Established
Records of a pub on the Dame Court site go back to 1770. The interior visitors see today is the product of a major 1895 rebuild by architect A.J. McLoughlin.
The Stags Head
1 Dame Ct
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Recorded pub details
- Listed name
- The Stags HeadRecorded 2026-09-11
- Listed address
- 1 Dame Ct, Dublin, D02 TW84Recorded 2026-09-11
- Phone
- (01) 679 3687Recorded 2026-09-11
- Website
- http://stagshead.ie/Recorded 2026-09-11
- Facilities
- Accessibility: No wheelchair-accessible car park
- Service options: Has outdoor seating; On-site services available; Offers takeaway; Serves dine-in; No delivery
- Highlights: Has great beer selection; Has live music; Has live performances; Good for watching sport
- Popular for: Good for solo dining
- Offerings: Serves alcohol; Serves beer; Serves cocktails; Serves food; Serves food at bar; Serves spirits; Serves wine
- Dining options: Has seating; Has table service
- Amenities: Has toilet; Has Wi-Fi; Free Wi-Fi
- Atmosphere: Casual; Cosy; Trendy
- Crowd: Good for groups; Popular with tourists
- Planning: Accepts reservations
- Payments: Accepts credit cards; Accepts debit cards; Accepts NFC mobile payments; Credit cards
- Parking: Difficult to find a space
- Eircode
- D02 TW84
- Opening hours
- Mo-Sa 11:00-24:00; Su
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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 historyMusic historyArchitecture
Revenue's renewed-liquor-licence register lists licence ref S0411 as a Publican's Licence (7-Day Ordinary) for THE STAG'S HEAD at 1 Dame Court, Dame Street in Dublin city, with SHELBOURNE O'BRIEN LIMITED as licensee.[1]
The Dictionary of Irish Architects lists Alfred Ignatius McGloughlin as an architect and architectural draughtsman born in 1863 and died in 1939.[2]
The same Dictionary of Irish Architects entry lists 1895 alterations and additions to No. 1 Dame Court, Stag's Head, for G.W. Tyson, with H. & J. Martin as contractor.[2]
The Irish Times reported in 2005 that the Stag's Head, off Dame Street, sold at auction for EUR5.8 million.[3]
The same report said Louis Fitzgerald bought the pub after seven bidders competed for it.[3]
The Irish Times said Philip Shaffrey sold the Victorian pub after his family had owned it for more than 30 years.[3]
The same 2005 report described the building as a protected structure, built in 1760 and refurbished in 1895.[3]
The Irish Times reported that The Stags Head: Raw gig series returned to the pub's upstairs room on Dame Court in February and March 2013.[4]
The same music notice listed Thomas Donoghue Band, The Niall Toner Band, The Chapters, and Popical Island collective showcase gigs for the 2013 series.[4]
Reviewed pub lore
Local notes
Screen
Featured in *A Man of No Importance* (1994) starring Albert Finney.
Screen
Featured in *Educating Rita* (1983) starring Michael Caine and Julie Walters.
Architecture
A complete late-Victorian survival — stag-themed stained glass, mahogany panelling, etched mirrors, and the eponymous mounted stag's head over the bar. The original advertising mosaic on the Dame Street footpath is still in place.
Regulars
A young James Joyce drank here. Michael Collins — and, more recently, Quentin Tarantino — are part of the patrons' lore.
Reputation
The first pub in Ireland to install electric light and the first in Dublin to have a telephone. The 1895 rebuild was a Dublin sensation and remains an exemplar of late-Victorian pub design.
House rules
Be sound. Welcome newcomers. Keep it about the pub.
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
- The Stags Head
- Listed address · observed 2026-09-11
- 1 Dame Ct, Dublin, D02 TW84
- Phone · observed 2026-09-11
- (01) 679 3687
- Website · observed 2026-09-11
- http://stagshead.ie/
- Facilities · observed 2026-09-11
- Accessibility: No wheelchair-accessible car park
- Service options: Has outdoor seating; On-site services available; Offers takeaway; Serves dine-in; No delivery
- Highlights: Has great beer selection; Has live music; Has live performances; Good for watching sport
- Popular for: Good for solo dining
- Offerings: Serves alcohol; Serves beer; Serves cocktails; Serves food; Serves food at bar; Serves spirits; Serves wine
- Dining options: Has seating; Has table service
- Amenities: Has toilet; Has Wi-Fi; Free Wi-Fi
- Atmosphere: Casual; Cosy; Trendy
- Crowd: Good for groups; Popular with tourists
- Planning: Accepts reservations
- Payments: Accepts credit cards; Accepts debit cards; Accepts NFC mobile payments; Credit cards
- Parking: Difficult to find a space