While The Flowing Tide serves as Northside Dublin’s premier theatrical pub, with its close associations with the neighbouring Abbey Theatre (and its short walk to The Gate), Neary’s takes on that role on the Southside for the Gaiety Theatre. Alas, though, one of the finest theatrical tales about Neary’s seems to be a bit of ... Read more The post Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs: Neary's first appeared on Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs.| Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs
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