There is something odd about international chains thinking that Irish is in more common use than it actually is; and using it in signage or names here. At least this time it's something substantial, and not Homebase putting up mangled translations for every aisle in the shop...
Dublin now has a number of fully pub licenced hostels, and this is far and away the biggest, with 628 beds. On opening, it made an obvious impact to the price of a hostel night, which had been around what a hotel room cost anywhere else prior to opening.
A small-ish bar sits to the rear of the ground floor of the hostel, beyond the check-in terminals and seating areas; and offers a limited enough range of drinks - but featuring some Irish independent products.
Some of the decor may be more suited to an Irish bar abroad; but it is likely what the mainly tourist customer base of a hostel expects to see
Said customer base also may expect different drinks, as there was someone rather surprised to find they didn't sell Fireball cinnamon liqueur (it isn't strong enough to be called whiskey in the EU).
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