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 ...

There’s lots of interesting items on display at Peadar O’Donnell’s, one of the best pubs in Northern Ireland - Brian Morrison Think of Northern Ireland, and thoughts of a good pub probably aren’t too ...