The Ultimate Dublin Stag Do Guide 2023

The iconic red corner building just off the cobbled streets of the area, is not just an excellent spot for drinking, live music and soaking up all of that local culture, it’s an iconic landmark in the city, too. Basically, you can’t have a stag do in Dublin without having a few pints in this pub. The atmosphere is buzzing, busy, loud and boasts traditional live music each day, starting from noon and going onwards until the early hours. This pub even has one of the busiest beer gardens in the whole city, where you can soak up the rays and enjoy that cheeky Irish craic that the city is renowned for.

You don’t get much bigger, better or louder than Dtwo. This two-floor club, bar and beer garden is massively popular with stags and hens and is actually located within Harcourt Hotel, where you could be staying, if you’re lucky enough. There’s even an all-weather terrace, with a capacity for 500; it’s so big, in fact, that it has its own ‘Backyard BBQ’ serving burgers, kebabs and all the stomach-liners you could possibly need at 3am.

No matter whether you’re celebrating your stag weekend with your little brother or your Bride-to-Be’s dad, you will end up in CopperFace Jack’s. Boasting a huge main bar and dance floor (that can get a little sweaty but is still mega fun), a basement bar and a fully heated and covered beer garden, as well as mews bar and residence bar – there’s no shortage of space for all of the lads to spread out. There’s even a 22ft LED video wall and a Premium Level which caters towards private functions but also often serves as an extension of the club itself on occasion – boasting a massive 300 capacity. Located on the same street as Dtwo, you’ll be in the party neck of the woods here, for sure.

The loud and proud neighbour of The Auld Dubliner is bright green and couldn’t be more Irish if it tried. Named after famous Irish poet, playwright, surgeon and politician (and general Jack of all trades) – the bar gives an authentic flavour of Dublin, from right in the heart of Temple Bar. Spread over two floors, this is the prime spot for a good old Irish knees up, fuelled by the huge selection of rare whiskeys and massive wine list. You’ll wish Oliver came with you on all your nights out…

Welcome to Dicey’s, the garden even Alan Titchmarsh is envious of. Dublin may be known as a pretty expensive city to visit, with Temple Bar drinks prices escalating as the night draws on, but this doesn’t mean you’ve got to remortgage your house or sell a kidney just to get drunk here. Some of the city’s best drinks offers can be found at Dicey’s, with selected drinks costing only €2.00 – which won’t break the bank. Located on Harcourt Street, within Russell Court Hotel, Dicey’s Garden has 23 screens to watch sport, top DJs performing each weekend and an unrivalled barbeque on offer. Dicey’s has also made it into Dublin’s Best Beer Gardens, so it’s a must for a sunny day in the capital – the garden has two floors, for goodness’ sake.

Situated directly below Dicey’s Garden is this ever so fashionable club. There are two massive bars, one as you enter and the second in their fantastic beer garden. You can expect a mix of chart music, with some r’n’b and funky house thrown into the mix, and sometimes there are live percussionists that have been borrowed from London’s hottest clubs! Krystle has often been frequented by celebrities such as Meghan Markle, Jerry Springer, Prince Albert of Monaco and is where Brian Ormond and Pippa O’Connor started their romance. Even better, it’s a place that hot models are known to hangout…no really, we’re not just saying that!

Located on Camden Street, in the Portobello area, this is one for you sports lovers out there. The Camden is the place to be to enjoy any sporting fixtures that may be on, with Europe’s largest(!!) indoor 4k screen. The venue has a whopping 80 screens in total. However, it’s so much more than a just a sports bar, with different areas, such as a cocktail bar, restaurant, private cinema, private speakeasy bar and The Five Lamps Brewery, which does an excellent range of lagers. You can watch the footie or play a game of pool whilst having a crisp and refreshing lager – perfect! Please note their door policy is over 23s.

Introducing you to Dublin’s longest established Gentlemen’s Club, Club Lapello. Spread over two floors with plenty of exclusive private areas, this is where you want to be for an evening of hot entertainment. Become acquainted with Dublin’s most beautiful women in this luxurious hangout with full bar service with a range of sprits and even champagne because it’s a champagne kinda place. Situated just a stone’s throw from Temple Bar, this sizzling club certainly has er…. easy access. The location is central, the dancers are hot and the atmosphere is super friendly. What are you waiting for gentlemen?

Situated really near to the famous Trinity College, this swanky venue boasts three unique bar areas, a massive dancefloor, and industrial New York Décor. Tramline is known as the ultimate venue for club nights and live music from Abba themed nights to Hip hop to Irish 8-piece bands! Grab yourself a seat in one of the comfy booths, catch a gig or tear up the dancefloor in this banging venue that’ll get your last night of freedom on the right track…

Be transported back to the 90s with this fabulously fun retro bar that’s downstairs in the iconic Fitzsimons Temple Bar. Prepare to be dazzled by glowing neon signs, flashing lights and fun 90s décor. You can expect awesome cocktails and disco music and chart-topping tunes from some of the top DJs in Dublin. Dance the night away on the spacious dancefloor and enjoy the electric pop party atmosphere. This awesome 90s bar will have you singing there ain’t no city like a pop city city!

