You might not say that McGowan’s is a very traditional pub these days, catering as it does to hundreds of people every night on a late night basis. However, we have found a photo of the premises from the 50s from when it was a more modest location to imbibe and socialise. In the […]
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This might not seem like big news, and it probably isn’t, but we do find it interesting and a little bit curious. There’s grapes growing on the vine in the one little area of McGowans beer garden in Phibsboro that gets sun. I wouldn’t have thought that Ireland would be the best climate for […]
read moreMcGowans in Phibsboro, who are no strangers to big big parties, are having a 3 day ‘Legendary’ Halloween party this weekend. From Thursday to Saturday they’re expecting big crowds of fancy dressed revelers to arrive and try to outdo each other to win some of the €1,000 in cash prizes. There’s prizes for best […]
read moreWhether it’s for football, GAA, golf, or tiddly winks, Dublin is well sourced with pubs that are dedicated to showing sports. We’ve picked a few with loads of big screens, and a very wide selection of sports to watch. What we noticed while writing this is that all of these bars are nicely and evenly […]
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