I've previously written about how "estate pub" is bordering on a slur in England, but doesn't really have the same meaning here. This needs to be mentioned again, as the Lord Mayor is very much an estate pub, but also not to the English meaning.
Situated in the Meakstown area of Finglas, this pub was built in 2005 when much new housing was built in this area, and is directly across the road from the Meakstown shopping centre that was built in the same general time period.
The pub takes its name from the then recently held political position of its owner, former Labour Councillor Brendan Carr - he has since been the actual Lord Mayor but has not upgraded the pubs name! In a slight oddity, the pub is located just within Fingal, whereas Brendan was a Dublin City Councillor and hence Deputy Mayor/Lord Mayor of Dublin City.
Some stuff I found when looking up background info suggests there was a refit done here during lockdown, and the pub does indeed look in very good nick inside and out. I had lunch here, which was surprisingly expensive, but quite good - at least as good as it needed to be for the price.
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