As it’s Black Friday, a newly birthed festival of shopping that is mainly to the benefit of larger commercial operations like amazon, we decided to take a look at a few pubs around the city who take pride in shopping local and ordering from other small businesses operating in the food and drinks trade. In […]
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Cheese puns are the lowest form of humour. They’re also very easy to come up with. Hence, the headline. Read on if you can camembert some more. Some of them may not have previously ocurd to you. One thing we can all a-gruyere upon is that it’s one of the tastiest snacks you can get […]
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You may remember an excellent book from a few years ago that chronicled the history of the Irish pub named ‘Have ye no homes to go to?‘. It tells the story from the earliest origins of Irish brewing and distilling, to the foundation of licensing laws, right up to the present day and the pubs […]
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There’s a long standing tradition in Ireland that pubs would frequently double as boarding houses, hotels, and temporary accommodation for the wandering traveler. Although this isn’t necessarily as common as it used to be, there are still pubs that retain this function. There are also some instances where Airbnb has taken over this role and […]
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For years and years in Dublin, rumours have persisted that a series of underground tunnels run along Dame Street, near Leinster House, O’Connell Street and various other areas of the city. These rumours are often difficult to verify unless major works are carried out upon buildings, extensive road works are carried out, or like in […]
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We had the great fortune last night to be able to attend an event launching a historic whiskey collaboration between 7th generation whiskey bonders and 3rd generation Dublin publicans. The Palace Bar has become the first bar in the world to be honoured with their own single cask of Green Spot whiskey to sell exclusively […]
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The biggest awards gala for the pub industry took place last night in the RDS. The Irish Pub Awards are organised by the 2 big pub organisations in Ireland, the LVA which represents pubs in Dublin and the VFI, which represents all those outside of the capital. Earlier in the year, regional winners were selected […]
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The Barge The Barge on Charlemont Street overlooking the canal have a very nice traditional Irish Sunday Roast , complete with gravy, all the veg trimmings and their roast meat of the day. The Church The Church on Mary Street is a spectacular setting for a Sunday roast. Their food is well known as some […]
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On these cold, harsh Irish Winter nights the traditional pub is a great hideaway from the weather. An added plus in some of these pubs is the existence of a magnificent open roaring fire to keep you warm. We’ve focused on several fire places in the first part of this article and listed all those […]
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The Church The Church on Mary Street is one of the best bars in Dublin to dine. This bar welcomes people from around the world, including Americans every day of the year and as a result they’ve become a bit of a hub for other nationalities living in Dublin. They’ve put together a sumptuous sounding […]
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Devotees of Frank Ryan’s pub on Queen street will no doubt be familiar with a certain lurking canine who sporadically appears underneath the legs of blindly wandering pub revelers. Magoo the dog is a mainstay of the pub, making friends wherever he goes, whether they be human or fellow dog. Magoo belongs to the owner […]
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They call themselves ‘Dublin’s only DIY brewery’, the Artisan Brew Academy on Thomas Street certainly provides a group activity unique in Dublin. They host beer and wine making workshops for groups. We dropped into the academy a few weeks ago to pick up some yeast thinking it was mostly just a home brew shop, but […]
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Since the 1940’s the Irish Coffee has been a staple of Irish pubs and bars here and abroad. It’s a winter warmer that keeps you toasty and perks you up (so long as you don’t go mad on them). A shot of whiskey, a spoon of sugar, some rich roast coffee, and a head of […]
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Over the last few years we’ve tried to pay as much detail as possible to the world around us. Or the pubs around us to be more accurate. Frequently it’s the small details of a bygone time that make for the most interesting features of a pub. There’s match strikes embedded into the walls, gas […]
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Some pubs in Dublin city have beautiful artwork on display 365 days a year. Pay a visit to Davy Byrnes, The Gingerman, or Grogans to see what we mean. Some pubs have gone so far as to commission artists to paint depictions of the bar on an average day, featuring some of their more regular […]
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It’s always a pleasant thing to wake up to a new tweet from the Dublin City Libraries Reading Room twitter account with a photo of a Dublin pub from the past. They’re good enough to tag us in them so we thought we’d pick out a few of our favourites from the last while. The […]
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