Clare is rich in traditional music, and you’ll never be short of a session if you know where to go, writes Deanna O’Connor. Maura O’Connell, Martin Hayes, Willie Clancy, the Kilfenora Céilí Band—even ...

The Cobblestone pub in Dublin's Smithfield neighborhood hosts sessions seven nights a week, and Sheehan notes that "it’s a welcoming place, open to locals and tourists alike." The pub's owner Tom ...