The Three Tun Tavern – First Wetherspoons pub in RoI – First impressions

Tuesday 8th of July is just a date. A Tuesday. In early July. Why is it significant? Well, it is significant because this particular Tuesday saw the opening of JD Wetherspoons first pub in the Republic of Ireland. They have several pubs in Northern Ireland but this is their first skirmish south of the border.

Wetherspoons pubs have a certain image attached to them sometimes unfairly as soulless drinking dens with no atmosphere etc, but I’d equate them to any large chain operation. There will be good ones and there will be bad ones. But I will always make up my own mind and not be led by the NIMBY brigade.

When it was announced that they had purchased the Tonic pub in affluent suberb Blackrock in South Dublin the usual doom merchants were out. It’ll never work! Its going to increase alcoholism etc, all sensationalist claims. And frankly reeked of fear from the established pubs. The whole landscape is about to change. If this encourages more pubs to look at what they’re offering even if it

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