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7 Dublin pubs for great seafood

As an island nation we’re able to serve up some of the best quality and freshest seafood in Europe. You might not see it on the menu as often as you might like, but there are several pubs that put seafood front and centre on their menu and show just how delicious it can be. […]

11 Pubs to watch the new Premier League season

There’s no shortage of TV screens in pubs around Dublin, but we’ve narrowed down the field a little bit and concentrated on a few pubs that wouldn’t be considered out and out sports bars. Just for fun. We’ll have another list of excellent sports bars in the city very soon. As always, let us know […]

5 Dublin pubs owned by Irish rugby players

A number of Irish sportsmen have, over the years, entered the pub business following their retirement from their chosen sport. From boxer Dan Donnelly running Fallons Capstan Bar in The Coombe in the early 1800s to rugby player Trevor Brennan’s ‘De Danu’ in Toulouse there has been a strong tradition of competitors owning pubs in […]

6 inventive ideas for a work night out.

Naturally, with this being Publin.ie, we’re going to suggest a few options that involve the pub or alcohol based events for your work night out. Make Your Own Beer! (And have a tipple while you do it) The Artisan Brew Academy on Thomas Street offer a really inventive group activity in the form of making […]

The beer bazaar returns to 57 The Headline

After a wildly successful first outing, the beer bazaar in 57 The Headline returns for a second time. Basically, it’s a small craft beer fstival located upstairs in 57 The Headline on Clanbrassil Street. In a pub renowned for selling the best of Irish produce, several local Irish breweries are coming to set up stalls […]

Barber Bar Bru Boot Beer has Best Booze Barter.

Try saying that headline fast 5 times in a row. We’ve seen some inventive drink receptacles in our time doing Publin; Watering cans, jam jars, and flower pots. Now The barbers Bar in Grangegorman have their own new way of drinking a beer, from a glass boot. The phrase “single plum, floating in perfume, served […]

BBQ’s in Dublin pubs. Here’s where you can have an outdoor feast

There’s several pubs in Dublin that can offer you a real outdoor BBQ experience for your work party, birthday, or general gathering. There’s no better way to enjoy the summer than in a Dublin pub with a bit of grilled food. The Church The Church have a brilliant beer garden that gets loads of sun. […]

Pubs for GAA fans during and after the game in Dublin.

We’ll do our best to keep everyone happy with this list, but pubs and the GAA can be a contentious issue! There’s always backlash as to why certain pubs haven’t made the list. Suffice to say, as always, we take suggestions for which pubs should also be included in this list, so let us know […]

There’s a delicious pop up bringing food to The Barbers Bar.

We’re more than delighted to report that there will very soon be opening a pop up in The Barbers in Grangegorman, bringing food to the pub. It’s a very welcome development. Before this, the pub had everything going for it- dog friendly, good beers on tap, well priced G and T, an outdoor area, interesting […]

4th of July Parties in Dublin Pubs.

57 The headline The Headline are celebrating in typical fashion mixing good beer with good food. For €20 you get 2 drinks and one main course. They’re doing BBQ style food and American beers like those from Odell brewing, Founders, and Sierra Nevada. Link. For those unfamiliar with the pub, they’re known for having a […]

Keep track of all the pubs you’ve visited with this deadly Dublin pub scratch map.

You may have seen a map a few years ago designed by a guy named Eoin Whelehan. It was a map of Dublin’s best toasties, with stringy cheese playing the part of the bridges over the Liffey. Well, he’s back again with another pub related project that’s really cool and inventive. Introducing the ‘Traditional pubs […]

Take a look at this superb new Beer Garden in O’Shea’s Pub.

O’Shea’s of Talbot Street have recently unveiled a new beer garden area in their pub, rivaling anything else the cities pubs have to offer. As you enter from the main indoor bar area you’ll first find a speciality whiskey bar for tasting sessions. Up the stairs and you enter the main garden area. To the […]

All the south side Beer Gardens and Sun Spots for Summer in Dublin.

Dublin has a surprising amount of outdoor areas around the city, especially south of the Liffey. Whether they get sun or not is another matter and a good deal of them have roofing that blocks some degree of sunlight. There’s no better way to enjoy Dublin than out in the sun with a cold drink […]

A Sunday Swan Session.

The Swan on Aungier Street is one of those Dublin pubs famed for its natural ambience created by the sound of dozens of concurrent conversations. No piped in music, only chats. With all that said, it might surprise you to hear that they have a weekly Sunday trad session. It takes place in the old […]

There’s an all inclusive craft beer festival coming to The Mansion House in July.

Fidelity Beer Festival is coming to the Round Room of the Mansion House on Saturday 13th of July and it looks like being the craft beer event of the year. It’s organised by Whiplash, a small Irish brewery that has gained international renowned, and The Big Romance, one of the most popular new pubs in […]

Barney Kiernan’s pub from Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’ is up for sale.

The building on Little Britain Street that once contained ‘Barney Kiernan’s’ pub is up for sale as a mixed commercial and residential property. It no longer retains a pub license. Barney Kiernan’s pub featured prominently in James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’, which was set in 1904 and followed the protagonist Leopold Bloom on a journey around Dublin. […]