Pubs In The *Midlands* - Where do you recommend?

kaimera

Well, in my immediate area...

Stradbally
Ramsbottoms Bar & Lounge -
top o the Main St. in Stradbally as you come from Portlaoise
Very nice place..not just cos I help out behind the bar now and again!


Portlaoise
Delaneys
Just up from the permanent TSB bank and a short walk from the train station.
Prolly one o the best pubs in Portlaoise.

I'm usually just in Delaneys so feel free to add other pubs in the portlaoise area and around the midlands.

Be nice to know o other pubs worth going to.

Augmerson

Feck sake, like the Prison Officers? The hub of all that is cool and gr00vy!

/me slaps thigh-YEAH BABY!

Little Havana above Grellan Delaneys off licensce(I believe its called the "Wine Vault")Entrance via stairs. Very laid back, never packed out, they do pitchers

kaimera

Little Havana above Grellan Delaneys off licensce

Aye...very nice place indeed. Highly recommended.

kaimera

Kavanagh's -"The Wren's Nest"
Down the Main St. in Portlaoise.

Again, tis a haunting place butt it's been a while...very nice since it's been renovated.

orangerooster

i think the anvil in portarlington is quite the nice watering hole.

kaimera

I've been to Manleys in Port. a couple o times.
Night club scene isn't my thing tho...

mocar

Where is Manleys in Port?

orangerooster

Manleys is the hotel in port not very nice,very very violent most nights some bad stuff will happen not good at all.After dark is cool though

mocar

The Eastend? Thought that it was owned by McNamaras?? Never heard it called Manleys but you learn somat new every day... Is after Dark really good though????

orangerooster

Its called manleys because it used to be owned by a manley and has changed hands several times and noone has ever improved upon it i hate it myself.

kaimera

Ramsbottoms, Grellans & the Prison Officers can all be rented out for events eg. B/dayz, music gigs etc.

Grellans' specially cos of the "OutBack" which is used a lot.

voodoo

In Portarlington, there are something like 26 pubs (with another posed for the Gracefield end I heard).

Out of this lot, the only ones worth going to are the Anvil (although why I dont know, Padraic Coffee is a dick) and the After Dark.

The East End was owned by Mick Manley who now owns the Pint O' Port - a good place to have a party.

Wouldn't really go near anywhere else...Lots of dodgy charachters in every one...

orangerooster

The East End was owned by Mick Manley who now owns the Pint O' Port - a good place to have a party.

An extremley better explanation than mine!Seriouskly though port has little or nothing in the way of places to have a party.The nearest place is <shudder> "the harriers" in the land of the Offaly again <shudder>:D

kaimera

"the harriers" in the land of the Offaly

ROFL! "knacker drinking" would prolly be better!

orangerooster

Being the operative term yes Knacker drinking is correct its just a shed (very big shed ill give it that) with lights music and a sub-par-bar!

kaimera

Now having never been to the "Harriers" myself, is it in *Offaly North* or Ofaly South*?

If tis the *northern* part...me thinks we should lay off the place given we're all in the same *region*:)

elexes

well me bing from offaly tullamore see's the arriers in it .. so its north offaly .

a there aint mutch in the midlands nowadays im spending most of my time heading to dublin and galway to go out ..

a well

if yar ever out in tullamore givis a shout and ill go for a pint

embee

Benny Andersons pub in Ardee is a mad place. Its one of those really old fashioned pubs, ya know with a shop in the front if it. Benny himself is about 80 and bless his cotton socks he hasnt a clue how to run a pub. He has only got four different taps - Guinness, Carlsberg, Bass and Bulmers, and he doesnt have an optics. If you ask him for a G & T, he takes a glass down off the shelf and pours you out a gin from the bottle..... with the result that you usually get a triple, which he'll only charge about 2 euro for cos he doesnt know what things cost. If you wanna go to the loo, the men have to go to an outhouse in his back garden and the women get to use the loo upstairs in his living quarters.

Its worth a visit just for the culture shock alone.........

Kalina

De Bruins and Loughreys in Tullamore

TomTom

If you want pub grub, go to loughreys.
De Bruins is too damn warm to be comfortable when your out having a dring. For a cool relaxing place for a drink. Lockes


But the best pub of all is Feighery's in Kilcormac.

Ryo Hazuki

Whats the big attraction to the harriers?

Loads of people went after the Junior Cert.

Its just a big shed with crap music and no beer.

Occidental

Originally posted by Ryo Hazuki
Whats the big attraction to the harriers?

Loads of people went after the Junior Cert.

Its just a big shed with crap music and no beer.

You have Pubs in Offaly with no beer?? Jesus, I know we have some crap pubs in Westmeath, but I never realised things could get that bad.

Ryo Hazuki

You have Pubs in Offaly with no beer??

You?

Are You sayin im from offaly?? Well??

My involvement in the LNA (hail LNA) would suggest otherwise.

Offaly will fall. So will Westmeath, unless you join us.

Occidental

Originally posted by Ryo Hazuki
Offaly will fall. So will Westmeath, unless you join us.

Hmmm, that'll make a big difference then. Offer us a free night out and your on. If you buy the chips, we'll throw in Longford.

gogo

Hello,
you have got to try Morrisseys in abbeyliex, it is one of the oldest pubs in ireland, the staff wear the white coats and all in there.
its great, there is also a big pot bellied stove lighting in the middle of the floor.
I'm begginging to sound like an advertisement for the place so i'm going to go.
Loads of history there, worth a look.

be good,
gogo :cool:

Dcully

Ive been to most of the pubs mentioned except for the Tullamore ones,bridge house is one i was in there[its a hotel i think].
Morriseys is a cool spot alright i went in there during the summer with the wife and her parents on a Sunday afternoon ,the place was packed and when i asked "was there a match on or something" i got a no its always like this.

