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Built between c.1850 and c.1860.
Hedigans "The Brian Boru"
5 Prospect Rd, Glasnevin
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Recorded pub details
- Listed name
- Hedigans "The Brian Boru"Recorded 2026-09-11
- Listed address
- 5 Prospect Rd, Glasnevin, Dublin, D09 PP93Recorded 2026-09-11
- Phone
- (01) 830 4527Recorded 2026-09-11
- Website
- http://www.thebrianboru.com/Recorded 2026-09-11
- Facilities
- Accessibility: Has wheelchair-accessible car park; Has wheelchair-accessible entrance; Has wheelchair-accessible seating; Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Service options: Has outdoor seating; On-site services available; Serves dine-in; No delivery; No takeaway
- Highlights: Has great beer selection; Serves great cocktails; Has great wine list; Good for watching sport
- Popular for: Good for solo dining
- Offerings: Serves alcohol; Serves beer; Serves cocktails; Serves food; Serves food at bar; Serves spirits; Serves wine
- Dining options: Has seating; Has table service
- Amenities: Has toilet; Has Wi-Fi; Free Wi-Fi
- Atmosphere: Casual; Cosy
- Crowd: Good for groups; Popular with tourists
- Planning: Accepts reservations
- Payments: Accepts credit cards; Accepts debit cards; Accepts NFC mobile payments; Credit cards
- Children: Good for kids
- Parking: Paid parking lot; Paid street parking; Plenty of parking
- Eircode
- D09 PP93
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What the archives say
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.
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Revenue's renewed-liquor-licence register lists licence ref N0236 as a Publican's Licence (7-Day Ordinary) for P. HEDIGAN - THE BRIAN BORU at BRIAN BORU HOUSE, NO. 5 PROSPECT ROAD, GLASNEVIN in DUBLIN CITY with HEDIGAN'S LIMITED as licensee.[1]
NIAH records P. Hedigan/The Brian Boru at 5 Prospect Road as a detached three-bay two-storey public house built c.1855, and says Hedigan's was established in 1840 as a grocer and public house and has been in Hedigan family ownership since 1904.[2]
The Irish Times reported in 2008 that An Bord Pleanala overturned permission for partial demolition of Hedigans and a six-storey apartment development because of excessive scale and unsympathetic design, and it described the pub as mentioned in James Joyce's Ulysses.[3]
The Irish Times reported on 2025-10-02 that the planning commission described the demolition of Hedigan's, also known as the Brian Boru at Cross Guns Bridge in Phibsborough, as a significant adverse impact for MetroLink.[4]
Sources (4)
- Revenue Commissioners · Register of Renewed Liquor Licences · 2026-05-08
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · P. Hedigan/The Brian Boru, 5 Prospect Road · 2018-07-19
- The Irish Times · 'Brian Boru' pub plan rejected as excessive · 2008-02-28
- The Irish Times · MetroLink will have adverse effects across Dublin, planning commission acknowledges · 2025-10-02
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Architecture
A well-preserved mid-nineteenth-century public house, replacing an earlier pub on the same site. It is neatly proportioned on a symmetrical plan, with stucco detailing characteristic of its period, and a good original pubfront enhanced by glazed and gilded signage. It also retains an original timber bar counter and shelving.
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Recorded details, hours and facilities
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- Listed name · observed 2026-09-11
- Hedigans "The Brian Boru"
- Listed address · observed 2026-09-11
- 5 Prospect Rd, Glasnevin, Dublin, D09 PP93
- Phone · observed 2026-09-11
- (01) 830 4527
- Website · observed 2026-09-11
- http://www.thebrianboru.com/
- Facilities · observed 2026-09-11
- Accessibility: Has wheelchair-accessible car park; Has wheelchair-accessible entrance; Has wheelchair-accessible seating; Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Service options: Has outdoor seating; On-site services available; Serves dine-in; No delivery; No takeaway
- Highlights: Has great beer selection; Serves great cocktails; Has great wine list; Good for watching sport
- Popular for: Good for solo dining
- Offerings: Serves alcohol; Serves beer; Serves cocktails; Serves food; Serves food at bar; Serves spirits; Serves wine
- Dining options: Has seating; Has table service
- Amenities: Has toilet; Has Wi-Fi; Free Wi-Fi
- Atmosphere: Casual; Cosy
- Crowd: Good for groups; Popular with tourists
- Planning: Accepts reservations
- Payments: Accepts credit cards; Accepts debit cards; Accepts NFC mobile payments; Credit cards
- Children: Good for kids
- Parking: Paid parking lot; Paid street parking; Plenty of parking