Closing and (Re)openings (Jun-Dec 2017)

I last covered the openings and closings of Dublin pubs back in late June. There's been a huge amount of change since then - this is only what I'm aware of, at that!


First up, the changes from previously reported status. S0025 East Side Tavern, which was announced as permanently closed back in June, is neither permanently closed or closed at all - it has reopened and is operating under the same name. 1013114 Token has received its upgrade to being a pub and has been visited.

Then we have reopenings. S0007 Tramline, formerly Play and twentyone has opened, now on to Hawkins Street rather than D'Olier street (and has been visited).

N0224 The Belfry in Stoneybatter has reopened after an extremely long closure, as has N0060 The Legal Eagle. Comparatively,  S4607 Mulligan and Haines has opened a very short period of time after Sweeneys Hotel closed down on the same site/licence. N0099 The Luggage Room both closed (as the Dubliner) and reopened in the time period.

After all that, we have had the largest set of new openings since I have detailed stats for (2010).

Two new Press Up Entertainment venues in the same overall building have opened - 1013039 Robertas and 1013229 Dollard & Co are, respectively, a bar and a food hall in the overall set of buildings containing the Clarence Hotel, Worksman Club and Liquor Rooms.

A number of premises which are not specifically pubs have also opened with pub licences - 1013149 Urban Brewing is a new microbrewery, restaurant and bar in the CHQ building; 1013164 Pearse Lyons Distillery and 1012980 Dublin Whiskey Museum are tourist venues now licenced to sell samples after tours/exhibits and 1013276 Omniplex Cinema Rathmines is as the name suggests, a cinema - this is likely a response to the Stella reopening across the road (licence number for this is not yet known)

And finally, we have the closings. Fortunately, there aren't a huge amount.

S1526 Rosie O'Gradys has closed for redevelopment of the site (there will likely be a new pub here after this, S0041 Neds has closed for redevelopment (there will be a new hotel here), S1493 McCauleys has closed but is up for rent again. N0858 Bram Stoker Hotel has become an emergency accommodation hub.