It’s number one for a reason. This one’s essential to tick off any stag do in the Irish city. The birthplace of the country’s best expat (other than Robbie Keane) is the city’s most popular attraction, with seven floors of Guinness history to explore. The giant pint glass of a building (which can hold 14.3 million pints of the good stuff, FYI), has seen the likes of Taylor Swift, Barack Obama, Tom Cruise, the entire Lord of the Rings cast and even The Queen pass through its gates – and if it’s good enough for them, it’s good enough for your stag do. A trip to the Guinness Storehouse is educational, cultural and you can sink a few pints in the Gravity Bar at the top, too. Everyone’s a winner.

The Old Jameson Distillery is the former home of the world’s best-selling whiskey, Jameson. The enchanting distillery is packed full of history and insights into producing the liquid nectar. Similarly to the Guinness Factory, any trip here is semi-cultural, semi-p*ss up – our favourite kind of semi. It’s also got a huge bar where you can sample your favourite tipples. All in the name of absorbing the culture, of course…

Croke Park is as much an icon in Dublin as the Temple Bar. This is the home of the Gaelic Games, Ireland’s traditional (and complicated) sport. It’s steeped in over a century of history, has a massive capacity of 82,000 and you can even take a tour around it. The weird and wonderful sports include Gaelic football, Gaelic handball and even hurling (a hockey-come-cricket-come egg and spoon race hybrid, obvs). We’re not going to pretend we understand all of the intricate rules to the sport, but we’ll happily try our hand at a spot of Gaelic Games. When in Rome ‘n’ that.

Temple Bar, Dublin’s cultural quarter, is known the world over for its lively atmosphere 24/7 and its unmissable nightlife scene. You’ll recognise the Temple Bar itself from pretty much every iconic photo you’ve ever seen of Dublin, but the area boasts lots more than just the lively red corner building; there’s The Auld Dubliner, Oliver St John Gogarty and The Porterhouse Central to name but a few huge pubs in the area, all boasting live music, free-flowing drinks and enough craic to sink a battleship.

Dating back to the 13th century, on the site of a Viking settlement, Dublin Castle is an impressive building, with six iconic towers to its name. It’s €8 to get in, making it one of the cheaper Dublin tourist attractions – leaving plenty cash left in your stag do drinking fund. Plus, as it’s just on the outskirts of the Temple Bar, you won’t have to walk far from the very best Dublin bars to tick this one off your list.

The Brazen Head is Dublin’s oldest pub, set just a 10-minute walk from the Temple Bar. Dating back to at least 1613, with word on the street that the site has housed a tavern or alehouse since 1198, it’s worth a visit for the history alone, but it’s also renowned for serving some of the best pints in the city (ah, so now you’re listening). Its castle-like exterior will lure in your inner child and the huge range of beers will keep any stag group occupied all day and night. It’s a great place to spend the afternoon and is widely regarded as an excellent 'warm up' before you head over to the Temple Bar area.

Located in the very centre of Dublin, St. Stephen’s Green offers a whopping nine hectares of plush green park land, ideal for a bit of chillaxing (read: sorting those hangovers out) after a heavy previous night. Just a stone’s throw away from Camden, Harcourt and Wexford streets (and all of their edgy, alternative bars), once you’ve recharged your batteries, you can get right back on it.

A former prison may not be the first thing you think of when you think ‘stag do’, but this one is pretty cool. Structurally, the building is very interesting and has been used as the set for several movies and even the BBC drama, Ripper Street. Now a museum, this place has housed some pretty famous crooks, including the likes of Irish revolutionaries, who were imprisoned and executed here.

This much-loved museum in central Dublin will give you a rundown of Dublin history from the 20th century, right up to date. So, if your Dublin knowledge is limited to Guinness and a ginger-bearded man in a green suit called Paddy, you might just learn a thing or two here. Plus, similarly to St. Stephen’s Green, it’s just seconds from the Camden, Harcourt and Wexford streets grid of bars – including the world famous music haunt, Whelan’s – meaning you won’t have to travel far for your next pint.

Checking out the local architecture is all well and good, but you’re missing out on valuable drinking time on your stag do – which is why The Church bar and restaurant is the ideal haunt to kill two birds with one stone. Housed in an actual former church, this venue now houses a cafe, nightclub and fantastic outdoor BBQ area for those balmy Dublin nights. There’s a main bar, cellar bar and tower bar, all selling a wealth of craft beers and contemporary cocktails, leaving you lot with plenty of space to spread out and get your rounds in. Amen to that.