The scourge of the conversation killing mobile phone has infected the pubs of Dublin! Well, it’s not all that bad. One Dublin pub has decided to give you a bit of incentive to turn off your phone and simply enjoy your lunch and the company you keep. And of course they’re looking for a bit […]
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Every now and then on twitter we have a bit of fun where we give people a theme and we try to make some terrible puns involving Dublin city centre (mostly) pubs. We came up with a few, some friends of Publin came up with a few, and there was a trojan effort from Publiners […]
read moreCamden street is to have a new addition in the coming days. We took a walk by today to see what we could see. Details are a bit scarce at the moment, but we’ll have more info for you soon. The bar is called ‘Camden Exchange’ and is located where the RTE show ‘Raw’ was […]
read moreSometimes you just want to sit in a pub, admire it for what it is, get engrossed in conversation, and not have your eyes drawn to a screen showing sports or Sky News. We’ve put together a list of pubs where you won’t get distracted and you can simply enjoy the company or the music. […]
read moreSo you’re looking for a venue for a party, a place to host a table quiz, or some kind of event? You can get areas in pubs and separated function rooms, but sometimes they’re not up to scratch and not secluded enough for you. Why not hire out a whole pub for the night? You […]
read moreThis is the third launch of a new beer from Guinness in recent months, following up on the Dublin and West Indies Porters released in September of last year. The release of those beers wasn’t huge, but enough for Guinness to sink a few million quid into them. In the last few weeks we had […]
read moreWanting to play table tennis? That’s a paddling. It’s a bit of a new trend in Dublin pubs to see table tennis/ping pong emerging as a chosen sport in the pub olympics. We’ve found 4 pubs that have tables all the time, and 1 place that has tournaments every now and then. Here they are… […]
read moreGrafton Lounge – Free pint of Heineken if Rob Kearney or Sean O’Brien score a try. JW Sweetmans – Pork burger and a pint of Sweetmans craft beer €10 The Bankers (It may have the world cup logo on it, but it’s the same deal now) – Pint of Heineken and a bun […]
read moreAnother Valentines day has rolled around and you’re still looking for love. Well look no more! Or at least temporarily give up the search to attend this event. The Bernard Shaw on South Richmond street are taking the love bull by the horns and getting all the singletons of Dublin together for a Valentines bash. […]
read moreThe Dublin Whiskey Fest kicks off this Febraury 16th and runs until the 21st. There’s 25 venues on board so far, with each of them creating a signature cocktail specially for the event. They wanted to show the versatility of Irish whiskey, so they’ve asked the bars to create within one of these five categories- […]
read moreMinister for Health Leo Varadkar has unveiled proposals to ban the sale of cheap alcohol. The Public health (alcohol) bill will introduce new measures to raise the minimum price for beer and wine, as well as imposing restrictions on advertising and sponsorship by drinks companies. A minimum price of 9-11 cent per gram of alcohol […]
read moreShearys of Crumlin, run by Mick Sheary, is becoming well known for their dedication to bringing Irish craft beer to suburban areas, or Crumlin at least for a start. Every time one of the breweries turns up, Mick is off out the door with his camera in hand waiting to greet them. We gave a […]
read moreThe 6 nations fast approaches and we’ve put together a list of good pubs to watch the games in. We’ve varied our choices to give you some options between big sports bars, small bars with lots of condensed atmosphere, craft beer bars, and a few others. Of course there are loads of bars in Dublin […]
read moreIn a move that’s set to draw scorn and derision from people who like to drink craft beers, Budweiser have made an advert, screened during the Super Bowl, proudly proclaiming themselves as a macro-brewer (as opposed to the micro craft beers) and poking fun at people who drink craft beer. The essence of the ad […]
read moreWe’ve been looking through the archive to find some of the best Irish beer TV adverts. Here is the selection that we came up with. Obviously this list could be entirely comprised of Guinness adverts, but we’ve tried to spread them out over the various companies. If we’ve missed out on any particularly good ones, […]
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