1 · Killarney town centrePig's Lane
Underground cocktail bar
🏆Ireland's Bar of the Year and Cocktail Bar of the Year 2026; One Pin, The Pinnacle Guide
Killarney's first underground bar, opened in October 2023 beneath the Killarney Towers Hotel on the site of an 1800s laneway. Styled on a 1920s speakeasy, it has a whiskey parlour with more than 400 bottles behind a hidden entrance, live music and cocktails built on Irish spirits.
📍 Killarney Towers Hotel, College Street, Killarney
🕒 Mon to Thu 5pm to 11.30pm; Fri 5pm to 2am; Sat 2pm to 2am; Sun 5pm to 11pm (OpenStreetMap; check before you go)
2 · Killarney town centreJ.M. Reidy's
Bar and restaurant
A Main Street institution that began as a sweet shop in the 1870s, with the sweet jars still lining the window. A cosy restaurant by day and a lively bar at night, with live music, sing-alongs and cocktails such as a Toffee White Russian.
📍 4 Main Street, Killarney
3 · Killarney town centreThe Killarney Grand
Pub and late bar
A big Main Street pub with live music that turns livelier as the night goes on, with an extensive cocktail menu.
📍 17 Main Street, Killarney
4 · Muckross and the National ParkKate Kearney's Cottage
Pub and restaurant
A famous old pub at the entrance to the Gap of Dunloe, outside town, with an extensive cocktail list alongside chowder and wings.
📍 Gap of Dunloe, Beaufort, Killarney
5 · Killarney town centreO'Connor's
Traditional pub
A High Street pub that marked 100 years in 2023, with panelled walls, chequered floors and live music most nights. Seats are hard to get even out of season.
📍 High Street, Killarney
6 · Killarney town centreCourtney's Bar
Traditional pub
A bare-wood pub on Plunkett Street dating from the 1800s, with a range of world craft beers, live music every Friday and trad sessions midweek in summer.
📍 Plunkett Street, Killarney
7 · Killarney town centreMurphy's Bar
Traditional pub
A traditional pub in the heart of town, open since 1955, with wooden beams, pub grub and traditional music on Friday and Saturday nights.
📍 Killarney
