Dublin 8
15 listings
Bello Bar
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
A permanent clothes swap shop run by a registered charity, on the first floor above the Digital Depot reception in the Liberties.
Last verified 2026-07-13
Contemporary Music Centre
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
A member-owned consumer co-operative trading since 1983, now housed in the Old Chocolate Factory at Kilmainham Square.
Last verified 2026-07-10
Dublin Municipal Theatre at Smock Alley
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
Inchicore Library is a Dublin City public library at Richmond Barracks, St.
Last verified 2026-07-10
Irish Museum of Modern Art
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
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
Kevin Street Library is a Dublin City public library at 18 Lower Kevin Street, Dublin 8.
Last verified 2026-07-10
Kilmainham Gaol
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
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
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
An 1810 barracks in Inchicore where over 3,000 suspected rebels were held after the 1916 Rising.
Last verified 2026-07-11
Small Changes
An Irish-owned independent wholefoods store, café and events space on Emmet Road in Inchicore.
Last verified 2026-07-10
Some Neck Guitars
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