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ds Aoife McElwain photo Killian Broderick words Aoife McElwain photos Mark Duggan words Amy O’Connor photo Malcolm McGettigan nks are allowed to drink, isn’t we approach The Jolly Monk, ed bar of the Abbey Hotel. ‘I ould think drinking would be ething.’ bout that? Everybody drinks,’ e profession that doesn’t.’ I nt. ught that the monk was one.’ o drink, isn’t Jolly Monk, ey Hotel. ‘I ng would be ey Hotel. ‘I ng would be o drink, isn’t Jolly Monk, ody drinks,’ doesn’t.’ I one o ody drinks,’ doesn’t.’ I gio s y ta y to a . ‘I wi e our b f a c lpanys its. The bd ck n m pts es bli hm hs t t creh act-- Th PMAKINl Shelbourn fe Trin y Collinege se hn smoking in lifh h inside doour leaed tho mous folder (A2 size ma by e?) ab nks are allowed to drink, isn’t we approach The Jolly Monk, ed bar of the Abbey Hotel. ‘I ould think drinking would be ething.’ bout that? Everybody drinks,’ e profession that doesn’t.’ I nt. ught that the monk was one.’ bar after the monk’s drinking, ‘Look at the sign!’ A monk bar after the monk’s drinking, ‘Look at the sign!’ A monk happy!’ It’s one o s are allowed to drink, isn’t e approach The Jolly Monk, bar of the Abbey Hotel. ‘I ld think drinking would be ing.’ !’ A monk lding aloft a Anton pauses , maybe.’ What’s weird about that? Everybody drinks,’ ys. ‘Name one profession that doesn’t.’ I !’ A monk lding aloft a Anton pauses s, maybe.’ about the sense of fly, fleetingly hi a p lts a oic imematet st f hioe in oaseeen thk’s drmpany, at n’ lnh oc ugairk i oor som sil n a ce a osy,’ shation and ignorant of th y and stirrin es of di lliga e bf Y uale di’ll Ndievnnin h v rsiderabludene ess o es A bllde vl, The Iaen B es to corv il Morrissey is holding aloft a mile on his face. Anton pauses p th in ldmin o nk was one.’ k’s drinking, ut that? Everybody drinks,’ rofession that doesn’t.’ I his, surely, with the instituguises over the years housing p h ein w M i nk, isn’t y Monk, otel. ‘I ould be drinks,’ n’t.’ I rink, isn’t lly Monk, Hotel. ‘I would be pproach The Jolly Monk, r of the Abbey Hotel. ‘I think drinking would be g.’ about the sense of fly, fleetingly tein w h a smi s t B hnoscaheir ritieras a t t a sorainen t Tht at a s a t o er e enf the Thers ead et hine opt te I’th n u er ext radersio , un d et BOLAND’S SWILLSy t h eo to; t ryy’s iy’t o e in w oy, une w ore orbuna e his f diutlliga h s h f c f t e Bmint hcerl bwaays manalooceresi ervas-ood at Hang Dai has aler lec yh l ts. ht that the monk was one.’ r after the monk’s drinking, ook at the sign!’ A monk Morrissey is holding aloft a le on his face. Anton pauses e childminders, maybe.’ quite alluring about the hotel bar. The sense of ystery and briefly, fleetingly a place that is at once home inematic imagination has surely, with the instituy drinks,’ esn’t.’ I that? Everybody drinks,’ fession that doesn’t.’ I ooins n oht a ty seray sf iot i vt ouge ue lea ioioer! Iunad of f v adt “fe e to M ld’s Cr in 1592, I wa oule oraep b e weird how monks are allowed to drink, isn’t ask Anton as we approach The Jolly Monk, ewly renovated bar of the Abbey Hotel. ‘I n, as in you would think drinking would be ibited or something.’ il Morrissey is holding aloft a mile on his face. Anton pauses p the c side do ’ur l ug nk was one.’ k’s drinking, ohibited or something.’ ‘What’s weird about that? Everybody drinks,’ says. ‘Name one profession that doesn’t.’ I nk for a moment. t ne td tthnormous f eatile s arut a ss ov f ineeintood o at in an adf eme, sonioh f si e m , unln im nd et n n imiclltlura g a ouat tdating it is wer vereats a ter smoriniooo he, t t ma e y e eres eyoiurpavs Dom Jo a hoetca ag q a pp aca g a adnhhbt sbeflfy hd cl ur . Its es ’ h e ex n a h y t aea iefsl , fts a t ue p Mg o e fe an t eastsy h d colo li thm llen rt r ads ‘Those a psoem o e s owphdg tn, p ino d ou e sso c s ar l’inc anorring in lifnie tapp y t rt reads ‘Those that shine from the t need the spotlight’ in cursive, under a candle. He will return momentara poem of his own, printed out in an ad on km Th in a pl or e suor pt Iiof teomue s iur w moo byer smansakt hohks wi . ‘h my f ae hverli y quicktly ‘e cinl ys i h fy’ e in otd cn hlen a hinle u’ holo a l ger oesart Cbp en toac ble sadn o tpiinlpy,’ he s th t crt a sh et lle le co . ‘I wf te mig era at otnce hiur o h lifu y!e tue seats after smoking in lifh here t t m k Y ’t nour leaed th er verligh h pa py,’ he stops tve wa o me a pp aca le sadndats. Th ill ret seats after smoking in life, t t mak Y ’t nour leaed th er very quicklur v gio s y ta y to a . ‘I wi e our b f a cb f a c ring on the terrace. ‘t m k Y ’t n engres, rare tlhat s ur smoking in life, t at make ynt ne srotatte s o y qhen py happy!’ It’s one of hi o f those ext reads ‘Those a poem olh h pa py,’ he stops tve wa o me a pp acacitle sadn ats. Th ill ret t r ads ‘Th e a pat s urf hihinf his own, pr ttops tops tve wa o me a pp aca le sadnrdaatting it i ts ae w ac t os hir h y to re os y occurf hi h ps b s weird how monks are allowed to drink, isn’t ’ I ask Anton as we approach The Jolly Monk, e newly renovated bar of the Abbey Hotel. ‘I ean, as in you would think drinking would be one of thf thos hir hily tes, ra ecit elhp wahen t-e fs o p hesystts estpt in an. ‘ o s srin’ comuy to m ring on te, tha in a . ‘Y ’ur le ir idleinp t y qtuickl’ in cy si e, under out how racee ynu’ e sohter verlighuicklur v gio s y ta y to an imicltsh I was thes . Hfe wns s w fen peoping o t le h y’t sa e aapwy, n a h y t eal oe t iinem of hirsit oe be w led coceh n B y ser-older (A2 size maaf in, unteaoule co d b . ‘’ e a of ty Mtart- k is a co os a hildminders, mayr le. H hill rt Ththet danhinle ub y t o abs i pe hhut madnes t of the famou s os at mak dert n I o m’oue inth ot’ in ceffmoug in lif h ly s ne Thk k Your le soitth itser b f a c irbiet.’ourpo y qhneiouictkld ayf si io, un ag q a pp ac ble sin f a c irnh s. The b k ur t y m ng ai lde waeir pth lde vib , bbt betk h. ‘h hee s n n imiclltlure o b e c in a e yo of his t-se exc ealngn o recitre t aalcchine f h ps bhur inh d o t in afn of his t-se exc ea gr en es, rare tlhtot s ur-s arue peroaappy f the tn th e Thkt hs Re t m ke ynur leed tho mous folder (A2 size maf int ninh d by t t ai n ad M Sl in 1592, I waigarn & Haines t r ads ‘Th e a pinem o eroram t’ Ie’urs ostbd f thos e acorem tat re ve wa o me a pp aca le sadnhen t wa a t saee a aclaher ’ comtaanshm hs t I wiugh I wa-s that den hiside do ’t n en myster B fci e sent at shinf hi hm t h . I . Th t The J hy Monp s p mf So re o s wanfen tha y’rre ty!e ps o e opf tht in at remnea, seo me t a nin uite a urinle sadnridteating it i l r Th f the Ben o mbs ihs, wesae terrace ats. Thre bo k e w ap en e tt y ts apomen t poking o ac in a pl i le. He wic ima h ill rt Th onope of tns o eid oo bf thhad o re os e cin‘I s em wa fer sm re alyslowed to drink, isn’t’tm lg yd afe fvir l e?) aasing in lif w hin s at opce hd aeofrfoli d dinno a s, surtiale Tht a sith thh M tff inietrer sm tn im’e er qaenioh ee ugtt p eerlight’ in cyt r- v nde r a mg ore pops tps bty t ser to add b o ji brf a ce Gs. Thwed cn d awsxts es, t hme’ht cr supp ohneoh a smile on his faceo y s ne esse m eny and bre a ps an e uhaps be preos d side do ys od trho imm oaapc he fat seaueraeso ead of fb tl Dg bak sith nYts rho r er v eioltel bar. Tht ce iaole o oiltel bar. Thte s , ahd b McG en B o ik i ld a uite a ure o b plt tesle. H . ‘I wiure o o r cin dhp parys ifen t aee a eahlhd cd onhinovlde wo - n imon th I waas tes tYou er smu e. ‘I wlinsha t m ween t’em is ns, meaeyd t.hte sugeh’ e sps f lder (A2 size may f te t eir p omess R ad whug ’ e kte, une?) a f yrb hter very q ne u idiot,’ he srays. ‘Look at the sign!’ A monkoihh, thfhty ecenorzert- w ie; irtsits a, un rhsill p derast MVP and f h in y, we Maps be peoods nice t fer f fbesder in t o f El. Ig o ener eno u irosiattat ter f o am t s on hur et yapplde whunnhy thinte tl we a f hib a cpapnr e I tinog it i h piot Th nhino g os e wa.v ounneainges, rare y occhose ale cn der k folder (A2 size mi mf iny in a gric elotcshr ble sadnrpattatios t b a ernio y!’ Ita’d afs oftli s De mhad of feir r folder (A2 size maybe?) about how is when people use their phones Th ierseo’ hm i was one.’ drinking, A monk ng aloft a ton pauses as one.’ rinking, monk aloft a d colour sot dirt, tl ho vy m inle inl con o co igasli hme t er, ats es ks migha rea u-y’nlnt worr I ,yn tc os art o d hior to tder my beltt b w bytl a ur oeald whance aen b denserrg f o e dent o ir of i a t yIf yn, fleeth of G n ole er d er kch our leriem e sponweus an urwse rbve s t mas, arrau e stooste exct a gt a nd a hgui a s aue se ho grvae waver e gou of un t wa urat sa y’rwaanaaatssys b hhehir f fioletcah. cithad w ur d bh id ps topp’n, p h t, B a en rdm phtio loo skninle exc ea hg r ners aolet ad ph er! I erd b tey nthft: ‘vds, t’ coerup ae bre og in lif e wahoruhabht he Iaout we Hap Whrth w pfle inats a t Th pose cg on tes A t ma oub bls, bcen s. Thi es Chf de le cul.b -bs. Rhosie O’G er smhinuilde w nk’aur lins, whs ol the bht’ in csitsinoe u ce a t t t how er st hrady’s iy’os is c Thea waaen t aeae akfaer thldg d C f th ig ba n adunnin’d a uicua y ot shin-e frbdut he sep wahlen t ah ar a in t ee mon’ co race e ye ter t irceno u e so ie orlight’ in crooehoeres s, m ticeo ap npts tutttos . A otf hieli hirte exd bt s ‘s aeg a liole otur hh, h tt The th t The J eir l t , Th h ace r dee veangs a u re y occ vt ub meacytinh. srves, in a p ace tur ieider plo n enu unncl ra tion ohboourle tien do cral lips b t ne b e s n en er ots var us gui b h flo lder (A2 size m a oct c h er l D h en nn in if th bnio v od tle O sin et lrble co a ma , un o nh ens, arradys o enormouhtweh’io’ in cB siaews , unh.un et.et er p a pa t d ethhin rt a eit hing aue es s ueo h wae tre o cer no a n nn o rvcitet aesagt pe pt that the monk was one.’ fter the monk’s drinking, k at the sign!’ A monk rrissey is holding aloft a on his face. Anton pauses hildminders, maybe.’ pizza boxes on their laps (the s at the start of October, I’m nearby individuals for varion their psychical comfort. g oee J my o a ous emotional state of the Susan Sontag notes how the din teinh e bs Denm JT ot Thd ethhinars o g fofy co c n onateuldn . Th er sex, Rhody Bolandsdier (€9) mlloi ps (turhiet. n w es Cin hf eie; i l e Q ts o o s isu ad ind y’os is c t h Th erg i en do crafars pr h loo st Thvkhinole uongalin tt paraas teohi, bta al tldenk, aoud thhat troo’r cGar r sih n iaetroua aerht. ‘f h lh lifle oen p eayg in.ar p y evuogs a pniof trysst te ba h oic s s f (b Their phoenug a li’en do crats srfett og in lif , tkter tldminders drey Hh avertoeses trkgld as f litlder (A2 size m e au ad wi ow r atiowetvas shernr a in ba v ohns, mllde veibin. ‘tvy m es mt. ‘Ahes es tgootte Qaa eens e tto Mourghg-lly’ t t ao urr’vnhireuno ey ta reg alte veiw oe s eralosanble Olorpes t ciioe twanmaaahn. ‘t ht os had irts dhalicesphifugaan aws h l tory e ps bt’nt e fat bih vio, unereir po spe t),viooh ah.he Thket. Their signv t s y) chys ie er ta ae ’ coeen ss. Ialehd m le aeg e J s. Onr, I a yn. ‘ f tin t h e migs t hess s wer aaves fxc eunh p h ur diets. O e tt ye oalde wer- d aohaev g a aou D a s o kh he . Ia appest v. ‘s o e ou e b , beut betkraea em is ayatugnrin weed a b a t m gn t e tt n k ormut mw t. ‘en t fy* po in af theuderuse m, iy t e fairbd ex, ps bdgy tp d colol moedipork ptde of a c d cts guess a cot a lcen n o y l s nas Re ou o losoks livker t eiilio bsss Do , un un loy tse migheralh nh I was tnh . H e back urn momug es oome Nt.en l M m sint ps t ers, a e veer acrose atst Cg ae b idgeut in ah ’d os t opned affe yeaappiy ay is hg ldino sa e sa a , wpys ot hlt no immners aver t otiof the famha S loeir pn o p k oh y t Thd ett hina hin e a p og er s ose I t der plo af his t-s k wa f tm Thf (bs ‘ sae oshThune h oeinit s’ rttad LED st erc rlit),f hihine flgtee Ihy i.wernats a sio iotn heranhin es o s s on n oramese ot rer naeinr t a sorat sroup o o s y nys ifm d a b gr ntio asasys le mh. Th bliYhmehl enormou s a cobmf ur a g ous a e p ss ots an, prer, teer side doe Joirt y Moer vlpace for its guesemind w rdtathhat is at once ho ceopauve wam Jo y srame ta bdbnen p’e Ble ty hg ad Gár oem o e rring ot wspo toa in at in aur le svo e s o -y qninug e sce youic hur k. Th an,innacurtemeohernopr a new ce you s ooev ace t ing it is wt tet h n g a s t-s s En ho mn im gs at H othldraogv’w s t s y’ W dger ’ coeen st deehade, fl the best p o co e eny amut ioprs f hlder (A2 size m a tur p f (bhiny Th t Ht sthine fs. Thh rn’s Crrrt oss is the lack of o s f t k oog o h. l lioe t , wuik er icd bl ieflligh ’ in ce in s D derkun ace that in o oy,’ ha k, in otloc y s a p If you’re interested in food in Dublin, you’ve probably heard of the Bereen Brothers. That’s Marc and Conor, the siblings behind Dublin brunch and dinner stalwart Coppinger Row. Their latest venture, Charlotte Quay, is named after the block of the Grand Canal Dock that houses their restaurant and bar. The spot has previously been home to Mourne en w oe t s e wn a renh e t’ co taoue h o s y ttrden. ‘hw bd C umin rrays o ts acr NUTBUTTER CITY LIMITS Nutbutter words Aoife McElwain photos Killian Broderick words Aoife McElwain photo Killian Broderick words Aoife McElwain photos Killian Broderick e ter side do ’ r en rd thmouotlight’ in cursive, une?) ab ugh er verg it is w s t-shir chan o recit e y occ t r iads ‘Th e a poem o e h nd c’ hlth t ps to saany, aeent creh act- T e av on Bar a I guess it will be twl dinndes, b rlo out oflegd sigle gs a s nis, I ky sd do m lav t g betbuinnes dinner, belhl htrin Ther n imicltsh I was tna ht . H e b k ur eople u BEHIND THAT CLOSED DOOR Locks 1 Windsor Terrace words Aoife McElwain photo Killian Broderick race. ‘ seats after smoking in lifh here tat mak Y ’ur lar ugh h pa py,’ he stops tve wa o mn imp acas ble sadn at seats after smoking in life, t at mak Y ’ur laug h pa py,’ he stops tve wa o mn imp acas ble sadn at happy!’ It’s one of thos hir h n es, ra e tlhat shine from the happy!’ It’s one of thos hir h n es, ra e tlhat shine from the ring on the ter side do ’ r ug a inside do ’ r ug ring on te, tha in a . ‘racee ynu e sohte s op tlight’ in cursive, under . ‘I wiure o gio s y ta y to an imicltsh I was tna hes . H e b k urn momentarf thos hir hily to re ose t oem o-e from t eh inted out in an of his t-se exc i y tealnges, rare y occhine from the inted out in an ou r aeugo e sps folder (A2 size mayb der out how words Aoife McElwain photos Mark Duggan ouanys iah fy’re in otssys ts es loe om s t-shir h t crh ac I wccit smfgs, lg of e pl oe in o’ Iarer’eet t’ co ytpa nai h l ges, raret w shine fr-gs,tuggins woen’ Itan mom, oenuariu ce BnThl the boem o si nm ty a s raapptrlr asaady b orrb the ext r y tertgy m nag urer sayaenod cn hle in oassy. Its estabiliyg tsehment cretdenh-e sw ooht phlomouvtuicuo p tur 20s hinen t ptrobk ie as ty a ra n otple use tt y e pertpf thhe fahnoe o bc’ Ihwak ohoetcad ethahadino rurana le t lrhg aem tbvs up urrehin.th t uptat n i as, murmerm hts a o e walde w ea e o onau es c ps btThe pnosker tbetotem os ulistt),w re p r n s w en pug t ta ot thd tosearg in.a Th’r perterahiniy occbcitfnhin ps bra’k ap teh her tie a a hi o kes Avalnga.r per a hy coot pe y b t p e?) a ou be?) a ce hoder ploatio e f th a d dinn ehten do cra g a hand ce slassy. Its establishment creden-y bt iioaosy been haks mhnot te exieir p f hi’ I n ter odd b o ur sc o plo enh ft t s odi dger te bovetoul De nk thega ap ws Dnt d holidayktetoauns gers folder (A2 size m bt e?) a o Hay Whuh whinof . Thhf s n! f a cenitat s pro ir ninieew?’ At d C ks m -o os ame exi e inw t’o dgniys. ‘sd slly fg quit y tat Thlterlav-e oh. ‘ouic ot s e b d shin , b bt b h h e a o ts ah d t lopu ad oaf feldminders, mayo seing a li teuic’n o n cf, in 2015, tf th em. Th s re in otahers’ company, as thougth act- s witb’ Asio of fipre tt e a ur g aemhe bemlloltesik of the Gmf t r o or ks likure ohod coin he bfloer to aurin rota sva, s yrlrnplace fiuwdeturppeoane t d mwanuooev s eere so- ones em is s are better ee wle brt kThonrcGgs,on aslde woe abs i en art, wag ing oloat ohf in-ver e f th a g vo mn im en fplle sadnr ibtie; ie wn asnh hih et.a. Thid ao nings, h t tst te pewo u g o satf senio eig a deecaca Aha y’ o en t o Oe t f Rs ml tf fhmines a d a diot,’ hs sietrto- aeewoooo a p y tn im oiclur sbcle s a pladn et por a newen an mif fmken arn e inwyie e soo a l. Thliy f p acae J y Mure oace f wd gs,cGleal t in a em wa ion ha gyv te wa tstps tve waah-in fr ry evhen tioehe b he f wsars, a cenlp, s yrnur revw ran. Its es a n ’ w tkothehe Th en r e o Th d b en f f ” m, an d o d as snd ccwan oe.vt creh act , u niste Neil Me, B y t t d o t ppae cots oaun ers, aine v, w s ‘ o immer Wh t saey’ mptaioy. Is a b hmenps t- t cr tden hrat ohain ine co al, unht r l flog bci e tadh nder in t s a , ung l Do t if yh. wa a aesesm tgtsible cht ai ee waee e au ur tur ci ears h le nitasf t e b ef te exiefh ingeso immt ps bure a drm tcht hintreeaarfemaos st .ess a corts a d t load of f d ticoem h en do craft blder (A2 size muvu ow ad w h id p eme Ia g a ouwio e em ierakant phint ty Hn m b e, birt bets, wikes t t mb fes t n ea o mf insingserura, B s, aa orohuni, at snhint t sim ta d ahchd b ur esaars holesing ne o c o earrays ot wanin ieiseshaura s asivergeeps becneralo, bu aer s a o y!irble cos oumintsae migeangres, rahtre y occ rne- d b, Bf ing b bt t hove a wh – James Joyce, “Wandering Rocks”, Ulysselse-racing ohe co lege n p s are powtevolt oaavttenascdaqry tv te aeoax.path floremene f n au g in life o rf (bacee soohcben do cratler nalo sspfer vteur ra bnd afm Jfurilili t mm Jtue hinm s Rts osug hhdlit),, whoo’me yea s a er the foun auroatiors sm th t is t n on It i irisf tb lengths t d c h tug uio ba tence, o y s side dohi Ths R er n t b tg y h tetaetg ohin rounnyb, ber t bahr th hceso immoerwe s at - pt e petoLtlek au ciin ht Th ’ A my Maro a ev r i s. Tht aps b krng in a hr erld b oar an , w y t Th-os r inside do ’k ol t m Pe yramht eou ad woiein ieit an noy sip p t.o tay.e paaronu ts acrh le o ic ime r n w k, in o he Thks. Bks wiith my fitiene pg a o goiicotyete wa e ta e Iu e saesles tt sin y* p h A flutshly bhen hirbs i v s soomee on imnl itol’hvbt bbethikeseshhls. Th e oinb t de cen izza but pubs ie ire ilt do th wpw en petbs wpl p ts ohon er aappgs aenws aograer Th ’b llhor bbh, Th ’aThag iet t. ‘tes t un d c ahe an, p enio d coc h ac h inia t h fs ade ar tn. ‘er e umin e pf cra er bt: ‘enm Joh a inoma p t n en tamg a lilitole oos u aes htas D der ao s toaith enos tdts t nuo d h, tlid k r per’ hateur l gs anotsf Gtg aty fu lit),’r minimthk sit ww ad wrh i lde w hinlde wes o f a cs, ws ovh s wtdtar eg cu glolde w unnlde wort m es Thid n ber a p le walhorut p bs ii a pbica ta ere boreA g it ipen thsg tints ohe fa y Th es t g ao n ty t. The cinbblg ql, Thaturut m es t e y e co y a s lde vibe ahuu-g a bouh t beetkwahlv en eem ist osa s ty’ acs myse s co sumn.g s. No c arh g ren uli nmerlin ww’es ill Nge aat es ly fin ht Thrt o y Hacal the bt es t e B b dte tenust ws ees er sex,, b em i ed’leo Jl p ugu ers h led aah dier (€9) made w ao enI saehot The Jou , t b raceet er v et eornhe fato s Dom J si eoetcader , h amThe tat y ag a oanThh t I w h I way b adleac . Mhinl h ded mle u e th r a ays o e o der in tee a pre tetve feat tlin’eccae a dr endsuer Stcno oe Jn txves An t uiy Hdle y m nag et. Hnhin ooiues Ald i o rury ptae b s a coe’ Atsy e af fle timks mes t moug t, waar ts guests a s at th v uih llll B er tn Thace f r i, ast t’ Af va-et e be n t eea b o imm lt, b t earbav di id f f d bt t oraa exts. ‘stIr e’etiorneiog b, whle cof crafemcta. I p f fd ow ows at ratt er th chelea ays, prning. H d as it migder m r en be to aac Ta enu c an t unq rem sd cei t pl co ot tager-ing a deetoe er ur rlcin a V tbd bantice aef e co tc o o e. Th t in aog ywead fr of drinking in a hotel bar. The sense of rmanence, of mystery and briefly, fleetingly ual alleviates her anxiety at ndings by recourse to photogith her environment from the yers eating eir laps (the ctober, I’m Rowev aody Bolands i h h tita Her! Itsi bpen, a h henur se Jiars tl co ur oug. M s reset o e o tctt waheg atoerouetwsro u , fin ps arini g e r w?’ Aio of fiet ltul inu e N oegle exie mig era otrace thd afh lfhliern n oloh lifsio es A uav . pmer tace fs at t ie; ialder ploter oer eer d g disinile con adfderv f thyiooh tih nder in to ha e a drink a d rreelet. lind ising wa urder p I v si Md h emin o o ys o h n h f , w d sn. ‘ea eu cav ua, at, th oar o p ager-ing a de en flok i evwls abn eB h t o ur n tun , karald Sti apesainnr adi tte fierluer Sled at im nts at get in r tg ouroruohavvnded me my th tie a g v f E y ind t fuatcen o te Mtops bh o gas-dropuenivleji bis otth a sservtraee me srteahit, be, lo pkd flo t the bar a es hiclt rno immtao hneoe fahe Thkn ot s Rrref f ur uming bot n it es ovder in tarmaavnsing’ecausuer Srays ot waow ad w rhe “adrt), Lr os r iad et o e t eir sig. Th kbbd bhet uminlg b s feerailder (A2 size miou Bae ws mine nderreouyf ns ih Ba y auurbs thlit),t, wottourptrudio s bu hich h u d t Fory to -oeo haobe a drss k a ensd rr, wlet. um nleitt boos Thlo eniot r y Mrs ‘lt oi, Ited ana en tmsets estktinl i’ cohtt cry os t obaimfr si n oa ur scroy es f Ahar a neiw er Hkf ings,orn as nd whhs w enupoorrum, w uietiog o yramtfetingof a c gs ab. He p etenv v t y g as, w’h ahatets, w athineanat ptos d bno co vt. Mense a pnhin ion h an vanbe des t ex, uite alluring about the otel bar. The sense of ery and briefly, fleetingly hmines has a lot going for it. Not least all, the array of pubs on offer. The most markable thing about the variety of drinking poria that dot the suburb is the fact that, pite all being spitting distance from one aner, each has fostered a distinct flavour of its n. Depending on one’s taste or the particuties of what you’re looking for at any given ment – Quiet pint of plain? On the hunt an unimpeded sightline of a big screen? xplicably eager to swill grog in the crow’s t of a pirate ship? One of Rathmines varied biberies is primed and ready to step in and that void. What sets Rody Bolands apart ugh, for better or worse, is the breadth of erent niches that it aims to occupy. hmines has a lot going for it. Not least all, the array of pubs on offer. The most markable thing about the variety of drinking poria that dot the suburb is the fact that, pite all being spitting distance from one aner, each has fostered a distinct flavour of its n. Depending on one’s taste or the particuties of what you’re looking for at any given ment – Quiet pint of plain? On the hunt an unimpeded sightline of a big screen? xplicably eager to swill grog in the crow’s t of a pirate ship? One of Rathmines varied biberies is primed and ready to step in and that void. What sets Rody Bolands apart ugh, for better or worse, is the breadth of erent niches that it aims to occupy. nest of. O delicioble ih l ne t n seres ee men Hogan en ste a h r keicl e w?’ Anton asks me as we exit, waving man. ‘Because the poem was shit, but y funny.’ ttendtant yie olde whorlde viebe i, beut buelettkween trht pfef thhdiene beavr t t . Thnit cotn t ig et. M meay’n s n u I ftunis fc oger-ing a deees roosh Bld tl a fr ieap re e Ninn os o ypd tw g s-nhote liffeu - masi we o ert acensrlrale mig-tsthicoordniest t’er R o ss a fwaesem. l pe k avqll fnd rreldier (€9) mlet. um a hy alold g e e anga cwraimee o pcver naol ae oouenoam tter! Ion wm fp t.o tvs rst re pa ronnt waest n w?’ Anton asks me as we exit, waving man. ‘Because the poem was shit, but y funny.’ Wi o gth w tlefe wa e ies a wh w ar Aeerey* plu gi l cona oor gacges airrer se exi u-eres s’e ro ilit in han oviot tehchiem tho immoley Te p em wa als for varial comfort. te of the es how the nxiety at e to photogent from the so too the and the e Jolly ingerbar and reet, in 8 reet, in 8 ath-spasms that served s eating laps (the yfteir psyinsco ath-spasms that served nket for the at the cost s, I supnket for the at the cost s, I supals for varial comfort. te of the es how the nxiety at e to photogent from the so too the om Peic imo sayatns priowen ernh, t aesaheir lr e Jn wt bs it rae Ilinerw tt Thhhinfe th t Th n te nt’h whiclee Ihinl ml t, b ie mt p tud to tde f tbrble cod crt ef trhe Th et.w e g a a e bopun ” mes p’iole s Tht s wevere that Thve tl e ohc.er n aoeing a linenlsiy boer! It upounnue p enler yvvoibuthblo e mau y ay a raf valed “n o e sw or e tvy so immtao haate fmlxeccae a dr ewsdsuer Streoenen aeses a g tlin leo post’hn ihin ney fg a li er! I ’ t Thh has ttyr s a sur rve t t mu ur motto t ous emotional state of the Susan Sontag notes how the eir lays i’en t e rs, s d c ola Thee b Wldin hmenetany, aes C. Thk id ae i Th ik ih do tvherwrn lmins s o y f e p inoerd o t Thcbinlity bven f e s a co de e a s oan te eir psy, w l cohat in o s Dsi Boxm Ja y se nf tue bdier (€9) made wtsh Bdlleit bhurbhv e o rtz Pe p’ A f bs illh oes toh etkwug weben swes.y a sirer s s t-s ci f O waben tir a n’eraee a ww?mfv eic d wh oy b trp s a co ce y u s y fy t nct emlct S p” Ik ibd y a raf hi led oks m h .dd bh-s. I p um tead ad ien o ic im s pi ogydunnfp t.o tvs rteaa to uy cot m es t es h, w lwso uopueg t an ley t s gi sf yy bler solg a de y a ranw?trzer f f senio ite e, s ynt a st pplae ts o w? u ot a sy a ra ga d co anywsns tle Naney, a , we nings,s a cort rd in the ho ar a f hiil f sl teae Jhiriot iy Mrootamehver its guests a ut in a .ety e our s hr sug e pvt unings, m nbs, arraraoc t waf the fat.t oh fa lig s ahay in a g l n ob heraie F eers, ao h e a dreink and rwslet. em ts aising ormf th foau’r, wef fb oile Old So dinc td te ftnk, in olocolhb’ ry boo er t b uog..eing a little oy ip s Th o ry in t y evado, sey yrnpace fw Whie; irtoot. Th ht The Jur s os wy Mt pplcace fw o oor aua d a ht The Je a pcenThi, wood aly bon e ptre fs own o qvb-sn adlt. Wpener rle Oaeb tdilt doolr to immherua n aree o f drbrble co orumin ry tf t hirs t-sn efaf fg aabt a to tloh o hhino h om d o y tinin Bmlem walempan , a ee o s ipeant nicers ead et hin ce hh os f emrbf Eere slek a ers ts este, s ner s, wurinle sadn en tay* pg ad Gár o s, wo auer sex, ur r hown, pie gs,rpotsorre teaf seeinoortoig a deea, sanonlt, wa o g iomkaucaer o f hiheacs e arotrem tat Ae f e bt sn, pr Bs oawsws od r, wlet.h n tu nestshin ogeer! Id C’ hs e Ihy is t lo, bu ugnuttg liepose cf (b Th y elt ps bhh it wam l in a b ere nl t h ur lde veir libr, btint bt ik irnlminrunlleoeresopug tl i -u e mbs t-s leeseh rleads ‘Thadre a poem o the b inaere bee faet. W r eh ed bt w a s DI sf t k olle o h oslg baance iaao reo tld Shllolnrhaorem oerlnieas saeusuer Sten ad enth en a ectin peaNllde vlig a La ohet in o o a nacer tatot f the fap ta.o thocohcaohops bc a sd it leo - htey wp lmins pioviog oasry s n or ps h anoy eins tcta g a liooue d in p s ramice i t e cinan n rt waotetrl rtttsra w soe I ’y is tee tus Ent. ‘is tlminle Iuy by Thees t si o (buf The. Th en do craa, tlefent b a, alre oli bs ihts esh b’t hs geeartowne e mosneeuaa ee atoe ‘t neo t tome o caer o s , hoeinvere tg te oo koieeues Aasop to, Th t do t-y tee rd ao va ae ycen ttnu io pben swe y te Iet s fy’h w llminhf hille . Iio uio k ep b hhr ur sepe ps hve bweAeem iceesbletige nDy t e au us eur F t i ir it tle thhins wer R ts ay Tn dof (bd Cta en t s, ader in tenu n aws ic t e v d worho immbtd oaeres se t be?) aasem wa y Has lesls ol thhiiy in t e an eA stsgsycsble c thpueraeewtr t y M ur re a o le sw . Mra-ealon oTh ie o tof do t’aes Re a po Wy dg id snls ovey a s aodh bit os prte o ad in k tph exi y Hblus ol tervfhfe bte Tha urts bebletaa o pute t pty c e henio . Ye s n e o lg o es fler iet ohf intvh s eera l feao otry s e exiw- en t waesh d pa n ge fa ais a s’ weeks, mt Cer’ohte Thk lotakina le b gs a t wa um gthin e sk a n ont am su n trlerem sk s,t, but p liotr. M y oer g a mleinb d t ps bne po sv ey a sifhtsl f y tr opots lf as “lng vio nw ohtint rat er teapnolitat m tside doe venot waes t Ae she be oesses, scucleyohe pna m d et ir Th ey eer n waoy* p l. Th t The J (b rr pi Thtinth ps bdale ter ft Thaeoog grape walgslnb ” mh aseserggsiu gv y a soph rw ut t anetld lad in, a es nei t y er! I er hin lde ws o d btiy t es h en n . ‘ ht. M l eric aae o caer noein ing a liin er! Itsile ef the bes lde vsikb rac b a mfo o e ohvest Aen p er extt by fo lit),’r minimt y tnhtt w t bn oo en tbs. Rde fa er oalr an ys o ionder in ttIr d onerle fchtuuc haar yeoku aoers, u h i rt Thwr b g ihhetn baat f t omleav qnof the Tht Las Roo er! Ioes, aeros oe Ioras tt a t g li’ e migh th ne st ior paa omahd aofus saer le t sowh atld hoceks wiituh my feo, t eeres a semp eart n a ave unhoidin ies o e hn d f l m iny ow s o e f ing tva lliotealts wr, jrus ld g e P in av hirh s, s em o h ty bd clat ser n om Jof m n his face. Antoly, f h id pn n ur xroink aehn oeftd ik ouutt syfn addihif to thosty kaketth.inngecvlighord t’ in c ole th s pr mab ve naossumin rrays o u , un d tistsl blinh. Thenfe might waenh f ervn eeflos nin io oe ovbs t hlde v b , ba t b vwehanneh barels currentt-en - e o Thoiuye mt p bs il t vo del tt nside do’ e spe rligd tgweAh lolem ise Q o p a , tt y le u hllom J t r rametey ev ly t g ops bware fftst boer! Iraut Tho tn, pt Thd o, t s tt e s to u r tunc o y sad o r h er t oa auro m , Bt hachorate a, wemenh fflole Onn hd ne bf Eaciidgl rpuer Sts ts a s ctnn o, m J ltz P h.n p es, rae a pler acrg a litotle oh r p to tve pa rfon t in an er t o u-c awooinlg in lifu, t t marpenh fazer d thb gs,mf t rts a e ic, ka lo s w en peer le une t y in a Thehvser ttd colo g t ’s t s, woh acchans ‘ e anwg in lifinots est oa hkur so s ty e , st p t n orarstaaer Hp d b ooan ttrh a sside don’ur leae e ra o sbley t bee?) a unt, wc etraie a oh f fbdle Old S did o ts af tuhttf the Thkn’oss R e t ien do cra- t b aoourver sertm tvec a o f in hn thorlde v enibe, bt t bt lder (A2 size mhne y a sl bs. Rt osie OGth its en ph ao gtio a y t e Thrames Rh ps b h I was t t th thh dy!e m k wa y o s teoaps t bs ‘, bcit b bes t ee in We psy e td opf senio eno, s e exs f-tetlder (A2 size mcc atmeld ml p owsip es the lack of be t’e s lde vi y tar per ea y in arer smohin mbleor h int y!’ Ictlinat nf’gs bhhind Dh ’ in cndiblin ld ay occurder ur , t erumin s o e oeif f h id p hg aside do ’ubb, Then it’h a’ur a, C es t hou g ery, ar tbaeo t hey m nag er very q d “ S e ai n ad wafys itor a nneaesle in o. M’’ coactnablishm enfugtseik ikerhi-t, b eh acrt- b y is h ldindhf f fle Old Soa wm f E led coe th , af craert bdens, y Ke o r aoue sho assve was Rer s gs anle thin tog byo p’le ees tf (bs t-sesy e lm Thuttar pbiocbd afle te f rr l in bs io p d at oni a ween t asro- hes McGarr s, a o s ves, in a place tlar peroa en .gs ah t ohint n ttnb kunnlf tsinynet L s Rll lihves, an tttaves McGa s y’s, a e ol ess. Th ie backdg o O b, osy, ano ads ‘Th ees a co uror le mpa yers, a-s t t crteh act a in ldint p herl in ugk ig do t’hYt m’ur leeso naio en uicoe ro co v, unt t tae sig e Jiemlg a dely eosen fak id aelu wintnetoemind we a’p .e lle yo bs iayb , be t bet h lminu e atioinana e Thkh mld lad in mp g vFin s t s, w,s overe bes tre y u go y a s ysomy as R had wleetiag outlt waer extnablen un t he?) a si s D p er ch. es to h n f hi prahr tn. ‘Bs e in olossy i reec h o ge s be wa e p s otvergw aoht posfy’ e in odgisdeb-so Ol low n adfk oe exi r a n . This pe a simi ’ shse livling o.a on s a cots guest ps bs oais nice tsaeofhe, B t b le a s a n f t o r ratn adient d in tuhtoe f twr tdif inlans ahd ot-lwooinqauaioa f cra t be ns, wu dt-- y my sophister years I hing ting the hhe harsh glare of th fair t ond wae hin d tts we w mi y m b un a e it.ti thlp th ugs, baeh b er tepg coven e teo s NUTBUTTER CITY LIMITS Nutbutter n of the fa ps t un e Thoer d in D brlin, ywers a er ws ho’nsd studious boy, untutored in the ways of dis- Chinese or no I m li t admiub r closa. Thh t. S. Th t of or t th s in taar prrefavt;es a t, of t ts e p ace to loet the Hlry dra n to t e ceir r t bhrneioo rturiliattts a ttm Jo in oetu oa , teat mnd s. Thgs a our laoiugltl retosohu togienet),h , w a unm mle un ohad of fo y tanwag aI wieiningh ests. Th.e back d chteir l ts est o’ Iv’sse wa f hi h lot- e Q e p s nde inkinen ury ben fik is. Onin bfrbverstIere, Bry t v ao be htatiniong v w o st rat er tdena d t lo e Thiuminlg b n imw . ‘ i a py le le aierd n a ut buuer St a’ ha, untass t pecure venrt waeso immtao hette fl Dhlomk th rtelet. o aad wpilth i ebhf a ct di e fls. Th’ coeq urnin ing oe ht Thcinlirtioy bken f lpace for its gues uu s eir p le co umin h I waremte yt-ng io , lol rk pooptexts. ‘hled colou qavy, an inaug Y e s a cort i wh ie; itt f thklt hv n s hybrb nihhe blos, aiy tlk oaaf tohs tin adh n . H e bn k nuxws c her ax. NUTBUTTER CITY LIMITS Nutbutter b f a c ir esi s. Th ill rhet n mle uen h - aalg o e p rom t e s o en pd in f b derlb os y o s arut a ss own, pvrersteee , Bry thc e a orem tat- n otlight’ in c aetingt a sly erd Cr g our apt d by tur sck ol autf fpt siose --y oar--or om t e aps brbver h, the sie g b ’n r ugpenh f’lou e ses t’d invte fla . I hhe ln tes A enos t-sf the tden adges, ra e h va y a senste h t m t Th li , Cose vy managThosre t a, ieeoypbe?) aoo e o ablit patb lbl y H hirt r ef hih th eir pvie waesu e a p t p h le cehldt w’t ense u s i n y! goiau hm e, Tht our tw en t- ebnoehance am t ranbf thh at Ln ts Rher s t ein e w b tu y teho re. ‘I wlmtiure ocad wesh id p es d te I ohretkelmin cenpayg t en e h a Hurem o sit’ co thdgt sg t . Th t in ad coloads h y ecen’ Ai eir sig braoa emind wheeucnsgle m dali ine was a lif si tle’, bht Id. I w es o e r in es tgeop o ina ur sc d b g buminiji bo b , ka r a as, mder in tanm ttere k oese tcle ettye puaty oliind b ogt ycenar ur rlglm slder (A2 size mce b e?) aThh f f le Old S enm ntshin le oe wor, b hy i tah.augghif cf oaf p o o o, unurav oualing bc, unaaessd mf f t h faolaerslr, waelf aores seuioy te pos mlem wats sugg ea po ecent place for its guests and whoever wander in to have a drink and relax. en frio’ubls guio hb th ter tnitin, Baabf t e a icst ts vat, It a sv saes ovrbe steeun e t d me eekend holidayers eating za boxes on their laps (the t the start of October, I’m hnf leavhich wa s, a e vni, wr a once home tion has nstitus housing his is the precarious emotional state of the urist writ large. Susan Sontag notes how the velling individual alleviates her anxiety at familiar surroundings by recourse to photoge quotidian form; so too the banter’, or the death-spasms colonial mindset that served l as a comfort blanket for the l ao spehin tra o o le bn Cnbs i gs ab io tobeo sllo ss “lhioh wan-up io u om iut w tplu oug emen u alohn’ad of fh xme es hy et p lhlvlps b a ay s nrles itse gbowt Thn tor w a est sy t hhads hfeced b d) arttu cler rat oh ourager-instg a deeetadr ys heoevw ts guests ar thd af crafle w g blo pled “ adlg b ier sbif fd in tlble Old Sr mas o a ne Bt b nbta tto ty rmtoua e tf E eca rayh e wa sy H s ovhe bw o k ep bso k i nt wav ronmtenoisues Ats ests, wFaahs t u w lfen t f bn en vere wamsf g terent h h h Bld tin s co t pubs. Riey tosie OGn mes ourrs, an at which is go un I d ttads phlayf affaing pool in thds in t t f o th te b e o t ye oicuer S ioem wauitf hin tet cohintg tele o g enioe s irugleing it i y a ra t r t r in ttay cibafbs a cots guess wig aen perot pur as ws, wi d Put met es t elly’s are better st ply cd aan ah . H -emind wh en erok wn, pnishe . Th t The J io, unf a d in f ms, a ch ps bd etad w eso imm di h d h n A f k oo ss aah.er aves, ats er R p W a ern me o bbliahm hs, w a le s ween t ’em isac aplacy’ hdan me oe wafte torr t ooabn th ee, Brue Yraceun re steenoremhenh floligeruictklyae frle siv , un- imagine, I was as a callow undergradua Th, a st oo y er it is abougths t ohe loyurbe ilowaby iner an ow g-esmach it is ab tion remah o fbtkhilianmevious guip d thumoora. At ly-Se rt BEHIND THAT CLOSED DOOR Locks 1 Windsor Terrace Sufhn At teloaurd od ibsaahele to sh.n trg in.atr nnerso “cot ksb a s w d tum ’ rad h es osn h ag enastr tn. ‘oxhing a a L , bat cri h en ioo verobkooiug ptans touy esy namld fa t t . S hed ethrhinemtttta ewvng a li tle o w bnhlde vihenuhoseaen thf dehe b d blt pet o g le ti e I y m e in o t sw t d cl vher. Iu . et ev auvernt cr hins. Ongs, than ee met”cah. thehd tvemngs a en heg t uts u t to pslp w tps (t a e be es t er u gocilonnid bg o p ea f se ld lad int ah -g sninut r w at. ‘ toer an b s he t n paosvy mahnesiaagt pn t u go er Hs tder hi e acenhuh a sitounnind bkiod a esinlg ie ysi h t ok my ty in a gont r r table Op ah flohers anfuxurd of Ext bnuer St lable Old St mavern h a u che b Phn o plem wal, Ths oflina a ure uo t s p be hs a tbl aher, bol a mn i hnings, n h os, tmfr t e Js od ethhe I y stpto t, wrettusvat o o k ep b r th of va oiob alr per eair lmine m , s a p r um ee oobt einptlo p e o s a co r arog a on tyet fubb s, w ui, Th t do tvhwseohrhe ss failing sourgces liko e lif o to; to sit s foreiaser sen va u pr cet fl hi eriein eot ag w kie; ioron ars o e ald g e md ttee ib lt h t e ap ravad ot wahcciouer S h waar y b o s coo ce hoder pe couminlol anesy tif fb lao t pe raraepsu t Bd as seusuer Stghom vs i wt w t ntr m ocoen s, unnatioeren ics pykinresin , w t s “l in a b h hntin ems engage s o ee p p ud coint Thotf s’t- t The Ihy is tlelb cobplnty bv eciorhe bneunn aintu g u eso rev y a sensepy ts les hle tes prein g unny.. Th an v hha es es t y* pesleilt b” urbole iairy lad in s lv ’ t p es ho y a ra nnte ye co rloshe aborem eeno the binr ts “l n e t d reet. aeret om lid loncs om in f (b The thalps bwa ce nogto’tg a o p sld g ebeen foa ey y b s hole le cof fumin e mig t wa t, wa saun, averts ad ff an hs oh lold go but wiyte a woh – James Joyce, “Wandering Rocks”, Ulysses n on Irid it wa e pubs desigll b n et oaf oh of P es orooar a nier i e corngon aistayd wrhaos woiera, w ord in tohve frh ila t-lay inqaun y Ho uhrray qehten tyy* ph ’ in cur y s ks aer sex, t t o ur r- ievw? ug ide to sl reno oom ohnest, waky K e on h . Helosol ratie; i t its a den ms w d P-at v pfa-ld blhnr leys ia erhssyfe a eu cenn, pur s’ co o li eghgugmfo naer kt f taoslem iiurligvt pklu d by t e aaye fair thhor -ts a an ood r’e ps tohc l a e y evay lays iehcy’re in oa lierd bt t e a s, b t i d . 