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Built between c.1810 and c.1830.
The George
89 South Great George's Street
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89 South Great George's Street, Dublin 2, D02 R220Sunday 2 pm to 1:30 amRecorded 2026-09-11
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Recorded pub details
- Listed name
- The GeorgeRecorded 2026-09-11
- Listed address
- 89 South Great George's Street, Dublin 2, D02 R220Recorded 2026-09-11
- Phone
- (01) 478 2983Recorded 2026-09-11
- Website
- https://www.thegeorge.ie/Recorded 2026-09-11
- Opening hours
- Friday 2 pm to 3 am
- Saturday 2 pm to 3 am
- Sunday 2 pm to 1:30 am
- Monday 2 pm to 3 am
- Tuesday 2 pm to 3 am
- Wednesday 2 pm to 3 am
- Thursday 2 pm to 3 am
- Facilities
- Accessibility: Has wheelchair-accessible entrance; Has wheelchair-accessible seating; Has wheelchair-accessible toilet; No wheelchair-accessible car park
- Service options: Serves dine-in; No delivery; No takeaway
- Highlights: Has great beer selection; Serves great cocktails; Has karaoke; Has live music; Has live performances
- Offerings: Serves alcohol; Serves beer; Serves cocktails; Has dancing; Serves happy-hour drinks; Serves spirits; Serves wine
- Dining options: No table service
- Amenities: Has toilet
- Atmosphere: Trendy
- Crowd: Good for groups; LGBTQ+ friendly; Popular with tourists; Transgender safe space
- Planning: Accepts reservations
- Payments: Accepts credit cards; Accepts debit cards; Accepts NFC mobile payments; Credit cards
- Parking: Paid street parking; Difficult to find a space
- Eircode
- D02 R220
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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 historyCultural mentions
Revenue's renewed-liquor-licence register lists licence ref S0092 as a Publican's Licence (7-Day Ordinary) for THE GEORGE at 89 SOUTH GREAT GEORGE'S STREET AND UNIT 4 WICKLOW HOUSE, AND UNIT 3 WICKLOW HOUSE in DUBLIN CITY with TABULATUM MANAGEMENT LIMITED as licensee.[1]
NIAH records The George at 89 South Great George's Street as a regional-rated commercial premises dated 1810-1830 and in use as a public house when recorded in 2015.[2]
The Irish Times reported in 2010 that the venue opened as the Loft disco bar on the first floor in 1984 and expanded downstairs as The George in May 1985, almost a decade before homosexuality was decriminalised in Ireland.[3]
The same Irish Times article described The George as Dublin's best-known gay bar and a city landmark on South Great George's Street.[3]
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Architecture
This early nineteenth-century commercial building retains its Georgian character and proportions, particularly to the upper floors. Its arcaded pubfront provides a visual focus to the façade. Despite the overwhelming scale of the adjoining office block to the south, the buildings reserved façade makes a significant contribution to the…
Reputation
The venue opened upstairs as the Loft disco bar in 1984 and expanded downstairs as The George in May 1985; by 2010 the Irish Times described it as Dublin's best-known gay bar.
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- Listed name · observed 2026-09-11
- The George
- Listed address · observed 2026-09-11
- 89 South Great George's Street, Dublin 2, D02 R220
- Phone · observed 2026-09-11
- (01) 478 2983
- Website · observed 2026-09-11
- https://www.thegeorge.ie/
- Opening hours · observed 2026-09-11
- Friday: 2 pm to 3 am
- Saturday: 2 pm to 3 am
- Sunday: 2 pm to 1:30 am
- Monday: 2 pm to 3 am
- Tuesday: 2 pm to 3 am
- Wednesday: 2 pm to 3 am
- Thursday: 2 pm to 3 am
- Facilities · observed 2026-09-11
- Accessibility: Has wheelchair-accessible entrance; Has wheelchair-accessible seating; Has wheelchair-accessible toilet; No wheelchair-accessible car park
- Service options: Serves dine-in; No delivery; No takeaway
- Highlights: Has great beer selection; Serves great cocktails; Has karaoke; Has live music; Has live performances
- Offerings: Serves alcohol; Serves beer; Serves cocktails; Has dancing; Serves happy-hour drinks; Serves spirits; Serves wine
- Dining options: No table service
- Amenities: Has toilet
- Atmosphere: Trendy
- Crowd: Good for groups; LGBTQ+ friendly; Popular with tourists; Transgender safe space
- Planning: Accepts reservations
- Payments: Accepts credit cards; Accepts debit cards; Accepts NFC mobile payments; Credit cards
- Parking: Paid street parking; Difficult to find a space