Your favourite pub in Ireland

flyingoutside

What it says on the tin.

Whats your favourite pub-Where is it and why?

Mine is the Beirhaus in cork. Great beer and great crowd and great beer.

reregholdsworth

the bernard shaw.

jugs of beer.
buckfast.
pool.
good music.

smells of ****

nowhere better.

flyingoutside

Do they sell it over the bar?

reregholdsworth

yes they do.
bottles of it.

messy days.

it's in dublin, near portobello.
you have a fair way to travel methinks

judas101

Keohes on Annes st. (?)

flyingoutside

reregholdsworth wrote: »

yes they do.
bottles of it.

messy days.

it's in dublin, near portobello.
you have a fair way to travel methinks

thats mad don't go to dublin much last time i was there i got chatted up by a 14 year old girl in a club by o'connell street it was downstairs it was by a fas office i think not cool

reregholdsworth

frazers?

FunkZ

Upstairs in The Celler (?) in Drogheda, pool and drink, football on the TV!

flyingoutside

Can't remember the name it has tv screens by the dance floor and the bars in the middle and there's little dark arches on one side

biko

Blue Note

Nothingcompares

lads if you're going to name a pub at least tell us the general area in which it is.

there are no great pubs in ireland as far as i am concerned.

flyingoutside

yes there is but there is also alot of awful ones

rossie1977

Nothingcompares wrote: »

lads if you're going to name a pub at least tell us the general area in which it is.

there are no great pubs in ireland as far as i am concerned.

loads of great pubs in galway city never mind the whole country. we have the oldest pub in the europe in this country, perhaps the world, people come from all corners of the world to sample our pubs so we must be doing something right

flyingoutside

rossie1977 wrote: »

loads of great pubs in galway city never mind the whole country. we have the oldest pub in the europe in this country, perhaps the world, people come from all corners of the world to sample our pubs so we must be doing something right

here,here


whats the oldest pub?

rossie1977

flyingoutside wrote: »

here,here


whats the oldest pub?

seans bar athlone, confirmed by guinness http://www.seansbar.ie/oldestPub.php

orestes

flyingoutside wrote: »

whats the oldest pub?

Brazen Head is the oldest on in Dublin I think, so I reckon it would be that

flyingoutside

rossie1977 wrote: »

seans bar athlone, confirmed by guinness http://www.seansbar.ie/oldestPub.php

I love the way its just called Seans pub so Irish

Stabshauptmann

It used to be Mssrs Maguire but at 5.90 a pint of bulmers after 11 they can fcuk themselves. The Pav on a nice Friday in summer. Porterhouse central the best bar by far - though Im not sure why its just more fun than all the other porterhouses

The Hill Billy

Home: Nealon's in Skerries
Away: Bar of the Doonmore Hotel on Inishbofin
In between: McDaid's for lunchtime pints with the paper

Keano

20 post's later... Yore Ma's

A similar thread only 2 weeks ago! http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055311880&highlight=best+bar

Sherifu

As I said in a similar thread a few weeks ago(the one up there ^); Taaffes.

Noviceman

Dick Macs in Dingle

The Artist

Anywhere were i can mind the door!

Amazotheamazing

Probably the Curragower in Limerick. Just a great spot.

I love the church it has bartenders.

Max_Damage

Blue Haven in Rathfarnham in Dubin.

First pub I got drunk in all those years ago!

CPT. SURF

The Leaping Salmon. Blackrock village, Cork city

flyingoutside

Moonbaby wrote: »

I love the church it has bartenders.

What church the one that features mass?

Max_Damage

flyingoutside wrote: »

What church the one that features mass?

I reckon it's the one on Mary street.

connundrum

Moonbaby wrote: »

I love the church it has bartenders.

flyingoutside wrote: »

What church the one that features mass?

I'll do ye a two for one offer one a comma

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Any of the Porterhouses bar the one in Templebar, McGowans in Phibsboro, Bruxelles and Wrights in Swords.

