Formerly known as Christy Carr's – a family favourite in the old days, since fallen into disrepute after the name change and increased emphasis on 'cafe-bar' credentials [1]. Somewhat nondescript, aside from some incongruous items of distinctly Oriental decoration, which stand out a mile. One barman in particular, tall and gruff and white of tash, has been earmarked as 'a bollocks'. Beamish has hiked from €4.30 to €4.40.

Late one day in early 2020, Andrew Stephens, in the act [2] of leaving this pub to catch the last bus home, fell flat on his face right in front of the (mercifully halted) incoming traffic and felt like a right awful stupid eejit for his pains, doubly so when an unknown witness offered to take the fallen inebriate to his apartment to convalesce (which he declined) – and even more so as this was his second such topple, and third such brush with death in the space of a week and a half (see footnote to the Blue Haven for more slapstick hilarity). Adding insult to injury was the last bus which flew past him as he stood dusting himself down just a few feet from the stop. A big fat taxi fare abounded as he returned to his abode. One thinks of the only decent Joker since Jack: ‘you get what you fucking deserve!’

FOOTNOTES

[1] Not as bad as the pub standing directly opposite called 57 The Headline Bar, which is relegated to a measly little footnote. This gastritis craft shite hipster hole would like to sell you the likes of Weihenstephaner Helles for €6.20 or Lindemans Kriek for €7.50. It’s very much like a Wetherspoons, only a lot more expensive. Avoid.

[2] The incident occurred after a lengthy session on the sauce in The Lower Deck which culminated in him stripping down to his boxers and guzzling a can of the foulest filthiest sloppiest Dutch Gold for a drunken performance (an outstanding exemplar of method acting, one surely would think?) as a lonely loafer with a predilection for pornography in a pivotal scene for the independent movie-cum-miniseries: HAPPY NEW YEAR MR. PRESIDENT! After a long hiatus, the scene may finally be viewed in all its vainglory around the 14:34 mark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8Zt-MNiSQ0

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