This will come as good news to those that work within walking distance of the Dame street/Temple bar area. We happened across what might be the best lunch meal deal in the city, and, what’s more, it looks pretty filling too. Trinity bar on Dame street are offering lunches for €5. The lunches consist […]
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Before the outrage starts about the exclusion of this and that pub, we’ll say now that you can help us grow this list by nominating a pub. In the past there has been plenty of debate about what pubs deserve to be named a great GAA pub, so we’re opening it out to the audience […]
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Over the last few months we’ve been taking speed tests whenever we’re in a pub. We’re trying to get an idea of the speeds that can be expected in some pubs around the city. Given that there are hundreds of pubs around the city, we have only managed to capture the speeds of […]
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We stumbled across a little factoid while doing some research on the legalities of owning and running a pub. (I know, this is an exciting business). There is apparently a list of professions that are not allowed to own or operate a pub or to be in receipt of a publicans license. Have a […]
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We’d like to share a short anecdote of some of the best hospitality we’ve ever experienced in an Irish pub. Last week we were in Fallons in The Coombe, a fine pub. It got quite busy as it does from time to time, so we decided to go somewhere with a bit more room […]
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For the last year a youtube account called ‘Lorcan Film Unit’ has been releasing old videos of Dublin, mostly from the 60s. These videos give an amazing perspective on Dublin at the time, showing pubs, markets, and the daily life of Dubliners. The footage was taken by firefighter and historian , Mr. Leslie Crowe. Mr. […]
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We like to concentrate on the Northside of the city centre every now and then, as we feel that it can be somewhat neglected when it comes to pubs and bars. Most of the cities late spots are on the southside, and there is generally more of a concentration of bars on that side of […]
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A few weeks ago we sat down with Hugh Hourican, who, along with his wife Ann, runs The Boars Head on Capel street. One of the best stories he had was of a tradition that started 15 years ago for the winners of the All Ireland to bring the trophy into the pub the […]
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I’m sure you’re all familiar with the GAA themed comedic stylings of Facebook comedian ‘Rory’s Stories’. Indeed, such is his popularity and that of the characters that he creates that he’s earned himself a slot on RTE’s Republic of Telly. This weekend, and every big GAA weekend this summer he’s going to be doing […]
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2016 marks the 250th anniversary of The Long Hall pub on George’s street. Let that sink in. This pub has been open for a quarter or a millenium! They’ve got lots of celebrations planned for the second half of the year to mark this extraordinary feat. They’re keenly interested in the history of the […]
read moreIn recent years, The Church on Jervis street has become the home for French people in Dublin. They supported their team in the beer garden and in the Cellar during their eventually ill fated euros campaign, and now they’re back for a bit more of a joyful event. On the 13th and 14th of […]
read moreWe know that the Publin audience are always eager to try out new pubs and bars, and we’ve got a special one here for you. It’s a bit of an unexpected one, purely down to the fact that we had no idea of the scale of the building before entering. What we found was […]
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 The date beside each listing is the date it was last advertised online. Part time bartender required with at least two years experience in the busy, Back […]
read moreThe Dark Horse Inn on the South quays near Tara street train station has closed its doors. It seems to have happened in the last few weeks. We had heard that it had closed, but we held off on writing anythign about it before talking to people in the trade. A number of […]
read moreMuch is made of the changeable weather in Ireland and how it’s so hard to plan for. One pub in Temple Bar has a solution to our on again off again sunshine/rain dynamic. Bad Bobs in Temple Bar has a pretty cool rooftop area. It has undergone a refurb recently and, unlike other high […]
read moreWe didn’t want to say in the headline that JK Stoutman’s was definitively the cheapest, because we’re not quite sure, and there’s a number of contributing factors. Firstly, the cheapest we’ve found is €2.00, but that’s only on certain nights, there’s a €5 cover charge, and it’s targeted towards a different demographic. To […]
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