Which cities in Ireland have the best nightlife and culture?

The most vibrant cities in Ireland are ranked above by lifestyle amenity scores covering cafes, coworking spaces, bars, restaurants, and parks.

How is the vibrancy score calculated?

The vibrancy score is a composite of scores for cafes, coworking spaces, bars, restaurants, and parks availability within each city.

How are vibrancy scores calculated?

Vibrancy scores are calculated from venue and amenity data including cafes, coworking spaces, bars, restaurants, and parks availability.

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Vibrant Cities

Ireland

Overview

Top 100 cities ranked by lifestyle amenities including cafes, coworking spaces, nightlife, restaurants, and parks.

Rankings

Rank	City	Score	Cafes	Coworking	Bars	Restaurants	Parks
#1	Dublin	690	362	9	278	436	41
#2	Cork	301	114	1	148	129	38
#3	Rialto	257	113	2	96	66	46
#4	Ringsend	250	133	3	87	106	27
#5	Rathmines	233	109	5	76	151	43
#6	Fairview	207	64	0	75	63	68
#7	Greenhills	185	79	1	71	33	34
#8	Drumcondra	182	53	1	62	69	66
#9	Galway City	163	73	4	65	75	21
#10	Limerick	161	52	2	86	63	21
#11	Rathgar	139	57	0	43	84	39
#12	Marino	135	27	0	42	33	66
#13	Monkstown	119	66	2	22	48	29
#14	Waterford	113	41	2	55	39	15
#15	Sallynoggin	112	57	1	19	45	35
#16	Cabra	111	33	1	28	30	49
#17	Milltown	103	39	0	27	68	37
#18	Glasnevin	99	26	1	32	25	40
#19	Sandymount	95	45	2	35	68	13
#20	Clane	94	4	0	4	9	86
#21	Terenure	91	28	0	29	48	34
#22	Donnycarney	86	14	0	16	17	56
#23	Dún Laoghaire	86	45	1	17	42	23
#24	Swords	86	17	0	17	26	52
#25	Killester	85	14	0	19	21	52
#26	Beaumont	80	8	1	19	15	52
#27	Crumlin	79	23	0	29	10	27
#28	Booterstown	76	42	1	14	34	19
#29	Ennis	74	29	0	30	31	15
#30	Nenagh	68	10	0	17	6	41
#31	Donnybrook	63	26	0	15	33	22
#32	Athlone	63	26	0	30	24	7
#33	Cavan	61	12	0	26	17	23
#34	Cabinteely	61	25	1	5	13	30
#35	Castlebar	60	23	0	22	14	15
#36	Chapelizod	60	13	0	20	6	27
#37	Tralee	59	17	1	28	24	13
#38	Raheny	58	12	0	13	13	33
#39	Sandyford	58	26	0	11	31	21
#40	Mount Merrion	57	23	0	11	23	23
#41	Ballyfermot	57	14	0	16	7	27
#42	Foxrock	56	26	1	5	12	24
#43	Coolock	56	7	0	16	13	33
#44	Donaghmede	54	7	0	11	11	36
#45	Balally	54	26	0	11	32	17
#46	Drogheda	53	10	1	28	19	14
#47	Finglas	52	9	0	18	8	25
#48	Palmerstown	52	17	0	14	10	21
#49	Dundalk	52	11	0	32	22	9
#50	Tullamore	50	16	0	18	18	16
#51	Roscrea	50	2	0	13	4	35
#52	Dundrum	49	15	0	14	27	20
#53	Carlow	48	11	0	23	13	14
#54	Tallaght	46	20	0	14	17	12
#55	South Dublin	45	19	0	14	17	12
#56	Darndale	45	6	0	10	8	29
#57	Ballymun	45	20	0	10	16	15
#58	Cherry Orchard	45	10	0	13	10	22
#59	Westport	44	10	0	25	19	9
#60	Dollymount	41	13	0	8	16	20
#61	Naas	40	7	0	4	13	29
#62	Oldbawn	39	13	0	15	14	11
#63	Letterkenny	38	14	0	17	13	7
#64	New Ross	37	12	0	21	15	4
#65	Templeogue	37	6	0	14	6	17
#66	Firhouse	37	10	1	12	5	14
#67	Thurles	36	10	0	23	11	3
#68	Maynooth	36	16	0	12	23	8
#69	Bayside	35	8	0	8	9	19
#70	Kells	35	8	0	19	6	8
#71	Gorey	34	12	0	15	20	7
#72	Kinsale	34	14	0	16	28	4
#73	Little Bray	34	16	0	10	17	8
#74	Ballinteer	34	14	0	9	21	11
#75	Portmarnock	34	2	0	2	6	30
#76	Greystones	33	18	0	5	15	10
#77	Lucan	33	6	0	7	7	20
#78	Ashbourne	33	6	0	4	9	23
#79	Bray	33	17	0	10	17	6
#80	Arklow	32	5	0	19	3	8
#81	Newtown Trim	32	8	0	15	10	9
#82	Blanchardstown	32	14	0	12	31	6
#83	Ballyboden	32	4	1	9	3	18
#84	Balbriggan	31	7	0	5	4	19
#85	Navan	31	9	0	19	14	3
#86	Kenmare	31	9	0	12	14	10
#87	Trim	30	8	0	14	10	8
#88	Birr	29	3	0	21	4	5
#89	Enniscorthy	29	9	0	16	13	4
#90	Knocklyon	28	6	1	7	2	14
#91	Jobstown	27	5	0	5	3	17
#92	Clondalkin	27	7	0	7	11	13
#93	Rathangan	27	2	0	6	1	19
#94	Skerries	26	9	0	8	17	9
#95	Athy	26	8	0	16	7	2
#96	County Tipperary	26	9	0	16	7	1
#97	Mallow	26	8	0	11	10	7
#98	Youghal	26	7	0	12	9	7
#99	Dalkey	25	11	0	9	22	5
#100	Clonakilty	25	9	0	13	7	3

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Sources: City Amenity Data · Last updated: 2025

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