E ntertainment Recent Irish plays that have taken London and New York by storm often opened first in Dublin.
Tickets are easily available and very reasonably priced.
Traditional music and songs are performed year-round at the Abbey Tavern. Dublin also has a strong jazz tradition. Cork holds an International Jazz Festival each October. A variety of outdoor pursuits is available, including cruising on inland waterways, horse racing, hill walking and more. Golfers will head to Ballybunion, Portmarnock and Royal County Down.