Famous Dublin pubs that are no more

L1011

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119355943#Comment_119355943

As far as I was aware she never did anything with it at all. It never reopened until as part of Carrig/Brú's setup?

Luckys (Meath Street) are part of a mini-chain with The Circular in Rialto and The Magnet on Thomas Street. I like them, have some mates who really dislike the places for some reason of another.

Will be interesting to see what they do with a pub with full kitchens - pizza from external providers is their thing in the others.

beertons

I don't remember it being open either. If it did, it was always closed when I passed.

wings and ribs is the food I heard. Quick, and easy. They've picked their market, you want carvery, go up the road.

BonnieSituation

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119355943#Comment_119355943

Who's gone into Chasers?

beertons

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119357962#Comment_119357962

It's really old news now. Joe went back to Chasers, after his hiatus in Leixlip and Chapelizod.

BonnieSituation

I'm well out of the loop on Ballyer pubs and their moving and shaking.

Last move I knew about on the area was Pat from the Black Lion moving down to manage the Mullingar House last year.

That said, I threatened myself with a pint in Chasers for the first time in 20 years over the lockdowns and I might have to do it soon enough.

beertons

Was Pat not in the long mile. I thought that was the story, he wanted to take it over, have Brian do the food. Christy Keane still owns the mh, so offered it to him instead.

BonnieSituation

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119363632#Comment_119363632

You might be right with the Long Míle. Sounds familiar in the mind's eye.

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In other news, finally made it to Meaghers on Eden Quay. They've done a super job on the place.

And the stout is very nice.

Didn't realise it was the same crowd that own River Bar.

AndrewJRenko

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119352987#Comment_119352987

Berni FFS.

spacetweek

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119364697#Comment_119364697

Here, settle a dispute for me - would you pronounce that Meegers or Mars?

L1011

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119196826#Comment_119196826

Back open this weekend if not already (edit: defo not open at 6pm Friday but they have bands listed to play Sat/Sun)

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119370227#Comment_119370227

Mars

olestoepoke

The Blacker

BonnieSituation

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119370227#Comment_119370227

Mars like Maher's

Viscount Aggro

Eagle house, Dundrum.

Closed recently, undergoing renovations.

I hear It's going to very upmarket,

Once they gut the place, and clear out the regular clientele.

jippo nolan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119404838#Comment_119404838

Aghhhhh heeeear!

samsausage

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119404838#Comment_119404838

Reopening in October as PyeDundrum - PYE DUNDRUM (@pyedundrum) • Instagram photos and videos

O'Shea's Talbot street looks to be closed again and possibly only opened for All-Ireland weekend

Wellington on Baggot Street reopened as well but didn't catch the new name yet

BonnieSituation

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119422169#Comment_119422169

The Wellington is now called Bar Eile.

Esel

Any news on O'Shea's (The Merchant)?

gaiscioch

Somebody on another thread is mentioning Blessington Street. Does anybody know when the Sinn Féin Club on Blessington Street closed, or indeed its years of operation? It was downstairs in the basement of some building, and buckets were passed around for the wives' and dependents' fund. It was routinely raided by AGS, if I recall news headlines during the years. I think there was a Stickie/Official Sinn Féin club somewhere in the city, too?

I was in the Blessington Street SF club one night after a bit of line dancing in Barry's Hotel - ah, glory days! - with a session that started in the Bohemian Clancy in Phibsboro, moved across the road to Arthur Conan Doyle's and to The Hut and included the Meeting Place pub on the corner of Dawson Street (where Christy Moore recorded his Live in Dublin album in April 1978.).

L1011

CHTM usually has whatever you need about that type of Dublin history

https://comeheretome.com/2018/02/14/defunct-political-drinking-dens/

MOH

Kiely's in Donnybrook is gone!

This is hardly news, but I mean physically. Only passed it last week and I wondered why it had been closed but untouched for so long.

Passed it again just now and it's been knocked.

muddle84

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119555888#Comment_119555888

Really hoped someone would re open that again. Had so many good nights in that pub!

Marcusm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119422169#Comment_119422169

Referencing the old factory presumably.

Sultan of Bling

I heard the McHugh's who own the centra store in greendale shopping centre in kilbarrack have bought the foxhound inn.

hynesie08

Flowing tide seems ready to go, wandered by Saturday and the cleaners were in, should be any day now.

BonnieSituation

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119667385#Comment_119667385

Publin had pictures up. Will wander in after work next week.

neris

Abbey Tavern in Howth has closed down but is on the market at €1.75 million. Waterside is closed a while aswell but been bought by Conor McGregor

Hotblack Desiato

Get a free glass of whiskey and a smack in the face, I think I'll pass.

patrickbrophy18

I know I am 3 to 4 years late in knowing this.

Anyway, over the last 6 months and a few trips into Dublin City later, I have discovered that some high profile pubs/nightclubs have not only closed but, been demolished. The 3 which stand out for me are Howl At The Moon, The Long Stone and MacTurcaills. Then again, I haven't been frequenting town since the whole pandemic and I realise these demolitions happened pre-pandemic. Either-way, it is a shame to see what has replaced or is replacing them.

The Long Stone would've been 268 years old this year which would've put its year of establishment at 1754 making it almost as old as The Queens in Dalkey (est. 1745) with 9 years difference. Surely, its age would've made it a candidate for protection. I realize that it's upper floors were sandwiched between brutalist architecture. However, it still should've been cordoned off. The floors above MacTurcaills were nothing to write home about for sure.

The building which Howl At The Moon occupied was surely of Georgian or Victorian stock. I'm surprised that it too wasn't protected. While the goings on inside the club were (more often than not) far from classy, the actual appearance from the outside was quite opulent. It don't know what to think of what is replacing it. Nevertheless, it looks like it is trying to be a contemporary take on the architecture surrounding it with arched windows and doorways on the ground floor.

I wouldn't have seen anything wrong with internal revamps over the course of time. However, their exteriors had history. C'est la vie!

L1011

The old Long Stone building was gone since the 90s I believe - little if anything remained. Ruin/macturcaills was an entirely 90s build

Strumms

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119675657#Comment_119675657

Waterside was a decent spot pre McGregor… not flash but comfortable, relaxing, staff were always very good, food was nice… burger were huge…hopefully he doesn’t tacky it up.