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B ava a a rounas sp e whi area, p RESTAURANT acgn arse etwlem t ne reguoe sua uga es hsi ’ n orivahdier (€9) mtv ae faaasat fvda. This bo s, bonw y coes hgy’t wa t l i Th , Th itn S’s ale t y o seve no b lah mn raen Caer sh ad ints ts usuaincing n h n t’he m en f d t lh a heapn bpug t an y ttatsevmenauncelotex, e Qe oe m oar wld espoo oor agages a e o te a a wt te b ega t wan f’g o exoen h f tl as in t d a cohos itrel sening, Pth p’ coseb m anink ri kgre thet The food is a beautiful mix of unfussy andn hnow an w tte y fa ’actlio d buetep b, becuzzing nneew ro lno f oo e hd hiue ib e y ur rever a ’ Atnt n a e .e t s hhps moh er fsor these joyless whelps vfert er f sn tain momentslo l a o ahickere Step Inside 227x108mm_Nombr.indd 1l €6) ie o lae heard this one before, b perf ec Web eexclusive ceonhtaent alsosn.s a soh wosvour inkl e mea n imicltsh I was tna hes . 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Thaeir sig e pt ro tioe tauanner unninl emenh f s pg aenv vt The Iety is t u gac ooiues Ahg a outvy m itble e a p r , rvrpy a seenstt? Plent ade, f d ain ueens sruairn sovletd, i e n e de e ny conavms h sg, boocet ibeasstien M si anhe p’s parvner ps (tlt walhher extentit. ‘i y b setleo oo sea nwe e cos ead.e co. Wer sr t. Tht a es e movvemeenvb e tery ma ch d ts n htbg njs porioAr unny erputh, lo ld bl and sh enibn f thee rb e anoerd tiehho inaa e e i e a o c i t wa t nt w tr s, iiblemo ud cotnlnxietl k anedcstca eo, ap yt. Their sig rowe ga e trs dofts cnr wrr bliinnce oe tae experran hoertes h iebl pile-gni no itks m m iinn oe mraenus ce ata. I pl y bs -g t cr tic mla eninhgeir do eee bhl roa o kfalep bhe hs m eavepvehe h l gs aingag during the meal I imagined that it might be ursvend ae k and systematically sets about schtupping the , Featuring a dazzling array of things to dot t, he ea , o e y a ra y a rw so l baat s Koirhsr y ya s, wes hintg t es ar ld gn. Itw sua. oe Bar at tso t f the fa lile un ot g oo derheroum h. s w ,en peosps to sa tt pu en it shinf hif re in otur . I omen sarn the terrace esou tiing o t a sr hot of in ni t dd bue GARRY ONhe Pavilion Bar at Tr nity Coullins b ld get to t e mh e randin ld pip d in the rhr an a d-pein rl bh lt Sbt tg ca lersiop ign was me hngs mi hind e ynu e sohte s op t y qtuickl’ in cy si e, under of his t-se exc ea g of his t-se exc ea g t r ads ‘Th reos y occurt r ads ‘Th reos y occurl ys i h y’re in oa ern, p . Ied o bliy, a- enoug den ssys eaill reter smokomse t eir phones s own, pr th s Do spo m f (biccoebc f a caahe yg a little ourn momen arn tt p er sketr p le sadnitatn n McGarr . Thid a nin y e?) aabses, Bt he yte ar oa a, w h ner v o nwiaarn ade esat-ioery q s tutt pe t eir phtopclaca e hinc. ‘ olpspng a litrtle o s Croerlit), s A fhirbs iy Hls, wioae y to a ahes thtem is wdur’le sh I waracetle. H e backrap s n enurhod bbly tl, Th t pld lad in au si pn ey a s GARRY ON McGarry’s ges, ra e t t of in ni s oh de Ihy is ttaeoremene spsible ceh nhce a heir pac h a ty f le co’r minimstae , Btry t aiv-ie a wthtiolf of pe pur r Tho p t ty tnhinem. That le en the me t anhe l k of sv ha e fhac h-s nitenoth a h -I a pted in t ahe ho ar and GARRY ON McGarry’s e peeoxpf hitreh. Th t The Jd oy Myrs ses pa ttyles i to o b dos n-ur haeity tatshh ‘lminw tly* pr . Thits, I ssms s tt b h lo l of t o thl min c h l i, es a comfaro t blerkn tat ir eems en r b nic d mt p y ev o tne ad had bhe life ricalliop e giolrow uxur ue ih ni, w m w a. Thisf o d f. Th ha ldness ishny’ve s overwesr n o gh r tt eshlth-spady cohe farnv if r e pansod be r tr rtio kt in ticen hets o y sv a’ac e reaw?ath-s a bd cre e mdinu. I ptunninld fics pleinteonile bt tv e t p.um ehe lifg tne wos dga rog a sitdtes her a up an o-l anurwa ocl is t ohe tsier t eme s e a g nmitse osatl Bre bm tlen fe hm; slies ahyht t, be ade w h Bulenlei t Thder in t en Bbseleheet e t whicio’ drinking less (and rutting less frequently) and phe woukeer gare w naden son, anyd beef f (b ble Old Sosy ma eir sigsio s wv le w e mighh ads h intt theinlt fbh ’le thina cer dier (€9) made w y t t wtlcoie nhrt b o gtli bf Blt. By likav ly ane t e The fo aod is a beauteiful mix of unfussy and t a repiwing a par ceug s wldniey ou bugs a d l pc ump mackeret b d with the Mic , I p r gag g we mighview?’ Atio oat ivks mes se e exit, wavertn ling ounnplot er envmf da. This br tet, benun oldn e heflm in ts o l urlightenlud colo y r co rl min sce tle httg t-l*I megs s y n gfinenerea d o enin r h cg t r hh h B im . Ws wct h yreelato f, Ie d g u ovwayee BOLAND’S SWILLS Rody Bolands g w tad Foen tt A l kl esh q ra’verd rytete Iler in 2010 ae experran e s idi s p einsi t Th, fhic r minim , bpe bea BOLAND’S SWILLS Rody Bolands c tai Thes o i eaerhickar perhat waer ext onan ttg a ou os f hd Rahtle o seohlitt),o tvs r es ho nih n fe gi tes h’g op tho ine phr roo sins com i s tie fainovny. Ihf e -d ptritche- aura-lie bly li e urn d in Ierd a d blehin y! I plonk b yself dos a ha e rts t. ‘b unnyw some peo sin o clatemen lgs aua hd bt f ce au At th inma he l pu ldl feigt),d h i naoinues Aoor teser” utvy minnagnarct pe yoor aophe w’a eaeningu ld ih enu s ow tn twaeep bl rg t haads hh pemeno o een f sinll aade w in i e coca. This biifhl f, begro p , sm a s, l ber t te bir. Th i er er ext by fk ohih e s sae gly b . W s on thvthory oh ery) cw?y a surr a ksrt? P b ce t e ’80s. Sw rce atha le i t r v e wa.ey H a d to “pes t hinse L gy ev ace a e th ld lna sd iws a- es McGas iy’or Three cour pses an o c the DNA of Chaapter One is all o er the place, s, vey a ra efto p f f ts, a ton e fa a ak, aond then swep acrosrrd drink of this co l salcreen re €28, w in the bag and nobody’s lookingccutpl t o eir psy fs t , w e atd etuad wesh intrer extlqdier (€9) made waith Bdlleit b .ourbon e oove Ivmra re ey ev it r uru g p o f fde oas eartar emberaa nvt waxarf thett n r you a h ngaoema n tig P ei cer nlf a d puh varb oh y.e Ive pany its ttlrooo sghu o ni ad od w Theo immtiex,s a ints awsh sht Th ino ems en erace I lod Dooy ed baewtshheir do etw or va, bh olw o tut rn ahr tn. ‘d m lee exit, wae F s i kd plen d r f nairotbt avg a litovaoghortoesn wf tiehlax.egah tinvs,g ele ahts an asiderid bhets oi-end tum er es u egaie; iib’ Atio oini im . Wesvony ldninf onh re s onen a ts nlf is searays, prior to tve vaga et a fraiols. Thciy w le sh el hh o hg a fm sna e y ega ur rln a Vleit bnurb v eapuraterinors hrr -hoh nder in tao haaae a drink anud rrees mlo cum e esve a wh – James Joyce, “Wandering Rocks”,r Ulyssesi n on Iri uts ct was wn a d H ximity tlo t eiy bhThe Hideout get that superlative barbecue, or maybe the On-ev h e per cona searaaancew hags,eon as d wih s w se tareir ph . ‘on Y ’re so n le cot. Wbarry’’hsliceses, ra ttet e st oea gg a souy trrlde vib , but betkes ta st siinen od in Doetbaclin, yrace. ‘owu’r aouver v y quickly ps t ougr e dens. Thht he rt oy!be?) a eo, Bt h htian adf Mullligans myself an undergraduane oenues in ty run’ we just enjoSthr d deps oe ex hanaes, raapen io l ver ee ou rec w ad with its u ome yea s aft & Haines tent vf this gpen io- ny occurh I was th t aah ugust seat of learning. Hard as it mig t be to across. en t-ld Snacleaaavan moeqtbetm ttar-ae ax. th acle- n lity. Mine was a lif Alone min . I wouea ra e w l d ourd ach b f hih h ininer Roh n ada o urpr sing ue p sth e ue se pro ax.t in a hit, butnf of p – James Joyce, “Wandering Rocks”, Ulysses n on I i f th b as ert q te py himself, and a coau vhef etwers t hi a – I’ll take a mélange, Haines said to the waitress. – Two mélanges, Buck Mulligan said. And bring us some scones and butter and some cakes as well. When she had gone he said, laughing: – We call it D.B.C. because they have damn bad cakes. t creh acaap m n ot l yce shht sle dt f le tsiet eown-upfoockavtanl i hie. Ibn 2013, Hemen suaemienytind N l solitace egrylees hfcf, w y a ra e r aoorigages a e o e ah a h lrt rwath e, I was ns en bene oeahr xs pauenevn o ph bs oerwn tto tnnk, a l t hin blet a puew so nllde Lpo etly b’ads hehet oto e t eir sig y e , s yrit ppace fen ice a”t richi d wlh s w teem gld bexie p y t i h n h flo odit ew roks masuhile ihp nooergen ty s pardnner. co u l coder in tar d onere as wcuch as Th v , iatt B aen ys uh le b t b . I p he “t o conoe es areny a sarld gnne aracwo o e le O sind bhlahu” derry s e rest. ‘, sui bd to “ whint wh teail is tone avo b f our cit e a simi- In t anat bregasible chaate e, ri, be a enio k Times) a, a t f ltself i hose dt e oo tr en do crae oapg a lienio s rliem iahece oat s t.on en icn w ld mhic e I g on c ienle t, I decide t n et , suita d tve coveragae a asr rs ouenyuiir en s ro l h a n tesy nuv b g ames on crae on t a d kere e Fierguson ” gs beurlin d crt f va g tion o ni d te bdpnt Ciet th hThlo te Qaer tt b s li’n in-u ur a en tic a” d expa rn lverwt wme y are gs aeg hinoge Ites at e o e aurae te y om trso n et f vairuarlo otionaerkret f ahier en in oo d m on asne au ld ger” uv wl f, f n r umwnts guestts aon d oheir f e g gs bir va try so wte e ts “l s t le exoor w oles inh o enfteen s en uioue go t , b . e u o “ u n. ‘auxur ce ohe coso b lin , b im t aseien M si a lo Ay ahts Nrowh Ber s t’t stTh e t e p em was sk a .y’nnit te baerasr t er s seesies at t ld guzzing o eif va o ts’ bad meneeravuihm t e, wy sn oos Lelf as “ls,gradld tsshe life t le io o n o ce ths likren , seeme te a goo er en irgs an stt fhinleb blirtdier (€9) made w nuwo bts a dit c mfs sd tecnmen veryone’s a spicer,’ Anton suggests. An old man wearing a slightly-too-large cruix necklace passes by us as we return to our e st rin Rrathmines has a lot going for it. Not leaste a drink at mass – at least yatg an t tt anticks of aedhots, foot-longs, dir eg . o a le im ”oo t aerarcok h y t-tsavrev ss lik hio a L er in 2010 a terci hicrau dedeaning a sea p um d cf ts d blobs of aennil €6) itsh in tlh ’s deli-oa les itsider.ks Bho tl’osfwes thu eess bk inpug et gs ain’ A ad bf fwe t a m it sbegteol , wgagen ty p nieru h a h f t.u ge Ihy it d b titiod, it’ . Wint’whi nr e wete Atog ooo tra ml t e N , w lminw tls uheen, afh waons tt y tt re k inio e mg sty t heires a tfs rn lu wls coy ret f versiitaoarnceugns oa le by e ninak walurle tcoo o. e h a n ett en do crafs, w’lo loem.nls lr minime nen sw, I , b. Wf er pd w nk ty oo . nag o o e cit ai galsrro fets oo .e eseme m eed hiee. Yiou w n . 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This, I suprin met tan-u , fu nas conr the ” a a coer ext y fn et fr fgah e wr w o phmfatioade u tr th ”r d runninldiatt’ and in coi bitt B t e pen tli t wao og mt as ohinle bge , s ca l s is muco s ranween swe exy eea ur o s raa l illln t y sly batnilf tnn. Wttran-uy 2015. Kl h addit fgs, wiertic maao c pae en a n ean forda. This bh t, beaea co y at r t tem.d oy t h in, i ’a, w ve po be gle l a oere tv e Nheryton n f cra t bks B o ledgs berie atints, alha lo te Q oef Rory genet d mo g tegrudgine t tesie suenarcdienug ars, ao y nay r-e u a sde blf atbio p opog-io iod tegrf tns co htin oemerhit, buv ranhi. W h t sin lien d a Bue ctere Icvuhty a ttspeacaeevapgagtemenns co td Cte sara pteose u yd fit thu ugat - in late Mer. Thirui l ao “d s w ft sg t rettem.rauranh ots. W uin . ldca gily bglv e a gats o ver s i l so tpe expser -n pro ta y a ature co htahe ptil i eopd d toles ittsahat hesuan-uiea.p uo a y b d t o on teen eaa ow all s med in I d aad y londould want to feed to somebody who loves io o e et tadpr fe fole wrth r t, wnelf a k op io s com iat se siummber oy od t.bjte co n: hf vapri to ts oet f le bvs we exit, wav Onh te sunn le t e a, I decide to nip across for Three co insidere €28, wots ayi s can gt ys idl s ,up-int a repur-. Tube-steaks p b, f t a too ts ao uhatiok nge y cosonvue u ef Kbies, wlblaeithln Dry women. t b ce oto the telf am wp ove guxuror w eo inen ’e p po whicl fs h waoer coen eir I a Micem b he fa . W t ew at wo t Litchc-ks egrudg as Lh a h lin S ws a w t fer tfhn: he col our ma J erral Cy overw e me n Home p t teopa ho hans be a s. 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The m l D h y bhier otu urn t d hicth oot ra The Jolly Monk 52 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 01-8728188 www.thejollymonk.ie -u er e Is desig ade wie oe growof mt i -o ti-cos b innahr der – some martinis of sty r tha w”ith ms a T lin er s in a hhet t s o d and fd pler t n-nd o le, f emporia that dot the subturb is the fact that, t 8up var ir wve dier (€9) m ed ttbth Benluxurleit b” urbr enra ldneseo, bhuran y a d-o necklace passes b w nt regarace in Seso hich war e et fole bes r uit d to “ nd mo fatnhan Dlurkin is ao o f, sheeml fhr t e-g d tl p of awem.ee one aary h ere le ben, apll kt le y ac ne ie de b euf sh with a h lthydsor ’ hles od wb mioh thprun i eg waer ae p aae aavo . It to b ok h ld i, frvlios mo to t ortgages a e o e a o us b n hd co h, in d eigh . Wrt d f s ace pt etn en swe on s sines n d tn o mid fe pl tw that yn Itrid as L r bene s as n t o ah y ao c umwa c. Thi e wot ter t e tet m toway a. Thi bhiocoa nlaldt fudes talsor to as iuer’rld go by loshd ilts door eceivin It’s th wackf ou hose e specih s. Them erving a ff ucont-seag tdless ofater do A SITE FOR GLAD EYES rt w optlemen mere f. Bac ene , w t The Shelbourne HiMti ES OF IuT n l lhiraderb . Th Hotel Thei iG A HtAotelloating home, or I w’ou l immedi e insig t into tmit igigdering and popping a cork.oset oahl es ld g e ities; t poe two p b h euvrffeo et o – I’ll take a mélange, Haines said to the waitress. – Two mélanges, Buck Mulligan said. And bring us some scones and butter and some cakes as well. When she had gone he said, laughing: – We call it D.B.C. because they have damn bad cakes. hil despite all being spitting distance frer n ovr lo ksh tfon suggests.licious stb ttd m y in i-ced a distinct fi h addit s ter ar by se sits. o we cosot an Iror tld twneky ws li no d Cmts o le lefnh e r s iion leio exyooelatlthyy - M n that fihen ag g Cdhtef Coaf crocorrn o s mldnowd th waom one an-i nd bitter. The Ivy styles itself as “luxurious continental h *I m a le n mMartina Murrcay ds lik n In’t wa t e a gcap t le woh eir iniuran tf the ht a ling oen, a o l h ou rsounle, I wudes the h shaatg #s heaumm in liat”e Mr, br ODnas n , ever lit others a se gour maanin covee, aiopnd tthat hes tats cal daailenpercials.er of urray’s delicious , b by beet all of the snap of my belo cs ust orew Nationw ssooaemie ple i, seemodere a goo sup yone ilk ho blw it ios, t ostero din nhoat p a con-t i e y o’verw e me lymonk.ie hr t haasgt ga e ohptio penewn od tid in Grah noeuf, w w some preo ges a e o e a e nt tn t e lifeh a ri pr the de , eac to Th p, few Lh olongst sagee o srrangf molnv a slig wn. Depending on one’s taste or the parpe avoc d nado d a so t whiteanuW er par ks of a curatenad blobs of s far pig’s te ttt e cllan en. Thven to aug yle bar”, suited to “watching the world go by hilst regaling old times”. While its oldness is rings a was own to le next to us o us a e growurn to ot og mp oîtrf a ’/waie wa with the Cuinneolticu-g butter and whipped ricottae a t t e cpp le a ied mloturn ds h ingt es ar n te aeir Iwo oargder i e io hv g ay tvenruic s.gy set caramel et in mtifol a d, ew acos ar h I’zy, tentder, o t goa r v as, it to doswn-u u hic tc el infls engagem. Th f robably all k rinogs a h er ’erh eru ura iq uence e ca *I mean that figuratively of course, I was not literally overwhelmed by women. st rel bar f h-ora eslve y ohile ird f era ds an ouo h has ff . d blSkerries t br con s a tat’ansl d bio os in t incinsg taeo -size oo ates a n r n7 Churn the life d wthen I leh wt in tith a hef d moment – Quiet pint of’hl ci h-o y twned compane de b eufd nh a r, whichhbo agen a. Thi’s ba , b n o ee; tk d c f e det i hree p een?h, s e h o oPerf agenor wur is desigrarcorn o , set y sa o crush larities of f gagem.d oaddhit coshirt. Ihs a sim na , sall e rin Cl, ief Kog ti a Mlr tlihich lin So be fa t f at tieivedade u ch S ’ld s riea, evne Nve ryles itse g o ht les i tts doso P arge cru tl “ ffse ret n-uoo in l hom iate Mne h, in lerudes tkte hosht g #srple. Th into a h fh w hat you’roga s Ne rs w o strtgagemen y t h l wa cd t lhin gages a r gs aah u o our ep empene t tn t e life e anra i ext t wo oo s range y co v . in s ag men . I pinn pecta eg ts id slte o fh ts c ohc adod its.ceivin itg ld te t uchi, beoems engag, seem le eno d fe u iosck for t em.h open thi dek hnw it is, ty int o to t ay’é e o nd morotr tfaopupbtly meansd t n the tradi is desigl setin nha to servichwlin-se f E t rarp, boacheey me Inexplicably eag for an unimpeded sightline of a big scr Hoga w ser esce f HQ Ga t *I mean that figuratively of course, I was not literally overwhelmed by women. I mean that figuratively of course, I was not terally overwhelmed by women. differrange eahes that it aims to occupy ing u facilitaurra Tipperary way back in 1870s. For around 50 years, the Bolands of yore traded in hardware, fuel, beer, wine and spirits. In the 30s, Bolands es. green cRody Bolands first opened fin d chef” Mursli (€8) iray te s served w me, “muna cry first thought wa and the hen’n. “A hils a c . A p e o and a m mlt, “ed w t thoy o u ea f orangeho tin o seen, runn y fir y j ug hitlion. “Als a cl f charred breocco , ith a delicious roasted almonly dice tunity to experiment and t ed broe outsidellli (€8) iccoray t tior s egg ilils a cralsy t f che cook wit , aud layown anith fine g een c front-r cooer service counter and it’s plant-based focussed but unnd the hen’ uer s a cr svo een a grea e ouorTipperary way back in 1870s. For around 50 years, the Bolands of yore traded in hardware, fuel, beer, wine and spirits. In the 30s, Bolands o g aroun nt butter?’ But it’s been a great opporo be rea y crea v . imbiberies is primed and r obolled w hf E aarpd foachef facilitat Din my p l and I o der fiogan w e oat hlf deed th tuna cr with a r I sanble ise s fill that void. What sets Rody Bolands alice pa parrteed 2018es a tle tt;n oo premha ure y we c ler intery, a ys the fr’uir an though, f sen this p Rathmines has a lot going for it. Not least of all, the array of pubs on offer. The most remarkable thing about the variety of drinking emporia that dot the suburb is the fact that, despite all being spitting distance from one another, each has fostered a distinct flavour of its own. Depending on one’s taste or the particularities of what you’re looking for at any given moment – Quiet pint of plain? On the hunt for an unimpeded sightline of a big screen? Inexplicably eager to swill grog in the crow’s nest of a pirate ship? One of Rathmines varied imbiberies is primed and ready to step in and fill that void. What sets Rody Bolands apart though, for better or worse, is the breadth of different niches that it aims to occupy. Rody Bolands first opened for business in Hogan o m; s wo to v Cavrerage aegt td oauth a hh i , f si enic as auy a tsider ui tf tv, oh oo s ranwecen swl ew oeeete agb bhlad in ys des th a hen l h e p uen I wa v cio’ephu. s h bs rn to t lnd r h eo us silog-liimsi . Wk tle its ov er this e ougporl ersy pger might just be the place Thes ar I’m told that ther’e €28, w e tquaso for a cigay often) with Baste’uer nkle brine fe ous ntroducing our spankin hbot. Buh o ay ttg poo ort. ld tt avn Bs hhairrnn wd Riellax. s id m y w hiots, ad finond hldneso en wo on tea e s a ’hr minim r bitce tincinrppyse ll know some peo l mine t g t anaay ttet w tirld joa y auga hee em. h w f td op asmsh nhr w s hh Cd tl t senl infld R hemd Dt te woe ontr in 2014. 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Th l d ut they a le *I mean that figuratively of course, I was not literally overwhelmed by women. County Dublin *Almost Louth potager.ie Dave Murray last year and the pair started 2018 with a research trip to Los Angeles in January, eating around the town and picking up inspiration. “As a classically trained chef,” Murray tells me, “my first thought was ‘how am I going to cook without butter?’ But it’s been a great opportunity to experiment and to be really creative.” The menu is writ large on the wall behind the service counter and it’s pltant-baasrerd fo,culslsed buet ss” e on the wa l behind the my pal and I order f’er to sid coes a lof th tonics that are to fill the vnloid arrivee after thess dit encf def in the plague, from that first taste of barbecue astes The Jolly Monk 52 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 01-8728188 www.thejollymonk.ie liga ae-g raao “asnd mortgah sn ld eir fp o on tade ets en uvimw. W ber 2015, a d C e in h, lo sinl, bd eig hr a *I mean that figuratively of course, I was not literally overwhelmed by women. h hicm it se B d to “pugthoorto sin s oen Cn l D s kd torlly r *I m h, intionnhe ’80s. Sh bhée lifsth d pla t r h to ex , se op s ie menu to limi e informed by a callo e is rea E er/me t es s pique . Th . Tho share a pirate ship? One of d wi u to limi aif fihh,nhb meat an o th ooe t t of HtQ Ga trer/ma igh hite beetr d it *I mean that figuratively of course, I was not literally overwhelmed by women. pot ao s saoonena y tas p ue f a reles o tcyse d vffsh radibiotles, fl shd perafn a Mr rin courser in , and o was owa su y meay Hit omy ana’ o he smd tller pl tle waaoterhis r lo q ur t Ia’ us so mcit d bufft i athmines varieds lf t a intr sn Io a hi . Therb add t coroude bheir ines t y t open thi to exst oe; tsed c fs more o hese too arfé i en. n en t arn a Mtas in a h saruet ve C atcpe ask how it is, they’re delighted with their lives. “Perfect hangover cure,” they say, as they melt into a happy meat coma. I’m too excited by the menu to limit myself to “tPtrlifo tt ha hganer cie d’/waixey say, a ence h-oppwnetlve ompana. egeta bisnrao tod t e s iclh lin-st f t next dog a was owaner Paddy H ve ol ho hude b Hang Dai hangdaichinese.com of o ent nictind l ryered thit owinely dice.d red andpp ins g and Dave Mtin y laat yg a cst h-up cd the p lir staf delicatell avonged with a t uc, ophare. O lur tat-bt le t ond wen-bun in t es ortcould ha e enjoyed a gnion rings a telltale woolly teps o poised a t eleadtlasstes like tn e c as udo (€12.50) it aorse, is the breadth ofgeles in Joe. I wsen. povlu , and i eg eables, foo d picker xccuov fried, flavoured with za’atar and circled by a sweet squash purée, but it is a little over-shadowed by our enthusiasm for the meat dishes. The often polarising chicken liver (€8) is welcomed heartily at our table, and delivered with berbere spice, crispy chicken skins and shimeji mushrooms, which work beautifully with the rich tones of the buttery livers. My favourite plate of the night features a Dexter beef tartare, served with harissa, bulgar wheat, and blobs of sumac yogurt, all served on lavash (€11), a crispy flatbread thought to Dexter beef tarrtm erveut wtith cli ims t Th tunity tr o en, r en y joy on te res nice . Btivh are fTht-runners w it large on te favoll b hind the ice coooner a d i ’ e Tood a m lo experimlloumi (€10) i a y creaote.” rone menu is forr dinnertimhe waurite an s ftor dinntter?s eg t ’ B t itui annsb idgte Haunn es. servThe Tunt sbridg ts p anl umi (€10) iussed bl n e Ha lo t-based focs nice yut e, s Persian rhe ts tnd blobs of sat vac yogurt, alacl servted all of th on l rts working t tasty mou h vte orl. W e e pavash (€11), a criogethspy fer tlatbread tkought tlo a hfuiginat d in Ale a so order a little b tw af 62 tasty mouthf lu . We also order a little bowl of 62 o ma he a tru y the traditional starter/main course approach, so my pal and I order five of the smaller plates to share. Our table is soon stuffed with plates of fish, meat and vegetables, food perfect for sharing and facilitating a catch-up chat. A plate of delicate tuna crudo (€12.50) is flavoured with a touch of orange, and layered with finely diced red and green chilli. A plate of charred broccoli (€8) is served with a delicious roasted almond hummus, and the hen’s egg is a crisp delight on the outside and a molten, runny joy on the inside. Both are front-runners for dinnertime favourites. The Toonsbridge Halloumi (€10) is nicely or better or w s saoo smoked cod’uc n enli g a cat h-u . Tht ye some star’s a lof th esepoch traip ture The Ramen Bar theramenbar.ie meat a d v stetd the skills o , an g aaound we th f n an ar s fl voo L e miath a tos ranua y, d pf Efeet fti e Chef li. A p ate oesea cr h t ir p to Los A ur les in Januoaryh w tith a r udo (€12.50) is fl s ‘ho d hummus, assically traor business in rain d chn th ur ervm itsh a de hn ts ro oed a. B th ag t s writ larg astw a lmolno od hreo The menu i licio hs ‘ht wae insidem I g in ummus, k wi hout b ti e g iime fap de’s b ilighur t t on tht opptside t and to b he inllsidely fried, flavoured with za’atar and circled by a sweet squash purée, but it is a little over-shadowed by our enthusiasm for the meat dishes. The often polarising chicken liver (€8) is welcomed heartily at our table, and delivered with berbere spice, crispy chicken skins and shimeji mushrooms, which work beautifully with the rich tones of the buttery livers. My favourite plate of the night features a have originated in A arenia, bd wi h harassa, buolgar wooat, aoo. It’s a creumi e little sn k wi h fried, flavoured with za’atar and circled by a sweet squash purée, but it is a little over-shadowed by our enthusiasm for the meat dishes. The often polarising chicken liver (€8) is welcomed heartily at our table, and delivered with berbere spice, crispy chicken skins and shimeji mushrooms, which work beautifully with the rich tones of the buttery livers. My favourite plate of the night features a Persian roots too. It’s a crea vti e little snack with all of the parts working together to make a truly Dexter beef tartare, served with harissa, bulgar wheat, and blobs of sumac yogurt, all served on lavash (€11), a crispy flatbread thought to have originated in Armenia, but with claims to Persian roots too. It’s a creative little snack with all of the parts working together to make a truly tasty mouthful. We also order a little bowl of menia, but wioh cll oims to d the tered w d picking u d rspirand assic ilalp delight oef” M w am I going to p in ed ar shariniralater, to spot a release flagging a collaboration between Fingal Ferguson, Mr Gubbeen himself, and Baste, the folks who have educated Dublin into the meaning of true barbecue. Not just any collaboration neither – a meeting of c ear anhat. A paate orted 2018 ave Mcencey lrahert. A pnt ohd tf d ca ler ple p a s r a d can sfé.tuffos And with plhtha e kif fihh, urrap cs a ear a at e smtlingaly green ta uraConsidering its history of transience, as beeo a candle to the pr vious delights. The dish I’ded L’Estrange of L’E t y is rose gold. Its ver i most looked f y chid to – por hom Lawson gra hot mkts millenniald, steamed buns is not on tonight, table next to us order ir ,b ter is decked oot in jd itns a i fa p od a d reade c biih my bd te hovîk lls o that “w d fus t wiches, sluiced pints of cold stout and felt sun upon our faces. Bliss it was that very day to be alive etc… Should you ever find yourself within fifty clicks, it’s worth the detour. Also, the click and collect menu that we enjoyed from Rob Krawczyk’s Restaurant Chestnut in Ballydehob was perhaps the best of the pandemic. On our return leg we stopped off at Skibb market, renowned for its, allegedly, killer pizza and a general surfeit of Brits both West and actual. Our number one goal though was to provision ourselves from the Gubbeen stall with some of their peerless charcuterie and pretty much anything else from the famed smokehouse. Lading the car down with our prizes almost took the sting out of the trip home. Imagine my delight then, just one week er a w epats bohciihs hatl f a ty sn l knr tlf as “len. Yt em outin’t wa b h-stuxursg di e ae tpapyelems en m a uxur o p t tv dests a ditside lo kintg in, iereen o aen y, it’s home inons ar tricatpeose v, ded k d vbody’le sing y pre h t bh e a dr’oergag esnr les itso bowv uxurw p ocond fi r i ie; it rhen I wa v ephu o ou le o a e uatn ichg fuast’ imba aile tnenetw e ex, t, waiolienf tlee B a, a t gs, teminded me, s h a hdry’. I pap up s co e menouite erlht t t o. u s onld l foeruhys des ee ega wo out ieso leo fets o nhilnsg d tiy acth Bon tlenleit b” urbr na els like td his p s inaosnertably, it our a binbow P tRESTAURANThe I ry w e counit in fe s aar er s ee ev hin I really halvacder , s erle lefiny bederoex,eettaew en sweet e Ba t s o u iura, s ld in Gre . In 2013, Hoc e Ivegs an oucetepe s “lch k o sus cont ersems engage v eopnd t’hane ot hess iirke a gst r uin s a tsider io ealuriot. Th. It f ys des had C d g eoph a rd tn auran e life o bo srranween swl f r d jn 2013, Hem pr a le whhe re i The Jolly Monk 52 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 01-8728188 www.thejollymonk.ie The Jolly Monk 52 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 01-8728188 www.thejollymonk.ie style bar”, suited to “watching the world go by whilst regaling old times”. While its oldness is contrived, it’s also strangely convincing. We probably all know some people who can’t wait to be grown-up, for whom it seems engagement rings and mortgages are one and two on the life agenda. This bar, born old, seems like a good fit for them. *I mean that figuratively of course, I was not literally overwhelmed by women. oe r e d ttrt v n td f le dem The Nl d the rn Is “litside lole in h n t o canu len y m ntot exc inl psiice y snd the b e o tionee-r gently spiced crustacean. This pr wna per fec wt complemenrse t o y l at ft dem , t s anl of myam stays t - leml Joshua Tree. (It descro add pibes itself aes a brasserie, no MAKING A HAMES OF IT Mulligan & Haines Is there any such thing as the perfect picnic? Our jury is still out, but Project PICNIC founder Simone Cullen tells us that there are loads of ways to make outdoor dining a real treat. Top tips include sitting on your best blanket, ramping up the glamour with proper plates and cutlery, and adding a bit of sparkle with some bubbles. Above all else, ALWAYS bring your litter home. Cullen recently launched her own classic take on the Irish picnic, promising al fresco indulgence for four or more, to be enjoyed in Dublin’s great outdoors. Featuring produce from Irish food suppliers like Ballymakenny Farm and Clement & Pekoe, the carefully considered bill of fare includes such delights as roast free range whole chicken, fresh hearty salads, snacks, breads, garnishes, desserts and something to sip. Priced from €82, we’re told Project PICNIC feeds four ‘lavishly’. Order via Insta DM by Thursday 4pm for Dublin city centre pick up Fri-Sun. @projectpicnicdub o ae Jtols uluyvt py bllo tv g e I l tovemen tt om igy lopdein ld ml pait MVP an le wn, pr opu wo o.ae teniortoia-tppey, st p io o pwe tce y u s inhax.y Ka ssyes’ coettwen st deehade, fott co atnce ae tuac-ks alur 20s hartrb lly’s a v de e Thung” mad wler acrvosole tt htas had iats d h en s t ramehteah ats lnhinlg aes t y mce ok aushe end of tht y’s ie in w v d bitre e le li vy m esagoer o cot our tno- rarense tn cGain ible modalid re et les iriemen-ld S d nh hio uen.a t . Cryni he b n d a hhe bridgax.hmin he fa et o hh ac g sin em ieirlde’etd of th t on eiurren - e wrlee a po Ity anoutad, th e i den sttere b dimf r et br et.THE HOME OF l a e abd stirring ren M aniont waf Ytin’a s d o a tin . Th, a thi a seemees o s eaur perrameiein d phe tgs a ’cs up ur s Cr ace f oo otr a nw ie; irt ts an er s h a hpon asvs td m.e the ‘ t, wav t ur r--tod bhet t remin et net tc e exit. Bpvfank brlia ay surv v or a neeigts guesy co egro’y oaf oere so-ac er – I’ll take a mélange, Haines said to the waitress. – Two mélanges, Buck Mulligan said. And bring us some scones and butter and some cakes as well. When she had gone he said, laughing: – We call it D.B.C. because they have damn bad cakes. t gett g at li ye btett f the vi Ablone ca leeapi, fing t s, ae en tod had bhas heirv p acrt as fs, a uxurou o to ud fiu’ated in the hpaa leml , a e oalglhln ” mvpnot wa’tt contetly pl osiers o acva a a d eap erce aat te m irlld las hn o a es ibuo tcGarry’s is nr d-h . d mn e exiases oghe life h enersoluga h cs if snteins inei o bt ts iuraienn o g in, iereenneris w e enr a ldt o bble toe The Jolly Monk 52 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 01-8728188 www.thejollymonk.ie The Jolly Monk 52 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 01-8728188 www.thejollymonk.ie oab e on y H stn w o hor at any gile sauce vier e. Some ten minmeo t . Thd b ne t rhon oo with my b e han s in a h t ra em. hn tohe deligh br. W m b la our ofic itsh r b b t va ov.er facien cr ade u g m ro cnant wa t o ote de bd Canahichc Th ues t le wkes m nf a côdtt-cvten e men nl Do k s smar. Thasua é is a s ba , be d ld” ther ih o t *I mean that figuratively of course, I was not literally overwhelmed by women. o s gagemwo t ahreiat ar e looking f o at sed t oc avde t enemigt sty, aere-sizeo an Irs tildsthd bhition o ood fit f a r loax s p aag maases me wa e hs mor later w t myseeig oadourh Considering its history of transience,h lee café is a e a gf a cô y and their int lf t t a ad wht part uan over to o cresee areipe avoc arext dou exye peo, anhea er t ped th n c aen I leico qle p laan to offshoot og ma r s o nad when I lew’ior lo t ura pink m e r h ea h a mil d in a crly delicio r J I s m tt le y int thi h R iqth pl. Tathe k d neig o our cha soades; dra ars of wort n t). We get p a tur ooms, par se go o s oor ste aeprine dining expa le ni-lla ice crib and then a boar vef pink slices of th-e tenur um e tgie losehgagop k inu i ’s u a 2013 and the Brasserie lost the star in 2014. That incarnation of the restaurant closed its doors in July 2015. Keelan Higgs, who has been at Locks since at least 2013, reopened as Locks 1 Windsor Terrace in September 2015, alongside co-Head Chef Conor O’Dowd. The new Locks is smart-casual; the charmner P y cr sp shirt. Iths a simh d the p an t k t;ust o d-apf thirt mtullaer paesist t re c a eau r utternaa will gt a r right next dour, an 2013 and the Brasserie lost the star in 2014. That incarnation of the restaurant closed its doors in July 2015. Keelan Higgs, who has been at Locks since at least 2013, reopened as Locks 1 Windsor Terrace in September 2015, alongside co-Head Chef Conor O’Dowd. The new Locks is smart-casual; the charme sd in cour c e cane dinine coc ernd ase *I mean that figuratively of course, I was not literally overwhelmed by women. te wr ld gntnd twgehe helm in thee kitc - *I mean that figuratively of course, I was not literally overwhelmed by women. ing maître d’/waiter is decked out in jeans and a subtly crisp shirt. It’s a simple way to quickly set the tone; this is more of a relaxed neighbourhood bistro than a Michelin-starred fine dining experience. There’s a lot of dude bros in this restaurant; I spot at least one man-bun in the kitchen. li otasrteady to step in and nh, s ir srtos in thio x cutive C s p aot-be m amuses d. The ct m s a e good – some cig feach ah id fig desserlt w n to the (complementary) salad of smashed toast is a pleasant thing to eat bl with friends last summer, to the thrilling, g t waemihinle left t ena , w histle might be wubeen cro uce pu ar muiet, bliby teetadgots a t in fnd s ’s deliig’s t l b f Rt u e dadetvh acos a e servvacdert uran r ai er in 2010 ats.nd p . At cera c nu ar mate a, bvby ber garots aad wn cr s T ylocise menu.et out 49 South William Street, Dublin 2, 01 537 5767ld de A SITE FOR GLAD EYES ir o of al w nretens p t e. e s o – I’ll take a mélange, Haines said to the waitress. – Two mélanges, Buck Mulligan said. And bring us some scones and butter and some cakes as well. When she had gone he said, laughing: – We call it D.B.C. because they have damn bad cakes. n an-t- y of the visible’, bnt I eer gar tarom o fat on t e untquese slaf fo les on eroude hpad k ns. I f n u c as inclrade-oudin d alepbrlor uct r g o P whOn t ae whings (ar w n ss e asau n b balancing act ofil mo I mae cla ushomera uor i, jr tn tihh me h re hearr mi. En r b. En rs a en auo’u plea aenu leer garden sodb ir tu e S h THE HOME OFhh and taste. I don’t kno ker f ce ow e ake a bles line f da, ise I anuirff Parliamen s as a ca lohe wavoiding eyte corh ac rom ouarts nakhg o. t oinee we y, p ume ear d selopp y or d in the ways ol f di cGa y’, t s h htinhip win ts gh ad ent t mo g anllegummilIMM - The a y rmth aeqth of our local m st s irrd drink of thi n un y anua e of thit or cra tT k h u urole divster tver Wtherklmin it cs an ge t lf a slcreenradd stir in s S ost- suit otff the epic hdi ni horse-racin who knoutc Augus ges.ui rg o h adp w ef the dentav walge a em e eay lipdep in e trkden n sigrnoo difflero t g re a MAKING A HAMES OF IT Mulligan & Haines Some years after the foundation of the college in 1592, I was myself an undergraduate of this august seat of learning. Hard as it might be to imagine, I was as a callow undergraduate, a shy and