Nightlife and Entertainment   

There is a vibrant nightlife in Dublin and it is one of the most youthful cities in Europe.

An estimated 50% of inhabitants are younger than 25.  Furthermore in 2007, it was voted the friendliest city in Europe [8].

Like the rest of Ireland, there are pubs right across the city centre, on almost every street.

The area around St. Stephen's Green - especially Harcourt Street, Camden Street, Wexford Street and Leeson Street - is a centre for some of the most popular nightclubs and pubs in Dublin.

The most internationally notorious area for nightlife is the Temple Bar area south of the River Liffey.

To some extent, the area has become a hot spot for stag and hen parties (particularly from Britain) and tourists, causing some locals to steer clear at night. Nonetheless, it was originally redeveloped as Dublin's cultural quarter and retains part of this spirit in the form of street performers, drummers, and many intimate small music venues such as the temple bar music centre.

Live Music is popularly played on streets and at venues throughout Dublin in general and the city has produced several rock bands of international success, perhaps the most famous being Thin Lizzy and U2.

The two best known cinemas in the city centre are the Savoy Cinema and the Cineworld Cinema, both north of the Liffey.

 Alternative and special-interest cinema can be found in the Irish Film Institute in Temple Bar, and in the Screen Cinema on D'Olier Street.

Numerous other cinemas are in the suburbs.

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