Wanderers FC was founded in 1870 which means it is one of the oldest Rugby clubs in Dublin. They…read morecurrently compete in Division 3 of the AIL, but like most other clubs they have more than one team including an under-20s team. I've seen a few of their matches, and because it's Rugby they're great fun to watch and support is always welcome. Even though at this time of year it's pretty darn cold when you're standing around for close to 2 hours watching the lads in their shorts, so you might want to wear a lot of layers. The club is hard to miss, being right at Merrion Road, and it's also easy to get to by bus or DART. The clubhouse is warm and welcoming and the club organises a few events a year as well. The grounds were also used by the Australian National team for training when they were here for the Autumn Internationals, and the club also opens up their parking lot during the day for people working in the area or visiting the RDS.

Amateur run organisation, kick off times are biased towards certain teams. Referees don't…read moreunderstand the simplest of rugby rules, are biased, don't call games evenly are rude and are not open to any sort of discussion with players regarding on field decisions. Avoid at all costs.

Summer is almost over, so I'm a bit late with this, but next summer you should think about trying…read moretag rugby. My friend describes it as "kiss-chasing" but that's not exactly it! Basically, it's a game for mixed teams where you play with a rugby ball and rugby rules but no contact. Instead of a tackle, you take someone's "tag" from their shorts. There are seven people on the pitch at a time, and there must be a minimum of three girls. Boy tries are worth one point but girl tries are worth three points (yay!). It's a bit of fun. You get to see your friends regularly every week, run around for a bit of exercise and then stay afterwards for a drink and a barbecue. It's sociable and good for exercise-phobes like me. It's great fun.

One of the best clubs in Ireland to play Olympic handball in! They have a female and a male team +…read morethey are currently building up a youth section. The teammates are great and the club probably boasts as many as 20 different nationalities, so international for sure!

Suttonias is a local rugby club with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Why not drop in to watch a…read more match or have a pint

I must confess that for most of my life, man and boy, the joys of hockey eluded me. And they still…read moredo; it kind of seems a bit like an under 11s hurling match: low-scoring, the ball doesn't leave the ground - not particularly entertaining overall. Still, never let it be said that I'm unwilling to give things a chance. So, one day in the foreign country that was 2003 (Jesus that was a long time ago), on a particularly long day-time session in a mate's gaff in exotic Ballsbridge, we sat on a back wall of some unfortunate's house to watch our first hockey match. Pembroke Wanderers are, I imagine (from my limited knowledge of such circles) fairly typical of Dublin's hockey clubs. For one thing, they're on the southside (you wouldn't get away with that lark round my way), and for another they have an appropriately West Brit name: "Pembroke". Now don't suggest that I'm lapsing into generalisations here, but surely any young fella that didn't have notions of West Britishness but who did want to swing a piece of wood around as a sporting pursuit would take up the native (and infinitely more entertaining, to my mind) game of hurling. An iománaíocht abú. I digress. I have no idea who Pembroke were playing that night, what the final score was or what exactly was going on. This probably had a bit to do with our consumption of alcohol, but I imagine it was also to do with the deficiencies of hockey as a spectator sport. Anyway, we soon began to tire of our new-found pursuit, and we dared one of the lads to run across the pitch just before the second half started. He did (shouting, "Raheeeny forevaa!" as he went), and we spent the rest of the second half congratulating him for this feat. He was not pursued or otherwise molested by any of the hockey players, despite the fact that he is small and skinny and they were armed with big sticks, so that rather confirms their status as big jessies. After the match was over, some Kuwaiti lads came on the recently vacated pitch and started playing soccer, so we jumped down off the wall and joined them. They all had very good English, but they were extremely bad at the sport of Association Football. In spite of (or perhaps because of) our inebriated state, we were much better than them. Still and all, it was a pleasant way to round off a great day. So, while I have no interest in the sport of hockey, Pembroke Wanderers will always retain a special place in my heart.

I'm leaving this review about Westwood in general (not specifically the leopards town site)…read more All I can say is, I've never ever experienced worse customer service in my life ! It is an absolute joke! They never ever answer the phone, and yet when you go into the gym there are multiple staff at the reception. If you email them, they will take over a month to respond. If you ask one of the receptionist for anything (the most basic of requests) they haven't a clue and direct you to call the number for Westwood, to which you will NEVER get an answer. The gym itself is nice and all that, but I actually miss Flyefit now and regret paying the amount Ive paid on a membership with them due to the terrible customer service. Also just something to watch out for, the day you visit the gym with an interest of joining, you will be shown around by a staff member who has all the time in the world for you and will dazzle you with all of the perks etc of joining Westwood, but don't be fooled by this ! Once you join, you are on your own and if you need any support/ need to ask a simple question, good luck to you my friend

Phoned West Wood Leopardstown as we live close by. Was going to sign the family up for the year for…read moretheir Christmas present. No one answers the phone so left a voice message requesting call back and approx price for annnual membership for 8 adults and 6 kids, not a word from them !!!!! Guess they dont need my business, unbelieveable ..........

I joined Epic MTB and found them to be a race focused MTB club who are proud to be just that…read more They have become one of the largest, most active MTB clubs in Ireland and dominated the 2012 race season across the board. If you want to ride and race with some of the best MTB'ers in Ireland on some of the best trails around and get seriously fit doing it, its the club for you.

From the owner: EPIC supports all off-road cyclingincluding: Cross Country, Enduro, Cyclo Cross & MTB Sportivesread more