Famous Dublin pubs that are no more

Hotblack Desiato · 27-11-2020 12:52pm

IAMAMORON wrote: »

In fairness the Globe was only a "cool " boozer if they liked you.

There are 100's of other city centre pubs to go and have a drink in.

I won't be losing too much sleep. The Dame always had a nicer pint anyways.

I used to work nearby, we never went near the Globe but were habitués of the Dame Tavern aka "DTs", mad place!

Once got dragged in off the street into the Central Hotel at lunchtime with a promise of free drink! Market research for Baileys The Whiskey and comparison taste tests with Jameson. The company doing the research on behalf of IDL was clearly instructed to get us all agreeing how smoooooth it was... otherwise totally unremarkable and it flopped in the marketplace.

Hotblack Desiato · 27-11-2020 12:55pm

Covid is a handy scapegoat when you were having lease or other problems anyway...

Dice Bar guy's comments were scummy but seems he's far from the only one in the trade completely blinded by a sense of entitlement.

sabat · 27-11-2020 12:59pm

I heard that the Dice Bar, or at least the full interior, is being shipped to Cuba.

easygoing39 · 27-11-2020 1:54pm

sabat wrote: »

I heard that the Dice Bar, or at least the full interior, is being shipped to Cuba.

Im surprised to hear that,last time I was in the dice bar the interior looked as if it came from Cuba, as it was thread bare, sagging and worn out!

Birneybau · 27-11-2020 2:01pm

L1011 wrote: »

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

Ah, I've heard a few things about that fella.

Birneybau · 27-11-2020 2:04pm

sabat wrote: »

I heard that the Dice Bar, or at least the full interior, is being shipped to Cuba.

No. The owner is going to Cuba, the interior is in storage.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/publican-blames-covid-19-as-dublin-s-dice-bar-to-shut-for-good-1.4418950

Mr Finnerty confirmed he will not reopen when the Covid-19 restrictions end and will instead look at finding somewhere new to ply his trade although not before he takes an extended visit to Cuba.

“The closure is down to Covid,” he said. “But the lease also ran out out on March 31st, and in a way that lucky I suppose. I could have spent the last few months bleeding cash.”

Mr Finnerty said his plan is “to open something again next year, and right now everything from the Dice Bar, all the fixtures and fittings, are in a shipment container down the country”.

sabat · 27-11-2020 2:07pm

Birneybau wrote: »

No. The owner is going to Cuba, the interior is in storage.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/publican-blames-covid-19-as-dublin-s-dice-bar-to-shut-for-good-1.4418950

I heard this months ago. Shipment container?

L1011 · 27-11-2020 2:11pm

Shipping container is what they'd normally be called. Standard enough thing to store a pile of junk in - and that's really what the interior was.

Tazz T · 27-11-2020 2:49pm

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Covid is a handy scapegoat when you were having lease or other problems anyway...

Ah heyor, nine months without trade and no indication of when you'll be allowed to again is hardly a scapegoat. I'm amazed we're not seeing stacks of independent pubs go to the wall. Or maybe they have and we won't see the extent of the carnage until the country reopens.

Hotblack Desiato · 27-11-2020 3:16pm

His lease expired on March 31. We can't assume the landlord was willing to renew it at all, never mind what the rent level was going to be. Any planning applications in for the site, I wonder...

retalivity · 27-11-2020 3:41pm

They had another place around the corner, the Mission bar on the north quays. Guessing that is gone as well.

BeerNut · 27-11-2020 3:42pm

retalivity wrote: »

They had another place around the corner, the Mission bar on the north quays. Guessing that is gone as well.

Gone since well before Covid.

retalivity · 27-11-2020 3:45pm

BeerNut wrote: »

Gone since well before Covid.

Didn't realise that, was only in it the once last year (2019) sometime, went past it a few times and thought it was still opened evenings at the weekend (pre-covid)

partyguinness · 27-11-2020 3:48pm

The Dice Bar...feck it...that was a regular haunt of mine between 2002 and 2004.

PommieBast · 27-11-2020 3:53pm

Tazz T wrote: »

I'm amazed we're not seeing stacks of independent pubs go to the wall. Or maybe they have and we won't see the extent of the carnage until the country reopens.

For the time being the government has landlords and banks on a leash. When they inevitably have to let go of it is when all hell will break loose.

Hotblack Desiato · 27-11-2020 5:31pm

partyguinness wrote: »

The Dice Bar...feck it...that was a regular haunt of mine between 2002 and 2004.

The past is another country.
One does not step into the same river twice.
Etc.

Hotblack Desiato · 27-11-2020 5:33pm

PommieBast wrote: »

For the time being the government has landlords and banks on a leash. When they inevitably have to let go of it is when all hell will break loose.

Unless they have plans to knock and redevelop, it's not in the landlord's interest to evict a commercial tenant - who are they going to let it to? That's going to be the case for quite a while even with a rapid and successful vaccine rollout.

