Limerick, gateway to the Mid-West, is a place used to welcoming visitors, so it is hardly surprising that its pubs are among the best in the country. Take your pick of Limerick’s pubs from the selection below.
Sean Collins Bar
Adare, Limerick
Experience the old world atmosphere in one of Adare’s most traditional bars, featuring an old cooking range as a centrepiece. Irish music is performed on Tuesday and Saturday nights, and excellent bar food is served daily. The premises also features a popular family-style restaurant.
Finnegans
Annacotty, Limerick City, Limerick
Once a famous coach stop and forg,e this magnificent pub is situated on the main Dublin road (N7) and dates back to the 17th century. The elegance and style of yesteryear is evident throughout, with stone, brick, wood and vintage decor creatively re-worked and lovingly restored to produce a luxurious, cosy, and relaxed ambience.
Due to its uncompromising standards of excellence, this pub has won many prestigious awards and continues to enhance its international reputation year after year by producing unique and tantalising dishes.
An Sibin
O Connell Street, Limerick City, Limerick
Ideally located in the heart of Limerick City, An Sibín is a unique pub featuring old Irish memorabilia and an atmosphere all of its own. It offers nightly music sessions at which customers are encouraged to join in the craic.
An Sibín provides a varied menu and also caters for coach tours.
Dolans
Dock Road, Limerick City, Limerick
Dolan’s Pub is nationally renowned as a haven for traditional Irish music. The talent of the accomplished musicians playing nightly has impressed Irish music lovers and pub-goers, who are guaranteed a session any night of the week. Dolan’s offers the best in value on breakfast, lunch and dinner available daily.
The intimate setting of its fully licensed restaurant offers the ideal ambience for couples or larger parties to enjoy the best in traditional Irish fare with fresh seafood available daily.
Nancy Blakes
Denmark Street, Limerick, Limerick
Located in the heart of Limerick city, Nancy Blakes is a really traditional Irish pub with a character and ambience that strikes you as soon as you step inside. If you are peckish, bar snacks are available. Traditional Irish music is performed on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights, and a large canopied beer garden is used all year round for live music.
The Old Quarter
Little Ellen Street, Limerick City, Limerick
This very distinctive and impressive pub has a strong French influence, with open-air drinking in pleasant surroundings the norm.
Live music of all kinds is performed on Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday nights. Enticing food is served deli-style with special lunches served daily.
Pa McGraths
Boher, Limerick
Built in the style of a traditional old thatched Irish cottage and incorporating a modern new lounge, Pa McGrath’s is situated on the main Limerick to Tipperary road, just ten minutes from Limerick City. The premises provides a full menu all day with light snacks available in the evening. Traditional Irish music sessions take place on Wednesday nights.
The Heather Tavern
Bridge Street, Newcastle west, Limerick
Located on Bridge Street, Newcastle West, The Heather Tavern is a favourite haunt of soccer fans and really knows how to keep the crowds returning time and time again.
This establishment offers a daily menu of the best in bar food. With a large stone fireplace creating a lovely homely feel, the pub is highly recommended for craic, good food, and a lively atmosphere.
