Monthly Archives: February 2018

  The snug is a classic design element of the Victorian era pub of which Dublin has 16 remaining. The snug in The Palace Bar on Fleet Street is an excellent example. It has the door entrance offering privacy and a hatch into the bar from where you can order. We popped in to take […]

  Last year we wrote an article celebrating some of the ‘locals pubs’ in town that have a community feel to them and play a positive role in bringing people together. One of those pubs was The Malt House on James’ Street. Graham who runs The Malt is a local man and takes pride in […]

  Fans of Father Ted are often treated to pub quizzes and the occasional themed night out in Dublin, but one pub is going a big step further by hosting a Ted Fest over a weekend. Over the Easter Bank holiday weekend on Saturday and Sunday they’ll be hosting hordes of Ted fans with several […]

  We took a wander down to Baggot Street ahead of Ireland’s huge victory over Italy in the recent 6 Nations. We wanted to check out the BBQ in The Den bar. It’s a great large outdoor space they have there and an excellent place to congregate in a bit of comfort ahead of the […]

  Kennedy’s on Westland Row will be hosting a Cheltenham preview night on the 1st of March at 9pm. The event will be happening downstairs in the lovely ‘Kennedys Station’. Tickets are €20 and all proceeds go to the Injured Jockeys Fund. The panel on the night includes Paddy Mullins, Kate Harrington (Jockey), Johnny Ward […]

  This is a new one to us but it sounds like something worth celebrating. Galentines is apparently the day after Valentines day where you celebrate the female friendships in your life. You don’t necessarily have to be single to celebrate and it just so happens to fall on a Thursday this year, which is […]

  We reported last week that more and more pubs are deciding to either ditch the plastic straw or replace it with a biodegradable one. Now The Pavillion Bar in Trinity are taking a huge step in reducing the amount of plastic they use. Sunny days in Dublin mean flocks of students and non-students alike […]

  Molloys on Talbot Street recently reopened under new management and underwent a good deal of refurbishment. The pub is of immense historical significance so these restoration works ensure the survival of the pub and it’s Victorian era fixtures for another generation of admirers. During the course of the restoration a film crew from ‘Shoeless […]

  The Church on Jervis Street is a pretty impressive building with a long and interesting history. If you go in for a drink you’ll notice people walking around exploring the building in awe. Obviously The Church have noticed this and put together a brochure to allow visitors to give themselves a self guided tour […]

  Post war Liverpool was recreated in Dublin for Mike Newell’s 1995 film ‘An Awfully Big Adventure’ starring Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman. One of the scenes in the film features Grant and Alun Armstrong sharing a drink and a chat about Georgina Cates’ character in a pub. The pub used for filming was The […]

  In the second snug in the front bar of Doheny and Nesbitt on Baggot Street there’s a few old drinks signs, photos, and general knick-knacks hanging on the wall. In one frame there are a few whiskey labels and 4 cheques from The National Bank of Ireland. It might be puzzling as to why […]

  Edit: We made a mistake! This offer was for booking in January only and use in February. BUT Galway Bay have kindly given us 3 kegs for the first 3 people to get onto us at publinie@gmail.com. You still have to have 25 people and get the €75 worth of finger food, but you […]

Every few months we pay a digital visit to the Irish Newspaper Archive in the computer rooms of the National Library and do a bit of digging on some of Dublin’s best known pubs. Recently we did a search for 18 Dame Court where the Dame Tavern resides now today. It’s a fantastic little family […]

In 2017 we took a group around Dublin on a ‘New Pub Pub Crawl’. We took them to Jimmy Rabbitte’s, Bourkes, Underdog, and Pipers Corner. For each of these pubs we did a bit of a historical survey and checked the Irish Newspaper Archive for any historical mentions of the pubs or businesses on those […]