The oldest (since 2015) and longest serving (since ~2017) of Ireland's gay bars; The George has expanded from the original pub building in to a significant space across two floors - and part of the loading deck - of the adjacent 1970s office/retail building - one of the ugliest in Dublin and which replaced a vastly more interesting one - to provide two further bars, a dancefloor and a smoking area.
Yet another review suffers from a lack of things to write about due to having been there too often to pick out specific items like I can on a single posting. Lets try to dredge out some filler...
This was the first pub in Dublin I ever saw an ATM in; although I'm sure it wasn't the first - and my local in Maynooth already had one by then anyway.
It may be the only Dublin pub to receive a serious non-gangland, non-paramilitary related bomb threat; although any such threats have to be taken seriously after the Admiral Duncan bombing.
Such, erm, "stars" as Coolio have performed there over the years; but this has to be taken in the context of the context of some of the acts that Diageo brought over to play random pubs in the Arthurs Day years, plus other events like Green Day playing the White Horse, making it rather a non-event in the world of musical acts and Dublin pubs.
I'm far, far too old to be heading out on the scene like a teenager these days; but as one of the only consistent late night every night venues in the city, I've made my way here after a few weeknight gigs over recent years
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