MOH · 27-11-2020 5:34pm

partyguinness wrote: »

The Dice Bar...feck it...that was a regular haunt of mine between 2002 and 2004.

Was a great spot the last couple of years for outdoor pints on a sunny day. One of the few spots with uninterrupted sun for long periods.

partyguinness · 27-11-2020 5:59pm

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

The past is another country.
One does not step into the same river twice.
Etc.

Well that's true. TBH I don't think I was ever in there sober.

There was another pub directly across the road..."Ryans" that it.

Strumms · 27-11-2020 7:38pm

MOH wrote: »

Was a great spot the last couple of years for outdoor pints on a sunny day. One of the few spots with uninterrupted sun for long periods.

It was a nice spot... if I wasn’t driving and in town for a bit of shopping I’d get the Luas down. I have a friend who had Monday's off as I had too and what started off as 3 pints and a bit of craic after shopping would see us on the phones seeing if there were any gigs on in town, then end up back there later..

That said... going by social media comments by the owner relating to covid , ones I saw on Facebook anyway.. I’d say a lot of people would have been rethinking giving further business to said establishment, actually a load of people on FB said they wouldn’t, grim reading quite frankly... headcase stuff..

L1011 · 27-11-2020 7:39pm

retalivity wrote: »

Didn't realise that, was only in it the once last year (2019) sometime, went past it a few times and thought it was still opened evenings at the weekend (pre-covid)

It closed NYE 2018 as far as I know so your 2019 might be wrong.

It was only open for a single staff shift, eight hours five days, for the time before it closed.

retalivity · 28-11-2020 2:16am

L1011 wrote: »

It closed NYE 2018 as far as I know so your 2019 might be wrong.

It was only open for a single staff shift, eight hours five days, for the time before it closed.

I was sure it was last summer, doubting myself now!

spacetweek · 28-11-2020 10:56pm

partyguinness wrote: »

Well that's true. TBH I don't think I was ever in there sober.

There was another pub directly across the road..."Ryans" that it.

There was another pub on the 3rd corner - McGettigans. Pretty rough and locals-only.

Ryans and Dice were great.

L1011 · 28-11-2020 11:01pm

spacetweek wrote: »

There was another pub on the 3rd corner - McGettigans. Pretty rough and locals-only.

Ryans and Dice were great.

Was? Is. Refurbished extensively in the past few years.

Token has opened recently just up the road and the Hendrick Hotel around the corner with a full bar also.

vafankillar · 29-11-2020 12:31am

IAMAMORON wrote: »

In fairness the Globe was only a "cool " boozer if they liked you.

There are 100's of other city centre pubs to go and have a drink in.

I won't be losing too much sleep. The Dame always had a nicer pint anyways.

globe was far from my favourite pub, but not did serve later than most which I enjoyed.

it's such a pity that you don't really get many places in dublin where you can actually talk and have a pint withoutt music blast past the usual last orders of 12.30/1:00

thenightman · 29-11-2020 1:46am

Dice had Veltins and Grevensteiner on tap which was great. Was a handy place with decent music to start night off before heading across to Ryans or jumping the Luas up to town. All that seems so long ago now. Strolled through town this evening and desperate seeing everything shuttered. Palace were doing a good trade with takeaway hot whiskeys and the like at least.

ShyMets · 29-11-2020 11:40am

L1011 wrote: »

Was? Is. Refurbished extensively in the past few years.

Token has opened recently just up the road and the Hendrick Hotel around the corner with a full bar also.

It was a pretty rough shop pre-Luas. It was closed for a number of years.

You're correct in saying that it was refurbished and under new ownership/management and with a very different clientele

IAMAMORON · 29-11-2020 12:32pm

vafankillar wrote: »

globe was far from my favourite pub, but not did serve later than most which I enjoyed.

it's such a pity that you don't really get many places in dublin where you can actually talk and have a pint withoutt music blast past the usual last orders of 12.30/1:00

The Stags Head?

Deep Thought · 29-11-2020 12:37pm

The Lady Gregory and Rasher Geraghtys

thebronze14 · 29-11-2020 1:01pm

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'm a Southampton fan and had the misfortune of watching the 9 nil defeat to Leicester there...In my opinion tossing it was for the best to erase the painful memory

Sultan of Bling · 29-11-2020 3:15pm

Deep Thought wrote:

The Lady Gregory and Rasher Geraghtys

Loved the lady gregory back in the day.

TP Smyths now.

L1011 · 30-11-2020 10:31am

ShyMets wrote: »

It was a pretty rough shop pre-Luas. It was closed for a number of years.

You're correct in saying that it was refurbished and under new ownership/management and with a very different clientele

It's the same owners! McGettigan Group which actually started out from that pub.

vafankillar · 30-11-2020 10:23pm

IAMAMORON wrote: »

The Stags Head?

yeah stags head in 1.30 ish. globe about 2.30

actually i've wonder this before, since places have to pay for the full late licence after 12.30 for each individual night, why not just open till the full 2.30? seems like a bit of a waste of money doing it only for the extra hour

L1011 · 30-11-2020 10:25pm

Staff costs, particularly in the remaining unionised pubs where each hour would be dearer than the last. Security firm may charge quite significantly more for the last hour too.

killbillvol2 · 01-12-2020 1:26am

L1011 wrote: »

Staff costs, particularly in the remaining unionised pubs where each hour would be dearer than the last. Security firm may charge quite significantly more for the last hour too.

