The leafy avenues of Dublin 4 will be chock-a-block with rugby fans this Saturday as the Wallabies roar into town.
Expect major delays in and around the Ballsbridge area for the match against Australia as the Irish hope to make up for the embarrassing drubbing meted out by New Zealand last weekend. The match begins at 2.30pm.
Elsewhere in the sporting world, Cork City take on Derry tonight in what promises to be a storming Eircom League title decider. The game kicks off at quarter to eight, and there will be heavy traffic in the areas surrounding the ground both before and after the dust settles.
Busy race cards at Punchestown on both Saturday and Sunday should also be considered when negotiated Dublin by car this weekend.
Scottish pop-rockers Franz Ferdinand play Dublin's Point Theatre tonight, and traffic in the city centre and along the quays will be heavy both before and after the gig, which sounds off at 8pm.
The weather reports for the weekend bring both good news and bad. Although it's expected that things will remain dry, people are advised to wrap up warm as the cool temperatures continue.
Tonight will be dry but rather cold, with frost in many areas and perhaps some fog patches.
A dry, cool day awaits tomorrow, with bright or sunny spells, highest temperatures of 7 to 10 degrees and light winds; Sunday will be mainly dry and settled.