DJ Nights at Bar Square

What to Expect

Bar Square is a family-run food and music venue in the centre of Ballina that has won awards for its decor and has hosted acts including Johnny Gallagher & Boxty Band, Gorilla Radio, DJ Trolley, Jenny Greene from 2FM and Sam Bird from Love Island. Live DJs play every Friday and Saturday night, with live music running every Sunday as well. Attached to Bar Square is Time Square, described by the venue as the biggest nightclub in Ballina, which opens every weekend from 11pm until late once the main bar’s DJ sets wind down, giving the night a natural late-night extension rather than a hard finish.

Good to Know

• DJ nights run every Friday and Saturday, with live music on Sundays
• Time Square, the late-night nightclub side of the venue, opens weekends from 11pm
• Free entry on most nights
• Food served daily from 12pm to 9pm if arriving earlier for dinner
• Full bar with cocktails and a wide drinks range
• Past acts and DJs at the venue include Jenny Greene, DJ Trolley and Gorilla Radio, though the weekly line-up varies and isn’t fixed in advance
• Bar Square is also known locally as Paddy Mac’s, referenced under both names on its own site
• This is a weekly recurring night rather than a single date; the date above marks the next Friday opening

Ballina is North Mayo’s main town for a night out, and Bar Square sits at the centre of that scene, functioning as a restaurant and live venue by day that shifts into DJ and dancing territory once the kitchen closes. The combination of Bar Square and Time Square under one roof means visitors can move between a food-and-drinks bar earlier in the evening and a dedicated nightclub room later on without changing location, which is part of why the venue is regularly named among Ballina’s best-known nightlife spots.

Getting There

Bar Square is on Garden Street in Ballina town centre, an easy walk from the rest of the town’s pubs and restaurants, with nearby on-street parking.