Every 16th of June the streets of Dublin are flooded with crowds of Joyce and Ulysses enthusiasts all decked out in period dress. People travel from around the world to celebrate James Joyce’s Ulysses, it’s protagonist Leopold Bloom, and his odyssey across the city of Dublin in 1904. A number of pubs gets a mention […]
read moreOn Friday the 7th of August we took it upon ourselves to walk from one side of Dublin to another without passing a pub. A strange proposition for a website dedicated to pubs to actively avoid them and make a curiosity out of it. We made a time lapse video of the walk that you […]
read more1. Dublin has exactly 666 licensed pubs. Seems extra sinful now. 2. Quentin Tarrantino was once refused a pint from the Stag’s Head. He tried to pull the ‘Do you know who I am?’ card, but was rebuffed by the staff because it was after hours and one rule applies to all. 3. The Commitments […]
read moreMulligans pub of Poolbeg Street, Dublin is two minutes walk from the main thoroughfare, O’Connell Street and has been at the core of the city’s cultural and imbibing life for nearly 300 years. Originally a shebeen (unlicensed drinking venue) it has been ‘legal’ since 1782, making it one of the oldest premises in Ireland’s metropolis. […]
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