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'When someone walks through the door, they forget where they are': Inside Galway's most innovative cocktail bar
26 Jun 2019
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'At the end of the day I just love it': How one man's passion for poitín led to one of Dublin's most talked-about new bars
19 Jun 2019
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'Fans started knocking on the door': How the namesake pub of blues legend Rory Gallagher was reborn
12 Jun 2019
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'The annoying pimple on the music establishment': A melting pot of tribes on Dublin's Thomas Street
5 Jun 2019
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'Jesus, we're a brilliant pub, but we're a terrible off-licence': The story of Galway's legendary Blue Note bar
29 May 2019
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'When they step into the room, there's magic': The Grand Social's rise from the ashes of a superpub
22 May 2019
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'People meet, discuss, hear stories and sing': How one of Ireland's oldest houses became a pub... again
15 May 2019
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'We all got very excited': How Drop Dead Twice grew a bar from a chance conversation
8 May 2019
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'Only the front face of the building was left': The rebirth of the Oyster Tavern in Cork
1 May 2019
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'There's been nothing but support': How 'a bunch of hipsters' in Lucky's regenerated a Liberties shopfront
24 Apr 2019
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'You never know who you'll bump into': How The Boar's Head cemented its place among Dublin's best sports pubs
17 Apr 2019
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'Many legends have played here. It's a long list': The enduring pull of Whelan's after 30 years in business
10 Apr 2019
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'Everyone advised us to be subtle. We ignored them': The unlikely rise of The Barbers Bar
3 Apr 2019
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'It's all very casual. We don't even have plates': The simple ethos that drives Caribou in Galway
27 Mar 2019
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'Also we'll need a wrestling ring': How Token became a one-of-a-kind Dublin bar
20 Mar 2019
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'Neon lights, smoke and hazy images': How 80s movies inspired a very different bar in Hang Dai
13 Mar 2019
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'I'd have it even darker than this': Dive bar magic and an ex-wife's shoes in Frank Ryan's
6 Mar 2019
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'For the quiet gigs you can hear a pin drop': How The Roundy in Cork makes magic with music
27 Feb 2019
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'It's humbling': How a little-used pool hall become one of Dublin's most exciting music venues
20 Feb 2019
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'It reminds people of a New York dive bar': From Polish pub to vinyl paradise on Parnell Street
13 Feb 2019
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'I saw Ray Davies perform to 160 people here': How the Róisín Dubh became one of Ireland's must-play music venues
6 Feb 2019
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'Every weekend we have a brilliant buzz': How Dali rose from the ashes of the legendary Pav
30 Jan 2019
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'We just had to let it be': How The Belfry reopened a long-lost local shuttered for years
23 Jan 2019
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'You can see the whites of their eyes': How Coughlan's went from quiet local to happening spot
16 Jan 2019
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'Anything can happen at any time': The secret ingredient of 200-year-old Paddy Coyne's in Connemara
9 Jan 2019
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'If we build here, we'll have to build around you': How The Cobblestone became a traditional icon in a changing Dublin
2 Jan 2019
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'We had one particular guy called Paul O’Connell who used to work the door': Nancy Blake's in Limerick
19 Dec 2018
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'It takes a month to put them up': The story of the Hole in the Wall's legendary Christmas decorations
13 Dec 2018
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'We'd never pulled a pint before opening night': How Kennedy's in Dingle became a pub... again
7 Dec 2018
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'We have a massive connection with the GAA': How Devitt's keeps Camden Street old school
4 Dec 2018
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'Someone will walk in and it's 'Oh, you're back from Australia!'': How Tigh Neachtains became a home from home
28 Nov 2018
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'If you were loud in the bar, you'd be marched out': The colourful history of Clarke's in Drogheda
21 Nov 2018
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'Sit with a creamy pint and look at the wild mountains': The old-fashioned magic of Osborne's in Carlow
14 Nov 2018
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'We use the downtimes to repair': How The Bulman Bar turned an ancient pub into a foodie haunt
7 Nov 2018
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'It's the best pub I've ever worked in': Why Walsh's in Stoneybatter is loved by staff and locals alike
31 Oct 2018
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'Musicians were looked down upon around here': How Gus O'Connor's became a legendary trad pub
24 Oct 2018
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'We all have itchy feet': Why The Sky And The Ground is an old-style pub that's always changing
17 Oct 2018
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'We have 10-15 Ed Sheeran fans a day': O'Connells, the Galway pub that accidentally went global
10 Oct 2018
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The Easter Rising holdout where a Leinster captain pulled pints: The incredible history of the Swan Bar
3 Oct 2018
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'It has the best view of any pub in Ireland': The secret behind the great pints at JJ Bowles
26 Sep 2018
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