Im from Kildare town and living in Monasterevin ,Mooneys is ok i suppose in M/evin .
In Kildare i suggest Nolans in the square ,Silken thomas used to be cool but full of teeny-boppers now.
Cunninghams is good craic too.

If you venture into Newbridge i suggest Swifts ,Actually Newbridge is a great nightlife town but stay off the streets after 2 am for obvious reasons unless your a huge fan of bare knuckle boxing and indeed kicking.:)

wolfman

Ha ha ha ha ha

How about Dinnys in Ballylinan or PEDIGREE??

Sorry

Feeling a bit comical after a few jars

jonno

Originally posted by gogo
Hello,
you have got to try Morrisseys in abbeyliex, it is one of the oldest pubs in ireland, the staff wear the white coats and all in there.

How's about Sean's bar in AThlone. It IS the oldest pub in Ireland with a wonderful pint of teh black stuff

pclancy

Delaneys Portlaoise. Excellent Women, Beer, Music and Atmosphere. Also the bar upstairs (little havana) is class. Not very big but great vibe, cocktails/pitchers and again nice women.

kaimera

Originally posted by pclancy
....Excellent women....Excellent women...excellent women...

hehehe...aye, Grellan's does attract a certain higher class o women!!

pclancy

its surprising cos i never see so many nice birds during the day in portlaoise. but they seem to flock to grellans at night. amazing.

demanufactured

Durty Harries in athlone , the shack , the tack room ,

orangerooster

I agree that the harriers is a large kip!I like O'deas in portarlington very nice place altogether.

Toulouse

In Portlaoise, it's Delaneys all the way! Deadly pub

Gearoid (Butch) Horan's in Mountmellick is fairly decent or failing that, Dempsey's, especially when the Lush FM lads are in.

ratman

o'deas is **** try the after dark in port out the back they have all leather couchs and if you sit in them their so nice you won't want to get out of there, the beers nice enough the live music is good most of the time and the female talent is ****ing unreal.

Reggioemilia

The Dublin Bar in Portarlington located on the main street isn't too bad very lively at the weekends and has live music fri and sat night beer is not bad and is only 2.50 during big matches
talent is not too bad either:ninja:

ratman

lots of muppets in there though:ninja:

Reggioemilia

Not too bad in the dublin bar.
Great music at the weekend and 'pluck the duck' are on this saturday night.
they are excellent worth going in for

Ryo Hazuki

The Dead Mans Inn, Ballyfin.

Very Professional.

Sure it only had a mens bathroom up to a few year's ago (ladys were directed outside) but its such a great pub.

TomTom

Originally posted by demanufactured
Durty Harries in athlone , the shack , the tack room ,

I used to love the tack room during lunch. A nice pint and a game of pool.

Psygnosis

Lads anyone been to Dan & Mollys in Ballyboy near Kilcormack in offaly what a great pub its a tiny little tatch pub with great guinness man you havent lived untill you have had a session here. Is there anyone from this area in offaly.

lampsie

If you're ever in Banagher (around 8 miles from Birr, tis big with the tourists), pop into Houghs pub (red facia, covered in ivy, beer barrels strewn about, mangy dogs running in and out, you know the type) - around 9 in the evening, this mental one and her band play trad music for the tourists...its one of those experiences that have to be seen to be believed.

Nice pints tho

Lampsie

TomTom

Dan & Mollys rocks, great place to go on a sunday. Dan get very very warm though.

Hocks is a mad spot, esp the ould one. Weird wan or what?

Aido

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elexes

Originally posted by TomTom
Dan & Mollys rocks, great place to go on a sunday.

got lost on sunday and found it ... not bad... must get lost more often

embee

that dan and mollys place is cool indeed.... i was there last week or so.... a thatched roof!!! how cute..... locals stare though...... i went for a walk and had a chat with a lovely cow in a field....

pigeonbutler

Raynors in Athlone has to be up high on the list. It's a victim of it's own success though. Never enough seats at the weekend. The Female talent is absolutely unbelievable. (especially if one sits under the stairs ) And the music and craic upstairs is always good. Tack room and Castle Inn are good spots too.
And of course we can't forget Brownes of Moate. Underage drinking-capital of the world, and an ideal place for a pint while wating for Silvers, sorry, "Club S" to open.

TomTom

Originally posted by embee
that dan and mollys place is cool indeed.... i was there last week or so.... a thatched roof!!! how cute..... locals stare though...... i went for a walk and had a chat with a lovely cow in a field....

Did ya go down by the church by any chance. Its weird. You can see into some of the graves.

spudulike

Pubs in Portarlington

Anvil Inn: Great pub, best beer in town, always a nice crowd aswell.
After Dark: Another good pub - good for live music.
The Continental: Not bad - alterntive to the 2 above.
Weighbridge: Nice pub - only for a quiet pint though.

Pubs in Tullamore:

Brewery Tab: Grat pub - a bit small but always good
No. 1: Good spot also.
Bridge House - not too bad either - though past it's best i'd say.

Stiltskin

Ramsbottoms in Portlaoise is mobbed on Thursday nights.
Guy with a guitar and a good atmosphere.

pclancy

In Portlaoise theres a little known spot called Little Havana. Its above Delaneys off-licence on main st, most people think its just a wine bar but actually its a gorgeous place, very well done out, SAVAGE MUSIC, cocktails, pitchers of beer, live music and theres a really nice crowd that drink there. Definatly recommended.