Insurance is considerably higher too the later you open.

vafankillar · 02-12-2020 12:52am

actually looks like I was wrong after a short google, seems extensions are by the hour, not automatically till 2.30 so that makes perfect sense so if that's the case

a_squirrelman · 18-12-2020 3:31pm

I just learned today that Shanahan's at 25 The Coombe is now a restaurant called Spitalfields.

Lived on Cork St back in 2012/13/14 and used to drop in there on the way home from work, sound bartenders and friendly locals. Sad to see it gone.

killbillvol2 · 18-12-2020 7:45pm

a_squirrelman wrote: »

I just learned today that Shanahan's at 25 The Coombe is now a restaurant called Spitalfields.

Lived on Cork St back in 2012/13/14 and used to drop in there on the way home from work, sound bartenders and friendly locals. Sad to see it gone.

That's a interesting one. I dropped in there pre-pandemic as i knew a few of the friendly locals who were refugees from Fallon's. Despite the makeover and move upmarket they were still drinking their afternoon pints at the bar.

a_squirrelman · 18-12-2020 8:21pm

killbillvol2 wrote: »

That's a interesting one. I dropped in there pre-pandemic as i knew a few of the friendly locals who were refugees from Fallon's. Despite the makeover and move upmarket they were still drinking their afternoon pints at the bar.

Good to know. From checking the pics online and their website I thought it went full hip restaurant. Good you can still have just pints there.

L1011 · 18-12-2020 8:25pm

It absolutely reeked of damp when I was there pre-changeover.

spacetweek · 19-12-2020 2:56pm

From Streetview it seems to have changed over in 2019.

vafankillar · 19-12-2020 6:51pm

have any other pubs announced they closing other than dice bar? seems to be scaremongering that we're going to lose every pub in ireland but doesn't really seem to be the case at all

L1011 · 19-12-2020 10:36pm

The reopening for food pubs in the summer, pubs getting used to takeaway food/drink, the rates and licence costs being cancelled for the year and then the CRSS subsidy in the budget has reduced the number of places saying they're not reopening; but there was a fair few a few months ago:

Donaghmede Inn
Cardiff Inn
Bakers, Thomas Street
Pimlico Inn
McCanns, James Street
Queens, Dalkey

Nothing official but I'd be very surprised if Bradys Castleknock ever reopens, as its boarded up and planning is in to knock it. Have seen a few other pubs with the signage down - Taproom 47 North King Street and the Lark Inn Meath Street - but that could mean nothing.

killbillvol2 · 20-12-2020 1:14am

vafankillar wrote: »

have any other pubs announced they closing other than dice bar? seems to be scaremongering that we're going to lose every pub in ireland but doesn't really seem to be the case at all

Scaremongering? Sure they're all grand.

Announcing you're closing while staff are getting by on PUP etc. would be a pretty stupid. There will be plenty of places that can't reopen but are literally relying on the government to put food on the table for Christmas.

Cienciano · 21-12-2020 3:28pm

spacetweek wrote: »

From Streetview it seems to have changed over in 2019.

From streetview very little has changed other than the letters in the name

dd973 · 26-12-2020 2:24am

What was that pub on Eden Quay close to where the Laughter Lounge and Jimmy Chungs is? Remember being in it around 1992. The building is still there.

Joe_ Public · 26-12-2020 4:33am

dd973 wrote: »

What was that pub on Eden Quay close to where the Laughter Lounge and Jimmy Chungs is? Remember being in it around 1992. The building is still there.

The one that's a casino or something now? That'd be the old horse and tram if so, the one where john lydon once got into a fracas and ended up in the joy for his troubles. Was a grand spot for a drink really, along with Tommy Wrights over on the quay opposite.

opawaman · 26-12-2020 8:31am

My Goodness, Where am I going to get a Pint when I get to Ireland next? Year

Twee. · 26-12-2020 2:21pm

L1011 wrote: »

Nothing official but I'd be very surprised if Bradys Castleknock ever reopens, as its boarded up and planning is in to knock it. Have seen a few other pubs with the signage down - Taproom 47 North King Street and the Lark Inn Meath Street - but that could mean nothing.

Taproom 47 is now the second location for Soup Ramen https://www.instagram.com/soup.two/

MOH · 26-12-2020 5:16pm

Twee. wrote: »

Taproom 47 is now the second location for Soup Ramen https://www.instagram.com/soup.two/

Ah crap. Had randomly wandered in there a bit over a year ago, was a nice pub, would definitely have gone back next time I was in the area.

Famous Dublin pubs that are no more

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