And it used to be the Spa in Portarlington, but then it closed. Tear

Bard

When I lived in Dundalk, my favourite pub was the Bartender (formerly the Beerkeeper) on Park Street there.

Since leaving Dundalk, it'd probably still be my favourite, but I don't get to go there any more

flyingoutside

flyingoutside wrote: »

What church the one that features mass?

http://www.thechurch.ie/vtour/java002.html

I think they call it Service.

flyingoutside

connundrum wrote: »

I'll do ye a two for one offer one a comma

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Any of the Porterhouses bar the one in Templebar, McGowans in Phibsboro, Bruxelles and Wrights in Swords.

And it used to be the Spa in Portarlington, but then it closed. Tear

thought they was still spa's in Port

JCDUB

Gravediggers, no tv's, decent and diverse crowd, best Genius in the country without a shadow of a doubt, sin e.

flyingoutside

Moonbaby wrote: »

http://www.thechurch.ie/vtour/java002.html

I think they call it Service.

Depends on the church i think

cheers for the link it looks cool but whats the crowd like?

The Artist

Moonbaby wrote: »

http://www.thechurch.ie/vtour/java002.html

I think they call it Service.

that place looks wicked.
Very well devolped.
2 clubs wow.

Clare Bear

Probably The Roost in Maynooth. Massive pub and loads of room so never too packed even when it is packed but more for the memories (or lack of) in college more than anything else, good times.

Some of the bar staff are not so nice though...

Also big shout out to Costigans in Cork city, Messrs Maguire in Dublin city and Gibneys in Malahide.

flyingoutside

Clare Bear wrote: »

Probably The Roost in Maynooth. Massive pub and loads of room so never too packed even when it is packed but more for the memories (or lack of) in college more than anything else, good times.

Some of the bar staff are not so nice though...

Also big shout out to Costigans in Cork city, Messrs Maguire in Dublin city and Gibneys in Malahide.

remember one time in the roost bar visiting up that way the bartender tried to convince me to pay twenty quid for one pint the luader thought i bought four. some spa

Clare Bear

flyingoutside wrote: »

remember one time in the roost bar visiting up that way the bartender tried to convince me to pay twenty quid for one pint the luader thought i bought four. some spa

Yeah don't think any of them are going to win Bartender of the year in there alright :pac: Great pub all the same though, I miss it

Jigsaw

I quite liked the Rusty Nail in Donegal.

I suppose your favourite pub is a very subjective thing as it will depend largely on the good times you may have had there.

Cool_CM

Clare Bear wrote: »

Probably The Roost in Maynooth. Massive pub and loads of room so never too packed even when it is packed but more for the memories (or lack of) in college more than anything else, good times.

Nostalgia I unerstand, but you have to be joking! The Roost isn't even my favourite pub in Maynooth, never mind Ireland! Staff are pr*cks!
Franciscan Well in Cork City, especially in the summer sitting out in the beer garden.
Spailpin Fanach in Cork City.
Foggy Dew in Dublin
Nancy's ,Ardara in Donegal, it's basically like sitting in somebody's front room, mainly because you are!

flyingoutside

Clare Bear wrote: »

Yeah don't think any of them are going to win Bartender of the year in there alright :pac: Great pub all the same though, I miss it

yeah its a cool student pub i love the way its real close to the college

Clare Bear

Cool_CM wrote: »

Nostalgia I unerstand, but you have to be joking! The Roost isn't even my favourite pub in Maynooth, never mind Ireland! Staff are pr*cks!
Franciscan Well in Cork City, especially in the summer sitting out in the beer garden.
Spailpin Fanach in Cork City.
Foggy Dew in Dublin

I know they are but like I said, nostalgia more than anything and it's huge, always a good thing, nothing worse for me than an overcrowded pub.