studious boy, untutored in the ways of dissipation and ignorant of the myriad pleasures of carnality. Mine was a life of the mind. I would cleave to our motto to Prove all things (and) hold fast that which is good. This state of affairs barely survived my first Michaelmas term and by my sophister years I had given myself wholly to the pursuit of the epicurianism that is the meat and drink of this column. In those days, prior to the vagaries of global i o our motto to Prov On this par Inst ad, there i ll t av Alony balte c h f gloa . Haaving pr Soo b lts nys. Thless o l oy B ble of serious t c g ivsiee it. f the Buttert pay arwaoq h oeo tuclu ttnl m nsics crder s. N who knows how to mak Fe others foeel the samencesies a iu er e ony hutside o e w n of tha g o e daen e to chat or craio n & Ht e oh whi k y bindinthi a ig sten r acen hy behind a cpace e osh whi t wae st itth th er any l y be e gamfld ev monage –t e wa ttunately Mt y McGa lliga t h mts oo a phhe Hfe o htu h e b f urkos . Th e nd Hp in pub r aare vagag eye coea t wit in ac ve a w un y tohis particu Mruray s hlese a libra y hlde wpk th lvear that yind Nt ex uc - v ents f wr t e s way w s t een au , I p ely anybody’s idea of a eerb lt dolut nrr mf sn I am no Joyce scholar and have under my belt two failed attempts at getting all the way to the end of that one in which he wrote about the ‘ineluctible modality of the visible’, but I am struggling to put my finger on the what o esigio . Thhe most ile tl e h point in proceedings thside Joshua Tree. (It describes itself as a brasserie, no cenent uhyhe puy crfetted. Our aperitif d kosey tvg u re I r p flado s uce a few refreshing beverages. The pub itself is spacious with brick walls and plenty of snugs and booths to sink into. It’s usually reliably lively and boasts a diverse clientele. Most notably, it’s home to a Liverpool supporters’ club meaning a sea of red jerseys descend on the pub every match *I mean that figuratively of course, I was not literally overwhelmed by women. ole its od in Gsp nt th gside co-Head v p d ret tter ws o s co bl a Th, eut b e ta o ame t o oe . Fr.om t e regv po Tofu, that staple of o upn oo nour wlet in theaummer os beirlo f salmesqtens wa o srls a statement of intent. I’m a big fan ofhks reestaur arious predilectionsitifoheir loh tk d do ly lonounced in the Fn t saline with just a sug kestion of eweetness y), b rience of cold briny binalvaie h feel to many of , w est i’s p ue iioh their lirthe ca m-le. Wterine chok ch afreesed po f ly lo e an ug eaac e nwn ure” tohte ageiprin hefy a e tea f dg in the cr an over tooksuic axe ogan w ros in t so es a o y set n th o ig d sks t t side oaselion t servamadent spefoae, t s in-bun in ta é. eop’t tt mak lr g expktails”. The gins andeno, ev e eplaced in their shells with a sauce offering ation ent de eirloom t m en, delin k e woea it wla a p a re s nd beef ’s h ce s erer or t d k wad tdg rot lonk mnea or oot with more beetroot andd r eam (€8.50) is lo jelly divides the table but I know better. An tat les tn to tpioca cr ven t t perhaps it is somewhat fitting that Bolands feels like it’s from somewhere else entirely. Rody’s bears the qualities of a multi-purpose mondopub at the heart of a rural – though motorway adjacent – town. That is to say that the premises is monumental in physical stature votured b ice cd b mb o light perhaps it is somewhat fitting that Bolands feels like it’s from somewhere else entirely. Rody’s bears the qualities of a multi-purpose mondopub at the heart of a rural – though motorway adjacent – town. That is to say that the premises is monumental in physical stature o mo usseen cro uce pa ’y wterettge Dranya an p tye p a e o ’E ra vinegatte t bul ad do n t hon oo -oi A p avautr far t o swd w et, buh I’zy, t ad it’,s j p solet whitae tory tan’s.t r gramme t. I ’tb ienturea tlenni l Considering its history of transience, W i y braltl or Jieason enough to come here. d cruw y foung manls ca h lio in the best possibfhile we tn y, a sausage-fest for the fell on hard times; eventually shuttering as a business in 1937. Following its closure, the Bolands continued to use the premises as their family home, leaving the various heirlooms of the building’s former life untouched. Enter Tipp-man Kieran O’Meara who purchased the contents of the establishment, refurbished the lot, and shipped every last charming parochial knick-knack up to Rathmines. Fittings, furnishings, even the impressive library of yellowing ledgers that line the back of the bar – all made their way to the suburb that never sleeps via Nenagh. fell on hard times; eventually shuttering as a business in 1937. Following its closure, the Bolands continued to use the premises as their family home, leaving the various heirlooms of the building’s former life untouched. Enter Tipp-man Kieran O’Meara who purchased the contents of the establishment, refurbished the lot, and shipped every last charming parochial knick-knack up to Rathmines. Fittings, furnishings, even the impressive library of yellowing ledgers that line the back of the bar – all made their way to the suburb that never sleeps via Nenagh. h ugs a an boro eauaie w ureh . Th ub is hougts a , th der t knh manner (potaja. Amidwww.thehideout.ie xpe- ut I am no Joyce scholar and have under my belt two failed attempts at getting all the way to the end of that one in which he wrote about the ‘ineluctible modality of the visible’, but I am struggling to put my finger on the what s area, positiom a d m up boa lf whd smac fair t a hnd the beer garden. I fell on hard times; eventually shuttering as a business in 1937. Following its closure, the Bolands continued to use the premises as their family home, leaving the various heirlooms of the building’s former life untouched. Enter Tipp-man Kieran O’Meara who purchased the contents of the establishment, refurbished the lot, and shipped every last charming parochial knick-knack up to Rathmines. Fittings, furnishings, even the impressive library of yellowing ledgers that line the back of the bar – all made their way to the suburb that never sleeps via Nenagh. LOCATION IS QUAY Charlotte Quay fell on hard times; eventually shuttering as a business in 1937. Following its closure, the Bolands continued to use the premises as their family home, leaving the various heirlooms of the building’s former life untouched. Enter Tipp-man Kieran O’Meara who purchased the contents of the establishment, refurbished the lot, and shipped every last charming parochial knick-knack up to Rathmines. Fittings, furnishings, even the impressive library of yellowing ledgers that line the back of the bar – all made their way to the suburb that never sleeps via Nenagh. f thorttuna le ine Dennil €6) is g teins inc pludinp mac en, tur ek yl or tioon, a el f R li pulled-a h hiular menu Mur d-ah utes sieere ar f int o-ga and a chvco o L s bt ttng of s lf Llmesq s w g ur R. 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The back h pa py,’ he stops to say to me. ‘I wish I was that h pa py,’ he stops to say to me. ‘I wish I was that happy!’ It’s one of those exchanges, rarely occurhappy!’ It’s one of those exchanges, rarely occure you re so ter very quickly e you e sohter very quickly SADDLE SUP The Horseseshoe t o Stagag EIGHT nen GOOD SPORT The Pavilion Bar at Trinity College Dublin SOUND OUT Stage 19 SOUND OUT Stage 19 GOOD SPORT The Pavilion Bar at Trinity College Dublin Some years after the foundation of the college in 1592, I was myself an undergraduate of this august seat of learning. Hard as it might be to imagine, I was as a callow undergraduate, a shy and studious boy, untutored in the ways of dissipation and ignorant of the myriad pleasures of carnality. Mine was a life of the mind. I would cleave to our motto to Prove all things (and) hold fast that which is good. 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NNEW t oerh subs o fke a b line f r itelit eans p a r cra o I me Stre e f ar o t t-s , plum o un erl (ald-bg ptoor s T olobe t lo a pgninteg i y ul l inside inside. Hasan osition d smack m g bet RESTAURANT at w tilg its namet broro ere y pe t in thile stie sltel htaev oRESTAURANT me reset awa hey martini but the Negroni that replaces Featuring a dazzling array of things to do,ys. All thlid o lf i cad withouhereint neh s. Thae thile stim all having a fro 49 South William Street, Dublin 2, 01 537 5767ng hd o elentless r y survived my first Michaelmas t m and moodb aurd rs inccoa o t le S o he pu ’s mtan es a SADDLE SUP The Horseshoe Bar at The Shelbourne Hotel nstead, th e ier s a sma d ain I we oc a mern s no t oh e aid-e t im ad given marsh glare ou ch mun af re f vot ay comep agt pnrirat cram o my at l lipee Im everabg’ W in y t mijy in tisioly t e earloy-Sehe s ge – e of th e cad e h ldrd fr m out o vae an unhm ot e et Surse ci qth of our lonrsel music. mio Square to ir dinn , belt. I mts gl khp t ugs, b h b SADDLE SUP The Horseshoe Bar at The Shelbourne Hotel day and stirring renditions of You’ll Never Walk Alone can be heard from out on the street. On this particular day, there’s none of that. dae myriad pleasurg ren Mutionhn & Htoines icos, o re s o . Thb erte wa n b The name is a nod to my fail m the bl I w e all things (anticula misttak Squ ia e u d like a fi t ie o te log min syce r ss nara v lin,gnh the lensedly t s to it. I m k urbuino f s n licot tt h asrt tfd co efit;do DRINKING ON CLOUD EIGHT Humphrey’s ticularly want anyo e you ku lin wbo pa o a m aicg ty’s, I ki f a m t t s pa s s parh ing from Hang Dai, although I understand that f our si the ‘dr ssurance that it war f th were s gaoFalim F e c mened, I wt tr eh h e tt er mhno b,e desired. eye over the respec a le seleection oe o w ner dinnith ter t fohr a ba d tre tid g e Baerhinfgs dor b l od cdin (€4.80) leave kly m Hump eyf tshis asho a DRINKING ON CLOUD EIGHT Humphrey’s SOME OLD YARN The Rag Trader e s state o s a smatter fa thing of enigma. How a traditional public house, associated by many with its proximity to the Royal College of Surgeons has managed to acquire this noirish sense of the illicit remains a mystery. Perhaps the association licensed p emi thing of enigma. How a traditional public house, associated by many with its proximity to the Royal College of Surgeons has managed to acquire this noirish sense of the illicit remains a mystery. Perhaps the association York Street’s The Swan is a pub of note for a few reasons; firstly, it is one of the oldest licensed premises in the city centre having operated as a bar since 1661, and the essentially untouched Victorian interior that you see there was installed by Thomas F O’Reilly in 1897. Secondly, it has in recent years been afforded the reputation as a hub for clandestine operations in town. The mere mention of its name elicits in many a knowing smile and an assurance that it’s one of the preeminent venues in town for dates that you don’t particularly want anyone you know stumbling across. The root of this association remains someSOME OLD YARN The Rag Trader in 1897. Secondly, it has in recent yea thing of enigma. How a traditional public house, associated by many with its proximity to the Royal College of Surgeons has managed to acquire this noirish sense of the illicit remains a mystery. Perhaps the association opera et d as a bar since 1661, and t iht seem-ean t seem plos g mo v o t t s in th entoaet;ed Rit, g i h-h Th treae m nlit pef the signn te oli acrosw r a f s.ehreason ’ st yl , it is one of th their tt es a s; fir s t io tia y untouc eh d Victorian interio old two birdug Dr e se Rh g Tlit t af t e sig n trn a uxi a y s n ylisthe ro of what it i ae Civesiy oa see there was installed by Thomas F O Rei y et t a oe Shm olhbt ha e beh n h osr te esseny inku- te need more of these spaces wherm a nice cod ie p cint m, o e Roro Rhawal co cea s mumn oe faceglifaes s slnap e elvalh a h e ‘in l ll in a bar that knows how to makne them bef, thre aerm lif r that you the r s, on ey Sone mtanoreuv, te. In aheir oe p e oldes abt blismyt s; H” of The Ra o y cen re r it seemean t seem Wet tao fortre h-h Thd ts no ticularl s The S yone you kn my c oen glinde ne had bhe doov. Were cotnd t paYor rk Street’y want an n is a pub o ow sf not my cohroice, w S e fumpice d ab t oovo reeaen inat te h o j s n t ros uc y a e o S t er o o s mi arr e 19 and an assurance that it’s one of the preemi-’ wa pen e 19 t venues in town for dates t aI mhI m t admi into a mer tbiot of op a ini gle other. Si t t ereso r an ug s o ha f a my otini ge oh b S DRINKINT OUG St ON CLOUD OUND York Street’s The Swan is a pub of note for a few reasons; firstly, it is one of the oldest licensed premises in the city centre having operated as a bar since 1661, and the essentially untouched Victorian interior that you see there was installed by Thomas F O’Reilly in 1897. Secondly, it has in recent years been afforded the reputation as a hub for clandestine operations in town. 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Thirs a e y co Thlp h bb o dooor s of its name elicits in many a kn w e s n ane evious guiiy in ty ta aesin le w, b h ’ warminer un lo Rt br enh n s tr ssem agevey’fle whroen Iink own for dates tuaI must admi’d ty Fugm t e ouh inh oance tb e ga ll o . Au e enio h t rolos hs noould be order ef tas n in D bevo hve dSt tw H g a ouer um d booacu ld e en be fr ornio h in Dh b revo vet ld stb c t tp s one omin re nne’ l h ates a tu no So be it. thing of enigma. How a traditional public house, associated by many with its proximity to the Royal College of Surgeons has managed to acquire this noirish sense of the illicit remains a mystery. Perhaps the association owing smi taw-s a o umia enty t atblle soouruaviny op w lo e p aeer gare t ili o w te not ev s asso aci lengths t Wainl bts priytgua ub se wss Thoaahretly’s ieolitnint y inlto Son Augus Wa k lg o t ol ae d to h ae te; Hv arp o difeurgfli Beo tecg reyahutwa-ys. didnio’ nado ide ehin ind our waest a io fah ep-co sof Guinn h didn’t quit t (€4.80) le n Fg a lilig a lit t colomis tly my of our si e ro h f thi ybody lo ins somhi g ok on Christmas Evpues th tl a ure e WE’RE LOnVING… h o ttog b en a des” Cauroio s we wats u e leoar t s a cer hin slickt tesg-es bliuhs see ver seugl haunsin ” t t hin slickninkatkblishfd td cockhif yt s; Hlliaim St oo h o b” t t ounhr ’ets Daoota. Atdver ose o o ors to t ese s o es e t o Mulligan & H es i t h-hyin . Th pa huniertm mancesmend ae Ben mics f glic h hre. Its.h bkririer, t e ofd) all time (Gooble it) and the dining r bhli h les t quitt if weh t it ih t.s, it sh of Pinh feels as ifd it wa old tuo birdugs es a nwt hua y o yself wholly D ws how to enjov tt to A orrilneela his st e ot – t o faurgeot t entbuinn hs s w any tetleasvin af onlin th tretummer light er The food is a factor tooy ur tet. Kino tl W r ath asbd klcos. I fe ehgns icekdhea’tly era n po d sigi e warmt ro f affairs an it was ima d ce ogined by Philip K. Dick.tg t ien It d ef c ssiome chrho puf li hile high-ceilinemeos l a gaps tatail menu cla ouwve anf tnhleso’tu rourite TV shoe r d ken abo. Wierth i y ug tts gteinlliam Straeoos Dg a t tb h anrmin ca n et t le wa h t din ucttioe w uore t and i , th o’uin e nale oure o loycekath a q lit g bposen t e p mews sc h lawless a er a doth P y’s face is f aclumps. Mnoga es doem n d siginl” thtatbby th ne ts in t eir rk in w moo in D rade-o hoeraled ru o ce dtside otn he gai ur beef u e fl es t fs n sltly, ise Df tthe s dinner, blelf fl ageir snld stlt h h inacuch ay w e a sinio h llic, o l lit d saay poure s n y jit iat a mibililtace f r day-dre o be desir d er ga esh dent er ies, m ms o enu c a. W in estle in The Saddle Rg cm ftar dinnr epeyl s a “ t the s renoiinrount g y cepicede e had bttke dot h. Wia eva e be ss uires yl esrte m w os o an n bp t ps th o ttt wad th tf ca t y j ties; the t t o a es gstl hatat aps thav av erins acer w ue s a lim ers ab g cam-p ig ou f the tate breinihinv, i.so bnd thg ar u onaled rungo, ths erindret of tht wge - wa g o ccant use inll bo t h lic h o reurs te ooers a s sp s, onot t aavse mbanoeuv dergradua e, a s y ilt is a a en ab o ft. I m ktaee a macenah ute t ah t thipus t do ar d y’ut ths t to i sd sh .lf Jter anywoere on Da blin, ro holl thy p t in t w tutkh mutto i, I patks a hegt l n te tdf laThe Hideout e to str u cohn in anes evnsg es o Gtuinnld ci o t Df th Se sar et tes n e n t ts, n n ou n De an punters st tlayin irss a sm l in te ples s m s nt i , weha lsio erved a pe Cir e. The ve arse-racing o th m in h gldal d f mo t s aint ke a b p lline f os a f lih Miudenliga d ate td e s h nd tuden con en mics f e ssygt au (F ntr tt wi ati Ah eot th o orthd mrerroptd aif coin e I a lurges yoeren r s i’ erd pine t y into ter elcrery r d er oin in enc mi b lenquace. Wi h ieruro j f J l n sic coly-S , B rd i didnur on e lobb es, t af te on D lin thuat po . Thi , ta er te t ohxturoa t a g ot p ludinsce.ople rhr t eso um nd th f c s e wa crers p e oe i g poest. It is authentically itselfio without beings r a, posi sh gld smf thk b rade-ofetf f len t r t pe wae tth aoiletsropnd kort een y prl like Im hd v of wine at this point. I cant’ht help but feel that e m iad pe erur s a smago I mg oe occa e wa d)hile rlar d f t h t wa iven myseye cont DaccTe sing its na w its, neom s teo, pl ge an ucld sverte eer garden. Its closg u ns mt les on divps f o tlur t saeanes p ayr s can gaanor a cigarettoies w a p Bs ok ce et ain om the plating to the shaeat view at it hy McGarry’ Iss ho eitrth te mtse ou erwe o brief sumt p Enic. Ju Msinlhs ilosle p b’e prosoximilee oner ec. y o g f cot po l s eso u e b h not exclusively so; there are options to add proteins including chicken, turkey, salmon, and beef, all sourced in Ireland. Behind the counter, staff are peeling and chopping butternut squash in the background while the rest of the team assemble heirloom tomato and avo salads (€9.95) and bowls of Rainbow Padthai (€12.95) to order. It’s the jackfruit tacos (€13.95) that win me oarhie v sion o d in a crhicken) ar er b. J kgrhorun bliuitt i. Thie w ole thf likg u cra g are pee llin b mc acos (€13.95) thnado sauce kh ad whi erut bre micrhwicwn ars LOCATION IS QUAY Charlotte Quay utrv ents for t e s e pden. Its cl e ji h m ts fl d bl i (€12.95) th cthr LOCATION IS QUAY Charlotte Quay cra ruieahh Thl (a b is h mna s ered and bilac crube wkh uit is s rt of lie micrh y m , none mor f A p it’s bles e od w th th esi egar p esth their lovenions aith tg rooon (€3), wiendition, br i h m ’t rts.h tic s y ta note-perfled rp f perhaps it is somewhat fitting that Bolands feels like it’s from somewhere else entirely. Rody’s bears the qualities of a multi-purpose mondopub at the heart of a rural – though motorway adjacent – town. That is to say that the premises is monumental in physical stature go essen a y a co a o o der and ste from o a roderring (w n thin gg), anps on wo a o o perhaps it is somewhat fitting that Bolands feels like it’s from somewhere else entirely. Rody’s bears the qualities of a multi-purpose mondopub at the heart of a rural – though motorway adjacent – town. That is to say that the premises is monumental in physical stature po bastebbq.comut over. Jackfruit is sort of like an ugly mango and it’s blessed with the ability to soak up flavours and retain moisture. The tacos are served with Murray’s delicious cashew nut cream, red wine vinegar pickled onions and avocado tucked into soft white tortillas. 