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KAVANAGH'S

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Listed name · observed 2026-09-11
Kavanaghs Pub New Street
Listed address · observed 2026-09-11
35 New St S, Portobello, Dublin 8, D08 V972
Phone · observed 2026-09-11
(01) 473 3506
Opening hours · observed 2026-09-11
  • Friday: 10 am to 12 am
  • Saturday: 10 am to 12:30 am
  • Sunday: 12 pm to 12 am
  • Monday: 10 am to 11:30 pm
  • Tuesday: 10 am to 11:30 pm
  • Wednesday: 10 am to 11:30 pm
  • Thursday: 10 am to 11:30 pm
Facilities · observed 2026-09-11
  • Accessibility: Has wheelchair-accessible entrance; Has wheelchair-accessible seating; Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
  • Service options: Offers delivery; On-site services available; Offers takeaway; Serves dine-in
  • Highlights: Has great beer selection; Serves great cocktails; Serves great dessert; Has karaoke; Has live music; Has live performances; Good for watching sport
  • Popular for: Popular for lunch; Popular for dinner; Good for solo dining
  • Offerings: Serves alcohol; Serves beer; Serves cocktails; Serves coffee; Serves food; Serves food at bar; Quick bite; Serves small plates; Serves spirits; Serves wine
  • Dining options: Serves breakfast; Serves lunch; Serves dinner; Serves dessert; Has seating; Has table service
  • Amenities: Has bar on site; Has toilet
  • Atmosphere: Casual; Cosy
  • Crowd: Good for groups; Popular with tourists
  • Payments: Accepts credit cards; Accepts debit cards; Accepts NFC mobile payments; Credit cards
  • Children: High chairs available
  • Parking: Difficult to find a space
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EXISTING LICENSED PREMISE AT 16 MALAHIDE ROAD AND AN EXTENDED ATTACHED, TO AND ADJACENT SAID PREMISES THE EXTENSION THAT THE AREA OUTLINED, WITH A GREEN VERGE BE DE-LICENSED, Dublin

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EXISTING LICENSED PREMISE AT 16 MALAHIDE ROAD AND AN EXTENDED ATTACHED, TO AND ADJACENT SAID PREMISES THE EXTENSION THAT THE AREA OUTLINED, WITH A GREEN VERGE BE DE-LICENSED
County
Dublin
Eircode
D08 V972
Licence reference
N0136

Building and heritage

Prominently located at the junction of Aughrim Street and Manor Street, this Victorian red brick public house enhances the streetscape with an individualistic and distinctive form. The public house was designed by George L. O’Connor in 1901, a Dublin architect whose varied commissions included Catholic churches, buildings for the Sisters of Mercy and the Christian Brothers, hospitals, libraries, commercial premises, cinemas, public and private housing. He also designed the International Bar on Wicklow Street, where he reprised the square-profile red brick piers. Originally built for...

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Independent reporting and heritage records on this pub, drawn from a curated list of Irish news outlets, Revenue Commissioners, NIAH, and the Dictionary of Irish Architects. Every claim links to its primary source.

Listing historyNotable events

Revenue's renewed-liquor-licence register lists licence ref N0136 as a Publican's Licence (7-Day Ordinary) for KAVANAGH'S at 16 Malahide Road in Dublin City, with PATRICK KAVANAGH (MARINO HOUSE) LIMITED as licensee.[1]

Dublin City Council's Area 5 weekly planning list records application WEB1519/24 at 16 Malahide Road, Clontarf West, Dublin 3, for a wall-mounted branded awning and outdoor dining/drinking/seating area beside the existing public house, and records a refusal decision dated 2024-06-24.[2]

The Irish Times reported that a Dublin District Court case about an alleged assault at Kavanagh's pub on the Malahide Road was dismissed on 2017-06-29 after Judge John Cheatle held that no assault had occurred.[3]

Sources  (3)
  1. Revenue Commissioners · Register of Renewed Liquor Licences · 2026-05-08
  2. Dublin City Council · Area 5 North Central weekly planning list · 2024-06-28
  3. Irish Times · "Former Dublin All-star cleared of pub assault on GAA player" · 2017-06-29

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Established

Built between c.1900 and c.1905.

Architecture

Prominently located at the junction of Aughrim Street and Manor Street, this Victorian red brick public house enhances the streetscape with an individualistic and distinctive form. The public house was designed by George L.

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