pubs

City Desk

What’s Happening With MacTurcaill’s Pub?

Once popular with George’s Quay locals and Trinity students, it closed in March 2015. Now it is “OPENING SOON”, according to a sign in the window. Is it really, though?

Cónal Thomas Sep 7, 2016

The Dish

Should Pubs Ban Mobile Phones?

“If someone genuinely needs to make a call, they can get up and go outside like a smoker does,” says Stephen Mooney of The Gingerman on Fenian Street.

Laoise Neylon Sep 7, 2016

City Desk

In Summerhill, a Local Is Reclaimed

After Michael Barr was shot in April, The Sunset House closed. Over the weekend, Paul Gannon put up new pictures and flags and reopened it as The Brendan Behan.

Cónal Thomas Jul 13, 2016

Culture Desk

Brushing Up: The Story of the Palace Bar’s Back Room

Harry Kernoff used to paint some of the great writers and poets who frequented the pub, but was seldom paid. They were usually broke. One of Patrick Kavanagh’s bounced cheques is said to still be in the basement.

Louisa McGrath Mar 9, 2016

Culture Desk

Brushing Up: Those Stained-Glass Works at Grogan’s Pub

In 1993, Tommy Smith decided to capture the many characters who passed through the doors of Grogan’s. He asked artist Katharine Lamb to create the first of two pieces for the pub’s walls.

Cónal Thomas Mar 2, 2016

The Dish

The Rise and Rise of Bodytonic Pubs

In the last couple of years, Bodytonic has opened one pub after another, expanding into neighbourhoods far from the city centre. What’s their plan?

Cónal Thomas Feb 17, 2016

City Desk

On Little Green Street, an early house reopens

The Capel on Little Green Street reopened about three weeks ago after a refurb. So what’s it like now on a Saturday morning?

Lois Kapila Jan 20, 2016