This was the final stop of the day - on the way back to Pearse for a train home. Nice Victorian-style boozer, decent selection of beer.
This pub briefly closed earlier this year, and it was still very quiet but I would imagine that daytime food business is more important than mid-evening Saturdays, what with the various offices, cultural destinations and Trinity College nearby.
Sunday, 16 October 2016
S3699 South William
After dinner in the Ramen Bar in Kokoro on South William Street, further rain led us in to the South William next door. There isn't a vast amount to say about this place - it wouldn't really be to my tastes but the spirits collection is decent. Knocked off the list, anyway.
S3712 Dakota / Rag Trader
After JJs, and a look at the queue for 9a which was still as long, we headed to Hodges Figgis so I could get a copy of Peter Hook's book Substance. On the way back to find where we had intended to go for dinner with Himself's poor recollection of where it was, another blast of rain occurred and Rag Traders on Drury Street was as convenient a place as any to get out of the way.
This is the back of Dakota on South William Street, but is very different. Kitted out with probably the shopfitting contents of every salvage yard in the country, its name and interior are references to this area of the city and its former role in the clothing industry.
It's very, very dark inside. Beer selection is decent, prices are a bit high.
This is the back of Dakota on South William Street, but is very different. Kitted out with probably the shopfitting contents of every salvage yard in the country, its name and interior are references to this area of the city and its former role in the clothing industry.
It's very, very dark inside. Beer selection is decent, prices are a bit high.
S0067 JJ's
A day out on the southside for Open House Dublin yesterday turned in to a day of diving between bookshops and pubs due to the rain and the queues. We had won a place on the last ever day of tours of the existing Central Bank building - they start moving in 8 weeks and will be fully out in January.
We tried to get in to 9a Aungier Street but the queue ran down to the corner, and it was raining - so a trip in to JJs was made for some refreshments.
Downstairs is an auld lads bar that could have been dropped out of 1980. Reasonably priced, no background music and racing on the TVs at an acceptable volume - wouldn't hesitate to return. Upstairs has jazz and blues nights at various times.
I'm moving to a single post per pub format now - will edit out the older multi-pub posts at some point in the future - so there's going to be a number of extra posts now.
We tried to get in to 9a Aungier Street but the queue ran down to the corner, and it was raining - so a trip in to JJs was made for some refreshments.
Downstairs is an auld lads bar that could have been dropped out of 1980. Reasonably priced, no background music and racing on the TVs at an acceptable volume - wouldn't hesitate to return. Upstairs has jazz and blues nights at various times.
I'm moving to a single post per pub format now - will edit out the older multi-pub posts at some point in the future - so there's going to be a number of extra posts now.
Friday, 14 October 2016
N2390 Lagoona
This is a pub I've worked near for years, over two jobs and never went in to. Changed that last night by popping in for a pint while waiting for a dinner reservation time in Milano down the road
Cavernous carvery lunch and after work crowd pub - suited to its location more than many places. Not somewhere I'd make a special trip back to but it will get added to the rotation of other near-work pubs along with N0006 Brew Dock, 1010804 Drunken Fish and the yet (and likely never) to be visited N0039 Noctors.
Cavernous carvery lunch and after work crowd pub - suited to its location more than many places. Not somewhere I'd make a special trip back to but it will get added to the rotation of other near-work pubs along with N0006 Brew Dock, 1010804 Drunken Fish and the yet (and likely never) to be visited N0039 Noctors.
October 2016 Update (try 2)
Revenue realised something had gone wrong and released a new update for October. Even without the accidental removal of a large number of pubs this is a very hefty update
This brings the list to 1003 pubs. I drank in three new in September and one so far in October.
