This was my second - and last - of the day and is another one near my current office. Very much a traditional Dublin pub and cheap to match.
The pub has a claimed link to Michael Collins and the interior is decorated suitably.
Has a regulars/locals feel to it, although its not somewhere I'd have any problem returning as an outsider.
Friday 18 November 2016
1002557 North Star Hotel
I had a few hours between work ending and a dinner booking and decided I may as well start closing off the remaining pubs near my office. First up was the North Star on Amiens Street
My memory was that this was very run down once, but it definitely isn't now. Its a McGettigans Group premises now, with the hotel 4* and the bar quite fancy. The hotel has a huge extension under construction connected under the railway line at the moment.
The bar seems more geared towards food and a non-restaurant dining option for the hotel guests, but it'd suit anyone else looking for food. Pint range was normal enough for Dublin these days and prices were fairly standard as well.
My memory was that this was very run down once, but it definitely isn't now. Its a McGettigans Group premises now, with the hotel 4* and the bar quite fancy. The hotel has a huge extension under construction connected under the railway line at the moment.
The bar seems more geared towards food and a non-restaurant dining option for the hotel guests, but it'd suit anyone else looking for food. Pint range was normal enough for Dublin these days and prices were fairly standard as well.
Monday 14 November 2016
Stats & Info Sources
As I've not been to any new pubs in a few weeks now, I thought I'd ramble on about some of my info sources and also give a stats update
As of the October 2016 licencing register + the additions from November, there are 1007 qualifying pubs in Dublin. I would estimate there are 50-100 more which are open and licenced but not on the register at the moment the export was done.
I have drunk in 157 of them to date, and 22 of those that I haven't are currently (or realistically permanently) closed.
Beyond the Revenue updates, I use a few sources of information to find out what premises have opened, closed or reopened
Publin reports on changes, mostly in the city centre but also in other parts of Dublin and is well worth following. Various historical articles have been invaluable.
Morrisseys' are a specialist licenced trade estate agent - a premises appearing for sale there is not necessarily closed, but Google will often indicate if it is. John P Younge also do this.
Lovindublin will report on rebrands and new openings if a bar is suitably fancy.
The Dublin City (and to a lesser extent, the regional county) forums on boards.ie as well as Beers & Wines & Spirits sometimes turn up something I've missed
Dying For A Pint is a very detailed (if slightly mental, in a good way) blog of pub killings in Ireland going back to Victorian times. It is useful for tracking name changes more than anything else - nothing causes a pub name to change quicker than a murder.
Askaboutireland's collection of scanned Thoms Directories has provided many closed premises and former names, or verification for info sourced elsewhere.
Various books including Frank McDonald's Saving The City
As of the October 2016 licencing register + the additions from November, there are 1007 qualifying pubs in Dublin. I would estimate there are 50-100 more which are open and licenced but not on the register at the moment the export was done.
I have drunk in 157 of them to date, and 22 of those that I haven't are currently (or realistically permanently) closed.
Beyond the Revenue updates, I use a few sources of information to find out what premises have opened, closed or reopened
Publin reports on changes, mostly in the city centre but also in other parts of Dublin and is well worth following. Various historical articles have been invaluable.
Morrisseys' are a specialist licenced trade estate agent - a premises appearing for sale there is not necessarily closed, but Google will often indicate if it is. John P Younge also do this.
Lovindublin will report on rebrands and new openings if a bar is suitably fancy.
The Dublin City (and to a lesser extent, the regional county) forums on boards.ie as well as Beers & Wines & Spirits sometimes turn up something I've missed
Dying For A Pint is a very detailed (if slightly mental, in a good way) blog of pub killings in Ireland going back to Victorian times. It is useful for tracking name changes more than anything else - nothing causes a pub name to change quicker than a murder.
Askaboutireland's collection of scanned Thoms Directories has provided many closed premises and former names, or verification for info sourced elsewhere.
Various books including Frank McDonald's Saving The City
Thursday 3 November 2016
November 2016 licence update
There's over 400 pubs missing from the November licence update - so either we've hit the point of the year where renewals need to be pub in again, or there's been problems.
Large volume of licences where licence holders or trading names have been updated to reflect changes, so this could easily be the start of a few year
Very few additions are detectable and I'm not going to list removals for sanity reasons.
Added:
N0247 Boot Inn, Cloghran
S1511 Carrigans, Old Kilmainham (closed, I believe).
S3067 Davenport Hotel, Merrion Hall
S3383 Alexander Hotel, Fenian STreet
Large volume of licences where licence holders or trading names have been updated to reflect changes, so this could easily be the start of a few year
Very few additions are detectable and I'm not going to list removals for sanity reasons.
Added:
N0247 Boot Inn, Cloghran
S1511 Carrigans, Old Kilmainham (closed, I believe).
S3067 Davenport Hotel, Merrion Hall
S3383 Alexander Hotel, Fenian STreet
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