Dublin’s most talked about bar. Live Irish Music, great people and comfortable rooms. The bar is situated in Merrion Row only two minutes from Dublin’s most famous landmark St. Stephen’s Green.
O’Donoghue’s has a rich heritage and stands on a very historical site in Dublin City. Yet it’s more modern musical history is really the stuff of legends. Ask any Irish man to name the artists or bands that have shaped Irish traditional and contemporary music and The name of the Dubliners always comes up. Christy Moore and the Dubliners have spent many a memorable night entertaining Dublin’s music lovers in our bar. It is this spirit that is kept alive by today’s musicians who play amongst an array of drawings and photos of Irish musicians that adorn the walls of O’Donoghue’s.
-taken from the O’Donoghue’s website
Definitely in my top ten pubs in Dublin. These guys pour a lot of Guinness, and they do it well. Very popular with local business people on a Friday night, it has one of the best outdoor smoking areas in Dublin. Always a great buzz in there around Christmas, it makes a welcome change from a lot of the gastropubs in D2. The pints aren’t cheap, but the atmosphere is worth it. There is a trad music session in there most nights, yet it’s never packed with tourists. Highly recommended.