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
18 PARLIAMENT STREET, Dublin
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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 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]
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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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