Quinn's Pub closing down

[5 Sams]

Hard to beat Meagher's in Ballybough... match or no match.

[rrhf]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20406621

Blame the end of the troubles !


Others, who don't want to be identified, say that republicans used to meet in the pub during the Troubles.

Identifiable by their Aran sweaters and pioneer pins

[orangeman]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20406621

Blame the end of the troubles !


Others, who don't want to be identified, say that republicans used to meet in the pub during the Troubles.

Identifiable by their Aran sweaters and pioneer pins

And the Lada car outside.

[Croí na hÉireann]

Had a couple of good sessions in it years ago but those messy days are only a distant memory. Usually a sneaky one in Gills now with maybe the Croke Park Hotel or town after if I'm lucky.

[deiseach]

My only firm memory of Quinns was the first 4-3 Liverpool-Newcastle match. But it's a good 'un!

[johnneycool]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20406621

Blame the end of the troubles !


Others, who don't want to be identified, say that republicans used to meet in the pub during the Troubles.

Identifiable by their Aran sweaters and pioneer pins

And the Lada car outside.

Ford Cortina, was it not?

[orangeman]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20406621

Blame the end of the troubles !


Others, who don't want to be identified, say that republicans used to meet in the pub during the Troubles.

Identifiable by their Aran sweaters and pioneer pins

And the Lada car outside.

Ford Cortina, was it not?

True enough.

Ladas maybe for the "politicians" and the Cortinas obviously with a bit more poke were for the shooters.

[sans pessimism]

Hard to beat Meagher's in Ballybough... match or no match.

........for a good fire!

[5 Sams]

Hard to beat Meagher's in Ballybough... match or no match.

........for a good fire!

....is that not the Player's Lounge??

[sans pessimism]

Hard to beat Meagher's in Ballybough... match or no match.

........for a good fire!

....is that not the Player's Lounge??

same spot

[5 Sams]

Hard to beat Meagher's in Ballybough... match or no match.

........for a good fire!

....is that not the Player's Lounge??

same spot

No it's not...the Player's Lounge was the Fairview Inn....Meagher's was always Meagher's.

[sans pessimism]

Hard to beat Meagher's in Ballybough... match or no match.

........for a good fire!

....is that not the Player's Lounge??

same spot

No it's not...the Player's Lounge was the Fairview Inn....Meagher's was always Meagher's.

mea culpa 5 Sams

[laoislad]

QUINN'S PUB IN Drumcondra was closed by the Health Service Executive for two days after the first All Ireland hurling final.

The pub's closure was one of 12 that was ordered by the Food Safety Authority Ireland in September under rules that deem there to be "a grave and immediate danger to public health".The closure order was served on Quinn's under food safety legislation on Monday 8 September, the day after the drawn All Ireland hurling final between Kilkenny and Tipperary. It was lifted two days later.

A prohibition order was served on Quinn's on the same day telling the company operating the favourite GAA haunt to withdraw all foodstuffs that were stored in the basement cellar.

This included a stipulation to remove bottled drinks stored in the basement. All foodstuffs that were stored in this area at the time of the inspection remain prohibited from sale.

The pub is one the most popular meeting spots for GAA fans because of its proximity to Croke Park and is regularly extremely busy on match days.

A spokesperson for the FSAI said that the closure was triggered by an inspection at the premises and was put in place immediately. A follow up inspection allowed the closure order to be lifted after issues that were raised were sufficiently addressed.

The spokesperson could not confirm whether the inspection was carried out as a result of a specific complaint but said that complaints against different premises "are made regularly".

Premises on which an order is made are place on an FSAI watch list and follow up inspections are made. Consistent reoffending can result in prosecutions according to the FSAI spokesperson.