The 1884 is so called after the year that the GAA was founded, and it is very much a sporty pub. And while the GAA is the most-represented sporting genre on the walls and in the niches, there’s plenty of (association) football on the screens as well, especially on a weekend visit such as our ... Read more The post Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs: The 1884 first appeared on Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs.| Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs
Despite walking past it multiple times a day most days, we’ve not had occasion to call in to The Bernard Shaw recently. This part of Dublin – the Phibsborough/Glasnevin border – is already well-served with great pubs like The Bald Eagle just across the canal, more food-forward spots like The Botanic around the corner, and ... Read more The post Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs: The Bernard Shaw first appeared on Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs.| Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs
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