N1126 Kennys

I hadn't intended to drop in here the day I did, but I met a friend on the bus home, and his girlfriend lives in Lucan so we popped in for one. 

This is a standard large suburban pub built around an older village bar basically - the bar has a snug and an ancient video poker machine; with the lounge having a large food serving area and a vastly younger crowd. 

Didn't stay here too long as there was a bus to catch, and I haven't been in any of the other 3 pubs around the park in the village to compare to as yet, but I'd happily return here.

1000064 McNeills

McNeills is a little odd. It looks, and feels, a bit like drinking in someones grandmothers house. However, it hasn't been a pub for all that long at all.

Branded as "McNeills Music Select Bar and Music Shop", the music shop was the original business here and indeed manufactured some very famous instruments, but relocated in 2004. There was a more recent music shop on the premises but this, too, has closed. I believe the pub may have opened in 2008 but I'm open to correction on this as there's very little to suggest a firm date.

It's a nice pub. Has an auld lads bar feel even if it hasn't been there as long as others. TV was turned down to a low enough level when the match on ended, leaving it easy enough to have a conversation. It smelled somewhat like a Catholic church at Easter on the evening I went in - something smelled like incense, but I doubt that's a regular feature.

N1068 Slatterys

I had slight trepidation going in to Slatterys on Capel Street, as my older brother still occasionally tells a tale of the condition of the toilets here when attending a gig upstairs in the 1990s. It has changed quite a lot since then and the toilets are fine.

Making claims - everywhere, from signs outside to the receipts - about having the best pint of Guinness in the city I decided to get a Smithwicks instead. I don't think I can judge Guinness objectively enough to tell if the claim is true or not!

This is one of the few remaining early houses - capable of opening at 7am Monday through Saturday. This is due to its proximity to the wholesale fruit and vegetable markets where, in the past at least, there were large numbers of staff who would be finishing work early in the morning. I was there much closer to 7pm although I do intend to visit at least some of the early houses during the early period - its an oddity that I don't want to miss lest a future government remove them as was tried in the past.

N0084 The Black Sheep

This is another Galway Bay Brewery pub and quite similar to their other large premises - Against the Grain - on Wexford Street. Dropped in here for dinner and also had their new session ale which I have honestly (and not due to drink!) forgotten the name of.

Like many GBB premises, this has had quite a varied history prior to GBB coming in. The Bleu Note Jazz/Blues venue and Yello, a gay bar, have previously occupied this premises that I'm aware of. GBB seem to be a more stable operator than many of those they replace and has already been here for longer than the two previous bars put together

S0026 Lincoln's Inn

This was the final stop of the day - on the way back to Pearse for a train home. Nice Victorian-style boozer, decent selection of beer.

This pub briefly closed earlier this year, and it was still very quiet but I would imagine that daytime food business is more important than mid-evening Saturdays, what with the various offices, cultural destinations and Trinity College nearby.

S3699 South William

After dinner in the Ramen Bar in Kokoro on South William Street, further rain led us in to the South William next door. There isn't a vast amount to say about this place - it wouldn't really be to my tastes but the spirits collection is decent. Knocked off the list, anyway.

S3712 Dakota / Rag Trader

After JJs, and a look at the queue for 9a which was still as long, we headed to Hodges Figgis so I could get a copy of Peter Hook's book Substance. On the way back to find where we had intended to go for dinner with Himself's poor recollection of where it was, another blast of rain occurred and Rag Traders on Drury Street was as convenient a place as any to get out of the way.

This is the back of Dakota on South William Street, but is very different. Kitted out with probably the shopfitting contents of every salvage yard in the country, its name and interior are references to this area of the city and its former role in the clothing industry.

It's very, very dark inside. Beer selection is decent, prices are a bit high.

S0067 JJ's

A day out on the southside for Open House Dublin yesterday turned in to a day of diving between bookshops and pubs due to the rain and the queues. We had won a place on the last ever day of tours of the existing Central Bank building - they start moving in 8 weeks and will be fully out in January.

We tried to get in to 9a Aungier Street but the queue ran down to the corner, and it was raining - so a trip in to JJs was made for some refreshments.

Downstairs is an auld lads bar that could have been dropped out of 1980. Reasonably priced, no background music and racing on the TVs at an acceptable volume - wouldn't hesitate to return. Upstairs has jazz and blues nights at various times.

