The Irish Pub – Conclusions

The Irish Pub – Conclusions

Dec 2, 2023

The economic realities were too complex for most old style pubs to survive in the new world. A fear of the breathalyser. The ban on smoking in public places. The temptation to sell one’s licence, at considerable profit, to a Dublin pub chain or European...
The Irish Pub – Conclusions

Giles Blundell (1939-2000) of Slievenamon (Fethard)

May 8, 2023

  Born on 20 January 1939, Giles Blundlell was one of my late father’s best friends. He was a mechanical engineer who became a test pilot for the Royal Navy. He was originally from Kenya although his parents eventually retired to Myrtleville in County Cork....
McCarthy’s of Fethard, Co. Tipperary

McCarthy’s of Fethard, Co. Tipperary

Mar 8, 2022

A dark and inviting interior, with tobacco-stained walls smothered by images of men clutching trophies, well-toned horses in mid flight, revolutionaries at play, the Bloody Sunday football team and Pope Leo XIV. McCarthy’s has a catchphrase: ‘We wine you, dine you and...