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Second Centigrade on the avoiding Temple Bar -- all the tourists go there at night, when it is honestly best avoided. For live music and places to go at night, check out Wexford Street and Camden Street (they're beside each other), where there are a few nice bars. It's all down to personal taste, but Anseo and Whelan’s are good for music and Devitts is a good old fashioned boozer with live Irish music upstairs. Further down that street is the Bernard Shaw which is a full of hipsters and usually good fun. It's run by http://www.bodytonicmusic.com/ who you should check out if you are into dance as they've a lot going on in a few different venues.
The Iveagh gardens is a nice hidden away park during the day if the weather is nice, if you’re into galleries check out the Project Arts Centre, IMMA, and a few others. The leCool guide linked above is good for things that are on that particular weekend, it comes out on Thursday or Friday.
The best coffee in town is served at Third Floor Espresso, and I always like lunch in the Irish Film Institute (IFI) which is hearty and reasonable, and in a nice atrium space.
Enjoy!