This was the pub I think I've taken the shortest bus trip ever to, at two stops - I'd already walked quite a bit, had more to do, and the bus was right there as I got to the stop. And its the first pub where I've ever had to ask the staff to (try, at least) clean the toilets as every cubicle in the lounge was jammed with bog roll, and the urinals were partially festooned too. I suspect they may have had to get, and heavily pay, a plumber to deal with the clogging.
The bar had working jacks; and the *rest* of the pub is much nicer than the specific moment in time state of the lounge toilets caused by punter(s) past. There's a lot of wood and a lot of glass and a fairly nice overall feel to the place - albeit it was a tad dark in places.
This pub has a bit more historical importance than may be apparent; having been one of the large chain of pubs owned by the Belton family. The Beltons were property developers as well as publicans and FG TDs, and the Collins Avenue address / Kitty Kiernan name belies their political affiliation; albeit it was not the first name of the pub. The presumably golfing related "19th" was the original name - it is not the street number of the building.
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