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The Irish Independent e-mag (The Lot) has come up with their selection of top 10 Old Dublin pubs today.
They are;
Kehoes, Doheny & Nesbitt's, The Long Hall, Grogan's, The Palace, Toner's, McDaid's, Mulligan's, Neary's, and The Stag's Head.

They played fairly safe there, except I would object to McDaids inclusion after the savage (I mean unsympathetic) renovation job done on it about 15 years ago.

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I've never been a fan of Kehoes, nor D&Ns. The only thing I remember about my last trip to Mulligan's was the filthy glasses.

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I really like upstairs in Kehoes. It's like drinking in a Sean O'Casey play. I quite like D&N too. Isn't Neary's a bit too plush for for this sort of list?

Neary's is a bit plush I suppose, but it does retain a fairly genuine "old" interior. I wish they could find a better replacement light fitting (lamp shade) for one of the three along the bar. The things I notice!

The list seems to be a city centre one, but I always liked Martin B Slattery's of Rathmines, though I haven't been for years. Also that one near Kilmainham, was it The Royal Oak??

&amp;quot;DrJohn&amp;quot;:zjp5n7id wrote: I always liked Martin B Slattery's of Rathmines,[/quote:zjp5n7id]Top pub. Bottled Guinness and some interesting old beer ads.

&amp;quot;DrJohn&amp;quot;:zjp5n7id wrote: Also that one near Kilmainham, was it The Royal Oak??[/quote:zjp5n7id]Never been in there. Looks a bit ropey from the outside. Connoisseur of the ropey pubs of Dublins 8 and 12, me.

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