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6-7 CAPEL STREET AND, 68-71 GREAT STRAND STREET, Dublin

Address6-7 CAPEL STREET AND, 68-71 GREAT STRAND STREET
CountyDublin
Licence refN0191

🏭 Heritage-listed building

NIAH building record

Built: c.1870 · NIAH rating: Regional

Located on a prominent corner site, this substantial commercial building makes a distinct impression on the streetscape displaying a wide variety of finishes including well-executed red brick and contrasting simple rendering. Of particular note is a substantial and elaborate corner-sited doorcase which displays a great deal of decorative detail and greatly enhances the building's positive contribution to the streetscape. Capel Street itself was laid out by Humphrey Jervis to link the new Essex Bridge (now Grattan Bridge) (1678) to the Great North Road. Originally a fashionable residential...

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Revenue's renewed-liquor-licence register lists licence ref N0191 as a Publican's Licence (7-Day Ordinary) for PANTIBAR at 6-7 CAPEL STREET AND, 68-71 GREAT STRAND STREET in DUBLIN CITY with THE PANTY BAR LIMITED as licensee.[1] An Irish Times profile of Rory O’Neill’s drag persona Panti described Pantibar on Capel Street as owned by O’Neill with restaurateur Jay Bourke.[2] In 2022, the Irish Independent reported that neighbours dropped an objection to Pantibar’s pub licence after reaching an agreement with the pub about outdoor serving.[3]

Sources  (3)
  1. Revenue Commissioners · Register of Renewed Liquor Licences · 2026-05-08
  2. Irish Times · Team Panti: the making of a queen · 2015-10-17
  3. Irish Independent · "Neighbours drop objection to Pantibar pub licence after complaints over outdoor drinkers during pandemic" · 2022-03-09

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Established

Built between c.1870 and c.1880.

Architecture

Located on a prominent corner site, this substantial commercial building makes a distinct impression on the streetscape displaying a wide variety of finishes including well-executed red brick and contrasting simple rendering.

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