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THE MERCANTILE HOTEL

24,25,26,27 & 28 DAME STREET, D02 C861 & D02 ND77, Dublin

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Address
24,25,26,27 & 28 DAME STREET, D02 C861 & D02 ND77
County
Dublin
Licence reference
1022218

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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 1022218 as a Publican's Licence (Ordinary) Hotel - BF - 1902 Act (Public Bar) for THE MERCANTILE HOTEL at 24,25,26,27 & 28 DAME STREET, D02 C861 & D02 ND77 in DUBLIN CITY, with ORANGESEED DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY as licensee.[1] An Coimisiún Pleanála’s case PL29S.305840 concerns 24-28 Dame Street (including The Mercantile Hotel and Dame House) and records a planning appeal decision, signed 2020-04-17, granting permission with revised conditions for partial demolition, change of use from offices to hotel use, and refurbishment/upgrade of the existing hotel.[2] In February 2026, the Irish Independent reported that Dublin City Council planners refused a planning application seeking to retain hotel signage/branding and a keg lift installed without permission, and said the matter would be investigated by the council’s Planning Enforcement Section.[3]

Sources  (3)
  1. Revenue Commissioners · Register of Renewed Liquor Licences · 2026-05-08
  2. An Coimisiún Pleanála · Case PL29S.305840 · 2020-04-17
  3. Irish Independent · "Dublin’s Mercantile Hotel signage branded ‘totally inappropriate’ by council" · 2026-02-19

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