The best places in Dublin for after work drinks this Christmas

Once you get into the festive swing of things, you'll be in the spirit even during the work week. So, these are the best places in Dublin to go for after work drinks this Christmas.

What these places have in common is space and areas for groups. They also have atmosphere - because who wants to sit with their work friends in grim, grimy pub where the only sounds to hear are the blips of slot machines. It doesn't matter that the place is empty, you just can't. However, because of this, I implore you to book because a lot of people will have the same idea.

Like the list I put together for Girls' Christmas Gettogethers, I've kept this list restricted to Dublin City Centre. If you have any suggestions for further afield - the whole country included - please let us all know in the comments!

P Macs

P Mac's is the hipster's heaven in the heart of Dublin. But if you're not into beards and craft beer, don't let that put you off. It attracts Dublin's cool crowd, but that means you. If you have a smallish group, one of the snugs can be great fun. They serve food, too.

Lemon & Duke

Lemon and Duke is tucked away in between Dawson and Grafton streets at the end of the Royal Hibernian Walkway. It has long tables and booths, great cocktails and a fun (if, on the weekdays, quite corporate) atmosphere. PS One of the owners is Rob Kearney.

Kehoes

Down the street, on 9 Anne Street, is Dublin institution, Kehoe's. Bigger than it looks, it has loads of seating, in a cool old Dublin setting. It has a traditionally good craic outside area, too.

Hairy Lemon

Urban Brewing

All the way over in the IFSC area of Dublin is Urban Brewing, a bar with a brewery. It's not a brewery as you know it, though; it's located in old crypts where there are also loads of big sharing tables for groups. It has a 'hipper' upstairs area and also an outdoor area with plenty of heaters.

Café en Seine

The Cill Airne

Bull & Castle

Toner's

House

McGrattan's

JW Sweetman

Kennedy's

The Bleeding Horse

The Liquor Rooms

The Workman's

Next door to The Liquor Rooms is The Workman's Club, a place that the twenty-somethings in your office will probably suggest but you should go along with. Get a Wow Burger there for soakage.

Hogans

Another pub where you'll probably end up outside, Hogan's is a good choice for work drink parties that will probably end up out for the night.

Where do you go for your work drinks?