Dublin Visit
Here some personal suggestions prepared for a friend of a friend (I have kept most of them pretty central) :
Pubs /Bars
Neary's, Chatham st.
Shelbourne Bar
Samsara, Cafe en Seine Dawson St.
Porterhouse or Messers Maguire for Brewpubs
Guinness brewery for the tour and view from the Gravity Bar
Old : Long Hall, the International Bar, the Stag's Head, Kehoe's, Palace Bar and Ryan's of Parkgate st.
Food
L'Ecrivain, Baggot St. or
Chapter 1 Parnell Sq.
Ely Wine Bar (Ely Place)
Mermaid Cafe Dame St.
Bruno's (Temple Bar or Kildare St.)
Snacks or Lunch :
Bewleys (Still !)
Avoca Cafe (Suffolk St.)
Music
Porterhouse
Vicar St.
O'Donoghoes
Cobblestone, Smithfield
National Concert Hall
Brazen Head
Or even better - check
www.wow.ie/ and
www.entertainment.ie/ for the specific days he's there.
Things to Do
Usual Tourist : Trinity, BOI College Green, Guinness, Bus Tour, but Stephen's Green area is a bit of a mess at present due to Luas works.
Other : Extended National Gallery (Nice cafe/restaurant too), National Museum, Dublin Castle + Chester Beatty Library, Collins Barrack Museum Extension,
IMMA in Kilmainham
Kilmainham Jail
DART to Dun Laoghaire, Dalkey, Killiney, Bray