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Even in pd v sta would be o an v w o urb n v w Q cen Mrup w Montepu cus sy u Th e grab a drink at the bar connected to t e thing), and the room is a pleasant space to be ce any on my v eering us away veranda an ooir weat ert th , its sar cotinnll a beauvenres a ie t after dinn, whictch the rain hit Gss odf ected t t o t uifhel, M Canan ep ock, and think ab d a ho (€8.75) anout how lo c M ntp w ait no (€8.75) and a h memo in ade hibis-e ing. Even in poor weather, it’s still a beautiful, us syoruepulcih sparkling water dr k called th ueus sy edbh (€5), coith sparklines t ter drink called the urban view. Our bill, which includes a glass of Qaren Medbh (€5), comes to a t tt n succee r p wetat view, a talented chef, exper e enced staff leading the charg g succeed: a great v whielogicalenterd chef, exptinig off enced staff leading t s sp arge a ond ah slr ad g out. the beaten track. Thihe chot is w rt n aeeekiny loyal fanbase. All they need is for Dubliners to get over the psyc oh logical barrier of eating off the beaten track. This spot is worth seeking out. succeed: a great view, a talented chef, experienced staff leading the charge and an already loyal fanbase. All they need is for Dubliners to get over the psychological barrier of eating off the beaten track. This spot is worth seeking out. Queen Medbh (€5), comes t e antal of €90.75.y loyaCha lo e. All thas e erythinor D bdlino s to et over the psyc o , a t l ba rier of ea er - l fa bnr atste Quay hey nveed is fg it ne d: a gtte Quay has everything it needs toi o a tod an alread ue s ter tte Quay has everythin o a Chuelo lciano (€8.75) and a h g i l of €90.75.eeds toade hibisCharlori h sparkling water drink called thmg wao a total of €90.75. omem au iean. Our bill, which incloudes a glass o - veranda and vista would be on a sunny evening. Even in poor weather, it’s still a beautiful, t l Dlci m ve y this bfis r l Dock, and think abo tt how love y t-his veran a a ock, and think about how lovely this C fanoam over-ordering (we wanued to try evlery g), and thista wous a pe osant space t in. We grab a drink a he b ’ n a sunny e urb t uran . Our bill er, wah includes a glaran emlade hi res at urant after dinner, watch the rain hit Grand thind l Dd v e room ild blea n a sunn o beny eve - could all veer perilously close to being eyerollingly #sexyhealthyfood. For me, it is saved es n wunt tnt experien teen.er n my v way P ké fe s, pf a eins bodll e wan w o try e, g vyut I do ’er serrvice cance any o ut I don’t expom i rder a d steering uo bes away w s a d knod t act c ao b leril ing erienasant space t isit. business, b t I doler’t experien ld. Itce an’y on mey vThtif w uff a e fleiendld in th noy days o shades; dratping s w s ats h and that’ ac leafy frond ected in the early da rom their pots; even t e cutn y is r e go uoa nd it e r ecte y ant e ea caramel, caramelised banana and a chocolate mousse is really well balanced. It could have been far too heavy or far too sweet, but instead it’s just on the right side of decadently delicious. A charred peach and fig dessert with amaretto and vanilla ice cream (€8.50) is lovely, but feels a little too prematurely wintery, as the fruit has been poached in what tastes like the classic booze and spices mix so favoured by Christmas cooks. There may be some bumps to iron out, as k derloin f llet (aka the c ateaub it h d), t p octopus dish has clean ozone tang but also the n, Nutbuttery beaenped t u of tahered a d veti blo le sinankiness. It is something that you um lg catter mean n addiks lik ere pd s lt-bink de le t t be puio p its owom k ban douc ea e slos Th wain m in w P vw i (€12.95) tzy rent , shrencow I ’s t r of tt mkefs di Jatc ut tcta Tlrd in a crcries bie is a prd wy br lf as a bt goas es n vocgts attsohkdd intinkled seom ttmaao and blobs of avoc, there’s little to compare with the e Featuring a dazzling array of things tpo do,ily? g. wndd the b h e I rer ga w un ute e fhf wn anberepurpun eropping blBook Nocw!h h in thal s e nated p s pn addi ouldn’at fuly back on Parnell Square, not rea, p and Sourdough Tn lf doeen twwn at a r an li eg wha a p a ’s almost mythical frhe u ernvuot sado sauob’s desigr l tta er m b is h ers cubstes. Frob e t k NEW l doesn t mak antauranpStep Inside 227x108mm_Nombr.indd 1no s gr t s s inrt o. Hat oen ug nam ayseemango a w h thing) – ifls (€9.95) a ur t pae jac a os acos (€13.95) thn es itsel ohifonounced Fest, no the Sice serve rickleod o er ecny of t o-gle sreenas and cir st buatiuce pr fait (€7.50) wubr a e pf tt meat encase r p es led o er ecny ovoce se momentarily deep fried before being ig’s tr e y oif k nions a o augt invstea e has come over the course of v a er.e orickh asnd p f caramel, caramelised banana and a chocolate mousse is really well balanced. It could have been far too heavy or far too sweet, but instead it’s just on the right side of decadently delicious. A charred peach and fig dessert with amaretto and vanilla ice cream (€8.50) is lovely, but feels a little too prematurely wintery, as the fruit has been poached in what tastes like the classic booze and spices mix so favoured by Christmas cooks. There may be some bumps to iron out, as e slt, ald bre expvates t e a mospwere oh ledgable, gf what iesvf a n iwing o busind titips olls, b h t L’Estrange of L’Estrange Design, Nutbutter is poised and ready to be ‘grammed. It’s millennial pink meets palm tree print and bamboo light shades; draping succulents hang overhead while leafy fronds cover corner crevasses from their pots; even the cutlery is rose gold. It’s very beautiful, and it elevates the atmosphere of what is essentially a counter service canteen. Poké, proteins bowls and peanut cacao balls board special (€15 extra per person and it’s worth it). We get plates of slowly braised short rib and then a board of pink slices of the tenderloin fillet (aka the chateaubriand), topped with onion rings and golden, fluffy chips on the with os range Desig by the endlessly innnovating T nd reva es t e ‘ mmpher’ After the jo , it’ d o y, b t fu eels a lit d goour door s board special (€15 extra per person and it’s worth it). We get plates of slowly braised short rib and then a board of pink slices of the tenderloin fillet (aka the chateaubriand), topped with onion rings and golden, fluffy chips on the uil b s ew nut crelam, re inilth tcedhan has a backg ll. I got to thinking a b o t e ve p inc just a sugbestion of sting e chatea erwead while ping succufait (€7.50) wi bu r and sharing n ot a td bes to obscure a complex flavour profile. We esi ts h almost 18 months ad , to the oysters enjoyed better Chinese food that you can have deliver rfaen t business and she seems to have retained her Web exclusive contlent also.ing on urra s a imes bi y brll ofhihis is top drawer stuff. A mousse the g oceries in a gd t Victorian g hden is more a m oneth opriate, with ltSTEP INSIDE The Hideout August t he it.pen, wearae per e f Th em their t a le in Thh adjum hrhi be Tle er b didn e na d like a froi pttin o ta o epa r t in m i ’t heeme pu m So b ori . 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We had some fun with an order of Chicken Karaage Cheeseburgers which resemble wee bao sliders. ‘Fried chicken, pickles, cheese, what’s not to like?’ deadpans my own harajuku girl, and I’ll second the sentiment. We also enjoyed some kimchi mozzarella arancini with tobanjan mayo. Arancini really are fuego right now. Nevertheless, you could proceed directly to the main event and still have a swell time. A good bowl of ramen is proof against cold and dark, a help to your heart, a salve to your soul and a boon to your belly. These are good bowls of noodles. A paltry €25 buys you a smartly boxed ramen pack for two with clear instructions for heating and assembly. You could just order take-out but where’s the fun in that? The Classic Tonkotsu delivers that rich, milky broth slicked with collagen that comes from porcine bones and patience while the Kokoro Torishio features a delicate chicken stock fragrant with ginger. Either bowl could hold their own in Tokyo. If you want to show somebody that you care over the holiday send them a pack and treat yourself too. You could fire up the Zoom (other video-conferencing platforms are available), prep and slurp together in real time. If that’s not the spirit of the season, then I don’t know what is. Nevertheless, I hope that we are all lucky enough to be around people we care for this Christmas and wise enough to keep our distance from people we don’t. May our spirits be high and our infection rates low. an ugly ducking, this is one of the finer examples of the ‘heritage pubs’ that entice countless visitors to these shores every year. 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In the kitchen, jars of fermented cabbage are on their way to becoming kimchi for the chilli, lime and tamarind rice bowl (€7.50). The bread used for their toast is a deliciously thick wedge of sweet brown bread made for Nutbutter by Lumney’s Bread in Inchicore. Their Nutella-style cacao and hazelnut spread (€3.50 served on toast with banana, bee pollen – I know – and honey) and almond butters are all made by Murray’s team in the kitchen. Similarly to Sprout & Co, the plant-based busias ther sely on, the barrie things to look fks that can feood s tle staid alf f ear sontes unturur p a t cagume rea e f 11/11/2015 10:08 food horizon. Karl Whelan seems to be getting ingl lify delicious ang oslhsing t . And isn e t Web ef ‘ixclusive cnonitsent also. um ssaryv ccoming k th s t c mt weefhe cd comforting tha Web exclusive content also.y circ se ingly delicio ehef Grainne O’Kther €4 to t rasinh e a d t t th fo T wiimchi f r t e is set to hae bn u) a r? P ind rice brogw to il (€7.50). 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They would be right to do so. Right now it is hands down the best in town. Perfectly moist thigh meat encased in a salty, spicy coating. The biscuit is perfect, the corn slaw more than an afterthought. Go get it. Their banana split is a dessert to put a smile on your face as it puts a notch on your belt. At least two of our party are instantly infantilised. Service is charming throughout and it’s immediately apparent that the floor manager runs a tight ship. The food here describes itself modestly but it could justify much bolder claims. I’d give a joint of my right pinkie for a restaurant of such quality in my manor. For the lucky denizens of D7, this is all the neighbourhood restaurant they will ever need. The rest of us will be hard pressed to find a better reason to cross the river. This is a North Star to follow. one al eins t ata . 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I baulked at a $26 pour of California Pinot the previous week in New York’s Union Square Café because I was forewarned of the cost. I’m told that a sommelier (hire) is imminent. He or she cannot arrive quickly enough. The food here is haute couture, the rest of it seriously off the peg. Those mains that languished before us didn’t quite live up to the smaller plates. The mussels accompanying a hake dish have been over-smoked (a point made by the chef himself during one of his increasingly jocular visits to the table) resulting in a dish that had been battered to death by a stout length of hickory. I have no doubt that the error will be amended. I’m a little too annoyed to care about the duck at this point (post wine spill) but I’m told that it was perfectly good. Desserts were well received but I don’t have No, I haroom paIttThi’e not succumbed to the magicals in o side Marxism ov inrane e, sur atmosphere-stifling shortcomings that are associated with being the haunt primarily of monied fifty-something gents. The Swan isn’t purely a tourist-trapping At least ten mintutes after mains havhi fe beene drink alo s unt atnf bny al um t dt in quiet co s izen inh ess n two sides: its s a Thg he sa toosap ere vacuroeta g t e a avian count dr a t t wats jooes og w a being th w c interior desig u tae s ttrar n oouneror d de i h ‘n mfhlhreks. Shae is c hr a throwback though. One merely has to cast eye over the respectable selection of craft beers on offer to see that the folks running the show are in-tune to the desires of the modern patron. For the less adventurous pint drinker, your standard Guinness comes in at €4.70, pretty reasonable for a town pint. Like its avian namesake, The Swan is a creature of two sides: its sophisticated, historical bar area being the white, elegant, public portion of its avian counterpart, while the concealed, darker and nigh lawless area down the back represents the little webbed feet going ninety below the water. One might appear more impressive, but it’d be nothing without the other doing the dirty work. avian co vague re was t f razzlee in a co urale os fa glums tump y g n & em wa d cois face isidert er e Hiobsles’er aoe s o being the w H etvins. Ic ntt, pretlic pts “iowery draatsd b n hrin f ch tld aintesh n l cei th thn bioid lignay wa urs sinn atio v , otr ely dra y ano thinr h tminalrenlyytured p ace to lo diahe ven sa n tyt h g par with covert action attached to the place stems from the pub’s reputation as a revolutionary hub during the Rising. Granted, you’re probably in here with a view towards the markedly less noble causes of shifting somebody that all common sense dictates you shouldn’t or sneaking in a few swifties after you’ve called in sick for work, but nonetheless there is a certain satisfaction in being part of the grand local tradition of doing shady shit tucked away in the low-lit hindquarters of The Swan. Up front oak and brass abound. Far from ea y d n o gere wa n was m ongs milling n was m ongs milling ade to ade to e ual attir d ass The Te y’ cen s umpgiveohe rsn li B lit e e e pertennial rsed-hair nuts n thild of th cen ss Thble Te y’hr hep-co some e with covert action attached to the place stems from the pub’s reputation as a revolutionary hub during the Rising. Granted, you’re probably in here with a view towards the markedly less noble causes of shifting somebody that all common sense dictates you shouldn’t or sneaking in a few swifties after you’ve called in sick for work, but nonetheless there is a certain satisfaction in being part of the grand local tradition of doing shady shit tucked away in the low-lit hindquarters of The Swan. Up front oak and brass abound. Far from €4.70, pr bty re oaso ae tder oet re m l s ace n th uc iem in Dct st sohat, m nag and nigh law w t oroe a oyn in nne k r s froun and nigh law o be fold iorno-s kn mltohe b e seenesqk r oc er ord ts a ma cy’ aes en aaret su dot thes t g a obu d wd aigth a hp hic sents the lio evern y ten t nuols cerlourhen s pr sloe so f e om drin tesd b sents the little w bdbaed fl rte dring nin d Im leshi etet goirtee imlsigles y w os l Cr the water H linlk at t waaah ao a p inetg t e w ecorgllin bln s er a lphh . On r g p spers tiot wtoruelet avn occup e per k, Ir t emiihpt totoun the water. On o overs y cen r Th rae vasy hus eaceosi t av , a k in size althinl etr it t ot a g a ro o, thodies sllic desh but it’d b A axnd , bHumphrey’sgs o f razzler me to unrin e sim stace hbay’r. Thhend asattesn e h, in Hf qino rert I ra raeen ci but it’d b and deretense i s n t hks g hesld alinasi-abss (€5.30 aace u t day an couu De (tteis ttioicae delicio tha ts a w s r The Rag Trader 39 Drury Street, Dublin 2 01-6727696 ragtrader.ie the dirt Humphrey’rsoalos fks gh’ hs f t to enin faces hde purlco hin une Crazzled in a fp The Rag Trader 39 Drury Street, Dublin 2 01-6727696 ragtrader.ie 79 Ranelagh Village Dublin 6 79 Ranelagh Village Dublin 6 oo ohn intougd ov hh lhinya Cvf sht n tb s a m t tt i epn t tioniich ther the dirt n c n es in s em fts ado Smfioo owg a oe y arunhcensenpa. Iaf sceh int haeen y wor shirop) f oem tvaer ice go unr l Di S ts o k by a br er hg ou in n w cit ngsttarn wsa oernaps t he oae nehw Dtsn tcneryavrve oarafr tr-e been litor -eavar b t b a w r co pane wer aodinort Aer ffossoehklesit adts, disaowcasurln an p d p yt v t nigcio yt n tag a , t e r y we artrt pioice tt hn t et grsytunose. Aaols te aid-in qscr tyny it bsit er migt eon s iac erlhavghd tthica. Is n tot tln ore de ovuvartichminly low-budget bts hra en Thp ugsy htetine os ceeeros sea y coora.py wi n s a b hmiudderlatktining agag mer t d vun . T y sur h et o co h dhtet wa pg cotld Bf craeI pft de s us prog’es fresgs, we sin ac e lih o r, m , do son esd co n kinetze inar iku a ey hir s p s lef ue eir c o maaginad pt. Iaces, wa tinesw cithace in tttppeihae bulr moar. Th osi leg nn tine s s ts nad t, a e not e sam itht it ’cod idev Fane oat d in a fg t a oreriles h a nnd tn h o te b oe older th po lotrn, unmoscrni ilet youeoy. W et a e p hbe wa’ flt in rligadien h . R e w er ace in t h s lic p ese i racel a Ulw he d ders. Iunln w rep y wrf p hiaflence s foeioemnut rnat eraiiorts to g an me a p its avian namesa e b up o braiesrs hamdus ae ma o eint fnn wa its avian nam tahelts a, Thjld idr rlin thlittini in tn t n pw f y (ah osrtio e tavs o two sides: ipo etplvs, tshte enhgen Thoric eep parrolfm hit le t gu a lhind iuug Mo f ih uiet a dra p s? On um liqlh el er y ten try a mrenk ot in vraecenn a h a e tt. Ws Nf her na co sot eere i e cn ina ts jent bnee tavs o en rer nd mu be f o or no socary aet snpj r de le M&H coflco E ts tiles t? Whhuraepnhrouy ne, h a ur haloiioe an amo-. . ua hipdenhlig c’re btsuroicld haar arg og t e inf so son oe n at coley dieco, t keed hi b o g p sper bt Th tore it sigld q t hi Uls ston ml et u Drury Street’s latest arrival h, t e Rag Trader, at Drury Street’s latest arrival h, t e Rag Trader, at My companions and I darkened the door of My companions and I darkened the door of inhe moment t t reflecsiocited in the thr inhe moment t t reflecsiocited in the thr about 6pm on Friday – peak after-work drinkabout 6pm on Friday – peak after-work drinkviding. The chef himself subsequently spills the beans on this, if that’s not a food metaphor too far. Or even if it is. At this point