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Famous Dublin pubs that are no more

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    #1262
    L1011
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    Open the Pubs wrote: »
    What pub is there in Ballymun now? There is nothing in Santry area AFAIK. Lot of apartments there nearby too, potential customers.

    The Metzo in the hotel as said above, locally called the Fishbowl for reasons I'm unaware of

    When a hotel bar is the last one left in an area they often become hostile to locals, e.g the Carlton in Tyrrellstown but that's not the case here.


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    #1263
    Collibosher
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    Open the Pubs wrote: »
    ...There is nothing in Santry area AFAIK. Lot of apartments there nearby too, potential customers.

    The Comet


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    #1264
    funkey_monkey
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    L1011 wrote: »
    74 Talbot.

    Tried to shed its clientele.

    Didn't work - Molloys had just had a high quality refit and didn't want them! So its basically just Mother Kellys with nicer furniture now. I don't know if there's still an inch of piss on the jacks floors.

    The unserved area around Donaghmede is the second biggest built up area with no pubs, after the UCD desert - but UCD has student bars that aren't pubs of course. When the last bar in Ballymun was closed for a while it was a bigger area of nothingness.

    Would you know what to find some photos of the inside of mother Kelly's? I done a google there but nothing came up.


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    #1265
    Hotblack Desiato
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    L1011 wrote: »
    The unserved area around Donaghmede is the second biggest built up area with no pubs, after the UCD desert - but UCD has student bars that aren't pubs of course.

    20-ish years ago I was living in a house share off Roebuck Road, pub desert is right. Nothing between Uncle Tom's Cabin and the coke-tastic Merrion Hotel, both ages away on foot. There really should have been a pub at the Clonskeagh Road end of Bird Avenue, but the local holier than thous probably stopped that. :rolleyes: I would rather have cut my own willie off than try to get a drink in a UCD student bor.

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #1266
    L1011
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    funkey_monkey wrote: »
    Would you know what to find some photos of the inside of mother Kelly's? I done a google there but nothing came up.

    Wouldn't have been a place to take photos realistically!
    Hotblack Desiato wrote: »
    20-ish years ago I was living in a house share off Roebuck Road, pub desert is right. Nothing between Uncle Tom's Cabin and the coke-tastic Merrion Hotel, both ages away on foot. There really should have been a pub at the Clonskeagh Road end of Bird Avenue, but the local holier than thous probably stopped that. :rolleyes: I would rather have cut my own willie off than try to get a drink in a UCD student bor.

    Montrose Hotel I presume? Which is gone anyway.

    There was a substantial pub on Harlech Grove from the 60s to the late 90s; but it was demolished for apartments.


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    #1267
    spacetweek
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    The Ruin Bar - used be McTurcaills.
    Not the most amazing or classic but I had a lot of good nights there. Jacks was horrific.


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    #1268
    paw patrol
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    spacetweek wrote: »
    The Ruin Bar - used be McTurcaills.
    Not the most amazing or classic but I had a lot of good nights there. Jacks was horrific.


    i really liked that place, staff were really good , seem well trained.
    Some great nights there and decent drink selection.


    they are moving to a new post so isn't closing per se although the old location was dead handy.


    my only gripe was it wasn't a late bar


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    #1269
    Open the Pubs
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    Ruin bar was good, decent Nachos! Ended up there a few times after games at the Aviva.


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    2ndcoming
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    Collibosher wrote: »
    The Comet

    There's another one with a Santry address.. long name that won't come to me, the _______ inn.

    Hosts a lot of trad nights? There was a viral video of a 5-in-a-row Dub GAA song from there last year.


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    #1271
    Unknownability
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    2ndcoming wrote: »
    There's another one with a Santry address.. long name that won't come to me, the _______ inn.

    Hosts a lot of trad nights? There was a viral video of a 5-in-a-row Dub GAA song from there last year.

    Kilmardinny?


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    #1272
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    Collibosher wrote: »
    The Comet

    They spent a fortune putting a kitchen in there a few years ago including a proper pizza oven. They do some of the best pizza I've ever had.


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    #1273
    Chalk McHugh
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    funkey_monkey wrote: »
    Would you know what to find some photos of the inside of mother Kelly's? I done a google there but nothing came up.

    Mother Kellys was a great spot although the decor wasn't the best. I can see why some wouldn't feel to comfortable in it if they were never there before but i knew them all in there so was never a problem. The new Talbot 74 the interior is pretty nice in comparison. They moved the bar from one side to another and put a lot of money into it. When its busy or for Liverpool matches (big Pool pub) they open the bar upstairs.


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    #1274
    manofachill
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    The Master wrote: »
    Nearest Pubs are now
    Madigan's in Kilbarrack
    Foxhound in Greendale
    Raccecourse in Baldoyle
    Or The various pubs in Raheny

    Baldoyle, Bayside, Sutton, Kilbarrack, Donaghmede has always been poorly served with pubs - part of this has been that Howth is the destination for a night out for many of these people though and it has 10 pubs plus an ever growing number of restaurants. I'm not sure if the Bayside Inn is going to reopen along with the shopping centre but I think it still has a licence at least.

