| Pub | Comments | Location |
|---|---|---|
| BALLINA | ||
| Vincy's | A compact friendly local boozer conveniently located for the station. The landlord had ten pints of Guinness settling on the counter after a big group of us arrived together.
Last visited August 2022. |
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| CARLOW | ||
| Wetherspoon's Tullow Gate | A long fairly narrow room plus an upstairs not visited. Dark wood panelling throughout.
Last visited August 2022. |
Tullow Street |
| CORK | ||
| Wetherspoon's Linen Weaver | A multi level oddly shaped interior in this rather good 'spoons in the city centre. I had Brehon Black Hills, a superb oatmeal stout.
Last visited August 2022. |
Paul Street |
| DUBLIN | ||
| Auld Dubliner | Another rather good tourist place on Temple Bar, once again with fine live music.
Last visited August 2022. |
Temple Bar |
| Cafe Bar | A typical airport terminal place selling sandwiches, toasties and beer. All I can stay in its favour is it's better than going thirsty. Actually, at least you can get served at the counter, unlike in Liverpool where I was sent to sit down and use the app.
Last visited August 2022. |
Departures, by gate 108 Dublin Airport |
| Confession Box | A rather wonderful tiny bar with traditional decor, unexpectedly peaceful at ten on a noisy Dublin Saturday night. I didn't visit upstairs.
Last visited August 2022. |
Marlborough Street / North Earl Street |
| Jameson Distillery | Although mainly aimed at tours, tastings and so on, the bar is available even if you're not doing the tourist thing. Very good decor including two chandeliers made of Jameson's bottles.
Last visited August 2022. |
Bow Street |
| Madigan's | Impressively done out in Irish traditional style, naturally popular with tourists.
Last visited August 2022. |
Upper O'Connell Street |
| Merchants Arch | Splendid Victorian decor in this one including a mosaic floor, or is it fake? Great anyway.
Last visited August 2022. |
Wellington Quay |
| Messers Maguire | A very nice traditional interior in this brew pub. Their own beers include a superb Extra Stout. The food includes excellent sandwiches.
Last visited August 2003. |
Burgh Quay |
| Palace Bar | Another wonderful Victorian gem, pretty small and completely rammed at seven on a Wednesday.
Last visited August 2022. |
Fleet Street |
| Tap and Brew | Another bar in the departure lounge.
Last visited August 2022. |
Departures, Dublin Airport |
| Temple Bar | Absolutely packed with tourists enjoying very good live music at seven on a Tuesday. Beautiful decor in all the rooms. No chance of a seat, of course!
Last visited August 2022. |
Temple Bar |
| Wetherspoon's Great Wood | This enormous modern construction in a retail park has a rather stylish interior, with "old" wooden flooring and some wood panelled walls.
Last visited August 2022. |
Snugborough Road, Blanchardstown |
| Wetherspoon's Keavan's Port | Wow, what a wonderful interior including a rather peaceful chapel with carved wood panels and an arched wooden ceiling. Other rooms have different styles and include a massive basement bar.
Last visited August 2022. |
Camden Street Upper |
| Wetherspoon's Silver Penny | A rather impressive interior including a labyrinthine upstairs in this large branch in the city centre.
Last visited August 2022. |
Abbey Street Lower |
| Wetherspoon's South Strand | A large popular place with pleasant styling which is hard to categorise, in the corner of a large block development.
Last visited August 2022. |
Hanover Quay / Forbes Street |
| W. Plunkett | A small tourist trap bar very nicely decorated in traditional Irish style. Good standard pub food.
Last visited August 2022. |
Middle Abbey Street |
| DUN LAOGHAIRE | ||
| Wetherspoon's Forty Foot | A pleasant modern Wetherspoon's located upstairs in a large development.
Last visited August 2022. |
Queen's Road / Marine Road |
| GALWAY | ||
| Murty Rabbit's | A nicely done boozer with no less than 24 taps in a row on the counter, four for Guinness. Quite quiet at four on a Monday but I bet it's busy on a Friday night. The interior includes some ancient looking stone arches, could they be genuine?.
Last visited August 2022. |
Forster Street |
| LIMERICK | ||
| Flannery's Bar | A traditionally decorated town centre bar, popular even at twelve on a Monday. Helpful staff provided good service and good food.
Last visited August 2022. |
Shannon Street |
| NEWPORT | ||
| Gráinne Uaile | A great multi roomed pub in a scenic location beside the river, serving good food, and capably coping with an unexpected party of nineteen!
Last visited August 2022. |
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| WATERFORD | ||
| Wetherspoon's An Geata Arundel | A standard looking spoons, in multiple rooms. A smaller selection of cask than usual, but the Irish one I had was excellent.
Last visited August 2022. |
Arundel Square |
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