S0088 The Foggy Dew

This is a fine "Victorian" pub, which misses out on the regularly made lists of them by virtue of being a year too late. Until recently, it had an interesting view of the Central Bank plaza, but it now looks out on hoardings due to the redevelopment there

There's a decent range of pints and vaguely acceptable prices for Temple Bar. Was able to sit quietly reading while waiting for someone which is rare enough for a city centre bar in the evening (although there are others - The Bankers for instance)

N0005 O'Sheas

A building with a significant history, this was the original Morans Hotel and a noteable rock venue in the 1970s. Its now a mid-range hotel with a large bar and trad sessions; and very much targets the tourist market.

1003309 TGI Fridays

This is the Airside Swords branch.

See review of the Liffey Valley one - they're all the same.

This one also featured the wait staff delivering a choreographed Happy Birthday to a child which made it feel like Uncle Moe's Family Feedbag. As a chain founded to be singles bars, they really have gone off course.

N1083 Briodys

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I would worry that this nice little pub may not have long left, as its licence is recorded as being held by OCS Properties Limited, the firm owning the building that formerly house Clerys and for which they have recently submitted a major planning application, however it does not appear to be impacted by that application. An enjoyable but brief visit ended with having to go find my bus home.

N1072 Brannigans

A fairly long established pub, almost opposite the Pro Cathedral, this pub was recently enough - in my lifetime anyway - renamed after the infamous Garda "Lugs" Brannigan.

Its a decent traditional city centre pub. Function room upstairs, food menu on the website although I didn't have reason to see if it was on offer by 8pm on the day I visited. With the loss of the Sackville Lounge, there's been a reduction in traditional pubs off O'Connell Street so its nice to see that some still exist.

N1224 Madigans

This is the O'Connell Street branch of the long-running Madigans chain. Its also the last city centre branch for me to the visit - only the one in Kilbarrack SC remains now. There's more pubs called Madigans than are run by the chain - as someone else said (it was probably Publin.ie) - it'd be an interesting pub crawl to try every pub called Madigans in a day.

Anyway - this is a fairly generic touristy pub. My opinion of it was worsened heavily by the clientele. Three midlands men took the other half of my - small - table without asking or ever acknowledging that I was there. The food, however, is pretty decent. Its a very generic Dublin Pub menu but its well executed with good ingredients.

N2123 The Living Room

There's an odd pileup of licences here. This sports bar on Cathal Brugha Street is on the ground floor of what was Eircom's HQ, but is now 1012141 Holiday Inn Express. However, it retains its own licence.

It also shares its smoking area with N0906 Gate Hotel (AKA Fibbers) on Parnell Street and N1556 Murrays on O'Connell Street. It'd be be a bit of a cheat to claim one pint in the smoking area covers all three licences, so I won't - I've done one already anyway.

This pub has a decent range of drinks, isn't too dear; has a few food options and shows a huge variety of sports on different TVs. There's also a shisha vendor in the smoking area.