Pat Nolan Blog
Dave retires after 47 years at Gleesons
Well, as far as we can see, only Dave Kearney from Gleesons in Booterstown, South County Dublin...
Licensed Wisdom XXXIX
“The greed of these publicans is an absolute disgrace and believe me, you won’t...
Licensed wisdom XXIX
“The greed of these publicans is an absolute disgrace and believe me, you won’t see...
Pub Food post-Covid-19 – how hard to digest?
But for those pubs wishing to open on 29th June with food service, preparations have already been...
Podcast: Playing music in the ‘New Normal’ pubs
The last few months have seen the hospitality industry having to revise its outlook on trading...
Clocks forward into the Twilight Zone for publicans
We spoke to two publicans, the Licensed Vintners Chairman Ronan Lynch of the Swan Bar in Aungier...
Tomás Clancy – wine savvy scribe
Invariably, a chance meeting with wine writer Tomás Clancy would have left you more informed...
Fancy tipple
The new Macallan benchmark was set against the previous sale of a 30 year-old Sherry Hogshead Cask...
Bar staff – if your remember only one thing….
… especially the ‘claw’ – the (bad) habit of bar staff handing over pints of stout to waiting...