    That whole clongriffin, balgriffin area has an enormous population and is growing rapidly, surely there is scope for a new bar or pub of some sort


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    #1275
    2ndcoming
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    Unknownability wrote: »
    Kilmardinny?

    That's the one


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    #1276
    bocaman
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    The White Horse


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    #1277
    neris
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    jkmanc1974 wrote: »
    Presume with the Donaghmede Inn gone leaves no pub around for a massive catchment area?

    Is the Donaghmeade inn gone gone or just closed until the non food pubs reopen? (I assume they didnt do food)


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    #1278
    Sultan of Bling
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    neris wrote:
    Is the Donaghmeade inn gone gone or just closed until the non food pubs reopen? (I assume they didnt do food)


    Heard it's gone for good


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    Dyr
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    retalivity wrote: »
    That is some spot...was in there once when friends not familiar with dublin booked into that hotel. Place was full of local lunatics and confused looking tourists

    Its a ****ing awful place, Ballymun is actually a big stretch of nothingness nowadays.


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    #1280
    Buckfast W
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    neris wrote:
    Is the Donaghmeade inn gone gone or just closed until the non food pubs reopen? (I assume they didnt do food)


    Yeah it's definitely gone for good, all the staff were informed a few weeks back that it wouldn't be reopening. I think they're looking into developing the whole centre so hopefully there's plans to open up another pub, it's slim pickings around Donaghmede.


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    #1281
    Hodors Appletart
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    there is work going on on the blacker at northside anyone know what's happening to it

    a proper institution of a working class area that place was all through it's different names (The Oak Tavern, Black Sheep, Liz Delaney's)

    would have spent a good bit of time up in the nightclub part back in the early 00s myself


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    #1282
    L1011
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    Hodors Appletart wrote: »
    there is work going on on the blacker at northside anyone know what's happening to it

    a proper institution of a working class area that place was all through it's different names (The Oak Tavern, Black Sheep, Liz Delaney's)

    would have spent a good bit of time up in the nightclub part back in the early 00s myself

    Planning last year to convert to a gym.


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    #1283
    neris
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    Hodors Appletart wrote: »
    there is work going on on the blacker at northside anyone know what's happening to it

    a proper institution of a working class area that place was all through it's different names (The Oak Tavern, Black Sheep, Liz Delaney's)

    would have spent a good bit of time up in the nightclub part back in the early 00s myself

    havent been up in northside in a good while but up there yesterday and the place was boarded up and hoardings down the side of it for a builder.


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    #1284
    Passenger
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    Dice Bar is no more. Link


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    #1285
    Sultan of Bling
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    Passenger wrote:
    Dice Bar is no more.


    Sad news. Enjoyed popping in for a few early friday evening drinks.


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    #1286
    dazberry
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    Passenger wrote: »
    Dice Bar is no more. Link

    I passed on the Luas and walking into town a number of times over the last few months and with the signs gone and even the a/c was taken out - it was pretty obvious :( Was only in there a couple of times as it was slightly off my beaten track but I enjoyed those visits.
    I think the harsh reality is that in the new year, unfortunately, there will be a flood of places closing

    :mad:


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    #1287
    Amirani
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    Passenger wrote: »
    Dice Bar is no more. Link

    https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/dice-bar-smithfield-coronavirus-kieranfinnerty-22039470

    These statements by the owner left a bad taste. Seem like a long time ago now.


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    #1288
    L1011
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    His rants were weeks after the lease had already expired. Which makes it make even less sense.


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    #1289
    Open the Pubs
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 396 ✭✭Open the Pubs


    Only surprise is more haven't went. Wet pubs have been forced closed in Dublin for 255 days and they aren't allowing them open for Christmas or January minimum now.

    They will be lucky to open Paddy's Day next year. 1 full year since being shut. Vast majority businesses can't survive with being shut that long.


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    #1290
    kona
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    Open the Pubs wrote: »
    Only surprise is more haven't went. Wet pubs have been forced closed in Dublin for 255 days and they aren't allowing them open for Christmas or January minimum now.

    They will be lucky to open Paddy's Day next year. 1 full year since being shut. Vast majority businesses can't survive with being shut that long.

    Its absoloutley disgraceful, the place is completely ****ed , god knows what willl fill the vaccuum, wetherspoons probably.


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    #1291
    Open the Pubs
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    kona wrote: »
    Its absoloutley disgraceful, the place is completely ****ed , god knows what willl fill the vaccuum, wetherspoons probably.

    I really hope not, surely they are finding it tough too atm being closed and in Britain. I wandered into the Silver Penny few months back and it was dead, with more staff than customers.


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