Established
The Parliament Street Porterhouse opened in 1996 as the second Porterhouse, with a brewery producing beers for the Bray and Dublin pubs.
Pub details
- Address
- 18 PARLIAMENT STREET
- County
- Dublin
- Licence reference
- S0106
THE PORTERHOUSE
Recorded details, hours and facilities
Source observations, not owner-confirmed. Missing fields do not mean a service is unavailable.
- Listed name · observed 2026-09-11
- Porterhouse Temple Bar
- Listed address · observed 2026-09-11
- 16-18 Parliament St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 VR94
- Phone · observed 2026-09-11
- (01) 679 8847
- Website · observed 2026-09-11
- https://www.theporterhouse.ie/temple-bar/
- Opening hours · observed 2026-09-11
- Friday: 10 am to 3 am
- Saturday: 10 am to 3 am
- Sunday: 10 am to 12:30 am
- Monday: 11:30 am to 12:30 am
- Tuesday: 11:30 am to 1 am
- Wednesday: 11:30 am to 12:30 am
- Thursday: 10 am to 1:30 am
- Facilities · observed 2026-09-11
- Accessibility: Has wheelchair-accessible entrance; No wheelchair-accessible car park; No wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Service options: Has outdoor seating; On-site services available; Serves dine-in; No delivery
- Highlights: Has great beer selection; Serves great cocktails; Serves great dessert; Has live music; Has live performances; Good for watching sport
- Popular for: Popular for lunch; Popular for dinner; Good for solo dining
- Offerings: Serves alcohol; Serves beer; Serves cocktails; Serves coffee; Has dancing; Serves food; Serves food at bar; Quick bite; Serves small plates; Serves spirits; Serves vegan dishes; Serves vegetarian dishes; Serves wine
- Dining options: Serves breakfast; Serves brunch; Serves lunch; Serves dinner; Serves dessert; Has seating; Has table service
- Amenities: Has bar on site; Has toilet; Has Wi-Fi; Free Wi-Fi
- Atmosphere: Casual; Cosy; Historic; Trendy
- Crowd: Family friendly; Good for groups; LGBTQ+ friendly; Popular with tourists; Transgender safe space; Popular with university students
- Planning: Dinner reservations recommended; Accepts reservations
- Payments: Accepts credit cards; Accepts debit cards; Accepts NFC mobile payments; Credit cards
- Children: High chairs available; Has kids' menu
- Parking: Paid parking lot; Difficult to find a space
- Pets: Dogs allowed; Dogs allowed inside; Dogs allowed outside
18 PARLIAMENT STREET, Dublin
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What the archives say
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 historyNotable events
Revenue's renewed-liquor-licence register lists licence ref S0106 as a Publican's Licence (7-Day Ordinary) for THE PORTERHOUSE at 18 PARLIAMENT STREET in DUBLIN CITY with ISKASINC LIMITED as licensee.[1]
In 1999, the Irish Independent reported that a second Porterhouse was established in 1996 at Parliament Street, Dublin, with a brewery producing beers for its Bray and Dublin pubs.[2]
In 2022, the Irish Times reported that Iskasinc (the Porterhouse entity that owns the pub on the corner of Parliament Street and Essex Street) sought planning permission to build 11 bedrooms on top of the pub.[3]
Reviewed pub lore
Local notes
Earlier uses
A 2022 Irish Times report said Iskasinc sought permission to build 11 bedrooms above the Parliament Street and Essex Street corner pub.
Architecture
Prominently located at Crossguns Bridge, this unusual building was erected about 1930 as a garage, but served as the headquarters of Ireland's first commercial airline, Iona Airways, which operated between 1931 and 1995. The enterprise was started here by the entrepreneur, Hugh Cahill, who initially had a motor company.
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