45) The Horse Show House (Madigan’s) of Merrion Road, D4

The largest smoking area or beer-garden in all of Dublin - sometimes called ‘Madigan’s [1] Square Garden,’ which includes a huge Bulmers bridge bar that can be climbed. Clientele are of the suited and moneyed variety especially in the upstairs section called ‘The Penthouse’, making the Madison-derived nickname all the more appropriate. One visit was perfectly sufficient, from a box-ticking point of view.

Pair of suited and moneyed powerhouses endure their boss’s dreadful jokes

FOOTNOTE

[1] Including Madigan’s The Horse Show House of Merrion Road - there are a total of 7 Madigan’s pubs of the same Dublin chain: Madigan’s of - O’Connell Street, North Earl Street, Lower Abbey Street, Connolly Station, Leeson Street, and Kilbarrack Shopping Centre.

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