Unless I've managed to get the location entirely wrong, this is what was Collins in the 1990s; and was dramatically blown up in a failed (or far too successful!) arson attack. The pub was modernised to a hideous external design some time prior to 1980; but was restored to a traditional look after the explosion.
That bit of historical interest aside, the pub is part-owned by the 2018/19 Lord Mayor, Nial Ring; who became notable for going through two allocations of free beer from Diageo and then spending €28k on further beer after this ran out. This lead to both criticism and some borderline adulation from certain parts - news website comment sections provide both if you want to look it up!
The pub isn't that great. Its better than N0051 Lowrys; but not by much - and it's also dearer, by the same not much.
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