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5th June 2017
02:04pm BST
Pints are a beautiful, beautiful thing, but they can get a bit monotonous.
Sure, they give you an entertaining evening and a tolerable hangover, but don't you want more from your life?
Spice up your after work drinks and go beyond pints.
Think bigger, think better.
Get those hips moving with a few classes with Salsa Dublin. They offer drop-in classes for all levels, and you can treat yourself to post dance drinks with your salsa buddies.
So this may technically still take place in a pub, but this is way better than ordinary drinks. Quizzes are the perfect way to bring out everyone's competitive side, and to see how much - or little - you really know.
Mother Reilly's in Rathmines do a great pub quiz that's free in every Tuesday night, and Workmans are known to put on 'aul quiz or two.
Karaoke can make or break a person. In most cases, it shames them into oblivion, which only makes for great viewing for the rest of us.
Ukiyo has rooms dedicated for karaoke, at really reasonable rates.
Always a good call; whether it's trad music or some jazz from the International Jazz Bar.
Gather a group of friends for a cultured evening of drinks and music.
Board games are more than a way to cause irreversible family trauma, and there's no better place to test this theory than in P Macs.
Don't blame me if you lose a friend over them, though.
Learn how to make your own delish enchiladas at a Mexican cooking class in Picado. After cooking, the class eats the food together, along with whatever beer or wine you brought with you.
If you go along to a comedy night at Jester's Comedy Club (which runs every Wednesday), you're guaranteed a laugh.
And if you don't laugh, you get your money back. Yes, really.
A tad more expensive, but so worth it. La Cave does a great wine testing session, which includes a platter of cheese and salami to help cleanse your palette. Yum.
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