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Curb Appeal
Do you ever walk by a pub or restaurant and wonder what it’s like inside? Should you take the jump and poke your head around the door to see if it is worth a visit? Or if you do… will the whole place turn and look to see who it is at the door like […]
Beer Garden Design and some fascinating history!
A Little Bit of Beer Garden History In the 18th century, German brewers came up with a great idea to plant gardens on their rooftops in order to keep the temperatures in the building low enough for their brews to ferment. Soon enough, some of the brewers realised that it would be profitable to start […]
Designs Influence Customer Consumption
Even before purchasing food or beverages, a customer will look for cues in their surroundings and begin to judge the quality and capabilities of the food and beverage venue before a morsel of food liquid touches their lips! They judge the design, the interiors, they soak up the atmosphere – all while forming their first […]
Pubs Clubs Bars Worldwide
For the past 35+ years Mel and our team at the Irish Pub Company and McNally Design have developed numerous design concepts across the world. We have created award winning bars, pubs, clubs, taverns, inn, restaurants, hotels, entertainment facilities and visitor centres for operators worldwide. Through McNally Design our team focused on hotel, […]
Why Restaurants need to Invest in their Bar Side Dining Offering
The Rising Popularity of Bar Side Dining According to research carried out by OpenTable.com, nearly 20% of restaurants without bars are currently looking to invest in one. Why? Because 55% of diners say they would visit a restaurant specifically for its bar menu and a quarter of all diners would choose to dine in the […]
The Craft Beer Pub Essentials from the Irish Pub Company
Serving craft beers was a small niche market opportunity up to a few years ago. Now however, pubs cannot afford to ignore the craft beer industry and its recent explosion! The craft beer explosion is indicative of the changing consumer and their preferences; customers want interesting, differentiated and quality products. They want to get more […]
Tips for Cleaning your Pubs on Good Friday!
Tips for Cleaning your Pubs on Good Friday! Good Friday in Ireland will see the streets full of confused looking tourists wandering the streets wondering why on earth they cannot find an open pub! There is a ban on the sale of alcohol in Pubs on Good Friday – March 25th – a law that […]
Innovation Portfolio Snapshot ~ The Irish Whiskey Museum
Irish Pub Company design of the Irish Whiskey Museum ~ a snapshot of innovation from our portfolio. The Irish Pub Company designed the Irish Whiskey Museum situated in Dublin 2. This innovative design was the first of its type in Ireland – the first ever Irish Whiskey Museum in the world. The design team […]
People visit Ireland to experience the pubs. People visit Irish Pub to experience Ireland.
The Irish Pub is at the centre of our communities in Ireland. A social meeting place for happy, sad and all occasions, the pub in many small towns is the epicentre of activity and social goings on. In times gone by, often a grocery or hardware store would double as a pub. Customers in town […]
Finding the balance between Local and Global Irish Culture
Irish Pub Company pubs export the local to global destinations and we have been exporting Irish Culture through our pubs since the late 1980’s. Each one of our designs is unique and tells its own story – and most importantly local Irish Culture is embedded in each of our designs. While we transport a piece […]
Creating Exceptional Hospitality Concepts Worldwide Since 1979
Location
1st Floor, The Courtyard,
Carmanhall Road,
Sandyford Business Park,
Dublin, Ireland
