{"id":362334,"date":"2026-03-24T09:54:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/362334\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T09:54:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:54:11","slug":"czechia-vs-ireland-the-best-bars-to-watch-the-game-as-the-boys-in-green-prepare-to-take-a-step-closer-to-world-cup-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/362334\/","title":{"rendered":"Czechia vs Ireland: The best bars to watch the game as the Boys in Green prepare to take a step closer to World Cup dream"},"content":{"rendered":"

The big game kicks off in Prague on Thursday at 7:45pm Irish time, and you may be wondering where the best place is to soak in the party atmosphere\n<\/p>\n

Having been drawn against Czechia away in the 19,000 seater Fortuna Arena in Prague, the travelling fans only received an official away allocation of less than 1,000.<\/p>\n

However, the rest of the nation will collectively hold its breath in homes and pubs across the land as they cheer on the Boys in Green in search of a play-off final at home to either Denmark or North Macedonia next Tuesday, March 31.<\/p>\n

If you are looking for the best place to share in the thrills and spoils of Thursday\u2019s action, below is a list of the best bars in Ireland to watch the match.<\/p>\n

The Woolshed, Dublin\"The<\/p>\n

The viewing gallery in the Woolshed, Dublin. Picture: Woolshed Bar & Kitchen<\/p>\n

This intimate venue on Parnell Street is well-renowned for its international coverage of all sports such as soccer, rugby and NFL.<\/p>\n

After availing of a broad selection of beverages while watching game from a packed 360\u00b0 theatre-style viewing gallery, the venue\u2019s mouth-watering burger menu will serve as the ideal fuel to replenish after the stress of the high-stakes tie.<\/p>\n

The Camden, Dublin\"Fans<\/p>\n

Fans watch football on a massive 4K screen alongside other smaller screens. Pitcture: The Camden<\/p>\n

Calling itself the \u201cpremier sports bar\u201d in Dublin, the Camden is home to two of Ireland\u2019s largest 4k screens and Europe\u2019s biggest indoor 4k screen.<\/p>\n

This Thursday, the bar will be showing five other World Cup play-offs simultanously on its screens at 5pm, followed by the big one at 7:45pm.<\/p>\n

Classic and signature cocktails are priced at \u20ac13.50.<\/p>\n

Humphreys Pub, Dublin\"Humphreys<\/p>\n

Humphreys Pub in Ranelagh, Dublin has a sizeable beer garden, ideal for socialising during and after the match. Picture: Fanzo<\/p>\n

Among other things, the best feature about this place in Ranelagh is its beer garden which is always a plus when you make the decision to watch a crucial football match in the company of raucous fans.<\/p>\n

Here you will find beer that\u2019s to die for and even some tasty tacos to tuck into pre (and maybe post) game.<\/p>\n

An P\u00fac\u00e1n, Galway\"The<\/p>\n

The beer garden in An P\u00fac\u00e1n. Picture: An P\u00fac\u00e1n<\/p>\n

The popular bar offers \u201cunbeatable\u201d match day food such as burgers, wings and \u201cbuckets\u201d of beer while boasting a massive beer garden that will undoubtedly see hundreds of passionate Ireland fans pour in to create an electric and iconic atmosphere.<\/p>\n

The Woolshed, Cork\"The<\/p>\n

The Woolshed in Cork. Picture: The Woolshed Baa & Grill<\/p>\n

A sister of its Dublin incarnation, the bar boasts 20 screens frequently displaying games across rugby, GAA and soccer.<\/p>\n

Closing at 11:30pm on Thursday, it received the \u2018Best Bar to Watch the Match\u2019 at this year\u2019s Bar of the Year Award 2023.<\/p>\n

The Glen Tavern, Limerick\"The<\/p>\n

The Glen Tavern. Picture: Top 100 Attractions<\/p>\n

This cosy sports-mad bar on Lower Grentworth Street offers coverage of every and all sports on its big screens dotted throughout.<\/p>\n

It also specialises in trad sessions and performances by other local musicians to keep fans distracted should the Boys in Green not pull it out of the bag. Doors close at midnight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The big game kicks off in Prague on Thursday at 7:45pm Irish time, and you may be wondering…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":362335,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1113,61,60,1286,43,102024],"class_list":["post-362334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-fai","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-keith-kelly","tag-news","tag-world-cup-2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=362334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362334\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/362335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=362334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=362334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=362334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}