Leonard's, Hanlon's and Doyle's - all junctions on the North and South Circular Roads which have adopted the name of the pub at them; and all now pubs that have added the Corner to their actual name.
The two on the North Circular have had patchy opening histories recently, but both Hanlon's and Doyle's are now operating as part of stable chains and should hopefully remain open.
Doyle's is now operated by the Oscars group, with two Oscars-branded premises and The Barbers in Grangegorman already operating succesfully. If you've been to those, or read my writeups on them, you'll know what to expect here in terms of service and offerings. That those offerings generally include Kinnegar Rustbucket on tap is enough to bring me in anyway.
The two Oscars branded premises are more geared to food, with The Barbers too small to even offer it and is more of a traditional pub. Doyle's size and location means they manage to mix the two quite successfully.
With the Botanic House now reopened (see next post), this area is back up to its full compliment of pubs now, continuing a trend across the city; although there are still closures for redevelopment rather than lack of trade happening.
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