00 The Twisted Pepper €15 / €12 (members) Saturday, 28 December Subject at Pogo - Prosumer & Steffi 23:00 - 02:30 The Twisted Pepper €15 / €13 Hidden Agenda: Detroit Swindle 23:00 - 03:00 Button Factory €12 + BF Tuesday, 31 December Nightflight Hootenanny 2013 21:00 - 03:00 The Grand Social €10 / €12 / €15 Crew Years Eve with Skeleton Crew Thomas House Saturday, 4 January 2014 Pogo: Subject present Andrew Weatherall 22:30 - 02:30 The Twisted Pepper €12 / €10 (advance/members)

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The Cobblestone

Peadar Kearneys

The Cobblestone pub boasts an inviting location, nestled in the heart of vibrant Smithfield - just two minutes walk from the Luas and the award-winning Lighthouse Cinema. It is home to fine traditional music sessions seven nights a week, hosted by many familiar faces of the Irish music scene. The pub offers a large selection of Irish craft beers to accompany its legendary pint of Guinness. All this together with its charming bar staff and homely, rustic surroundings make the Cobblestone one of a kind on the Dublin pub scene.

Peadar’s is a traditional pub with strong historic roots. The pub is named after a musician who lived in the building where the bar is located now, he composed Abhrán na BhFiann (The Irish national anthem). We continue this tradition with nightly traditional, toe tapping music. One of the regular musicians, Brian Brody, is a must see for any tourist visiting the city. He’s a one man atmosphere machine. There’s a basement bar downstairs when upstairs overflows, which also caters to sporting events including NFL games. If you’re looking for somewhere with temple bar music and atmosphere without the prices, take a look at Peadar’s.

77 King St N Smithfield, Dublin 7 01 872 1799

64 Dame Street, Dublin 2 085 726 7078 www.peadarkearneys.com

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O’Shea’s Merchant Bar

Devitts Pub

Blarney Inn

O’Shea’s Merchant is located in the heart of Ireland’s captial, just minutes from the city’s cultural quarter, Temple Bar. O’Shea’s Merchant is renowned for it’s live Irish music, traditional set dancing and unique atmosphere. One of the city’s few remaining traditional pubs is a firm favourite with visitors to the city.

In addition to the traditional bar, O’Shea’s Merchant has 25 spacious guest rooms available, offering excellent value for money in a city centre location. O’Shea’s Merchant Serves from an extensive menu each day offering a selection of award winning Irish & International Dishes.

12 Bridge Street, Dublin 8 t: 01 679 3797

A family run pub for over 35 years unique is the perfect word to describe this pub. Every Thursday,Friday and Saturday night some of the most talented musicians in Dublin come to play in Devitts. Located right in the middle of the hustle and bustle of Camden St, Devitts provides excellent traditional music to both tourists and dubliners alike. The upstairs lounge is the perfect venue for an intimate session. The Friday night session in particular led by the mighty Gerry Quinn is a must see.

78 Lwr Camden St t: 014753414 devittspub@gmail.com

There’s a twist toThe Blarney Inn. It’s is a traditional Irish bar (with live Irish music and dancing), with a restaurant; renowned for their variety of speciality steaks, and a spectacular Irish nightclub - Club Nassau (home of the slow-set). It also has The Stella Lieu bar, a mult-purpose room, free for groups of up to 100 people. Very popular indeed. Located only minutes from Dublin city centre on Nassau Street the Blarney delivers a variety of entertainment and foods for every taste - authentic local dishes rub shoulders with European fare to satisfy all. Try the Beef and Guinness stew, it’s amazing - you are sure to get a feel for the best of Irish cooking, dancing and music.

Kildare Street Hotel, 47-49 Kildare St, Dublin 2 t: 01 679 4388

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TAC at the Grand Social

The Celt Bar

If you’re lucky enough to be around town at the time, a must see is TAC (Traditional Arts Collective) This band have come from the fringes and taken the world of traditional music and dance by storm. The difference between TAC and your average Ceili band is that they have added a drum kit and bass guitar to the mix, this makes for a rocking sound! At TAC gigs an MC calls out lively set-dances and everyone in the room ends up dancing-a great opportunity to meet people and have ‘the craic’!upcoming Ceili at the Grand Social; December 11th, 8pm; €10 entrance fee.

The Celt Bar is an authentic Irish bar located in the north of Dublin’s city centre, just a few minutes walk from O’Connell Street and The Spire. A regular haunt for locals and visitors alike looking for a real taste of Irish culture, the Celt Bar offers up live traditional Irish music, good food and great craic every day. The rustic interior belies its city centre location and the welcome is as warm as Kerry rain and the black stuff never ceases to flow. A great place for a quick lunch or a bite to eat in the evening while listening to the superb traditional music.

81 Talbot Street, Dublin 1 The Celt: 01 878 8655

The Grand Social, 35 Lr Liffey St, D1 www.traditionalartscollective.com www.thegrandsocial.com

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The Irish House Party

J. McNeill’s In a former life, McNeill’s plied its trade as a one of Dublin’s most famed musical instrument shops, and a window full of banjos, bazoukis and bodhrán’s still belies that image to the world outside on Capel Street. Inside however, the place has been reborn as the home of some of Dublin most highly-regarded trad sessions with music on a nightly basis, as well as a daycent pint of plain to go with it, as you’d rightly Ned Keenan’s pub, which is connected to the Mapleexpect. In a former life, McNeill’s plied its trade as a one of

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The Irish House Party is Dublin’s unique Irish music and dance show. Having just returned from a UK and US tour where theatres in London, Chicago, Missouri and New York were sold out, The Irish House Party is a show not to be missed while in Dublin.

Located at 19 Francis St, firstly you dine in our restaurant from 7pm where you will enjoy a delicious four course traditional Irish meal before enjoying an evening of top class The Irish House Party is Dublin’s unique Irish music and entertainment from All Ireland champion musicians and dancers.

The Irish House Party

Hotel on Gardiner Street, Dublin 1 is a cosy, relaxing bar; dance show. Having just returned from a UK and US tour Dublin’s most famed musical instrument shops, and a 19 Francis Street, Christchurch, Dublin 8 140 Capel Street the perfect place to sit back after a busy day exploring where theatres in London, Chicago, Missouri and New window full of banjos, bazoukis and bodhrán’s still belies t: 01 6729272 t: 01874 7679 Dublin. Their friendly staff make Ned’s the most popular that image to the world outside on Capel Street. Inside c4York were sold out, The Irish House Party is a show not to d3 place for tourists and locals alike. Guests in our pub will however, the place has been reborn as the home of some be missed while in Dublin. Located at 19 Francis St, firstly enjoy a fresh pint of the finest Guinness in Ireland. Come you dine in our restaurant from 7pm where you will enjoy of Dublin most highly-regarded trad sessions with music along on a Friday or Saturday evening for their 11pm a delicious four course traditional Irish meal before enon a nightly basis, as well as a daycent pint of plain to go traditional music session with some of Dublin’s finest joying a night of top class entertainment from All Ireland with it, as you’d rightly expect. musicians. These sessions are always packed and go well champion musicians and dancer. into the night. Just like down the country!

140 Capel Street The Maple Hotel, 74 – 75 Lwr Gardiner St, Dublin 1 19 Francis Street, Christchurch, Dublin 8 01874 7679 t: 01 6729272 t: 01 855 5442 d3

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Legends bar @The Arlington Temple bar

The Merry Ploughboy