The Tolka House
Find it
9a Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, D09 VH02Sunday 12 to 11 pmRecorded 2026-09-11
Check with the pub before travelling.The regulars
What’s a Guinness here?
Our shared benchmark: Guinness Draught, one standard pint (568 ml). Dated observations from menus, receipts and the people who were there.
Prices can change. Only recent, comparable observations enter budget matches. Seen a different price?
Update a price, receipt or detail
Share what you paid. We’ll review it before it appears here. A recent, checked Guinness pint price can earn 5 Pub Cred for a signed-in member, once per pub per week. How Cred works →
Price history
Previous standard pint observations. A repeat at the same price is a confirmation, not an increase. Approximate dates keep their original precision.
No reviewed, dated history for this pint yet.
Sound contributors at this pub →
Recorded pub details
- Listed name
- The Tolka HouseRecorded 2026-09-11
- Listed address
- 9a Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, D09 VH02Recorded 2026-09-11
- Phone
- (01) 837 1082Recorded 2026-09-11
- Website
- http://www.tolkahouse.ie/Recorded 2026-09-11
- Opening hours
- Friday 10 am to 12:30 am
- Saturday 10 am to 12:30 am
- Sunday 12 to 11 pm
- Monday 10 am to 11:30 pm
- Tuesday 10 am to 11:30 pm
- Wednesday 10 am to 11:30 pm
- Thursday 10 am to 11:30 pm
- Facilities
- Accessibility: Has wheelchair-accessible car park; Has wheelchair-accessible entrance; Has wheelchair-accessible seating; Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Service options: Has outdoor seating; Serves dine-in; No delivery
- Highlights: Has great beer selection; Serves great cocktails; Has great wine list; Has live music; Has live performances; Good for watching sport
- Popular for: Good for solo dining
- Offerings: Serves alcohol; Serves beer; Serves cocktails; Has dancing; 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: Free of charge street parking; Free parking lot; Paid parking lot; Plenty of parking
- Eircode
- D09 VH02
Preserved directory details. Recorded information can change.
From the record · Verified background
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.
Revenue's renewed-liquor-licence register lists licence ref N0081 as a Publican's Licence (7-Day Ordinary) for TOLKA HOUSE at 10 Glasnevin in Dublin city, with SWAMPSIDE LIMITED as licensee.[1]
The Irish Times reported that the Tolka House pub in Glasnevin was hit by severe flooding in August 2008 when water entered the premises from the front and back.[2]
Assistant manager Colin Keown told The Irish Times that the pub had been flooded four times in the previous five years and that the 2008 flooding was the worst of those incidents.[2]
The Irish Times reported in 1998 that Tom O'Malley, owner of Tolka House bar in Glasnevin, was understood to have bought the Eagle House bar and restaurant in Dun Laoghaire.[3]
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 Tolka House
- Listed address · observed 2026-09-11
- 9a Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, D09 VH02
- Phone · observed 2026-09-11
- (01) 837 1082
- Website · observed 2026-09-11
- http://www.tolkahouse.ie/
- Opening hours · observed 2026-09-11
- Friday: 10 am to 12:30 am
- Saturday: 10 am to 12:30 am
- Sunday: 12 to 11 pm
- Monday: 10 am to 11:30 pm
- Tuesday: 10 am to 11:30 pm
- Wednesday: 10 am to 11:30 pm
- Thursday: 10 am to 11:30 pm
- Facilities · observed 2026-09-11
- Accessibility: Has wheelchair-accessible car park; Has wheelchair-accessible entrance; Has wheelchair-accessible seating; Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Service options: Has outdoor seating; Serves dine-in; No delivery
- Highlights: Has great beer selection; Serves great cocktails; Has great wine list; Has live music; Has live performances; Good for watching sport
- Popular for: Good for solo dining
- Offerings: Serves alcohol; Serves beer; Serves cocktails; Has dancing; 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: Free of charge street parking; Free parking lot; Paid parking lot; Plenty of parking