Weekend Live Music at Temple Bar, Treacy's Hotel

What to Expect

Treacy’s Hotel sits on the Templeshannon side of the River Slaney in Enniscorthy, and its Temple Bar and Residents Lounge is the hotel’s answer to a night out without leaving the building. The hotel’s own site describes the bar as offering “the very best in live entertainment every weekend,” and it runs as a traditional-themed bar with modern comforts rather than a stripped-back pub. Expect a covers-and-ballads style act most weekends, playing to a room of hotel guests, wedding parties and locals who treat the Temple Bar as a normal Friday or Saturday night destination in the town. It suits anyone who wants a comfortable, seated night of music with a full bar and food menu close by, rather than a standing gig.

Enniscorthy itself sits either side of the Slaney, with the older Market Square and castle on the west bank and Templeshannon, where Treacy’s stands, across the bridge on the east. That position makes the Temple Bar an easy stop either before or after a wander around the castle and Market Square, without needing to move the car. As a hotel bar rather than an independent pub, it also tends to keep going a little later and more predictably than the town’s smaller pubs, which makes it a reliable fallback on a weekend night if a more informal session elsewhere has wound down early.

Good to Know

• Every weekend, Enniscorthy, specific artists and exact night can vary so check the hotel’s entertainment page or call ahead
• No cover charge to enjoy the music in the bar
• Full bar and hotel food menu available
• Residents can fall upstairs to a room afterwards, but the bar is open to non-residents too
• A short walk from Enniscorthy Castle and the town’s Market Square across the river

Getting There

Treacy’s Hotel is on the Templeshannon side of the Slaney, a short walk across the bridge from Enniscorthy’s Market Square and the castle. Enniscorthy is on the Dublin to Rosslare Europort rail line, with Irish Rail services stopping at Enniscorthy station, and Bus Éireann routes connect the town to Wexford, Gorey and Dublin. The hotel has its own car park for guests and visitors.