More and more prestigious clubs. PoD (Place of Dance), Harcourt Street (http://www.pod.ie/), Remains popular and has been awarded several times for its extravagant decor. The new club Spirit 57 Middle Abbey Street (http://www.spiritdublin.com/) Makes competition north of the River Liffey. The exclusive Lillie's BordelloAdam Court, Grafton Street, is where normally pop stars and famous actors come out after their performances. Ri Ra, Dame Court, combines a bar with a nightclub atmosphere to the last. D2 (Formerly Velvet), Harcourt Street (open Thursday, Friday and Saturday) was the first club in Dublin to express interest in the UK Speed Garage.

Bars

These can be divided into two categories-traditional and design. Among the latter we can mention: Pravda, 2-3 Lower Liffey Street; Zanzibar, 34-35 Lower Ormond Quay; Samsara, Dawson Street, and the minimalist 4 Dame Lane. For a drink in a traditional pub, go to Temple Bar, where you will find: Palace Bar, 21 Fleet Street; The Temple Bar, 48 Temple Lane South, and Oliver St John Gogarty, 58-59 Fleet Street. In Merrion Row and Baggot Street are pubs like Toner's, 139 Lower Baggot Street; O'Donoghue's, 15 Merrion Row, and Doheny & Nesbitt, 5 Lower Baggot Street, where spirits are resident literary. The Dawson Lounge, 25 Dawson Street, is the smallest pub in Dublin, with room for six people in his basement. The George, 89 South Great George's Street, is one of the most popular gay bars in Dublin.