Also with you on the Franciscan Well....haven't been there in years, must pay a visit next time I'm home.

flyingoutside

Cool_CM wrote: »

Nostalgia I unerstand, but you have to be joking! The Roost isn't even my favourite pub in Maynooth, never mind Ireland! Staff are pr*cks!
Franciscan Well in Cork City, especially in the summer sitting out in the beer garden.
Spailpin Fanach in Cork City.
Foggy Dew in Dublin
Nancy's ,Ardara in Donegal, it's basically like sitting in somebody's front room, mainly because you are!

Some of there own home brew stuff in the francisan isn't the best though but yeah nice beer garden which is hard to find in cork

The Artist

The Best Pubs

Abbey Tavern (County Dublin): A short distance from Dublin center, the Abbey Tavern is the perfect place to recover and refuel after spending a day exploring Dublin. The Abbey is known far and wide for its ballads as well as its brew.
Brazen Head (County Dublin): Nearly qualifying as one of Ireland's ancient sites, the Brazen Head, commissioned by Charles II, is more than 300 years old, but its stout is as fresh as it comes. Among its illustrious alumni are Wolfe Tone, Daniel O'Connell, and Robert Emmet, who planned the Dublin rising of 1803 under the Head's low timbers.
The Long Valley (County Cork): For anyone who knows and loves Cork, this is a place of pilgrimage. There's one endless, low-slung room with a bar running its full length, doors taken from an ocean liner, barmen in white butchers' coats, and a selection of delectable sandwiches. It's a slice of heaven.
McGann's (County Clare): Doolin, a dot of a town on the Clare Coast, is a magnet for traditional Irish musicians -- and a wonderful spot to hear impromptu sessions of Irish music. Gus O'Connor's, down the road, is more famous (but also thicker with tourists); McGann's remains the genuine article without the hype.
Moran's Oyster Cottage (County Galway): Famed for its seafood, this centuries-old thatched-cottage pub on the weir also draws a perfect pint. This may well be the oyster capital of Ireland. It's 19km (12 miles) out of Galway and well worth the drive -- or the walk, for that matter.
Smuggler's Creek (County Donegal): This place is worth a stop if only for its spectacular cliff-top views of Donegal Bay. Stone walls, beamed ceilings, open fires, excellent fare, and the brew that's true are among the charms that proprietor Conor Britton has on tap.
Crown Liquor Saloon (County Antrim): This National Trust pub, across from the Grand Opera House in Belfast, is a Victorian gem. Your mouth will drop open at its antique publican splendor even before you lift your first pint.

http://www.frommers.com/destinations/ireland/0226020849.html

The Artist

flyingoutside wrote: »

Some of there own home brew stuff in the francisan isn't the best though but yeah nice beer garden which is hard to find in cork

i sure beer gardens are banned i think?

Cool_CM

Alan Ford wrote: »

i sure beer gardens are banned i think?

Really? Since when? If it's on the street maybe I know that tables have to be in after a certain time but if its behind the pub and on land owned by the pub there shouldn't be a problem. Do you have any info/links?
Also good news on the early house front
http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/mhgbqlmhkfql/

flyingoutside

Alan Ford wrote: »

i sure beer gardens are banned i think?

Banned why?

The Artist

flyingoutside wrote: »

Banned why?

im not saying its banned but as living in the Cork urban council area they wont allow beer gardens which its stupid!

flyingoutside

Alan Ford wrote: »

im not saying its banned but as living in the Cork urban council area they wont allow beer gardens which its stupid!

Aw right i know what you mean. It's mad like I remember when i was in darmstadt, Germany all the places would have seas outside and you could sit there all night. Even when the places closed they just left the chairs outside and they weren't even tied down.

Stephen90

Going on pubs I've drank in, not just been in, cos it takes a pint, a bit of banter and a good long sit down to experience a pub for what it is.

At home here in Wexford: The Sky & the Ground (Erdinger on tap mmmm) with Kelly's on the Corner (best pint of Guinness in the county) coming a close second.

In Dublin where I study: Bruxcelles (sp?) on Grafton St. or again Fibber McGees a close second.