Cask ale, as we have often complained, is something of a rarity in Ireland. While there are a few more pubs with a regular cask offering up in Belfast, here in Dublin, it is simply not a regular feature in most pubs. Happily, though, a tipoff from a reader (cheers, Ciaran!) alerted us to a ... Read more The post Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs: Harty's Bar first appeared on Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs.| Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs
Have we found Dublin’s darkest pub? While the exterior of Frank Ryan’s Pub is bright-ish candy colours of pink and yellow, the interior is more None More Black. The smell of incense and the nod toward illumination with a string of fairy lights adds to the student-squat vibe, but this is a student squat for ... Read more The post Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs: Frank Ryan's first appeared on Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs.| Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs
It’s time for another one of our rare trips into Dublin city centre proper with a visit to McDaid’s, a pub with a fine literary heritage. Granted, there are many, many pubs here with similar claims to fame, but most do come by it quite honestly. There’s the requisite Brendan Behan connection (this is a ... Read more The post Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs: McDaid's first appeared on Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs.| Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs