This pub is under looming threat of closure for redevelopment, and indeed there were suggestions online last year that it *had* closed. These may have been people getting confused with Kielys down the road, which has closed for redevelopment; or O'Connells a bit closer, which also closed temporarily.
So it's open - for now; and the most recent planning application was refused.
A very traditional, and relatively large suburban pub, you can get a pint cheaper here than anywhere else nearby - a fiver flat for Smithwicks as far as I can remember. There seems to be an emphasis on personal service, from bar staff who know the majority of the customers personally.
A 2008 Irishman's Diary piece in the Irish Times discussed the change which had occurred in Donnybrook, mentioning McCloskeys as one of the only places mostly unchanged. The details of the pubs from then hold little resemblance to now - Kielys closed, Madigans renamed, Longs renamed (and both further refurbished), with the exception of McCloskeys remaining much the same. It may not last, depending on whether planning can be obtained, which could leave Lyk-Nu dry cleaners the only entry from that article standing!
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