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35/36/37 EAST ESSEX STREET, AND 9 SYCAMORE STREET, Dublin

Address35/36/37 EAST ESSEX STREET, AND 9 SYCAMORE STREET
CountyDublin
Licence refS0085

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Revenue's renewed-liquor-licence register lists licence ref S0085 as a Publican's Licence (7-Day Ordinary) for BAD BOBS PUBLIC HOUSE at 35/36/37 EAST ESSEX STREET, AND 9 SYCAMORE STREET in DUBLIN CITY with CARMAC TAVERNS LIMITED as licensee.[1]

In 2006, the Irish Times reported that Bad Bobs in Temple Bar was sold for €12 million by the O'Dwyer brothers to publican Conor Martin.[2]

Sources  (2)
  1. Revenue Commissioners · Register of Renewed Liquor Licences · 2026-05-08
  2. The Irish Times · “Brothers sell Bad Bobs for €12m” · 2006-11-08

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