I'm moving to a single post per pub format now - will edit out the older multi-pub posts at some point in the future - so there's going to be a number of extra posts now.

N2390 Lagoona

This is a pub I've worked near for years, over two jobs and never went in to. Changed that last night by popping in for a pint while waiting for a dinner reservation time in Milano down the road

Cavernous carvery lunch and after work crowd pub - suited to its location more than many places. Not somewhere I'd make a special trip back to but it will get added to the rotation of other near-work pubs along with N0006 Brew Dock, 1010804 Drunken Fish and the yet (and likely never) to be visited N0039 Noctors.

October 2016 Update (try 2)

Revenue realised something had gone wrong and released a new update for October. Even without the accidental removal of a large number of pubs this is a very hefty update

This brings the list to 1003 pubs. I drank in three new in September and one so far in October.

Additions -

1000064 McNeils Capel Street
1001184 Golden Ball, Kilternan
1001634 Maple Hotel Gardiner Street
1003568 The Landsdowne, Bath Avenue
1008645 Molloys, Talbot Street
1009700 The Snug, Upper Stephen Street

1011789 Flannerys, Camden Street (was removed as 1010190 previously)

Dg0488 McCormacks, Balbriggan

Dg0508 Balrothery Inn, Balrothery
N0021 Seabank House, East Road

N0066 The Findlater, Dorset Street (I've been here already - first time that's happened in an update)

N0076 The Berkley, Mountjoy Street

N0079 Botanic House, Botanic Road (Currently closed, but I've been here)
N0117 Maple House Hotel, Glasnevin
N0122 The Goblet, Artane

N0164 Baily Hotel, Howth (this has been closed for years)

N0226 The Vineyard, Blanchardstown

N0311 Campions, Balgriffin (this is closed)

N0312 Coachmans, Cloghran

N1109 McDowells, Emmet Road (currently closed and a frequent spot for me in the past)
N1124 Tom Taveys, Emmet Road (also been here)

N1223 Laurence Lounge, Ballyfermot

N2678 Charles Stewart, Parnell Square

S0052 Mont Clare Hotel, Clare Street

S0067 Smyths, Aungier Street

S0264 O'Loughlins, Dun Laoghaire

S0265 Dunphys, Dun Laoighaire

S1661 Green Isle Hotel, Clondalkin

S3431 Schoolhouse Hotel, Northumberland Road

S3231 Button Factory, Curved Street (and here)
S3781 Soder+Ko, Georges Street (and here, as the Dragon)

Removed (I believe all are still trading) -

1010888 Shearys, Crumlin

N0247 Boot Inn, Cloghran

S4406 Hilton Hotel, Kilmainham

October 2016 Update (try 1)

Update: Not particularly surprisingly, the October Revenue update has been pulled from the website. See next post for valid data

This month's monster update took almost two hours to fully go through - and I suspect I'll have to do it all again within a few days as there is a clear error in the data set.

On the normal side we have a hefty 19 adds - one I've already done; two which are closed and likely reactivated for sale; and one return after removal. There is also one renumbered licence.

On the broken side, there's the guts of 100 removals - all bar maybe three of which are still open and many well known. There are obvious geographical issues -  most pubs in The Liberties are removed, most pubs in Drumcondra and Glasnevin removed, pubs the length of Parkgate Street removed.

There may be a batch renumbering occurring; but its more likely the dataset was badly exported.

Added

1000064 McNeils Capel Street

1011789 Flannerys, Camden Street (was removed as 1010190 previously)

Dg0488 McCormacks, Balbriggan

Dg0508 Balrothery Inn, Balrothery

N0021 Seabank House, East Road

N0066 The Findlater, Dorset Street (I've been here already - first time that's happened in an update)

N0076 The Berkley, Mountjoy Street

N0164 Baily Hotel, Howth (this has been closed for years)

N0311 Campions, Balgriffin (this is closed)

