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
We know that we tend to be biased toward pubs on the north side of the Liffey, but this week, we travel (relatively) far into south Dublin – all the way to Blackrock and . Once a quiet fishing village with a sideline in early modern highway robbery, Blackrock is now one of the bougier ... Read more The post Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs: Jack O'Rourke's first appeared on Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs.| Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs
Our featured Dublin pub this week is one that has been in the ‘much requested’ queue for some time. While we had to make it a flying visit, we finally got to The Cobblestone. In many ways, it’s difficult to think of a more iconic Dublin pub. News of its possible closure or truncation for ... Read more The post Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs: The Cobblestone first appeared on Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs.| Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs
Irish pubs are, broadly speaking, welcoming to all ages during the day and early evening – or, at least, they are more often than not, compared to pubs and pub-adjacent spaces in the UK or US (the never-ending ‘kids in taprooms’ debate there notwithstanding). Dublin has a wealth of pubs that are especially good at ... Read more The post Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs: Best Pubs for Kids 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
Dublin excels at Old Man Pubs. You can find them in every corner of the city; some are more scuffed-but-well-loved, like Briody’s, while others maintain their fine Victorian interiors, like The Hut, with a range of everything in between. Gaffney & Son, more commonly known as Gaffney’s, is very much at the ‘high Victorian’ end ... Read more The post Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs: Gaffney & Son 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
The recent run of warm weather has led to prioritising pubs with lovely beer gardens that we haven’t yet visited, and the news that the Animal Collective group – they of Bonobo and Caribou fame – will be opening another location soon(ish) in Bolands Mills* bumped a trip to Kodiak higher up on the list. ... Read more The post Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs: Kodiak first appeared on Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs.| Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs
It’s July, and that mean a happy birthday to Underdog – Dublin’s finest craft beer* bar. And while independent beer of all stripes is not nearly as ubiquitous here in Ireland as in many other countries, given that the majority of pubs are still generally ‘Guinness and Heineken‘ shops, there are some other standout spots; ... Read more The post Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs: Best Pubs for Craft Beer first appeared on Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs.| Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs
Stoneybatter has an abundance of riches when it comes to pubs, with classics like The Glimmer Man, Walsh’s and L. Mulligan. Grocer, all within steps of one another – and that’s before you include other fantastic spots like Hynes’ Bar and The Barber’s Bar, just a bit further apart from those three. As a result, ... Read more The post Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs: The Belfry first appeared on Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs.| Weirdo Guide to Dublin Pubs