Weekly Tantra Kriya Yoga classes for men each Monday and Hot nude yoga each Tuesday -evenings at 8pm. Remove blockages, return to ecstasy, learn conscious touch, tantra ritual and massage; discover five different male orgasms, lingam massage and the difference between ejaculation and body orgasm. A unique combination of traditional holistic massage therapies combined with the art of Tantra and Tantric Massage; changing the way people view sexuality and how to experience sexuality in deeper, more sacred ways.

Within an hour of Dublin is some extraordinary countryside beauty:

Glendalough, a 6th Century monastic settlement to the south, surrounded by scenic Glenmalure valley, and upper and lower lakes.

Newgrange, on the way to Drogheda and Belfast, with prehistoric ruins not unlike Stonehenge, that may be the world's oldest surviving man-made structure.

Don't eat alone -- enjoy the company of Dubliners over dinner. This social group for gay men meets for dinner in Dublin city center restaurants, with 15 to 30 people attending; sometimes with weekends away. Dinners are usually on second Fridays and last Saturdays of the month. Prices vary, but look for a total bill of between 25-60 euros per person. See the website or email them at info@DiningOutIreland.org for details.

Dublin is the gateway to many European destinations. With discount airlines such as Easyjet and Ryanair, there's a wide choice of cities to visit at a fraction of bigger carriers' rates. Many destinations are close enough and the fares can be cheap enough to consider making day trips to Europe's capitals. Booking in advance will almost always get you the best rates.

Eight miles south of Dublin, the small museum dedicated to the life and works of James Joyce in peaceful Sandycove, is a short walk from Dun Laoghaire. Here Joyce set the first chapter of the novel Ulysses, and the collection includes personal possessions, photographs, letters, first and rare book editions. Phone: 353-1-280-9265.

The Joyce Tower here was originally built to defend against possible invasion by Napoleon. A short walk away is the Forty Foot, a traditional "bathing pool" in Dublin Bay, with steps to the sea from an old changing room. Mostly older men still strip off to jump naked into these cold waters, as they did in Joyce's time and before that. The name refers to the military regiment men who once used the pool.

Six extinct in the wild, and 300 endangered plant species from diverse climatic regions are protected here. They have tours of their trees, lectures on invasive alien species, traditional music and St. George's Brass Band concerts, art exhibits, and wood turning demonstrations. The Curvilinear Range of glasshouses here, constructed 1843-1869, are still held up by much of their original wrought iron frames, making them amazingly light, slim and elegant. Find them at Glasnevin, just a couple of miles north of Dublin city center.

New members, and visitors to Ireland, are always welcome to join this Dublin lesbian and gay hiking group for a day in the mountains, and along area coastlines. Check their site for dates, destinations and advice on appropriate gear - and bring a packed lunch and water. The group assembles at 10am (sharp) each Sunday at the National Concert Hall, (Earlsfort Terrace). A 2 euro contribution is requested.

Dublin is a world center for innovative stage productions. A few centers of the art include:

Project Arts Centre (39 East Essex St, Temple Bar), at the heart of Dublin artistic life, and the forefront of cutting edge Irish art. An extensive program of visual arts, dance, music and theater challenges audiences and artists alike in a year-round series of adventure and creative enquiry. In two performance spaces and a gallery their free exhibitions feature Irish and International works using a variety of media, in solo and group shows. Open daily, video clips online.

The annual Dublin Gay Theatre Festival celebrates gay people's contribution to the theater, past and present; founded in 2004 to mark the 150th anniversary of Oscar Wilde's birth, in his native city. They showcase Irish and international gay artists, and works with gay themes or relevance.

The Abbey Theatre, the national theater of Ireland, founded in 1903 by W. B. Yeats, creates world-class productions to engage with and reflect Irish society and promote new Irish writer and artists. At the same time they sustain and re-imagine the full repertoire of Irish plays.

Other theaters include: the Draiocht (Blanchardstown Centre); the Olympia (Dame St, opposite Dublin Castle); the Gate (Cavendish Row, Parnell Sq); and the New Theatre (43 E Essex St, Temple Bar).

The annual 16-day Dublin Fringe Festival of theater, comedy, music, dance and spectacle takes place at more than a dozen additional theater and performance venues around the city - and in it's streets.