This week sees the 253rd anniversary of The Long Hall on Georges Street. To get a sense for how well loved the pub is, all you need to do is walk by it on any night of the week. Or during the day for that matter. On the 250th anniversary of the pub, owner Marcus […]

  It’s come to our attention over the last few months that a few bars have been looking for ways to outdo each other with new ways to serve spirits, cocktails, and pints. Having a distinctive glass can really set you apart from your competition. And it’s with that in mind that we’re showing you […]

Dublin is a city with an ancient past and every ancient city has it’s myths and rumours of the macabre. We stroll through the medieval and early Viking era areas of the city, visiting pubs with histories of hauntings and stories that are sure to put a chill up you. We’ll visit 3 pubs over […]

Set your calendar for a trip to Bray on the weekend of November 1st-3rd for a festival to our favourite pub food and a side event devoted to our favourite animal. The Harbour Bar in Bray will be hosting a toastie festival for the third time, celebrating all that is good about the humble toasted […]

As the world moves towards reducing the amount of plastic that we create, use, and then throw away, reusable water bottles have come into fashion as a means for cutting down on waste. Most people fill up their bottles from the tap at home before heading out, but some people still want either filtered still […]

During a recent visit to the library to look up pubs on the National Newspaper Archive we cam across a description of The Palace Bar at the turn of the beginning of the 20th century. For a lot of pubs we have photographs going back to maybe the 1940’s, but beyond that it’s difficult to […]

There’s lots of very talented artists in Dublin paying homage to the capital’s pubs in the form of photography, graphic design, paintings, and ceramics. Pubs inspire a lot of warm feelings for people so it’s only natural that creatively minded people would want to capture those feelings in an artistic form. The latest form that […]

For anyone who has been to either Devitts on Camden Street or Doheny and Nesbitt on Baggot Street, the news that they’ve won two prestigious accolades will not come as much of a shock. Devitts was honoured at the Irish Hospitality Global Awards last week for having the ‘Best Entertainment Experience’. Devitts in the last […]

Some bars are really good at catering for large groups, parties, and work groups. Lemon and Duke on Hibernian Way is one such bar. Part of any good work night out is a bit of food to nibble on and the platters available in Lemon and Duke are among the best we’ve come across in […]

Out of a pool of pubs from Ireland, to Europe, to Asia, America, and all over the world, Toners has been named by Irish Hospitality Global during their recent awards ceremony as having the best whiskey experience globally. This is another feather in the cap of a pub that was named one of the world’s […]

Devitts on Camden Street has always been a big destination for GAA fans who want to watch a match or who come over from the Northside after watching a match in Croker. Knowing their audience, they got a special ‘5 in a row’ pint glass made up. Pints taste extra special out of a chalice […]

The Church might be the best known pub in Dublin for U2 fans where the band never actually played. For years now before U2 concerts the bar has been putting on big day long festival like affairs hyping fans up for blockbuster gigs in Croke Park. Now, they’re having a night removed from a U2 […]