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Category Archives: Pubs
(À La Recherche Du Temps Perdu) The Thursday Tipple: ‘Le Surfing’, Portiragnes Plage, France
The foundations were shallow on those hot and sunny afternoons on the beach in south-east France. The seaside town: Portiragnes, not far from Béziers and the Canal du Midi. The team: ‘us’; the probing, inquisitive five-year old; and the easily-pleased … Continue reading
The Storeyteller, 9 Lower Grand Canal Street, Dublin 2 (re-visited)
I didn’t think I’d spend Valentine’s Night, aged 44, in a city-centre pub having a quiz night. It’s ‘the music round’ as I order. Snippets of songs blare out more audaciously than a concert sound system. I’m getting older. Music … Continue reading
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The Thursday Tipple: J O’Connell, 29 South Richmond Street, Dublin 8
The days are getting shorter. The nights are getting darker. The seasons are passing quicker. And it’s that time of year again. ‘That ad’ is playing again, the dead-of-night scene always reminding me of the hibernatory sleep that a Christmas … Continue reading
The Thursday Tipple: any pub, any time (might happen to be La Grillérade, Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré, Île de Ré, France)
We’re on our first family holiday with ‘two of ‘em’. It’s sweltering by day and night and the heat has coincided with another leap by the baby. A leap of development, perhaps, but all it feels like is a ‘leap’ … Continue reading
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The Thursday Tipple: Emily’s Black Lion, Ireby, Cumbria
That time of year again: our annual pilgrimage to The Lake District for a seven-day gathering with friends. Nestled in a holiday home among England’s most majestic mountains, we catch up over walks and home-cooked meals to the drumbeat of … Continue reading
The Thursday Tipple: The Lobster Pot, Bridlington (England)
You’ve probably never heard of Bridlington in England. You’re unsure how to pronounce it. And you probably think you’ll never go there. I’d never heard of it until I found myself preparing to go on holidays there for a week. … Continue reading
The Thursday Tipple: The Lobster Pot, Bridlington (England)
You’ve probably never heard of Bridlington in England. You’re unsure how to pronounce it. And you probably think you’ll never go there. I’d never heard of it until I found myself preparing to go on holidays there for a week. … Continue reading
The Traveller’s Rest Inn, Grasmere, Lake District
An open fire just just inside the front door greeted us. The barman – fifties, tall and dressed semi-formally and all in black – let his Northern accent (I’m guessing Cumbrian) come through as we discussed the crisp options and … Continue reading
The Thursday Tipple: Sheehan’s, Chatham Street, Dublin 2
It was the last pub I got to before the national closure. We weren’t even on the hunt for a pint. A dry, sunny Sunday afternoon, my better half and I decided to head into town for a wander, a … Continue reading
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