We’re trying a new section called Pub in a picture. We give you a snapshot of what a pub looks like and describe it’s best features all in one graphic. Let us know what info you would like to see covered.
read moreThe Bridge 1859 in Ballsbridge is surely going to be on of THE places to watch the rugby world cup this September, given that they they are part owned by Sean O’Brien, Jamie Heaslip, and Rob and Dave Kearney. To mark the occasion they’ve teamed up with Heineken to create a commemorative heineken bottle with […]
read moreWe’ve noticed a few places in Dublin starting to serve prosecco and wines from a tap recently. We say prosecco, but out of a tap it is called ‘Frizzante’ and that’s what it’s advertised as in pubs. I suppose it makes sense for prosecco/frizzante, given that it can lose it’s fizz quite quickly, and […]
read moreRugby fans in Harry Byrnes in Clontarf were recently treated to a bit of a shock appearance by All Blacks rugby legend Jonah Lomu courtesy of Heineken. We won’t spoil the video for you, so just give it a look and see the big reveal and the practical joke they played upon patrons of the […]
read moreWe’re always interested to see what pubs and bars have the most twitter followers, who is punching above their weight, and who is making the biggest gains. It looks like the average for a pub is between 1000-2000 followers, but some don’t post all that often. The ones in excess of 10,000 followers are some […]
read moreBrewdog, one of the biggest craft breweries on the planet are seemingly on the lookout for a new bar in Dublin. The brewery already has 30 bars in the UK and abroad, and they’re looking to expand internationally. Jack Ward (@brewdogjack ) has asked for suggestions on twitter for a new Dublin bar. Back […]
read moreWho doesn’t enjoy a good pub quiz? A bit of competitiveness, a few pints, and find out which of your mates you actually like. We’ve got a Publin events guide on the way for you soon, but until then, here’s a guide to the pub quizzes of Dublin. Against the Grain, Wexford street. […]
read moreOur friends at the All Ireland Craft Beer Fest have given us a pair of tickets to give away for this weeks event running in the RDS from Thursday 27th to Saturday 29th. We had an excellent time at it last year, and it’s sure to be an exciting event with all the top craft […]
read moreWe’ve been asked this question several times, so we decided to do a bit of mathematical sleuthing. Revenue.ie provide a constantly updated list of license holders for pubs, restaurants, off-licenses, and everything up to a license to sell alcohol in an aerodrome. Using this we filtered out anything that didn’t have a ‘Publicans license (7-day […]
read moreWhether it’s for football, GAA, golf, or tiddly winks, Dublin is well sourced with pubs that are dedicated to showing sports. We’ve picked a few with loads of big screens, and a very wide selection of sports to watch. What we noticed while writing this is that all of these bars are nicely and evenly […]
read moreFancy seeing Jaws on the big screen preceded by a dip in the water on the Viking splash tour? You’ll be able to do just that next month in the Sugar Club. Take to the city and then Grand Canal Dock at 6pm, get back to the Sugar Club for Ivo’s Smokin’ BBQ at 7.30, […]
read moreLast night we attended the Teeling Whiskey dinner in The Bull and Castle. We knew it would be an interesting evening of 4 courses of good food and whiskey pairings, but we didn’t quite know what we were in for. The assumption was that we’d get around a half measure of whiskey with every course, […]
read moreHere’s the latest jobs available in Dublin pubs and bars. If you have any you would like to add to this list, please email us at publinie@gmail.com We’ve added the date that they were advertised so you know what is most recent. Full time bar staff required in Blackbird Rathmines, CVs to blackbirdrathmines@gmail.com […]
read moreHarry Potter fans that we are here at Publin, we got thinking about what a Harry Potter themed bar in Dublin might look like. Or even, if we were given the use of a large pub function room for a night, what would we do to it. We put our thinking caps on, had a […]
read moreOne of Dublin’s biggest live music venues for bands and DJs, The Twisted Pepper of Abbey street, is to close its doors. The bar and venue is part of Bodytonic, the group that also runs The Bernard Shaw, The Square Ball, The Back Page, and MVP. The venue has played host to a lot of […]
read moreOn Friday the 7th of August we took it upon ourselves to walk from one side of Dublin to another without passing a pub. A strange proposition for a website dedicated to pubs to actively avoid them and make a curiosity out of it. We made a time lapse video of the walk that you […]
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