Just as we explored why the dive bar is so difficult to define, trying to capture what makes a pub is no small feat. The matter is even more complicated when peering through the microscope of cultural ...

Ireland. Close your eyes and picture what you think of when you envision the Emerald Isle. The green. The natural beauty. That distinctive accent. But above all, Ireland is forever associated with its ...

More than 150 years ago, U.K. legislators enacted a law that laid the foundation for what would inadvertently become a staple of Irish pub names. From Midtown Manhattan to a Mount Everest base camp in ...

Irish closing times should be extended to improve our nightlife, claims Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar criticized "really archaic" Irish licensing laws which he believes are damaging ...

When I drove out to St. Louis Park last Wednesday for the opening night of Cooper -- the new Irish pub from the king of Irish pubs -- I half expected to see owner Kieran Folliard presiding over the ...

New legislation means pubs will be able to serve drinks on Good Friday. LONDON -- “Publicans” are the people who own and manage pubs in Ireland, and for the last 90 years, it has been illegal for them ...

This post was updated in March 2025. There are two kinds of bars on St. Patrick’s Day: places that throw a leprechaun on the door, and real Irish pubs that celebrate with live music, dancing, and ...

Robert Sietsema is the former Eater NY senior critic with more than 35 years of experience covering dining in New York City. The Irish bar is a New York institution that has been around at least since ...

St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner — Friday, March 17, to be precise — and that means time to start picking out your favorite green outfit and making plans for the big holiday, which will be ...