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31 05, 2017

The best Irish Pubs are a premium hospitality experience

Here’s something that not many people know… The initial concept of Irish Pubs Global was formed from conversations at the Irish Economic Forum at Dublin Castle in 2010. Much of our young, talented workforce were forced to immigrate to locations all around the world to secure employment as the global recession bit hard here in Ireland. So much talent, culture and soul went with them and the country wanted to reach out to them, to keep them connected to their homeland and to encourage them to come home to visit or return to live once again. It was known that many of the Diaspora would spend time in their local Irish pub wherever they settled in the world but as independent businesses, the Irish pub sector was diverse, scattered and disconnected from one another and in many cases from Ireland. [...]

21 09, 2016

AIB has been very active in supporting the Irish pub sector

Providing credit for working capital, refurbishment, expansions and capex investment AIB recognises the importance of the sector not just to the bank but to the wider economy, as well as the contribution it makes to our vitally important tourism industry. AIB understands the licensed pub trade and is committed to supporting licensed pub customers. The bank has been actively involved in providing both existing and new customers a wide range of financing solutions from working capital to funding acquisitions and capex investment. We have dedicated relationship managers across our corporate, business centre and branch banking operations with the knowledge and expertise to support licensed pubs customers and to deal with the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. There is no denying that the past few years have been very difficult for the licensed pub trade. On-trade sales have dropped by [...]

27 06, 2016

Competition: Win an iconic symbol of Irish culture and heritage with the Irish Telephone Box Company. 

There was a time when communication was not so simple.  Recent generations have become accustomed to instant real time information, while unaware of a more simplistic era.  For many years the Irish public relied upon the local “Telefon” Box as their only means of communication with the outside world. The first “Telefon” box was installed as far back as 1925 and to this day it can be found on Dawson Street, Dublin.  In 1932 the boxes were fitted throughout Dublin in response to the Catholic Eucharistic Congress which helped celebrate the 1,500th year of St. Patrick’s arrival to Ireland.  The increased popularity from this event led to their installation throughout the length and breadth of the island.  The boxes were modernised in later years but it is the old iconic boxes with the unmistakable “Telefon” branding that has a place [...]

2 06, 2016

Supplier Spotlight: Boxed Bars

Lignum Interiors are a globally regarded provider of bespoke joinery, specialising in the design, manufacture and installation of high quality custom joinery and bespoke woodworking for both commercial and residential interiors with a particular specialism in pubs and restaurants. Based in County Down, this team of time-served industry professionals and skilled local craftsmen are led by Downpatrick native Ciaran McMenamin. They are passionate about their work and have a genuine commitment to understanding the design, materials and processes behind each project they undertake. They are an internationally focused company with experience in exporting around the world and have an impressive export sales record in their short history. They have worked on pub and restaurant fit-outs and refurbishments destined for the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Republic of Ireland, France and Switzerland and earlier this year completed their first project in [...]

9 05, 2016

Irish Pubs Global France Event

The Irish Embassy in Paris will host an historic meeting for the operators of Irish pubs in France on behalf of Irish Pubs Global Federation. This event is supported by Bord Bia, Enterprise Ireland and Tourism Ireland who are also attending our evening networking reception for Irish suppliers in France to meet with the pub owners. If you are an Irish pub operator or supplier into the Irish hospitality industry in France, please click the link for more info and your invitation. CLICK HERE for the France Invitation 11th May 2016

3 11, 2015

Pub Spotlight: Temple Bar, Bolzano

Winner of The Most Authentic Irish Pub outside of Ireland, Temple Bar, located in the north Italian town of Bolzano, has remained true to its identity as a Genuine Irish Pub from the day it opened its doors. What is the history of the pub? Temple Bar started pulling its pints in October 2006 after completing the transformation of an old Tea and Hot Chocolate bar in the historical centre of the old town. Bolzano is a city where there are two languages spoken, German and Italian, so by opening a pub where we only spoke English it immediately appealed to all who appreciate the idea of a true intercultural/national bar. The goal when opening the bar was to remain true to our beliefs of what an Irish Pub should be, a Home from Home for all. Throughout the years [...]

3 11, 2015

Supplier Spotlight: GizaGig – Revolutionising the live entertainment experience

GizaGig is a revolutionary live entertainment booking and management system. Offered free to pubs and bars, it will allow you to book bands and entertainers instantly and in real time. It will also allow you to manage those bookings. Think of it as Hotels.com, Tripadvisor, and a marketing agency all rolled into one, but for live entertainment. Based in Navan, Co. Meath, GizaGig was born out of the frustrations experienced by founder Cathal Dolan. Working as both a booker for bars and a musician, he found the process of arranging bookings to be inefficient and outdated. Unlike reserving a flight or hotel room, that takes only a few minutes and a few clicks, arranging a band can take multiple phone calls and a lot of time. This process will be consigned to the past with the launch of GizaGig in [...]

16 10, 2015

New state-of-the-art Distillery, Craft Brewery and Visitor Centre to open in Drogheda in 2016

The Boann Distillery and Visitor Centre, a state-of -the-art distillery soon to open in the heart of the Boyne Valley, will create over 80 new jobs as part of its ambitious plans to become one of Ireland’s leading independent distilleries and craft brewery initiatives. The project is supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation through Enterprise Ireland. Opening in 2016, the stunning €20m Drogheda based facility will include a whiskey distillery, craft brewery and taproom, an architecturally designed visitor centre which will host distillery and brewery tours, a 120 seater restaurant, whiskey bar, private event space, and a gift shop. With plans to produce craft whiskey, gin and an innovative range of craft beers for the domestic and export market, craft beer production is nearing commencement in the 50,000sq ft building located in the lush Boyne Valley countryside. The Boann whiskey [...]

14 10, 2015

Supplier Spotlight: Irish Pub Company

For over 35 years the Irish Pub Company and McNally Design have been passionately creating culturally and commercially successful Irish Pubs around the world. The team is led by Mel McNally in Ireland, Darren Fagan in the USA and Simon McNally in the Middle East. The Irish Pub Company create Irish Pubs and Food and Beverage solutions that are based on sound business principles; working with each client to understand their objectives and their expectations and then translating this into a successful business, on time and on budget. As the Official Partner of the Guinness Irish Pub Concept and the original creators and innovators of the concept, the team have been thought leaders and design leaders for this concept from day one and continue to fine tune and evolve it to meet the ever demanding and changing needs of the customer [...]

14 10, 2015

Pub Spotlight: Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub in Savannah, Georgia

Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub opened its doors at midnight on Friday, October 31st 1980 and has since become one of Savannah Georgia’s favorite traditions! Vic Power, who hails originally from New York and is a second generation Irishman, grew up listening to the history of Ireland from his father and grandfather who were both from Waterford, Ireland.  Mr. Power became a restaurateur who wanted to share his love of Irish history and music by opening up a “little Irish joint” where “good Irish music” could be heard 7 nights a week.     Mr. Power had a simple vision: Providing locals and visiting guests from around the world excellent customer service, fine spirits, and quality food in a traditional Irish pub setting with an inviting Old World charm.   Kevin Barry’s Irish Pub honors our military members past and present while [...]

 

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