Cork - Pubs

Appealingly presented with pretty blue paint complementing the old stone frontage, Paul and Leonie Granville’s family-run bar and restaurant is the oldest licensed premises in Macroom - and, situated just off the town square in the footprint of t ...
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The Edwards family are over 40 years in business at this characterful old place in the heart of Kinsale, which is known for its atmosphere and the consistent quality of the hearty food served in both bar and restaurant. Its cosy pub atmosphere is emp ...
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Just a 10 minute ferry trip across Baltimore harbour (foot passengers only), Sherkin is a small island about 3.5 miles long by 1.5 miles wide with a population of only a hundred or so, and three lovely safe beaches. This, the island's only hotel, woul ...
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Looking west towards Union Hall, which is within walking distance across a road bridge, this unspoilt village has a choice of pubs offering traditional music and craic in the evenings - all quite different in character, each is equally charming. The ...
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When Youen Jacob acquired the pub next door to his long-established restaurant Chez Youen in 2004, this new venture turned out to be the beginning of something much bigger that would transform the centre of Baltimore. Youen and his family, linked the ...
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Atmospherically located in the old Woodford Bourne wine merchants premises, this unusual bar has been a hit from the day it opened. It’s in a traffic free zone in central Cork’s eighteenth century ‘Huguenot District’ and, with e ...
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There's no shortage of quality at Charlie Mac’s, Linda Mounir’s gastro pub on the banks of the beautiful Blackwater River in Fermoy. No shortage of quantity either as chef Fred Desormeaux deals in the most generous of portions in this prime ...
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Owned by the popular actor and entertainer Pat Shortt, this great old bar on the main street of Castlemartyr is full of real traditional Irish pub character with an open fire and friendly staff. It’s a perfect contrast to the neighbouring five s ...
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This characterful pub beside the Everyman Palace Theatre was established in 1875 and is named after its founder. Long before the arrival of the "theme pub", Lowrey's was famous for having windows which originated from Kilkenny Cathedral, but ...
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Margaret Whooley runs one of the most relaxed bars in the country: known affectionately as "the tin pub" after its corrugated iron roof, it has a lovely rambling country garden going down to the water at the back, where children are very welc ...
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