Great wee rugby club, so handy to Ravenhill for before and after matches. Drinks are cheap and…read morecheerful and the food (pub grub like burgers and chips, goujons etc) is delicious too. If you follow them on Facebook they usually give details on the day if they have food on.

This club is tucked away off the street in East Belfast. A great wee place to watch the rugby or…read morehave a pint. A friendly club with a surprisingly nice clubhouse.

The cricket club is located in the technology park in antrim. The site had loads of onsite parking…read more The area is really quiet as well making it an ideal location to play a game of cricket. Antrim hockey club also use the clubhouse for functions. The alcohol in the clubhouse is very cheap making it good for a few pints they often have fundraising events where the bar is open to the public.

Nice wee spot with very friendly staff…read more The bar and the restaurant are separate business and I love going there for a drink but do not recommend it to eat. Nice in the summer when you can watch the matches being played. Some evenings they also have a live band, quiz or dj on .. Check fb to see when these are!

Very friendly staff and welcoming atmosphere. Everyone welcome families, friends and private…read morefunctions. The bar and restaurant are separate businesses but highly recommend the bar and not r really fussed on the restaurant tho..

Ballymena bowling club is excellent. There is ample parking for visitors and the club often hosts…read morecompetitions. They always have events after games in the social club which is also open most evenings. The green is well maintained and large enough for ample use. The hall has lots of pictures trophys etc which are great to look at today.

Ballymena Rugby club is located between ballymena and broughshane. The club has at least 4 full…read moresize pitches which is available to hire from the blub. There is also space for spectators to watch. The clubhouse is really well decorated and has lots of seating areas. The bar in the clubhouse is also excellent and is available to book for private functions. always good for a night out.

What a top family night out! We went to our first Belfast Giants Game a couple of weeks ago at the…read moreOdyssey and really loved it. For anyone who has been trapped in a cupboard for the last 10 years, the Giants are Belfast's home ice hockey team. I'm not a great sports fan and none of us had a particular interest in ice hockey, but that didn't matter. There was such a good atmosphere and the game was so fun to watch that everyone, from age 5 up, had a blast. During the game, there is a troop of cheer leaders who do all the whooping and jumping you see on TV and during intervals various furry mascots skate about to entertain the crowd. My favourite bit was when they fired Subway subs out of a mini canon into the crowd. Didn't manage to catch one though. The game itself was really entertaining. I think some of the fights between players were stage managed but no less exciting for it. We really got into the spirit of the event and bought those giant foam hand you see on TV. Adult tickets were £15 and the kids cost £9 each so it's not a cheap night out but absolutely worth it for a birthday treat.

I and a crew of people (3 Irish & 4 American /Canadian) decided to do a little road trip up to…read moreBelfast to see a Belfast Giants ice hockey game. They play their home games in the Odyssey Arena in the Titanic Quarter of Belfast, and I have to say we had a great experience. The great thing about it is how well it's organised. Tip-top professional. It's a real "event", a spectacle only North American sports teams can pull off. There is a great atmosphere entering the stadium with many fans having drinks in the sports bar Rockies which is part of the Odyssey Arena complex. Then comes everything from the mascot "Finn McCool" getting the crowd going to a very patriotic entrance video for the team to the game itself. The game is fast-paced and action packed. In between stoppages there is everything from pizza-eating competitions to free t-shirt and subway sandwich give-aways. The event is very family orientated and a lot of fun. If you have anyone who is American/Canadian or who has lived there that misses a slice of Americana this will be right up your street. There is also a wonderful feeling of the team giving something to the community. There are a lot of charities associated with the team and the players are only happy to sign autographs and meet the fans afterwards. A real treat!!

Casement Park is the principal GAA ground in N. Ireland and home to Co. Antrim footballers and…read morehurley players. The stadium holds over 32,000 fans, though sadly this is rarely ever filled. The ground used to play host to the Ulster championship final however in recent years this has been awarded to St Tiernach's Park in Clones and Croke Park in Dublin. The GAA season runs from January to September so during the Winter months this park is deserted and not used. As with most GAA parks there is very little parking facilities so patrons should expect to park and walk for half an hour to get there. This may not seem that far but when your returning to your car in the Belfast sunshine (rain) after your team has just being throttled it's a damn long walk. In comparison to other GAA pitches this is one of the best in N. Ireland and with recently added floodlights it really looks the part. However in my opinion this ground could be put to better use such as concerts etc like Croke Park in order to get use out of it the whole year round.

While this is a great sporting venue for fans of the GAA, the unfortunate thing is that many of the…read moreprominent matches (like tournament quarter-finals) can see ticket prices of between £13 and £23. Even with concession prices, it can be an expensive day out for a family. Check ticket prices in advance for matches that you're interested in.

This is a football club, bar and function room and none of the three should be overlooked…read more Firstly, the football - there are some great afternoons to be had listening to the banter and chants of the small group of faithful Comrades followers. This isn't stadium football, and all the better for ityou can hear everything the fans and players are saying to each other in an atmosphere which is miles from the santitised experience to be found at larger clubs. While the main bar in the social club is a fairly standard social club-type of bar, it is a cheap and safe alernative to the very poor choice of town centre bars in Ballyclare. The function room is probably one of the best of its type around as it is relaxed, cheap and gives a perfect atmosphere for a function or fundraiser. All three are well worth a look, AND you'll be showing your support for true local football.