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Built between c.1740 and c.1760.
Whelan's
25 Wexford St, Portobello
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25 Wexford St, Portobello, Dublin 2, D02 H527Sunday 5 pm to 1 amRecorded 2026-09-11
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Recorded pub details
- Listed name
- Whelan'sRecorded 2026-09-11
- Listed address
- 25 Wexford St, Portobello, Dublin 2, D02 H527Recorded 2026-09-11
- Phone
- (01) 478 0766Recorded 2026-09-11
- Website
- https://whelanslive.com/Recorded 2026-09-11
- Opening hours
- Friday 5 pm to 2:30 am
- Saturday 5 pm to 2:30 am
- Sunday 5 pm to 1 am
- Monday 5 pm to 1:30 am
- Tuesday 5 pm to 1:30 am
- Wednesday 5 pm to 1:30 am
- Thursday 5 pm to 1:30 am
- Facilities
- Accessibility: Has wheelchair-accessible entrance; Has wheelchair-accessible toilet; No wheelchair-accessible car park; No wheelchair-accessible seating
- Service options: On-site services available
- Highlights: Has live performances
- Amenities: Has bar on site; Has toilet; Has Wi-Fi; Free Wi-Fi; No restaurant
- Crowd: LGBTQ+ friendly; Transgender safe space
- Payments: Accepts credit cards; Accepts debit cards; Accepts NFC mobile payments; Credit cards
- Parking: Paid parking lot; Paid street parking
- Eircode
- D02 H527
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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 historyMusic history
Revenue's renewed-liquor-licence register lists licence ref S0120 as a Publican's Licence (7-Day Ordinary) for WHELANS at 23, 24 and 25 Camden Street and 40 Camden Row in Dublin city, with WHELANS LIVE DAC as licensee.[1]
The Irish Times wrote in 2000 that actor and businessman Gary Whelan had transformed Burke's traditional Dublin bar on Wexford Street into Whelan's music venue about ten years earlier.[2]
The Irish Times reported that about 400 people attended Ed Sheeran's 2015 VH1 Storytellers gig at Whelan's and that Sheeran chose the venue after seeing Damien Rice play there.[3]
The Irish Times reported that Arcade Fire gave a secret acoustic performance at Whelan's in 2017 after performing at Malahide Castle.[4]
Sources (4)
- Revenue Commissioners · Register of Renewed Liquor Licences · 2026-05-08
- Irish Times · "An Irishman's Diary" · 2000-01-22
- Irish Times · "Ed Sheeran gig a 'triumph' - but not to fans left out in cold" · 2015-01-25
- Irish Times · "Watch: Arcade Fire play new track Creature Comfort at secret gig in Whelan's" · 2017-06-15
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Architecture
O'Callaghan. The use of carved limestone and polished granite provides a pleasing contrast with the red brick to the upper floors and neighbouring buildings. Its execution is testament to the high level of craftsmanship in the Victorian period. It retains some historic interior fabric.
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Recorded details, hours and facilities
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- Listed name · observed 2026-09-11
- Whelan's
- Listed address · observed 2026-09-11
- 25 Wexford St, Portobello, Dublin 2, D02 H527
- Phone · observed 2026-09-11
- (01) 478 0766
- Website · observed 2026-09-11
- https://whelanslive.com/
- Opening hours · observed 2026-09-11
- Friday: 5 pm to 2:30 am
- Saturday: 5 pm to 2:30 am
- Sunday: 5 pm to 1 am
- Monday: 5 pm to 1:30 am
- Tuesday: 5 pm to 1:30 am
- Wednesday: 5 pm to 1:30 am
- Thursday: 5 pm to 1:30 am
- Facilities · observed 2026-09-11
- Accessibility: Has wheelchair-accessible entrance; Has wheelchair-accessible toilet; No wheelchair-accessible car park; No wheelchair-accessible seating
- Service options: On-site services available
- Highlights: Has live performances
- Amenities: Has bar on site; Has toilet; Has Wi-Fi; Free Wi-Fi; No restaurant
- Crowd: LGBTQ+ friendly; Transgender safe space
- Payments: Accepts credit cards; Accepts debit cards; Accepts NFC mobile payments; Credit cards
- Parking: Paid parking lot; Paid street parking