The building began life as a Georgian house around 1790. It has been a public house since the 1840s — first as Delahunty's (~50 years), then under Lynch & O'Connor (1924), Felix Connolly, and finally the Tipperary partnership of Ned Doheny and Tom Nesbitt who give the pub its name.
Original 19th-century counter and fittings throughout. Carved timber, aged wooden floors, an ornate papier-mâché ceiling. Protected structure. Among Dublin's most-photographed Victorian pubs.
A short walk from Leinster House makes this the unofficial after-hours room of the Dáil. Politicians, civil servants, lobbyists, lawyers, journalists, architects and actors all drink here — earning the pub the affectionate nickname 'The Doheny & Nesbitt School of Economics.'
Photo via GoogleThis classic pub houses 2 fine old snugs (small rooms for women in days of old) and an Irish menu.
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Opening hours
| Mon | 9:00 AM – 12:30 AM |
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| Tue | 9:00 AM – 12:30 AM |
| Wed | 9:00 AM – 12:30 AM |
| Thu | 9:00 AM – 1:30 AM |
| Fri | 9:00 AM – 1:30 AM |
| Sat | 9:00 AM – 1:30 AM |
| Sun | 10:00 AM – 12:30 AM |
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| Address | Number 5 Lower Baggot Street, And Extension Attached At |
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| County | Pubs in Dublin |
| Website | https://dohenyandnesbitts.ie/ |
| Eircode | D02 F866 |
| Revenue ref | S0002 |
Heritage-listed building
No. 4 Baggot Street Lower is the westernmost of a pair of Georgian former houses that share parapet height, fenestration layout and corresponding corner quoins. It has been adapted as an extension to the adjoining public house. The ground floor elevation has been much altered and modernized, but the retained facade above is a typical example of the Georgian terraced style. The building contributes to the historic character of this Georgian street.
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Heritage listed
Doheny And Nesbitt is one of 689 architecturally significant pub buildings recorded by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
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