Pub Openings/Reopenings/Pipeline 2025

New year new page - this is where I'll list pubs - that I'm aware of - that are in planning or have opened in 2025.

2024 list / 2023 list / 2022 list

Pubs/bars due to open 'soon':  

The Sackville, Sackville Place - Second branch of 1661 in the short lived "Biddy Mulligans" and former N1099 Sackville Lounge

Burton Tavern, Duke Street - fully fitted out for many, many months but not open yet, and with zero social media presence. Reported to be having paperwork issues.

Bambino, Queen Street - NY pizza place, replacement for 1013114 Token with (partially, at least) shared ownership.

Lane7 bowling bar, Chatham Street - under construction

Bounce, Dame Street - a ping-pong themed bar, in the old Central Bank building

The Dean Swift, Francis Street - replacing the first location of Jackies, in a pub which was originally called The Dean Swift and which I visited when it was S1449 The Jug

Opened: 

The Liffey Saint, Ushers Quay - replacing S1472 Pilsner Pub / Pifko, operated by the former operators of The Clock - opened January

Lane7 bowling bar, Dundrum Town Centre - opened January 31st 

Flight Club, a darts-themed bar in the former S3727 Sams Bar, Dawson Street - February 7th

Jackies, Aungier Street - moving from their Francis Street location in to what was Darwins Bar on Aungier Street. This appears to be using the licence from 1009700 The Snug on Stephen Street which joins the rear of this premises. Opened March 20th.

Longer term pipeline:

NolaClan - Dions, Dame Street - rooftop bar in the old Central Bank building - this proposal seems to be actually going somewhere unlikely the previous ones for this space

Animal Collective - Bolands Mills expected by Autumn

CHQ, Mayor Street - conversion of shopping centre elements in to a food market, pub licence confirmed in media reports.

Animal Collective - (rumoured) North King Street, replacing N0197 Soup 2, a few doors down from their existing N0192 Bonobo premises 

S1434 57 The Headline, South Circular Road/Clanbrassil Street - refit to a guesthouse with bar - works underway

Clontarf Baths - reopening after takeover by Nolaclan.

Press Up - Clerys bar in former Clerys development - possibly not happening due to Press Up's finances.

Hill 16, Middle Gardiner Street - relicenced in January 2025, refit works underway

S1593 Cuckoos Nest, Greenhills Road - has a website and social media, photos of significant rebuild work underway

N0080 Quinns, Drumcondra - minor works ongoing for months, EIIS scheme open to fund reopening.

S0184 Leeson Lounge - closed in 2019 and used as a specialist off licence in the interim, a commencement notice went in in May 2024 for a refit of a new pub interior and kitchens. Ownership appears to be connected to the Brazen Head.

S1147 Drop Dead Twice - gutted by fire in 2022, a commencement notice went in in March 2024 for reconstruction. Has planning for a revised interior and traditional shopfront from 2023.

Premier Inn - O'Connell Street, to the rear of the Clerys redevelopment 

Premier Inn - Jervis Street

Premier Inn - Ushers Quay

Premier Inn - Sandyford 

Priory Market, a food market and taproom for Priory Brewing in Tallaght

New tourist hostel with bar, Hanover Street - under construction. All hostel bars in Dublin are full pubs currently. 

New tourist hostel with bar, Chancery Street - on site of what was Fegans wholesalers, latterly cafe and was once upon a time a pub.

Former Wrights Cafe Bar, Swords - renovations and rebrand. May be a different operator.

Longer term / possibly stalled

N0869 Donaghmede Inn - a very early Lockdown casualty. Was hiring for a March 2023 reopening, has yet to reopen, has been listed for sale, relisted March 2025

Rezz Hotel, Rathmines - was due early 2024, hiring bar staff, but has apparently been block booked

Brewdog #2 - Charlemont Square - was expected Autumn 2022, but had some (now cleared) planning permission issues and could lag significantly - likely dead

Press Up - former S4389 Buck Whaleys / Stone Leaf - likely dead due to Press Up's finances

Murray Group - renovation/reopening of former N0077 Out On The Liffey / Fibbers Rock Bar (this is not the main Fibbers)

S0214 Arbour House, Windy Arbour - relicenced recently

Old St Andrews Church Food Market - two operators (Wrights, Manifesto/Martin Barry) have pulled out of here, so this is looking less and less likely.

 

Handels Hotel - the bar here (formerly S3234 Oscars Cafe Bar) was been closed for years, but set to reopen as Messiah. Has seemed to be ready for some time, branding up outside etc, but may not yet be open. Hotel is trading.