Additions -
1000064 McNeils Capel Street
1001184 Golden Ball, Kilternan
1001634 Maple Hotel Gardiner Street
1003568 The Landsdowne, Bath Avenue
1008645 Molloys, Talbot Street
1009700 The Snug, Upper Stephen Street
N0079 Botanic House, Botanic Road (Currently closed, but I've been here)
N0117 Maple House Hotel, Glasnevin
N0122 The Goblet, Artane
N0226 The Vineyard, Blanchardstown
N1109 McDowells, Emmet Road (currently closed and a frequent spot for me in the past)
N1124 Tom Taveys, Emmet Road (also been here)
S3781 Soder+Ko, Georges Street (and here, as the Dragon)
This brings the list to 1003 pubs. I drank in three new in September and one so far in October.
Additions -
1000064 McNeils Capel Street
1001184 Golden Ball, Kilternan
1001634 Maple Hotel Gardiner Street
1003568 The Landsdowne, Bath Avenue
1008645 Molloys, Talbot Street
1009700 The Snug, Upper Stephen Street
1011789 Flannerys, Camden Street (was removed as 1010190 previously)
Dg0488 McCormacks, Balbriggan
Dg0508 Balrothery Inn, Balrothery
N0021 Seabank House, East Road
N0021 Seabank House, East Road
N0066 The Findlater, Dorset Street (I've been here already - first time that's happened in an update)
N0076 The Berkley, Mountjoy Street
N0117 Maple House Hotel, Glasnevin
N0122 The Goblet, Artane
N0164 Baily Hotel, Howth (this has been closed for years)
N0311 Campions, Balgriffin (this is closed)
N0312 Coachmans, Cloghran
N1124 Tom Taveys, Emmet Road (also been here)
N1223 Laurence Lounge, Ballyfermot
N2678 Charles Stewart, Parnell Square
S0052 Mont Clare Hotel, Clare Street
S0067 Smyths, Aungier Street
S0264 O'Loughlins, Dun Laoghaire
S0265 Dunphys, Dun Laoighaire
S1661 Green Isle Hotel, Clondalkin
S3431 Schoolhouse Hotel, Northumberland Road
S3231 Button Factory, Curved Street (and here)S3781 Soder+Ko, Georges Street (and here, as the Dragon)
Removed (I believe all are still trading) -
1010888 Shearys, Crumlin
N0247 Boot Inn, Cloghran
S4406 Hilton Hotel, Kilmainham
Tuesday, 4 October 2016
October 2016 Update (try 1)
Update: Not particularly surprisingly, the October Revenue update has been pulled from the website. See next post for valid data
This month's monster update took almost two hours to fully go through - and I suspect I'll have to do it all again within a few days as there is a clear error in the data set.
This month's monster update took almost two hours to fully go through - and I suspect I'll have to do it all again within a few days as there is a clear error in the data set.
On the normal side we have a hefty 19 adds - one I've already done; two which are closed and likely reactivated for sale; and one return after removal. There is also one renumbered licence.
On the broken side, there's the guts of 100 removals - all bar maybe three of which are still open and many well known. There are obvious geographical issues - most pubs in The Liberties are removed, most pubs in Drumcondra and Glasnevin removed, pubs the length of Parkgate Street removed.
There may be a batch renumbering occurring; but its more likely the dataset was badly exported.
Added
1000064 McNeils Capel Street
1011789 Flannerys, Camden Street (was removed as 1010190 previously)
Dg0488 McCormacks, Balbriggan
Dg0508 Balrothery Inn, Balrothery
N0021 Seabank House, East Road
N0066 The Findlater, Dorset Street (I've been here already - first time that's happened in an update)
N0076 The Berkley, Mountjoy Street
N0164 Baily Hotel, Howth (this has been closed for years)
N0311 Campions, Balgriffin (this is closed)
N0312 Coachmans, Cloghran
N1223 Laurence Lounge, Ballyfermot
N2678 Charles Stewart, Parnell Square
S0052 Mont Clare Hotel, Clare Street
S0067 Smyths, Aungier Street
S0264 O'Loughlins, Dun Laoghaire
S0265 Dunphys, Dun Laoighaire
S1661 Green Isle Hotel, Clondalkin
S3431 Schoolhouse Hotel, Northumberland Road
Removed
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