I make the mistake of pointing out to one of the floor staff that the wine list really needs more scope by the glass. PROUDLY SPONSORED BYy t er n oh t of td Mioke (td s m an. Thrt I r monied fift Nom ce f r a scenkh er thrgth lek thhat, f sider eil Dispens PROUDLY SPONSORED BY wra oeing sens t in quiet coby sepd nt tran, unmpat ure oe c t s nioedy’p tloar deg a ruelaemns apo ses oe E s t tde 10 ohf Ulysse w e on ine coo ss tee Va t s m p d r bhoema s. h rs or ipressinual o e. Thi bco ing l, the y m s hh n a f w draenj jns lobg sle ure sways m u hrero e photo Malcolm McGettigan Ian Lamont photo Killian Broderick photo Killian Broderick photo Killian Broderick Killian Broderick tim ein te D lin Be nad Ct hte tf te facp h t t sit d b im ein e Dlu ade o s lo , M un derin t The Swawnh n a fhw draener hd oan t t asitteh-e-a errn co’e dioneetphr y’ rn, ia o teat bar ss eprony re mosr oo E tisem in Dupte enbirflin bade o co bmmloa en on my pare dka. I tandd nhut ter i tini, a cr, a um re m hr hmincd g e owerts. Bjn ty Sqo ot der er s r tves tscipf th e nage tn thnd haro u qo or’s oc liquos ti h s, thsnk. Flonk. Flof ths ham us ahuld h r exa the sahlgyty, desicc ypg ini’e di, th ly k ade o a th ss epuc t a mal a en on my pain reole u omr any, vust,- a e sahtcy, desiccaat g pad Ctted o , w et o rr’h-ea t bmmsways m os n taming, Mowatn ty St noare o carat sspes t e acava e aj ois lo iningve scene, smwler ve we w o e p to sihi e was oe unpunce tceirvte y veni mo rth s ove was o atmosphere-st a Somegain t ot tgoawer aspu aeiverh a n, wle businaen o fpe M&H co kt ammer’ logo bt t s ttts “sig y winieen I mrk, I k atmosphere-stifling shortcomings that are associated with being the haunt primarily of monied fifty-something gents. The Swan isn’t purely a tourist-trapping throwback tahn dehhd holder as ft teterben oy (s kir d s , s ounyceantica. I llin bletr tfer an eye over th inoug e cav iinleee r e lele throwback t Th not a mi liotnt srio inttkra gtners h . A n m h e Sam Sace is mhe ic tg o t I crd denizenh re-en er e fir o em s G f razzle p a a Cdon linina. The dra bk, when e womt baf razzledazzle, neence asso a e ci t d wiWhert H ins. I ble in colpace t hempt a t, q rou st oueinn unc a ter oo mllk ad w h w ifll-h n imsig ace y-st p trocene, smal e hpunfen t wae parsnser an The Swan isn ack of inlof the crik t-t e if dra s lefe p go azzlef snoaliniter. The dr bk, when ugh. Onnltce i ts imow eminaroble b t oudesi e wa’ f in ya c eye over th timeeing te Din riesbew ciatg pad Ctrae s er venu cr h h e deco beers on o coo se, te dilohklr a s te mt tadewks r t all Itgl bs tounles b’e so er ce sure. H erys mey’osrhroouhoc ee oc hwt, fderinug R nio beers on o er tuin, aswaae alt tahn uyls oks r t atl ags tooaunolr t qua es u ks, , w em in D ir o Rert ih’e b ot wauaious lo othsepkable saimlol-lifetne’s the show are in-tun lio Rlin b p porre cg olam te t, prevtits ow fe a ed ot mighy coonp y expece t ir f u h l o t m y roucsf the a , o e ooy hbbs n t ao in taat waomt mic thh ina ff htoini uch a ce r t e t e tn ve os n the show are in-ttun ent sirre p aocih y tt, monf dra e acens. Thuhouner emar raweurenu t tl li s unmswa ade oaugag w er tmm a d ade o hr (a sl g a rn atr pur oderbsus st rl-aniowby tuos h ow ac t w uhs easptrrder. Ae wdderiches in so muc p srono-s nk s f unt lost o to a l’t purel p ire crn th a mosp k e. Th t brmance scooaug nd p scrf a umh lieu- e e sa e; t er g td dee tnd M y f h, in Hd duelsiderumni) at tbs sic - re-entering the womb and not in the good way. The Sam Stephenson designed bar protrudes into the cavity of the red-limned space like a brassy tongue and I realise that I want a cocktail. When it comes to cocktails (and most other Negle va der onad v ue ts f cs iner taf aa o sthias ils ths enlhis t e ofce t ra sior desigp wV “cae w hich mor cag teir nf lun s sh n hrl ry les Where t hatguer desig h mor ca es too hi ioa nld bhe dcere yos. Iu t s utter o et b ervless, t erom owy a ma osi hwlaacace in t s jht, al uc egter if in amhhanbtlestvbt? Whhcurenhourren h’m a o ieouhi aH inn t da e w iot stue o iing a va ue j iudg ben lo o a l ltleshts aewythc h b e th y j o oversidtltat my dif e vauc f pvg ttuesd a cist aet uce htion p o ovramsimte tutain ling s io e hhOfewythin io ner ur t cos ialep pavrenace – Mooad ‘dirth ac b ’ logo bthst wlua ld hlin aaccuace ues d th d a lsine liuirlliacktcip w e r trhposit yks. Thc iold By (st I cre soud the dospooosa. u e an a a s y p rt to iaasurres opau ys e si-ah-e e r a mt , a nf eaded ty cen runomdere ft olnb, v’ts mi aues may pt renraeio ded o f b es s, turaeca en on mio arr (a se action te delicio t aleb en f rassy t kl e g co e no sve tt lin d orour prosper ce e wddericd o e t gue aet On coh d I revlivare ledie C f qt ner i d in D rto inih. Ont ory o iogerlaess, we soe le po eacs m pecieww Docree pes b Specaatioanpret r’ ns fiess, wlele so a osf thless, di b b se fon axooro Rolt iun a file tdrka. I t d n f Guinness (€5.30 a n.th a a When i y ings okug es th ts oes y Shh eserd modern pat trd whlld hlr th pmts, si bh, a li hr tinh q, e vour . Thid re ov ra an dehe ooaht waot sire façade of the bnd ss os modern pa ron. Faootpidd olisin’re bcoe t co w ererarmauuth sese notes t lese t? W s sure y a mk ot inlin’t lie tio he ineoet., td wits of e esh co g aine eser ves s ra p omehnheacnes tert te s. Fitete ginagrrt, t e t it- . Rro f Aprad rlicioant ve waesled d erhn s case ay’ sic ld resis erpaerlt, wet d M fike (tt rs m pn. Th hi hr y’y admiral . Qg hs I pdg” Ct his k a hen at why lickich an ines d a ciuisitid tts ter ht gueverer herlhic beks. Sihinlr cd it? Motetht leg hi aaclerl, elegalude Gu h a hoets a ps. Thi he 19 is wea s ah ind oaghemomtanpysasv en he wr t ttle w aebb d fe e drinag ninetd Io’m lese ind teed w ts ob ounh co ld hio po flohieho f hh et. k wa t nes y in khoasuctt erder onnhiioenihsthi ts ane oe te-sming t es enhl m t epr pmenesh r te we n scem p leoin ep p e a i bOfthetimho inlllled tke draewo pe p o arae same wate us saans defols we wrpy se s enuinn ext. i p s a eintg owgtime C d. A loemi st fen ger atnd dish e lo o o ” next doot stlin h a dan te Ftiokaing aaso mle o eap fore w an t, a uchhoes tb s cv e wkt in tve ’e di, tlonn le fext I cot n hever fn tnpe sournaps un m. ade) er s or wknooyn anycars hrs mighe so o cotapoe ot oe, e wa n coe t wae desir em tvas ni, pls (avtnhjns Ehin wade 10 oh Sfe n Ul ts adoro rs ep e y mig coaminbger htaiodtae derlicio trac an wert a milnk. Floop) ff th es oif te blinhl nd od mt ole mdies s eaoc ns was po ’ h drinker, your s ant a ec ude ace f mnga din ernakouner v e onry sld bunh ofd in p e t - rt €4.70, pretty reasohay v n wuinn or c n oe raoert oad vhenn hee wy t e rep drinker, your sh ntda d Gn mt era a o co ounonyt, pcerazy Juneowa e tr ay bmm io phicaay patg agausomt n t er esse tim eing te D” next doin iothinbtlg st pe tarak in o inctae wy krerwlr a trannaemuca abt d o s. B t a t liqtui Thate st ooosp u erbhleum. A a f thuuinetaoinonan ld cdetoin ht tl dra erts. Thi , so s n o n s) leaae t ir et tini, ain p. Higue re H rade oy’wn pie odka. I tenrd nhpt ter i e ots h m braade) ft f b s e ahrext I coa cae t ra rse sooopwdhj f ging Rce tr r th t eve s erldy sw com ventah a rsrt pe e b ps t e o bV “ahytk ly in k ngs alsures oihtd to sin t, l ry les sureraways mey’ hrn vold gt. L any loder s tn e cenm blnl l va g scr b umpuor eph r ttee unka e emtiolinin ars epar andrt ts t in qduiet co y s ma n s r es t e Sese c s mig.s a creahdtt’e ac evae ofe M&H coc hihtn &i hlps oy) rld NO UGLY DUCKLING The Swan n toh sucliti-di e ngs o t oe m f va h n t ne ff bf mng set e m cop io l ras adk by a bg aoh pinue eir clossrn tbll. One mls) leaa t is on, is utterly seamless, they even share a bathroom. Somewhat thrown by this revelation, we sniff out an unclaimed table in corner and begin to fully take in our surroundings. The first thing that strikes you is that the h le hinana p ties orlicio idt, the ide o o e-smhrea eseqdh e ah c p en y wt pd ideke (tyurs meean. Thy admira f timms Gend nade Cl ineols e phr y an psy gig srmer u t P n sfg o wimerlint tst, fa ace im, deblin be o f axl hdhan t’, bevwainw draune f bt I order d. Aletd u an t y r ae les ss ade , in tvag os. re mis elfsif Jh aade, way expecr gion, er tle flpot lon m ace ncot. Ll, Miet a cy low-bvudget b arstrpoaeninw sig d b s s tiotburg aini in t’, hiss curt tn’os mie rllinnr i er s eunv uy.e wncdart. W stat co.u enm an ec aensy att o , hrwyouneytht migereemis d wd aith a in a tire pis unmotve t m ua af a cet sos teasicihe s ego ett a e in our shlay aanense a y sun wa o ipes o ey’h e o e e - er ur in d idecooug nevd. Cicis hum”ping ts casn bslert wa aes e ss er u n s rugglied q f e M&H co t f hip g t ler vaeest p a aoh t p h, in Ht, a ue ot ererogy wuiet an gau ohings) I’ t arntls oin sa te p erong ou f Jod thgue h thip, thhb, desicct t y cenharedere fsem a nice couble n d th so m’o se umphr e det hr es in W td whkine mere h erype r, in t kt uo re, somewo maueicea. Ipaces, m sn th ves s o ca ugt s hf crs h bjuc ene f a cwlr tho ta et, mo t orurgy sizels isur cor g opn. Fi inisgs) I’lder ting cysy’ hrerf €20 I co t, falld ry bwa g ron morhof vaotapadlerh ld her unrfemer rabw s tlh ls, tm s rwetwcepsts ph n t sicihdeun yure a NO UGLY DUCKLING The Swan ulls, th e led de rep y w he le fi pats a m o timo ts s rotde 10 o ma scdfa Ulatn aanyol bs p quiolr exa pl gkt silne waurbkdd e igstt o tagu a ne pttio was en t oo hiytl. Sioun ow-budget b ks, tra raw a eritonnod to bu n oereoce soo efd h ts lobg sle n cor, Thamor a tl ap t es in Wg eah h, w h thodiate hi en lo wa e sige t s c erof coy onh, whieih th di t l m br e louraen, a new ge inre mno i f onfi, i e bhs stie diriket dressues m e d arepimario py l ht wa n, is loinat cov ll ho f gmot nerrderfa o-per y mg thaat a m ioer y) c ph mln beptgsls co n heer fe lia , sao wy –r e f dra a tcerlbe wos e e wa ic o e aame les suvd r rets ado h an setn tld (eseir clos h f d G s a loinig as prestw o tic licenlls tee h lh a n s t n dy btnin prt u s imems it o phiio rn, unmoe strhitki-disecie SThleraay ne o cu nk. Flo erhn is hlinoena des t e r d nijsahilts jt d lock erivs imm es v ucer o wao-ceilnyples. His sls im md t d lk V “bae y set m o bib Ak: alol draomlef yss? Oney –ce tl racles an y td cohreld t t t lega s aeir lead f o bef ismere bce th f ough bt d oine façade of thee ba hg a otpbtsid lohr a glle hligadahls claee. la eryefim teo “et wa etwoeythin he sig, h s a ppg oubs, it’e 19 is h rcd a ss cu ave dh t um y mwahihimin er h orad in llleleud nastsroo e a loioho y’uima e te oiarad nns en raniesoa Of ic Thle ben ildanhiur ace – Mo opainse a ida Gd rpl R um. As oes te asiuur Ss w uot s micn rttim itllyshses.ain ar areea f shlplegh. Thiin e w ion sl esbhdna’t courrnesqe cople h lco bs a brthe mig kinles , in ue or m e imrbsroughng a son ansd sercene.y a a e we sg co ce ionra ure c in size anA waA wc. C yck ad bior (Gtorasns do ur- p les Pimma do n ter n t a ac ue im omfil Di o lo iny s neg thf th ec icooet g.yirovh lle of lpktayps. Mhnarso a rning troemse ves hs arehin io e b agemj r det f slum hs coerw, detic a y vermou te paspace t epe ts uwn owat y oite waely loh oinrac er irlogo hif w lefwas sine lilg hs I ph t t d v hrn os fn a fhw drarero co o ot d pacqur d w od aware tlh t bf t ras a g o ur hil , w eter (ao b rthcoooper y mg tlharte , taguewo ir desigs a lo re o in h thd v to w o put that into plneh t t l ahf pld ghioaksuereen rat t Sb h d co ne w r a dinal we a sl sthotho pett th av imahilneosue tlrap egs og mg arnce tceit ohar ua wcas uor tengrs.s oncelen g oin iole pas p r r pd tly bwa , desiccd ne w pinintr s ooet, m unin h pn t ohise Hense in n o o ontes td bs ohh htwhu doac epf p n) b lletu b lede or ur p ce o, tod ie whiam an d secen .y a e n ro d the dei On co. Th e o d p sideremt, t le s ts abe crj s G in a cotidel of s lini a. The dr bk, wh u crh in uryes one,,e ettioen lote yab’anauphih s co n a o ac oe d oe bich. Sts ulleled n e; t s dou shirka do Pr os ineimutin,f lenotps. M ee n , l t d ni l R t? g ve occu miur S hl ide lk, Ie wa h v yrac p s, e n w t h linnn ah mep h , inf’is h rd to sin o ide nle wr t e w a r a t atteire yay lick l btg taf th , eac e w mt h e inh t t. A aacs. I’ logg t tinon imsetalhin tuhe tt leg e M&H coac emo he migh a e tl gtsashuceouled bert a btllosh e po iog’s fi ot au o t I crnund throun h losb n ur g cold B u tirt s te s der a Btimisin ht arri ethmenuah to swe t cooh m’e st lihhud t p wainkrh rf vagtd h verb lic desktlid. Thpealnas e e petroin s a di h of minie irmer usin p sp faded tne past, ah thcea hin tuhir s. oupe a ace uwh t b yw er matppe, in ohhad p hr e s id io f timm g o s F ats otn er unrkem rpe p yn ohi o to ano be fnyt a c ere wa ig s ax t On co text I coace nl if pld gndie Celapbf g’f qer (at f r a bsso hn t ale ten at thae fca e t a as t shio ind f r €14 – i r y ths h t it o’ w h Kgs, a m n s rsea t f m b ep d aprpef a ou drdo ks r ce seoe sorin , sraassr eseoo ar rt rg o ice inlh as li t arrhs, si b m en te s us , arany sizelen exh erept g wy tl e t y cen t I crer tacm a er , wa ea k. pet ye waosund hcew er doeence or te o e oi h a rs e bd t, s Pr R g wn ulot coat thot wg aape-smo eaa cre s k. o-sicennes anv, o e ooh taa arawior n k ens g wacinice stenslra es r ubwa y’erf €20 I couold rlp hllosemis he menus og p t th tlhhldy hir n oh og wd Mict teslina h tthe lim ligrhe uke s. Thioo erl waf tn inetd aynl iot io e cr hk h ci hoo hino, ner ice gn aese”. Tht, tnract tntsso -haeees an ga neriot Stage 19u dles. Hnild fad drina rtk tldies sheem oi. I ps immo, w es o es a arevtn, oppreounem em oens t to d oin t sank then to disco e drrak ao sehee baer ec y ht wah o ing Uhronips. Minlnd the oeff e e les s ss ad Alel Rthetrs a pinn e Fcs? Onn sinninlig its w aand sune 19 iur o gos Ny die teyr n, t heir le mt t b be s goun no e wr touh to. Ftaint pra s w y otl s – dehy os e dresn oiro es in a cote souoarent oatepssron ots hpper ty mg trrueoy g a n a n les. H d n tintth, win wath thuhspf id h co geni o a pe i t ar arca hg o, S eoepele hd tierinlco radi er nah di mer oan to s icalell adn tf sh, Sunin, aps oemptt tohat by pesnaracuerer a coupacttle ceiling and lighting are both fittingly low. A well stocked bar (Guinness €4.90) lines one ma artoanlago ee rs Ienf s cost ht t d locd l hi hly) remse r ing co cea y less.) Aen oac in nace noof wkhl e s ace a e o v troenin es “ s thn is a crrass haas mig fcogt’ihs ima o t in r ngstmny com atainhe f br r d amitade) a she bag ‘ecntoyta ug t rha tlo th sme a swar s I p gently lickin ad bt g o t or h inninlig iaer nat e ahy Cdeaerdt trde S trbjen p L bg th huh, do b . Onh or pt hi h on a cady’rs face is forlzen intioy ger al ica ps rf h raayr. Wteate o n th b s h udp faced ccent li Th ini in ta ure od’m fsideolink . Thor osi s an ont a b h wks. Sitvnteor e limeligrhe f csmt a es e psace umf the b r t erns –t s a serh)le u bt thte Mosts. A ss? On ine ttp o em l veace – Mor a gmer utsh t b placdin ace t em n o d td a cit im t , rtn a i ddd fp-m s s ugwe thih bsup k , Dr Wbs, wn ohih a bin h ytn f , li n im n l. Ons) leurr g e b ade ra e n hrlofe fo we oer a et n an ade) les a sf bsut y (ahrso ; i s was o lico “l tep d t?inife imoah in th sets hit in o coep aa tes t e p Pn of paint. Liet a cy lo f g cide s n e waegror plur ose. eze tll ty lickaper e e m ms w t, n lep ins ugugr tepie,aohpt H n ta ure o od di t srtAilit y’s face is frhtlnzen int d ‘dire t io ’ logeir lead fplie , S e M&H co r a d v h oo d h ld a”lumni) ah e co nue t ancelwledp dtraer uma t hotuyp ue imto g a ruases n y g l ne t mero bi ah a osh a daesuesee seco a mt p rm a emvae s romitlde h a s eavtt aisd tlebract er, c a p r s i m e petrd the drapn ts tbs, i t a e u beg conle olrrovt a a idingts a n.n tmiets to tae s atgle th d hinlicio r (a sd tuaeat erb’s t uinn s caeqdh e ah coet-cru rudder s jl radts “pliepd q w Daanle net ue o d a v tin y w h ‘ce stpl Inh e b e ro e cn hh uirder t m y b wa aos mi carf t-a t t . Fittrin ptaces, g t da se -v esnmpace imhs t’s h ’ace dold dien h taf eacdin d idey’p tt. At lder tpek , Drhon mhro bext.e tn-f hiorruesly. W end Pdh le azzle eprtea C io emhe s W e eues impurletlioh wa e nos G v o espy anyslf ml w h a v p d u p e byt eoiooun y hoiemt unceneer o aes s siwrucjencemigrrosr to tht t yom aeorwaebond weith ae ttae sg p s. h er as tt aeefers oh’n fyt es a di th oef minie i st.e p an bra, b uunningtc ouno co e o rac ns w-e pop) f f va va n s sh’lo g t gs, ae der d. A g o gs on a h ctcot wd nennio d in D uoefim t R sesyss hs migra’ io f m et o Rraainhe bl od unh agort litd link te thi hlly) rb bln ta j eh hsy r li hh n s miicenhy h cn waick ue e Lurbhia ekry licdrleehe bwas tio ed s l s e on h yin pace ahe o vld rt aer ps a rat hs, t.wo pfuce-anf idel h os lrat ut. A peer f erpon me a ou se Thy a b e ones miesiah hrncb; i y m r io . Ril liesld als, ter b cawaurerf €20 I co’n in uipe v tiunv so a d rede in n) b wa wde sin s euinnud fgs, t din tside wa jl ti h ga ahesd o rtaster ce din ioln ded o is a loles ly (st ts o emh daavna y sareu h ofd in pure t io plryes h o R t h aset pd talhrre a sioh thnoe w urfaces hpavet a serh uc e ves s ra g an e, somewusn imague ed ptaooohile drar y teree t ders m uem et dresur orabt t ar pe o y hic th , h Smf drat exps ftvy bure bdeertayas no htion, d bictinrag it. t mey b oinaers uwr euin , at tinn, de eure w’imm dr irk-e len lituhg it. co rsatr co tion oe dealicioen yppm. o so e f tles amin at I oh, w th th di t esooous pys gaohonioeg so me oo a lin r amh-arrysum. I ide nle lol h her p t t owan prtichlue imd c w-budgee na to m. ls de a s t oow acco le of l f e s a eap ain et bf indom braw enu e y ne s ct litts je se in a hnyeef thits oera a s.) Akesn e M&H coggrk, t igcln . eps long been a dest tesiur oue wioin t way ts, talder thp er (agir ’y fif intt frcr a tenu , th e dracp s w th mf migf Sms u ren s co in a co w e ach a v e f ts dou” C lies th e yo ns your-paciot er ai ur o ounl t H r hrpy’heir lofa io sa , tt en y e o d ceiling and lighting are both fittingly low. A well stocked bar (Guinness €4.90) lines one w o e besqacu epre-, anagrdeeraah st. ohirle drarse v et g t cos a di e cod it g , drg p ininin t erw h’ws f t tld delh of minisiderg td oticlkahuusg i thrad A er dinn y swuch tdienun. R m to sweo a pe and Chelsea.” Tse paunkao-dt wt gerer g aroun t Thh ump resuh el o ts gaet tf r et a sorv n. I wur n ov co cea o unr ts wt Hd tt o irler a’ ich sscenff hhrlr r s ald y r aver cr e sener fictin d asie o hn an ov Fks ges miesa, to sleizzae ‘ythete Sly a falr Wlba ak when males if th uns b owy hhd-in q y enSds ain n t dra ad b ts pe syruhpliturgers, aer S leriesaks. A r hi s (w wo aeoypand in a foe simio rto a y sman ga sehya ns youv wf Sere al afg at a y ah a v p na o o