N0312 Coachmans, Cloghran

N1223 Laurence Lounge, Ballyfermot

N2678 Charles Stewart, Parnell Square

S0052 Mont Clare Hotel, Clare Street

S0067 Smyths, Aungier Street

S0264 O'Loughlins, Dun Laoghaire

S0265 Dunphys, Dun Laoighaire

S1661 Green Isle Hotel, Clondalkin

S3431 Schoolhouse Hotel, Northumberland Road

Removed

1003697 Lighthouse Cinema, Smithfield

1006953 Oscars, Smithfield

1007228 The Clock, Thomas Street

1009866 National Stadium, SCR

1009868 Teeling Distillery, Newmarket

1010753 Back Gate, Guinness Brewery

1010888 Shearys, Crumlin

N0018 The Big Tree, Dorset Street

N0078 The Gravediggers, Prospect Square

N0080 Quinns, Drumcondra Road

N0081 Tolka House, Glasnevin

N0082 McGraths, Drumcondra Road

N0140 The Goose, Sion Hill Road

N0141 The Viscount, Whitehall Road

N0142 Kitty Kiernans, Collins Avenue

N0144 Kennedys of Drumcondra, Drumcondra Road

N0145 Fagans, Drumcondra Road

N0155 The Slipper, Ballymun Road

N0172 The Comet, Whitehall

N0173 Swiss Cottage, Santry

N0196 The Grange, Grangegorman (Actually closed, unlike the rest of the list)

N0197 The Tap, North King Street

N0202 Millennium, Parkgate Street

N0204 Reas, Parkgate Street, 

N0205 Ryans, Parkgate Street

N0215 Dice Bar, Benburb Street

N0254 The Belfry, Stoneybatter (also actually closed)

N0232 Bohemian House, Phibsboro

N0233 Smiths, Phibsboro

N0235 Doyles, Phibsboro

N0236 Hedigans, Glasnevin

N0239 McGraths, Fassaugh Avenue

N0247 Boot Inn, Cloghran

N0593 Downeys, Cabra

N0600 Ashling Hotel, Parkgate Street

N0748 Kilnardinny Inn, Santry

N0766 Skylon Hotel, Drumcondra

N0808 Sunnybank Hotel, Glasnevin

N0858 Bram Stoker Hotel, Clontarf

N1110 Glen of Aherlow, Emmet Road

N1111 Black Lion, Emmet Road

N1112 Ruby Finnegans, Inchicore

N1115 Timothy Crough, Inchicore

N1116 Clearys, Sarsfield Road

N1117 Blackhorse Inn, Inchicore

N1123 Slatts, Inchicore

N2258 Salmons, Blanchardstown

N2398 Crowne Plaza, Santry

N2405 The Whitworth, Whitworth Road

S0079 Harold House, Clanbrassil Street

S0105 Kavanaghs, New Street

S0117 The Lord Edward, Werburgh Street 

S0207 The Lower Deck, Portobello

S1433 O'Sheas Merchant, Merchants Quay

S1434 Headline Bar, Clanbrassil Street

S1437 Leonards, Leonards Corner

S1438 McKennas, Clanbrassil Street,

S1440 Grumpy Jacks, The Coombe

S1441 The Lamplighter, The Coombe

S1446 Lowes, Dolphins Barn Street

S1447 Stage Door, Francis Street

S1448 The Liberty Belle, Francis Street

S1449 The Dean Swift, Francis Street

S1450 The Barley Mow, Francis Street (closed for nearly 20 years)

S1456 The Lark Inn, Meath Street

S1464 The Pimlico Tavern, Pimlico

S1465 Bakers, Thomas Street

S1467 Tom Kennedys, Thomas Street

S1468 The Thomas House, Thomas Street

S1470 Agnes Browne, Thomas Street

S1472 Pifko, Ushers Quay

S1473 The Barn House, Dolphins Bar

S1475 The Brazen Head, Lower Bridge Street

S1493 Charlie Byrnes, South Circular Road

S1494 Morrisseys, Cork Street

S1497 The Old Harbour, Echlin Street

S1502 McCanns, James's Street

S1509 The Royal Oak, Kilmainham Lane

S1510 The Patriots, Kilmainham

S1512 The Galway Hooker, Heuston Station

S1513 The Brewery, Newport Street

S1516 Arthurs, Thomas Street

S1519 Bird Flanagan, South Circular

S2517 Kate McAuleys, Clanbrassil Street

S2957 Tivoli Theatre, Francis Street

S3040 Jurys Inn, Christchurch

S3103 Beer Market, Christchurch

S3425 IMMA, Kilmainham

S3467 Vicar Street, Thomas Street

S3723 Guinness Storehouse

S3953 JP Stoutmans, James Street

S4406 Hilton Hotel, Kilmainham

S4478 Radisson, Golden Lane