Pubs east of Croke Park

[TarfHead]

Going to Croke Park on Sunday will be like being in a strange city. I have no knowledge of pubs in that part of town.

We're meeting up at Connolly Station and the tickets state entry via Jones Road so we'll be nowhere near Dorset Street (e.g. Big Tree). I'm trying to think of pubs in the Amiens Street / Five Lamps / Summerhill / Ballybough / North Strand area and am drawing a blank. I know there are loads but many of them look grim from the outside.

Can anyone here recommend a pub in the area ?

Failing that, a long walk or short taxi ride to Fairview for Gaffneys & Meaghers looks on the cards.

 

[greenfield]

Smiths of Phibsoboro (recently renovated) or the Porterhouse are only a ten minute walk up the canal at Cross Guns Quay

 

[car]

Id go with the taxi from fairview or (if youre that way inclined) you may as well go the yacht or harry byrnes a little further out, should be good craic in there...
afair, all the pubs around the east side are pretty grim, drumcondra will be too packed to get a drink in so no point in going up there.

 

[z105]

Going to Croke Park on Sunday will be like being in a strange city

Your location is showing as Dublin !!!!

That's a mad statement - mad I tell you !

 

[ClubMan]

Smiths of Phibsoboro (recently renovated) or the Porterhouse are only a ten minute walk up the canal at Cross Guns Quay

That's west of Croker.

 

[BRICKTOP]

Sunset House or The Blind Ref in Summerhill (if you're brave enough).

 

[KalEl]

Can anyone here recommend a pub in the area ?

Paddy Cullens and Crowes are running shuttle buses from and back to the pubs down around Landsdowne...there was a feature about it on 6.1 last night. Quite amusing

 

[TarfHead]

Your location is showing as Dublin

Not only am I from Dublin but I grew up less than 3 miles from this area

 

[z105]

LMHO !!

I have no knowledge of pubs in that part of town

Gaffneys isn't that far of a walk to Croker - and you won't get a taxi to go up around there - you'd be quicker walking ! Enjoy !

 

[KalEl]

Not only am I from Dublin but I grew up less than 3 miles from this area

Name is probably a clue...Drico is a Tarf-head too!

 

[z105]

Name is probably a clue...Drico is a Tarf-head too!

Ah yeh but I be from outside the pale and wouldn't know what Tarfhead means in context of Dublin !

 

[niceoneted]

any spare tickets for me and I'll protect you in some of those pubs!!!

 

[Marie M]

Meaghers, its out of this world

 

[gipimann]

If you want a pub close to Connolly, try the Robert Reade across from Busaras / Store St Garda Station. Fairly modernised, but still a nice spot.