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8 ST ANDREW STREET & 23 WICKLOW STREET, Dublin

Address8 ST ANDREW STREET & 23 WICKLOW STREET
CountyDublin
EircodeD02 VH59
Licence refS0110
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🏭 Heritage-listed building

NIAH building record

Built: c.1910 · NIAH rating: Regional

There has been a public house on this site since the 1850’s, however this well-preserved and prominently sited building dates to 1911 to the design of George O’Connor. It retains a wealth of original fabric, including original pubfronts to both elevations and a high quality interior. It is finely built, having lively brick detailing combined with features characteristic of the Edwardian period. The stacked oriel windows, ranging over three floors, are a particularly striking feature , and the stepped curvilinear gable may be interpreted as a reference to the Dutch influences of...

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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.

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Revenue's renewed-liquor-licence register lists licence ref S0110 as a Publican's Licence (7-Day Ordinary) for THE INTERNATIONAL BAR at 8 St Andrew Street and 23 Wicklow Street in Dublin city, with LIONWOOD LIMITED as licensee.[1]

NIAH records The International Bar as a regional-rated public house built in 1911, with architectural, artistic, cultural, and social interest.[2]

NIAH says a public house has stood on the site since the 1850s and that the present building was designed by George O'Connor.[2]

NIAH also records that the pub is mentioned as Ruggy O'Donohoe's in Joyce's Ulysses and has long been associated with Dublin's literary, musical, and theatrical life.[2]

Sources  (2)
  1. Revenue Commissioners · Register of Renewed Liquor Licences · 2026-05-08
  2. NIAH · The International Bar, 23 Wicklow Street, St. Andrew Street, Dublin 2, DUBLIN · 2015-11-20

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Established

Built between c.1910 and c.1915.

Architecture

There has been a public house on this site since the 1850’s, however this well-preserved and prominently sited building dates to 1911 to the design of George O’Connor. It retains a wealth of original fabric, including original pubfronts to both elevations and a high quality interior.

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