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When you think of long established and family run pubs in Dublin, you tend to think of places like The Gravediggers in Glasnevin or other traditional spots of that type. Your mind might not automatically go to a large late bar known for its association with teachers and nurses. With that in mind it might […]

It comes up time and time again ‘I’ve been asked to bring people around the city, but I don’t know where to bring them’. You might live here, but it can be hard to come up with ways of showing off the city for small groups who are visiting for a few days. Dublin is […]

Every now and then we get tasked with helping people to find a bar that fits a lot of criteria. Somewhere with a bit of comfort, a large enough space, a late license, a place to dance, finger food or sit down meals, and a few premium spirits and cocktails. One spot that fits the […]

While on Saint Patrick’s day we give thanks to Ireland’s for the day off work and that affair with the snakes a few centuries ago, he’s not the only one that should be celebrated at this time of year. A friend of mine used to tell me that there was a patron saint for people […]

Last year saw the success of a hugely successful campaign initiated by Dublin pubs to get rid of or cut down on the use of plastic straws in the cities pubs. Since then they’ve managed to drastically cut the amount of single-use plastic thrown out. Now The Bernard Shaw have launched an initiative to tackle […]

57 The Headline pub on Clanbrassil Street continue to be at the forefront in the Dublin pub trade when it comes selling and supplying locally produced beer, gin, whiskey, food, and veg. Now they’re having an event upstairs in their gin bar to celebrate all of these element. They’re calling it a ‘Beer Bazaar’. They’ve […]

Saturday the 9th of March 1968 to Friday the 8th of March 2019. That’s how long Frank Boyce has been pulling pints and serving customers behind a bar, most of it in Devitts pub on Camden Street. 51 years of service, 42 in Devitts. The pub was bought in February of 1977 by Willie Devitt, […]

Every year comes the influx of visitors from America, the UK, Europe, and the suburbs to Dublin’s city centre to revel in the Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations. It’s one of the biggest parties in the world. For some, the day itself is a wonderful celebration of Irishness, but the festivities in the city centre can […]

Devitts Devitts on Camden Street are always good for a bit of sport. There’s several screens downstairs and up. Get yourself food at any time during the day and maybe hang around til later for the live music to start. They usually have a tipster competition and the chance to win free bets and pints […]

We popped into Ryans on Parkgate Street over the weekend to revisit what is an old favourite for several generations of Dubliners. It used to be the case that people went here because of its beautiful Victorian era design, atmosphere, and sumptuous pints. In this century they added another dimension, food. It’s always a treat […]

Prominently jutting out onto Baggot Street with a wooden facade is the famous pub Doheny and Nesbitt, named after its former proprietors. It’s one of the 16 remaining Victorian era pubs of Dublin and it retains all the character that it is so well loved and well known for. How about then, renting an area […]

One of Dublin’s newest bars, The Big Romance, has been off to a good start with their choice of food, beer, and musical entertainment. They’re proving to to be very inventive in how they bring in the custom and keep people entertained. For Paddy’s Week they’ve decided to pay homage to stout, a dark beer […]

Since 1993, 149 Capel Street has been owned and operated as ‘The Boars Head’ by the Hourican family, Hugh and Anne. Like most current pubs and even other premises once used as pubs there is a forgotten history behind these buildings. We delved into the newspaper archives to trace the history of 149 Capel Street to see what we could find.