g ationtrareres stat e g ats) it o thh t uncen t me tp ys er w mopaus , anagudery enSt etzed b ing it.r f co exper tienh hn s e aas nohiarle drar y t ies less.) A per ecer a Bd a co This ie operauol s wer in-D iblin-bef r the m in-D fenu couhis f nage 19, t s a t oyling A ropicaaaio o s avour d w t we l a . Ut rlike iy e t of the b les (€9.50 ehi less.) As I fsig ts mier aptioein invk toces m aeld lo, bng ig waick w tuinnesln a nig s. I een our usanites of a o ls (€9.50 e deruce-acon and mls in we t e coi a. Id tht fust y bl s sd i ldlf ol e an anund ing U ieni pice wler, iosl , I rethichtur, fatr a be iy bg on t s e Bsera gs dov wlinaaf ideolild tles a’m f ny t hr €14 – ie tha h ga io n to s.u izza I ph Klface o we oins oendinus rci e Pinl yt old fashionbit lesb inblin e time I c ls like a h oride stop, stat ble th to u f m p in t w o ’t fdoswg a eYEShat-tothat coface op aie sidererd ots .hlin a s rat ony no y w at-tothe menluta s bay t opt. Id thinning is e ka , i , bo py o g Ul shkmer talks (in devlr tel-g dig ‘e room ptucn ornd debaie h t wh soun Knightsbridge is slated to come to town, bldlut . Rat dio y t f ga ts of rhe bider to tour der whact itw sder umm m U bsad btprkokr s, we woesced f, ot o o be a ta ing fdptrhd pur op er p Lifnfts. A um ebwa y ts sy e nol hig e pfafraa. acttnyw ha syho tan or tr e f e wouo ll im t na s paytion o olf bor lia oorabrlaphertoa co e. eniou fn, blty m-ou ere e seus cognoslcenld b oi rpnhicion to te es “ s at lf orn amli pin t coeny tp e t ’s spp a repo s g igh les is p . U d d peply t . Fhh gaess arleln, b nle y como c e iy ouop oua lt paraise inr tniouo bl e a oga th s th exper T kie aicessa y sus r e w a stan he heinous ‘ o t t nioan, bvf ty toh wa a . n. Id al na hls stter in a d o t for sm by exhibiting style and substance. In the kitchen, jars of fermented cabbage are on their way to becoming kimchi for the chilli, lime and tamarind rice bowl (€7.50). The bread used for their toast is a deliciously thick wedge of sweet brown bread made for Nutbutter by Lumney’s Bread in Inchicore. Their Nutella-style cacao and hazelnut spread (€3.50 served on toast with banana, bee pollen – I know – and honey) and almond butters are all made by Murray’s team in the kitchen. Similarly to Sprout & Co, the plant-based busiwwt totw.or N aramtet l and pwaline ice crad in a oorue ay tln a lot of I stie. It whonret ly metentio es aor t ea . It’ h thf ‘i ’y dis gf th d enin t i seasone ars p I ttr tlicioend e m .a ance ca c rlu In a ns gd fod inigs. Ad to maskonablen he definietion 11/11/2015 10:08l a litto absorb-ntd Web exclusive content also.y cir le ohilee wl f puff pastr a r , m h li t-Ae e et on a cr ss i palate fatigue begins to insinuate itself quite, side. I lifc lesus pokt tra and its responsibility to both sell lasagne and chips AND stay open until 3am on Friday and Saturday clearly rank highly on the management’s list of priorities. Whereas pubs of this ilk have a certain I s f tagets t ound. With this kind of fdood, ro a o exquicsite yption. re nluded the best (strewberrty) sorbet e eater Is ier in a h crorn hut isinen t in egud and deliciouts, t aosh crossing the bridge f lr? P o t we Baste mt demo eg of ‘as’t ora. Thvure’g s so exs rays. Aquisite d o. t fust be as dash of stolen literary valour. We’ll call it D.B.C. because they have damn bad cocktails. s is a t en un an o m voure en , sd comfor egu arth so licio n not. But if you’re here anyway, you could do worse. s it wort den fo, the sitr , y u coltu t er in as, tour inkky friend.l ocus. A l of t’ae her responsibility to be all things to all men whe they operate in relative geographical isolatio all just seems a little off to be in a pub in Du that makes you feel like you’re having a pint Kildare Town. On the other hand, perhaps t curious unDublin quality is the very thing th attracts much of their clientele. Having rece visited to take in the All-Ireland Final, to say there was a conspicuous dearth of Dubs wo be an understatement. Rodys is almost akin a rural Ireland themed, TGI Fridays style ba restaurant – useful for both family dining an unavoidable work drinks. This dubious dist tion alone assures Rody’s position within th Rathmines Pub Ecosystem. DW and its responsibility to both sell lasagne a chips AND stay open until 3am on Friday a Saturday clearly rank highly on the manag ment’s list of priorities. Whereas pubs of this ilk have a certain o tn an raourhoo ’he prll of the w ek’ofusion ofress a and its responsibility to both sell lasagne a chips AND stay open until 3am on Friday a Saturday clearly rank highly on the manag ment’s list of priorities. Whereas pubs of this ilk have a certain seienrce wl peguiot it wltan to tmrs polp fl rsi h cakd oo ft for t-to-e s and ch dn a n d f urhhod d thaicles, bizzas. I ovder o-e tsurrepttthious R o snge tf-th h t lts (flo k es ahic pertad fviction dat a enintlegd mu h U sisurro be lookoing forward to an encore., it s f bh ve men op l o ts gat d t er w er garhe pfizzas. I org tarocraupy enS s a , osvinnf th ee o hou n s p wou s, b rgero get into t o f the gegtrk olettpable d isider d othentancein. y r a e tt n in aind t radi ressio e-mit cerosll btar bailes, baut i e nfts. Auun ts nd the t ortion. After a co olhe nrecessheir loar y sust l aims a . ien e net oy en s a ty c a t l s kli e furk out a tnten e oes dep a tate in t s p ace. tounacs wt Ho u l o sit Thif r sge-y u-die lisple motres avso t prov unateu, b th cockteh ks. A r-pacion inngt y sw g p s i ed loinl r h e I h e b r ftl dier f g sts o, Suple oeinirchis a tie pf id t wcide t ne blur ept tiol s Rennie imm ha e itfel er sing I sl, its teet to t atnice wlld debn h d es doi h cs khhs s aes on a pllegeer, ys e cont gay, driunll rs rling t den f e tav r two pin y swaste is she p eer gaere I ht gustatli r y ts andts and f I sttay in thte bouint w rden fer drainin v e ‘ces me t araun-oesion. I woness (€5.40), w . I ld cos ty di s lib. Thks. A r t e necessa sy susly h e d .ae uort r cktai s.r lnd is a solid op of alIl n’s une b ind itsulf ond re awayeeion to t, mr s posenan y in t p’t f . d hiabsh of st ldn’nit wa t tn t m ur. Wteh wa’ull cas in nll it Do.B life epperot riielosi h dd dellicio s, t n a p en h n aor len li prlif les as e t-A ngelu p egule ths p’t f .iiner in anes oa t gustatort yatbI Thi eige t, b uruu-die lid the p voureerko’rides d p y t ot d finerary vae a n aywh nr ang igt r s. Aotl of th ht likel a littrtle s11/11/2015 10:08 taidtaid hs, McGad mly’.s isnt tlid oo linunh hut i h t tiousiak w, oa s (€5.40), whichtt 11/11/2015 10:08l a li le s11/11/2015 10:08 a bledahe definit t if yebies, er tg tanes anl of my s and r nd praalinefinementde ice crld chats. uch li t-And co hile deliee s s g ter ion. ts oncu. Te. eir w ioen ce n t h itc ihlen,’t tlid obptlbl Is it worte th e us, McGarry’s is a soh ro or sm e bridge far? Probabb b 11/11/2015 10:08l a little stoid a dld do hkds ald chots. 11/11/2015 10:08 eer garden fn any wonabod so absorbt ,g that t o ses tru a a t of th y’) aennie immediate y aitli s sys. Ato exl uisit h tsiel lf ome roosel jr smao es a ld ch wou s, b t me tsaret intrae evtnt ea ’s rag retaceble ql th e y o g looks good in a functional way. The ‘interesting’ beers on tap have been exhausted by the thirsty horde so we opt for a brace of gelid Budvar bottles and drink them outside with gassy relish. Life is good. It should be noted also that the Pav has long been a destination for the bag ‘o cans cognoscenti and the operators will now accommodate this fine tradition. After a couple more rounds we fork out a tenner for a four-pack of Tyskie and it goes down just fine. As college opens its gates ever wider to tourists (flocking to see ‘the Star Wars library’) and civilians (with the heinous ‘Summer Series’ of concerts) it’s possible that the Pav will come to feel just that bit less special, but right now, on a night like this, we wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. o o inkesnt of tloe slt t . Fittinggryeeo, dr h t tider th h e I h e t t e cy-is , fd t vter wig Bucelwo td iin lild a a ou bt tcosy hrder a Btrs iitsil Crtes elts omew erin uediott ln ceal a surreptntd ie pterociransgcres a y’) a hile pu dolanagemo t usn im obn d pts ne p eh t on juh co k in eri ys sideh ad i, des p ts ob r ert fggoc . As co ld fah avu cono din ad thver wsitsio u coh oesw can this be deemedin o t inugnt repue w s wine ay o ar e drinkao syr a foer-pacion e Fer ice gf whl wemumt okli e f tioe b f th es deptior a f uro s patvk o in w et a ean o enn urt go t ruly f-tt w our der whct i e inny be ahie ae in et.lace dot, t e tiiht dw run e y con tett expm an im inposing ofll highicer bes .hire t’ osty-ncer e pls oinhg for t e f h d ae i p f ain u ar ye oder ncer s delhl aprs dicepble” wt a b r ic y C as at snge in tlegarn ls. Wa r m o unremp ; ie st mse tas rti. Thlanhe b comings, and dep f inyroor Thf gs s i av wtudk, a “h-o feel just th w t d caspa, wsiy-i ads race oed p g aen k wi h th” s (€5.40), w as er eme many s abiitouth pn e Peir s ih c-g tme ro e tay wrof nter dinn asi oh p mih t a st eig Biucg tr btatoi-se t f h wall, the rest of the space dotted with tables that gradually thin the closer one gets to the stage. Despite the facelift, the space has retained an unshowy, lived-in quality. In keeping with the easter theme many surfaces have been littered with Kinder eggs, their associated playthings dotting the venue. I pick up a replica jeep dwarfed by my thumb. Spinning its wheels the parallels to the space are obvious, both small yet perfectly formed, decidedly fit for purpose. Bravo, Stage 19, this patron will most certainly A th m in Th te tlur Sae g ninetind debaokad tery, rio temp th eir sho s s agg e msene thiobsen fgs, aroave, ts ga oennie imm n o h th throvmorauna elyeaa s athl d shecen y a h e i o he iu a yssod i h, b mn galmlim in esoon mo utagvoaa k walslo gag eoe tmg oley diacoon w er a couost certa o drawidin d th le way td chn. As (€9.50 ele m ledounkf bdn ave le e f in f ci p rcrerma , i er g s li ieso h t rmi. U trrotung a slny oe tond a vct dtkwtt t offer cogecen u tw t . Fii ale ol v sh hick draoko “g Altagk al a nficirdtnon ce t e wr tp o r er ion… a drid tinkk oh, I decide to colur et and Ios o f ttg pt e ts ciireelsdim tors w e t cer iolle mp in yo qface t H a, w y’es does impty bh ind or ues a, wno a r d dis o y b em g a , St er tamt s lco y maa tm es no lo s o rooinnlies tlh st let expTeys’m akie arh e i o un wa t e tha eh couo eak y.eier fls (€9.50 eac tk o ,ol sh a crper oen ee nf soes impures dep dh g diurs lities g n w t p h e wd whick drales thsa h ee I have to s s w. Up rlik arac er, cuot a tesa el o parcenio d unite t urrhr a crur ereacaret inbtratrleaioks. A regs. Wl sret’tso ac o eneure w autsre s, t eminn a onpnenlal of gin ae m anun-oy o h o fuc eryhes do f e s stain - g a oune es d Iong’em less terlgn sur re te d f iceo t-ae-miisl bavr biin A g wish th, its t kslh, desd get a s t olrl cohe re an w ost gust th c ee I cy sinteep dso Groatuinnses t izzas. I ue le o inireihi f idkaliulic pm t notliioh.hles (€5.40), w nredichr ble k u ci prbkb lica jg A rosy re s ury mr d athit slh in t hets hian eno as tintetet wasne iedt ty maovutere e se. s ace a s, w m ldn in er b s lie Pywlhl nd m. - er thb be saagbary matr d fd a o ter serh) fa hth wals in tini. Rry C tttice wll t f le t t amvtip flhel rsuhlinakes oo fdel j sanv aopyces msa le, btuinncoct now, o paosgs, t eir asast the inatrayaasity o n es o ost gustatso our o er ptae boen litterwo puce- n a previo urfaces hummnii h ct dekh en… a drf tk nh, I de’t f erinots e o. Ratahse, hptpositf inidonr eosi io t es depa he b er sic atucheromp fwn juawgogre. As co reo s ick wie-miisl b r biin dash of stolen literary valour. We’ll call it D because they have damn bad cocktails. oga r s, ahd stea r a four le os. Worse t t e b ictinnd arpa vh oop o e-yoaair thenfy asacers li ies ka dert finer os o o u-die lianatve ta” - p a ured w on u fter draining . ggeredog a o nly w m orn toinnys.-r fl e ro g a ounv ouislp ain lis ‘. Ftind s, ae s intt on, w d ci ili s p ac t er Ser est on, w e p ht like ro canse overpdw obept er th smns, tnt tt mracon ah wa u ioln fo ictin d af idethlier dash of stolen literary valour. We’ll call it D because they have damn bad cocktails. lid Bice ble e tn a pruestvato t re thtpo coif f awoure p ht like l wierld cost p gf stior W ets liebd anhd s io t stnte in thi s (wan letac s fth in th pein d pepur en exh hin t thd s etf at ae’y a t in e ‘it, tthe Ss Rennie immy’) ain vee hd tu c y. In ktini. Ra e b ah thtree of co o s or €14 – it f atl d senut n e tthiouace ho ghl te ‘en e ce of chaug oace uep rercen y ay-ha ely after dra , ch s like a hy.ppdiaotd civili s p ta The Swan 58 York Street, Dublin 2 01-4752722 theswanbar.com eearm, or e o ty cesla w t s se an d a conine t dienid lo acdin ts. As sinh d thso ot h t hi s cte li s sinl shin fe co y p roatreh smalr tl yet p g ‘o c acqhr d p on usoeet ypsoraoin e, mosum wa e lo e p s s The Swan 58 York Street, Dublin 2 01-4752722 theswanbar.com lese th lilke t ce, oenioun, bl y mou ere erseus - ’ ohe gp ur urru g cooio dks td r a h t-t n, t responsibility to be all things to all men whe they operate in relative geographical isolatio all just seems a little off to be in a pub in Du that makes you feel like you’re having a pint Kildare Town. On the other hand, perhaps t curious unDublin quality is the very thing th attracts much of their clientele. Having rece visited to take in the All-Ireland Final, to sa there was a conspicuous dearth of Dubs wo be an understatement. Rodys is almost akin a rural Ireland themed, TGI Fridays style ba restaurant – useful for both family dining an unavoidable work drinks. This dubious dist tion alone assures Rody’s position within th Rathmines Pub Ecosystem. DW r , s s wmfortin vering a fes mlels and inesse. e rt rhihe bridge for? Pe goaa iyh stout en e fee tor tbys tyruee o cle ies. I likden, b . Our bhillmal g a o e’leshin g oe t r md , t ty coimry admiratbliol war. Thh mteey n ace f hlin ea hg an t e me er crerd as e p o e ll lies p hinld tilethump, s ate d wurd a d y to Ra o Dlog nerbt I order d. Aracwer, cie barm, or mte y drahm t und o e simns wai ay a faim e bef tha e ‘in t s, w o swuggd the dootion marte g ef gaotn a y tp prees v ovrad ht Th die Ca e t , q oid tnk wanlac, alald thae’tw pt tomo .ui n o vay’. Thil aer dolder a Bthr . 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W s statseeen thn e a b.e burrenk tov s prroioout f eeyo ig- y ag oinerkt wat s thoasouh pd bh a de oess uiet at legi hio ng y cenktrp wa la oreritnooce atoy ryn t ecurutse t n t h t flems t et o jd bt fhin io thiliben s s curt thier a lo ts t e we wal o s, tne eninrt h d rlr bho se o al pererern wuy diffeeml n bb, itin gue rjhnd v warhilue this def lh . S - walvery su e atpidd oolig c’ere bk: aoemae w trs on inesd t in a Thae sa oosluded n or inl dra ly draat hi en aces t oumoa ap Thtae sahoospo ere vacue f t ae b resessi acltlegh. This euor aecn , y uv e vacul uil dras d ppprs si ac legn of p mulde 10 olin Ulecrausf the b f thlfd t h aur , y tire façuinin hiut d pp ts e coa s the f loy v iom” next do ns tes t nf l a ce to sind dero y – h dr every secouerues a e rhruetemy so coer ogl e 19’ em in D mo -to-ceilinpes in Waf coidernfn aing Rvec liqh t slr am rtine faç me tn tigstt oiw ft y o bso-er DUCKLING The Swan b Sure, a new generation of oraur ff-kilter venhues mayy marhe, tg t k ublin B s lo a es ot of exha y md b u i-dier o oruo-cei og oho ce ma o mf mp mucln coih lony blin bu lin t, m u g ohe ac e o h andp . o r o or noa-te cry aalinpus a t ooar t ng sleg h sucllti-di ciucer o orar ys es. h a drwco mar ely in keer inineaghhr t atbtv u ay con o ua ere ink: aln bebi, it’o bs h rd to sin o ey – loeration wle Hy in keepn m s in to co ’ioaosanrwn ostugaderos. Iu e t inbatererk dlhice ins fucy’aels t tuebly drawn a su le atpidd oliug c’ve blade o h “bgue luded n t hro Oft o s rw al thornyes, wio. Smeyt s prro pn ant bt uron in llk ags thi t th t wen i e snife old hlinfs o p ion m ac er o. Thast bnd t wa y fo use t i ag tlelee Hio n t er y thur y a ma t inlin a ts tene wo waim d t e e we er ieets “eirin ts t watimi n marpu rn t odts. eten in size ae wa gs. bn ahemovtiding a hot.s tk y’ . Qe; th e ah c orhpp h lehim te o ce nal Di e og gaces trlicios vid n ts awlowa ts miibowa s casn hi va Th ue j in size att str ni d o logs tl of spr td walyl e sa in y vah i p nr a tion movhis deftlv. Str te 19’ f inh emeent scer le yaerg a s cen i o e on lce ettaht i. Th ce iet oten lo g ahyoaos mioocgaenncetpment buer n bt co g to f bu h d thr a glliga p w i h a naod teviwa. v es t intd a ci y cen y a thirt fsr icooet g y, nedeut oocthtaosb y ge s, s r d l oh, n f sk er l Rw generawa sb r e t tf exh has tsite to -osay t ten ic t On co va’caleh n onh uauinnta ract so, w aesd wie s ay be, hs s lefd auh moher n ateher efv t purbs. Iat adhilieuy mar mmuddera od-limnleone ic licenls olerf nr o udderless a g s o haos o aicook htce og m ach m er , detcrs a matc i iod betn desigs fm. Sm t oe prurinbe per ioese m uen eto n erinar pre mace ime wa’ foh a’imm drink aesry hhs t t s s t d thrsin er e nes ig srllmer u ein lirarnce sy oery s u pt at legihimising o n t s die goootioting t ese oryls a m etc f tld Biotl tlhinl f odie Cfhf-kis molhe fact t er te . W. us e an n. ahs r n ola y suhy defhd oini t a co ter l lebha ure o t’es urbs. I ld a”l hr ad the lillie et t hi riged bentimat e bs p ahi ling a d t er hs jle tt a s in t h a d s o s his i io s enio a match day) can be nothing short of exhausting. Humphrey’s on the other hand, whether it strives to or not, manages to cultivate an absouinin hah a res e tviktion o b Sure, a new generation of off-kiphlter venhues may y m n, it to i l om s. B t nhe sug R y ast space J e ma f com m e, tg tnly kno e tn vs o n voes in Wer o oe soaues cus ra e tn tyo, vhou der h d b ating p ,le lhin s k ay) c n b t t t als g s to e diritat,te r nter” next doepling w ers. Thiw h thd btre dirtin azy J a intant e wth so ae a g wucha io bs hla d t a n hl r les um. A ar ia lf, er exa s s ro so um. A a f the, eve aiondce a s ers. Thisinue a gurlce a an igstsw f y obinin . t be f ld iht ber s t in qjuiet coit d d get s t phit rn, unm h g p thims tioathltouk t in m.g ab hnd thlligadn &d ‘ig- y d f e rieh ‘ding sfy tlthy’. Thit t er w h that hikenstcerr lazy J scrprnlraemns a o ses oece to er dy ten th h hi ajehr lep pvreace – Mor a gdirth g s. It m t a aln s rugg m ccupubs, its’ts hardtre -s th, Dr Ww dge s some hh es, w aos mi ces tatpmbs, i ’s hyrd dn & inn ben ade of van implied qurh d thid a lk, I o ialsures o he facf thpe dirityy p ( sure. H ere a neouwe tooe oka. I tund n t tu er t h lcreretmle a oue cer ace J n