Monthly Archives: August 2017

  The New Pub Pub Crawl is a chance to find some really interesting new pubs recently opened in Dublin. Publin has created a route around 4 new pubs in the city, showing you just what they have to offer and giving you a history of the location and what pubs came before them. We’ll […]

  Following on from the success of our first tour we’d like you to join Publin.ie for a historical pub tour taking in 4 exceptional pubs steeped in the history of the city. We’ll explore the history of each pub and it’s significance in the context of Irish history. Through the prism of the pub […]

  We heard someone say a few years ago that it was no longer a case that individual pubs competed with each other for business, but rather that it was a case of competing areas. Perhaps it’s not so much a case of areas competing, but areas coming together. One of the best examples of […]

  The Cat and Cage in Drumcondra is one of the cities oldest pubs, having its origins in the 17th century. For years they’ve done a great trade in food and drink, and even welcomed some famous faces through the doors. Sean O’Casey drank here frequently and wrote about the pub in one of his […]

  It might come as a shock to those familiar with the Temple Bar district that hens and stags were once considered not the kind of business wanted by the businesses of the area. An Irish Independent article from 1998 that we recently came across details the plans set in motion by the ‘Temple Bar […]

  This is one of the more fascinating and odd pub related videos we’ve come across over the years. Apparently there was an Opera made in 1965 based around O’Donoghue’s pub on Merrion Row, starring Ronnie Drew, The Dubliners, Johnny Moynihan, the McKenna’s, and a slew of other influential Irish musicians. The website itsthedubliners.com describes […]

  The Headline have sent us a photo of the beef that they’re going to be using to turn into burgers for National Burger Day (all stand for the anthem) on Friday the 25th of August. It’s a 50 day aged bit of beef that looks like it has the perfect ratio of meat and […]

  Pifko Bar on the south quays have been serving up Czech and Slovak food and drink for a good few years. Now they have a burger challenge that would be tough on any stomache. They want you to eat 1.5kg of burger and fries AND drink a pint of beer in 20 minutes. As […]

  Join Publin.ie for a historical pub tour taking in 4 exceptional pubs steeped in the history of the city. We’ll explore the history of each pub and it’s significance in the context of Irish history. Through the prism of the pub we’ll explore literature, sports, rebellions, whiskey, politics, and much more. The tour will […]

  Ireland is hosting a major international rugby tournament this year, the Women’s Rugby World Cup. It may be the biggest sporting event held on Irish soil, bar the Ryder Cup. Slattery’s in Beggar’s Bush is well known as a stopping point on the way to the Aviva stadium, and they are capitalising on their […]

  Buskers on the Ball opened earlier in the year and quickly became a hub for football and just about every other sport going. They’re gearing up for the return of the Premier League with a special preview night in the bar with Leeds and Republic of Ireland legend Johnny Giles. Johnny will give the […]