An Droichead Beag
Lower Main Street, Dingle, Co. Kerry, V92 DK2E
'The Little Bridge': one of Ireland's best-known trad venues, with sessions every night of the year from 9pm, a beer garden out the back and sport on the screens.
Dick Mack's
47 Green Street, Dingle, Co. Kerry, V92 FF25
Opened in 1899 and still a dual-function pub: bar and 200+ whiskeys on one side, a working leather and boot counter on the other, with snugs, a walk of fame of brass stars outside and its own brewery's beers on tap. Open daily from 11am or noon until about 11pm.
Dingle Brewhouse
Dick Mack's Yard, Green Street, Dingle, Co. Kerry, V92 YHY5
Dingle's own brewery, recently renamed from Dick Mack's Brewhouse, in a late-1700s stone cowshed in the courtyard behind Dick Mack's. Taproom with three core beers including Dick Mack's IPA and Pale Ale, food trucks and live music in the courtyard, plus brewery tour & tastings. Open Wednesday–Sunday 11am–6pm.
Foxy John's
Main Street, Dingle, Co. Kerry, V92 PD6F
Half pub, half hardware shop (and bike hire), with hammers and nails for sale behind the bar, a peat fire and impromptu trad sessions. Open Monday–Thursday 10:30am–11:30pm, Friday–Saturday 10:30am–12:30am, Sunday 12pm–11:30pm.
John Benny's
Strand Street, Dingle, Co. Kerry, V92 N207
Harbourside pub opposite the pier run by traditional musicians John and Éilís, one of the peninsula's best venues for music, song and dance, with seafood served all day. Open Tuesday–Sunday from 11:30am.
O'Flaherty's
Bridge Street, Dingle, Co. Kerry, V92 VK50
Long-established trad music pub at the entrance to the old town, facing the N86 roundabout and opposite the Garda station, with live traditional sessions. Open Monday–Thursday 11am–11:30pm, Friday–Saturday 11am–12:30am, Sunday 12pm–11pm.