I was slightly concerned when this large pub with parking went up for sale in 2017 that it would be bought for apartment, retail (or both) development - as has befallen many pubs in similar situations in recent years and also in the Tiger era - indeed, it survived a plan from then to do just that. However, after a brief refit it has reopened and is fully trading, hopefully with a secured future.
A relatively unusual looking building, I would assume it is contemporaneous to the nearby houses as an early 50s build. This area of Dublin is one of the earlier suburbs built with car ownership expected, with garages on many houses and a big carpark for the pub and adjacent shops.
Internally, the pub is quite traditional although everything is clean and in good condition. The main part of the pub is very significant in size with some sub-division in to bar and lounge areas; probably more to divide what sports programming is on more than anything else.
My drinking partner for the afternoon had been in the function room area for local meetings, andsaid that the regulars here were the "bingo crowd"; but turned out to quite like the pub after visiting properly. Its a fairly standard older suburban pub but seems well run, with an acceptable range of drinks and atmosphere. Hopefully it remains as a pub rather than development land - the carpark might be separable if they really wanted to.
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