Dublin

Best Sports Bars in Dublin

Fourteen pubs and sports bars for every Six Nations clash, Premier League weekend, and Champions League night in the Irish capital.

  1. 01

    Gogarty's Sports Bar

    Temple Bar · $$$
  2. 02

    The Woolshed Bar & Grill

    Temple Bar · $$
  3. 03

    The Ferryman

    Docklands · $$
  4. 04

    Mulligan's of Poolbeg Street

    City Centre · $$
  5. 05

    The Back Page

    Phibsborough · $$
  6. 06

    The Bath

    Ballsbridge · $$$
  7. 07

    Oscars

    Smithfield · $$
  8. 08

    The Harbourmaster

    IFSC/Docklands · $$$
  9. 09

    The Living Room

    Rathmines · $$
  10. 10

    Against the Head

    Baggot Street · $$$
  11. 11

    The Headline

    Rathmines · $$
  12. 12

    Patrick Conway's

    Parnell Street · $$
  13. 13

    The Porterhouse Temple Bar

    Temple Bar · $$
  14. 14

    The Oliver St John Gogarty

    Temple Bar · $$

    The Oliver St John Gogarty anchors a corner of Temple Bar over three floors, showing major matches in the bar while live traditional music runs daily. The kitchen serves a carvery lunch and bar food until late. Open daily.

  15. 15

    The Barge

    Charlemont Street · $$

    The Barge sits on the Grand Canal at Charlemont Street, now run by McCafferty's across three bars on three floors. Live sport and live music run seven nights, and the canal bank fills when the sun is out. Open daily.

  16. 16

    Woolshed Baa & Grill

    Parnell Street · $$

    The Woolshed Baa & Grill in the Parnell Centre shows rugby, NFL, NBA, football and F1 across three big screens and fifteen plasmas, seven days a week. The kitchen runs burgers, wings and fries until late. Open daily.

  17. 17

    Slattery's Rathmines $$ Traditional pub that modernised its AV setup while keeping its character, regular GAA and rugby crowd. Sports Bars by Neighbourhood Temple Bar The heart of Dublin's tourism and nightlife scene. Our picks here offer the best combination of location, screens, and atmosphere. Gogarty's and The Woolshed are the flagship options for serious sports watching. Docklands & IFSC Modern development zone with a younger professional crowd. The Ferryman and The Harbourmaster serve the riverside bars scene and attract pre and post-work viewers for major fixtures. Ballsbridge Home to Lansdowne Road and the Aviva Stadium. The Bath and Against the Head sit in match-day central, where international rugby brings the entire neighbourhood to life every Six Nations.

Dublin's original sports bar, known for broadcasting every major sporting event including international rugby, NFL, and Australian rules football, enormous screen wall, 300 capacity.

Quiet neighbourhood pub that transforms completely for rugby weekends, close to the Aviva Stadium, fills three hours before kickoff.

One of Dublin's oldest pubs (est. 1782), upgraded AV system sits improbably among Victorian fittings, the Guinness is widely regarded as the best in the city.

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