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Have a boozy group day out learning to make craft beer and wine at the Artisan Brew Academy

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 […]

10 pubs for the quintessential Irish Coffee in Dublin

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 […]

Service Please! When pubs had bells to call for a pint.

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 […]

Patrons in Paint: Artwork that shows how pubs value their customers.

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 […]

The best old pub photos from the Dublin City Libraries Collection.

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 […]

11 small areas for drinks with a difference.

There’s all sorts of nooks and hidden areas dotted around the pubs of Dublin. They’re nice little hideaways from the crowds and offer a small bit of privacy for you and your friends while also giving you the comforts of the pub. 57 The Headline ‘Snug’ The snug in 57 The Headline on Clanbrassil Street […]

Photos of dogs with pints in pubs.

This is a low effort article but we just want to give the people what they want. There’s also photos of dogs without pints, but they’re in the pub so that meets our criteria.

Where did The Long Hall get its name? It might not be as obvious as you think.

The more frequently you visit a pub and the more used to its name that you get, the less you tend to think about its origins. These days The Hairy Lemon is more commonly known as a pub rather than the Dublin dog catcher that originated the name. We often don’t stop to think about […]

Snug Life. The complete guide to Dublin’s old and new snugs.

The snug is an integral part of Irish pub design. The feature dates back to the Victorian era when a private space was needed for those who did not want to be seen in a public bar. This included women, the clergy, and perhaps police. These days the small rooms function as a small private […]

7 Winter Warmers that make the Dublin pub the perfect antidote to a manky day.

Sitting close to a roaring fire So many Dublin pubs have fire places to cosy up beside. It’s just a matter of picking which one. 3 picks for us would be The Swan on Aungier Street which has loads of seating near it, The Lord Edward upstairs where the fire is the centre piece of […]

Where to get a lovely bowl of coddle in Dublin pubs.

If you’re not familiar with this most Dublin of dishes, please allow us to educate you. Coddle is a traditional Dublin dish that incorporates slow cooking root vegetables and available meats. The ingredients include potatoes, onion, bacon, and sausages at the recipe’s most bare bones. The ingredients are combined in a pot and cooked low […]

Here’s where ‘The Morgue Inn’ gets its name.

We presumed to know the reason behind the name ‘The Morgue’ in Templeogue but we had to go to the pubs website for the full story. It’s an interesting one: The Morgue was first licensed in 1848, it was licensed under the Ruling British government as a public house, part of the duties of the […]

We walked around all of the Haunted Pubs in Dublin in one day. Here’s how it went. #HauntedPubs

We got the notion early on Halloween Eve to go out on a bit of a mission around the city and visit all of the pubs that we have found to have connections with the occult, hauntings, and Irish horror literature. These are always fun projects to do as people following along usually chime in […]

Nearys in 1964. Captured in the film ‘Girl With Green Eyes’

It’s always a treat to get film footage of Dublin pubs from the past. We thought we had found all the examples there were of pubs used for scenes in movies but today we came across a film that was new to us. ‘Girl With Green Eyes‘ was released in 1964 and directed by Desmond […]

The Hell Fire Club had a favourite drinking spot. Dublin’s forgotten pub, The Eagle Tavern.

As it’s Halloween week we thought that we would dip into the more macabre and spooky side of Dublin pubs. We’ve written articles in the past about pubs still standing where there have been claims of hauntings and unexplained goings on. Now it’s time to tell you about a pub that no longer exists, save […]

The best pub related clips from the RTE archives.

We’re frequently tagged in videos related to pubs released by the RTE archives on their twitter account. They’re a brilliant snap shot into the past and give us rare examples of pub interiors going back to the 1960s. The videos are all hosted on the RTE site so we can’t embed them here, but we […]