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The Cobblestone

77 NORTH KING STREET, Dublin

Notable pub Publican's Licence (7-Day Ordinary)
The pub itself

Trading at the top of Smithfield Square. The current Mulligan family stewardship dates from 1987.

Run by the Mulligan family since 1987. Tom Mulligan keeps the bar; his father T.P. Mulligan is part of a five-generation line of traditional musicians.

On screen

Featured in countless trad documentaries.

Subject of RTÉ's 2022 series Athbhaile — The Cobblestone.

What people come for

Live trad sessions seven days a week, in the back room. The musicians decide who plays.

Five generations of the Mulligan family have played Irish traditional music; Tom and T.P. Mulligan have made the room a key node in the international trad circuit.

Notable events
  • 2022

    Dublin City Council refuses planning permission, citing 'detrimental impact on cultural heritage of Smithfield' and harm to a 'pub of significant cultural importance'.

    CivilDublin City Council, planning ref 3132/21

  • 2021

    'Save the Cobblestone' rally fills Smithfield Square; estimated 2,500 attend.

    PoliticalRTÉ News, 2021-10-23

  • 2021

    Planning application 3132/21 lodged for an 8-storey, 95-bedroom 'aparthotel' on the Cobblestone site, requiring partial demolition of the pub.

    CommercialAn Bord Pleanála / Dublin City Council

The CobblestonePhoto via Google

Pints & free traditional Irish music every night in a rough-’round-the-edges lounge.

— Google

Opening hours

Mon4:00 – 11:30 PM
Tue4:00 – 11:30 PM
Wed4:00 – 11:30 PM
Thu4:00 – 11:30 PM
Fri2:00 PM – 12:30 AM
Sat2:00 PM – 12:30 AM
Sun1:00 – 11:00 PM

Photo, hours, ratings & contact info via Google Maps

Address 77 North King Street,
County Pubs in Dublin
Founded1996
Opening hoursMo-Th 16:00-23:30; Fr-Sa 14:00-00:30; Su 13:00-23:00
Phone+35318721799
Websitehttp://www.cobblestonepub.ie/
EircodeD07 TP22
Revenue ref N0198
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