Who’s brewing up expansion in Dublin bars?

Róisín Burke looks at some of the most active players in the capital's pub market

New developments liven up Dublin pub scene. Pic: RollingNews.ie
New developments liven up Dublin pub scene. Pic: RollingNews.ie

The Mercantile group is the onehitting the headlines recently for all the wrong reasons, but it is just one of several Dublin hospitality groups that have been re-envisioning what nights out in the capital are about.

We take a timely look at some of the most lively players in the bar trade.

Galway Bay Brewery Bars

They started out a decade ago bringing decent beers and food to a grateful Galway public and nowNiall Walsh and Jason O’Connell have a dozen places in the capital, since shifting their focus in that direction.