Ruairí Walsh

Ruairí Walsh rounds up Dublin this week — a Vicar Street gig, two startup meetups in the docklands, a properly good trad session in Stoneybatter and a Sunday market in Dún Laoghaire.

Ruairí Walsh ranks the 10 Dublin pubs with trad sessions actually worth your evening — The Cobblestone, Walsh's of Stoneybatter, O'Donoghue's, Hughes', and the smaller ones tourists haven't found yet.

A ranked list of Dublin pubs that still feel like Dublin pubs in 2026. Grogan's, the Long Hall, Doheny & Nesbitt, the Stag's Head, and the small back-room ones nobody Instagrammed yet.

A guide to the Dublin comedy circuit in 2026. The International, the Workman's, Whelan's upstairs, and the smaller rooms where the actually-funny acts are working out their hour.

A grand Dublin week — Whelan's has a Saturday I would not skip, the International is doing a £6 comedy night, and Dollard & Co is open till late.

Ruairí Walsh on the Dublin startup meetups worth your evening in 2026 — Dogpatch Labs, NDRC, Founders Tuesday, the AI Ireland group, and a handful of smaller ones that punch above their weight.

Twelve grand things to do in Dublin this week. A Whelan's upstairs gig, a session at the Cobblestone, and a Sunday roast at Grogan's that'll mend you.

A direct comparison of Dublin and Edinburgh for a 2-3 night trip — pubs, food, walkability, the festival scene, and which Celtic capital actually rewards a weekend more.

A ranked guide to the Dublin pubs to actually watch the Six Nations rugby in 2026 — from a Doheny & Nesbitt singalong to a Ranelagh local with proper craic and the volume up.