The place that (sort of) started it all for Press Up's bar stereotypes; the once hipster mecca, and somewhere I've not actually been in quite a while. The licence also covers Bison Bar, which is linked upstairs; and is a bit of an oddity in that regard as Press Up have multiple licences in this overall structure for their different units.
I've probably been to Bison more often than the Workman's itself; as its directly beside a bus stop home and quite conducive to leaping in for a pint when you see over 20 minutes on the screen; although since the off-peak bus services were increased a few years back this has really died off.
The Workman's was what it says it is - its the former City of Dublin Working Men's Club; the club itself having moved to Strand Street Little in 2003; where it was still operational in 2017; but I think may have closed since, as the building was up for sale in Summer 2019. There ever very few ever of this type of club in Ireland, and even fewer still operate.
They've kept some of the interiors from that era, giving possibly the most genuine atmosphere of any of the modern Press Up locations - the original S2119 Captain Americas also has its charm, but they bought it.
Bison is a lot newer, not being a former sort-of-pub; and is more food focused.
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