We take a very quick look around JK Stoutman’s on James’ Street as a place for throwing a big party. There’s loads of seating and standing room, a big screen, a pool table, and very reasonably priced drinks. Maybe a good spot for a gig or a pub quiz.
read moreThe TV show themed pub quiz has become rather popular in Dublin over the last while. There’s been quizzes relating to The Simpsons, Arrested Development, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Father Ted, and other comedy shows that seem to inspire fanatical devotion. Now it’s the turn of ‘The Office’, but this one has a […]
read moreIn 2015 we were reading Kevin C Kearn’s excellent book on the pub trade, ‘Dublin pub life and lore’ when we came upon a fairly interesting description of a man, or group of men who were, to say the least, ‘fond of a drop’. There’s a few short paragraphs on ‘The Pintmen’ of Dublin […]
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