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Oscars Christchurch     Oscars in Christchurch have signs and posters all over the bar encouraging you to hold your pub quiz event there. It’s a very large space that can hold around 40-250 people over 2 levels. They have a PA, and a big screen. They donate €2 from each pizza sold to the […]

  On Tuesday night of last week The Rag Trader on Drury Street was named ‘Best whiskey bar in Ireland’ at the Travel and Hospitality Awards. We thought we’d give you a quick look around to see what all the fuss is about.     The bar is a wonderful recreation of an old Irish […]

    Every year a celebration of the life noted Irish author of Myles na gCopaleen/ Flann O’Brien/ Brian O’Nolan is held in The Palace Bar on the 1st of April. This year (2018) it’s happening on Monday the 2nd of April just to make things easier and so it doesn’t coincide with a rugby […]

    Join Publin.ie for a night of exploration around some of Dublin’s newest pubs. We take you through a few spots that have just recently opened and expose you to the history of the building and what came before, as well as letting you know what they have to offer now. We’ll go to […]

  It’s turned into one of the most celebrated drinks events in recent years and why wouldn’t it be?! Over the last year or so The Hill pub in Ranelagh has been running a festival celebrating Ireland’s new found love of gin. The pub are selling all of their range of gin with tonic for […]

Fans of the art of pugilism might want to broaden their horizons away from watching fights at home and to branch out into the pub. Several pubs consistently appear on our radar when big boxing fights come around, so we though we’d put together a list of pubs that will usually show them on their […]

  All of the pubs in Dublin have been wanting to open up on Good Friday for a few years and now they have their wish. One of these pubs is using the first Good Friday open as a chance to do some good and to make a contribution to their community. Slatterys pub in […]

  St Patrick’s Day is obviously the busiest day of the year for Dublin pubs, and it’s made doubly busy by the fact that Ireland have the chance to win the Grand Slam against England in the 6 Nations. Getting a table in a pub on Paddy’s day is a hard enough proposition without adding […]

  We took a look around The Barge on Charlemont Street. It’s a fantastic spot for party bookings. There’s the upstairs floor and the loft which can be reserved separately or together if you have a large group. They have party packages available including free finger food and a free DJ.

It may be absolutely frizzling outside, but at least you can find solace in a cold pint and a warm fire. Here’s a list of pubs with fireplaces in Dublin city centre. We’ve added photos where possible and there’s a more comprehensive list at the end of the article.   Beerhouse, Capel street     […]

  Since we’ve been getting a lot of requests, we’ve put together a list of pubs that will be open or are planning on opening on Friday 2nd March. They have said on twitter and other social media that they will be open, but do not take it for granted that they will and maybe […]

  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 […]