Dance clubs, live music, rooftop bars, speakeasies, LGBTQ+ nightlife, listening bars and late-night dives across Cork, with where to go and what is worth the late night.
Dance Clubs in Cork
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Havana Browns
Cork's longest-running nightclub, founded in 1998 and consistently ranked the city's leading dance venue.
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Voodoo Rooms
A multi-floor nightclub on Oliver Plunkett Street with four bars across three levels including Cork's largest rooftop terrace.
Live Music in Cork
2 places-
Crane Lane Theatre
Cork's most versatile live music venue, open seven nights until 02:00 with free live music or DJs almost every night from national and international acts.
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The Oliver Plunkett
Cork's best-known live music pub, with nightly acts Wednesday to Sunday covering traditional Irish, folk and contemporary.
Nightlife: tours, tastings and classes in Cork
Rooftop Bars in Cork
1 place-
Voodoo Rooms Rooftop
Cork's largest rooftop venue, situated on the third floor of Voodoo Rooms on Oliver Plunkett Street.
Speakeasies in Cork
1 place-
Upstairs at Arthur Mayne's
The upstairs cocktail bar at Arthur Mayne's Pharmacy, accessed by a staircase from the main wine bar below.
LGBTQ+ in Cork
1 place-
Wilde
Cork's only dedicated LGBTQ+ nightclub, relaunched as Wilde after operating as Vibe.
Listening Bars in Cork
1 place-
Cask
Cork's premier cocktail bar doubles as the city's closest equivalent to a listening bar: chosen DJ sets on weekend evenings and excellent acoustics in a MacCurtain Street Victorian room.
Late Night Dives in Cork
1 place-
The Bodega
Cork's most consistently packed late-night bar and club hybrid, housed in one of the city's finest Victorian buildings on Cornmarket Street.