Twenty-one alleys are spread across ten counties of Leinster, and almost every one sits inside a bigger leisure complex, from a theme park in Drogheda to an adventure park by the beach in Courtown and a forest resort near Ballymahon.
Most lanesFuntasia Bowling · 14 lanes
Lowest game rate foundThe Zone · €6.50
Latest closingFuntasia Bowling · 23:00
Online booking4 of 21 alleys
Funtasia in Drogheda has the most lanes in the province, 14, and charges €8.50 a game. Dundalk's GR8 Social turned a former Dunnes Stores into a bar with neon lanes, while Meath has three choices: eight lanes beside the cinema at The Arc Arena in Navan, karting and bowling at The Zone, and a new family centre in Ashbourne Retail Park.
In Kildare, kBowl in Naas offers 12 lanes, all wheelchair-accessible, and Airtastic in Celbridge serves food to its eight lanes. Bray Bowl has 12 refurbished lanes near the DART. Further south, Wicklow Bowl & KidZone in Wicklow Town had its website suspended in November 2026, so phone first.
Athlone has two centres within a short drive: The Planet in the Diskin Centre, which takes online bookings, and Elevate, whose eight string-pin lanes were installed in 2025. Mullingar's Rock 'n' Bowl, Longford Megabowl, Roll 'n Bowl in Portlaoise and The Dome on the Laois edge of Carlow mostly sell bowling by the half hour, from €18 at The Dome to €30 at Rock 'n' Bowl.
Wexford has four alleys, two of them a few minutes apart in Courtown: Pirates Cove, with six lanes in an adventure park, and FUNKK, whose lanes are lit by projections. LeisureMax near Wexford town books lanes online, while Amber Lane in Gorey is for hotel residents only. KBowl in Kilkenny city has ten lanes at MacDonagh Junction.
Two Leinster alleys are not public. Amber Lane's four lanes belong to the Amber Springs Hotel and are booked by residents, at €49 a lane-hour. The Leisure Bowl at Center Parcs Longford Forest is part of the resort's activity programme, so you need a lodge booking, or a day pass bought by a guest, to play.
Donore Road Industrial Estate, Unit 1 & 2, Funtasia Theme Parks, Drogheda, Co. Louth, A92 EVH6
Fourteen lanes inside a Drogheda theme park that also runs a waterpark and fairground rides.
Quinsborough Rd, Bray, Co. Wicklow, A98 E6X4
A refurbished 12-lane alley near Bray DART station, with Quasar and its own pizzeria.
Ladytown, Co. Kildare, W91 TA40, Ireland
Twelve wheelchair-accessible lanes with a lift, soft play and a diner in Ladytown, Naas.
Unit 51, Macdonagh Shopping Centre, Hebron Rd, Highhays, Kilkenny, R95 Y232
Kilkenny's ten-lane alley at the front of MacDonagh Junction, with VR, AR darts and karts.
Maynooth Rd, M4 Interchange Business Park, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, W23 PH99
Eight lanes with food served to your lane, beside mini golf and laser tag in Celbridge.
Irishtown, Athlone, Ireland, N37 P8P5
Eight new lanes inside an Athlone activity hub that also runs electric go-karts and axe throwing.
Unit 21, Ashbourne Retail Park, 1 Ballybin Rd, Cookstown, Ashbourne, Co. Meath, A84 R258
Eight lanes inside a new family centre at Unit 21, Ashbourne Retail Park.
Athlone Rd, Cartronageeragh, Co. Longford, N39 HD83
Eight bumper lanes, laser tag and a kids' play area a short drive from Longford town centre.
Navan Shopping Centre, Kennedy Rd, Navan, Co. Meath, C15 PWR9
An eight-lane alley next to the Arc Cinema in Navan Shopping Centre, open until 23:00.
Diskin Centre, Grace Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Bowling, padel and a 9D cinema in the Diskin Centre on Grace Road, minutes from Athlone town centre.
Pirates Cove, Courtown Harbour, Co. Wexford, Y25 WD85
Six pirate-themed lanes with bumpers and ramps, plus adults-only BYOB sessions at weekends.
Wexford Road, Gorey, Co. Wexford, Ireland
A four-lane alley inside a Gorey family hotel, open only to guests staying there.
The square, Ballinatray Lower, Courtown, Co. Wexford
Projection-lit lanes, private karaoke rooms and an arcade on The Square in Courtown.
80–81 Park Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Neon-lit lanes and lane-side drinks in Dundalk's former Dunnes Stores on Park Street.
Bowling, Sports Plaza, Center Parcs Longford Forest, Newcastle Road, Ballymahon, Co. Longford
A ten-pin alley inside Center Parcs' first Irish resort, bookable only with a stay.
Sinnottstown Ln, Blackhorse, Drinagh, Co. Wexford Y35 Y1EW
Online lane booking at a Wexford activity centre that also runs zorbing, archery and a diner.
Lynn Rd, Ballinderry, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Ten-pin bowling and Jungle Joes soft play on Mullingar's Lynn Road since December 2009.
Portlaoise Business and Technology Park, Clonminam, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, R32 C942
A Portlaoise family centre relaunched in 2025, with bowling, roller disco and laser quest.
Barrow Valley Business Park, Sleaty Road, Graiguecullen, Co. Laois
Interactive string-pin lanes beside Congo Quest soft play, on the Laois side of Carlow town.
Unit 1& 2, Mullaghboy, Navan, Co. Meath, C15 Y034
Bowling lanes with ramps and ball walls inside Navan's indoor karting centre.
Dublin Road, Bollarney North, Wicklow, Ireland
A bowling and KidZone centre on the Dublin Road; its website was offline in November 2026.
Funtasia Bowling in Drogheda, with 14 lanes. Bray Bowl and kBowl in Naas follow with 12 each, and KBowl in Kilkenny has 10.
The Zone in Navan listed €6.50 a game from Monday to Thursday in November 2026, and The Arc Arena in Navan charges €6.50 on Tuesdays. Among lane prices, The Dome in Carlow charged €18 for 30 minutes.
Only with a resort stay or a day pass bought by a guest, according to Center Parcs. It is not a walk-in public alley.
The Planet in Athlone, The Dome in Carlow, LeisureMax near Wexford and Longford Megabowl link to booking systems where you pick a lane and time. Others take bookings by phone or through an enquiry form.