Dublin 8

16 listings

• Bello Bar

  Intimate and Listening Venues · Dublin 8

  A small, well-loved live-music room at Portobello Harbour on the bank of the Grand Canal, known as one of Dublin’s…

  Last verified 2026-07-10

• Change Clothes

  Reuse and Circular Economy · Dublin 8

  A permanent clothes swap shop run by a registered charity, on the first floor above the Digital Depot reception in the Liberties.

  Last verified 2026-11-07

• Contemporary Music Centre

  Music Organisations · Dublin 8

  Ireland’s national archive and resource centre for new classical and contemporary music, in a Georgian house on Fishamble Street.

  Last verified 2026-07-10

• Dublin Food Co-op

  Food and Drink · Dublin 8

  A member-owned consumer co-operative trading since 1983, now housed in the Old Chocolate Factory at Kilmainham Square.

  Last verified 2026-11-07

• Dublin Municipal Theatre at Smock Alley

  Theatres · Dublin 8

  A theatre in Temple Bar on the site of the original 1662 Smock Alley playhouse, rebuilt inside a former church.

  Last verified 2026-07-13

• Inchicore Library

  Dublin City Libraries · Dublin 8

  Inchicore Library is a Dublin City public library at Richmond Barracks, St. Michael’s Estate, Dublin 8.

  Last verified 2026-07-10

• Irish Museum of Modern Art

  Museums · Dublin 8

  Ireland's national institution for modern and contemporary art, set in the 17th-century Royal Hospital Kilmainham, with exhibitions, a collection, gardens and a wide public programme.

  Last verified 2026-07-10

• Kaleidoscope Night

  Creative Nights · Dublin 8

  Dublin’s genre-blending music salon, running since 2009 and founded by violinist Cliodhna Ryan and cellist Kate Ellis.

  Last verified 2026-07-10

• Kevin Street Library

  Dublin City Libraries · Dublin 8

  Kevin Street Library is a Dublin City public library at 18 Lower Kevin Street, Dublin 8.

  Last verified 2026-07-10

• Kilmainham Gaol

  Heritage and Historic Buildings · Dublin 8

  A former prison in Kilmainham and one of Ireland's most important political sites: leaders of the 1916 Rising were held and executed here.

  Last verified 2026-07-10

• Marrowbone Books

  Bookshops · Dublin 8

  A small second-hand bookshop on the Coombe in the Liberties, yellow on the outside and like a living room on the inside.

  Last verified 2026-07-11

• Marsh’s Library

  Heritage and Historic Buildings · Dublin 8

  Ireland's first public library, founded in 1707 beside St Patrick's Cathedral: a perfectly preserved early-18th-century library of rare books in dark-oak galleries.

  Last verified 2026-07-10

• Richmond Barracks

  Heritage and Historic Buildings · Dublin 8

  An 1810 barracks in Inchicore where over 3,000 suspected rebels were held after the 1916 Rising.

  Last verified 2026-07-11

• Small Changes

  Food and Drink · Dublin 8

  An Irish-owned independent wholefoods store, café and events space on Emmet Road in Inchicore.

  Last verified 2026-11-07

• Some Neck Guitars

  Musical Instrument Shops · Dublin 8

  A specialist vintage and used-guitar shop run by guitarists, settled at 97 Francis Street in the Liberties after several moves around the south inner city.

  Last verified 2026-07-10

• The Gutter Bookshop

  Bookshops · Dublin 8

  An independent bookshop on Cow’s Lane in Temple Bar, open since 2009, with a second shop in Dalkey.

  Last verified 2026-10-03