2016 Targets

2015 was a year full of activity and adventure and I confess that long before the year was out, I started worrying about the year ahead, and how to I might maintain the level of excitement, innovation and new experiences throughout 2016.

 

I think I can say with some confidence that I am one of very few people who can say that RTE has sorted my annual plans.  Yes, their documentary ‘the Irish Pub’ inspired me and a few colleagues to plan a pub crawl which we will take a year to complete!  We aren’t sure that the pubs included in the documentary actually deserve their inclusion, or indeed that others don’t deserve it better. So do let us know if you think RTE missed somewhere significant!  We will start planning this very soon, taking in some of the nearer ones in the coming months, so let us know if you are interested in joining us!  But be warned, after this we  might try and visiting all the pubs named in the documentary ‘Britain’s Roughest pubs’!!!

Here are the pubs included in “The Irish Pub”:

County Carlow: O’Sheas, Borris; and Smyths, Newtown

Cavan: Gartlans, Kingscourt

Clare: O’Loclainns, Ballyvaughan

Cork: MacCarthys Bar, Castletownberel and De Barra’s, Clonakilty

Donegal: Brennans, Bundoran

Down: Mary Margaret’s, Hilltown

Dublin: Gravediggers, Glasnevin; Palace Bar, Temple Bar; Hole in the Wall, Phoenix Park; Merchant O’Sheas

Galway: Joe Keanes, Connemara

Kerry: Currans,and The South Pole, Dingle; John B Keanes, Listowel; Finucanes, Ballylongford

Kildare: Butterfields, Balitore; Clancy’s, Athy

Limerick: O’Shaughnessys, Glin

Mayo: Leonards, Ballina

Monaghan: McGinns, Newbliss

Roscommon: Coyle and Sons, Mount Talbot

Tipperary: McCarthys, Fethard

Westmeath: Gertie Browns, Athlone
So, whats been missed? What shouldn’t be there? What are the rules of engagement?  Do we have to visit them all, even if we’ve been there before?  Do we have to have alcohol in each pub? (Silly question, but I like to play dumb sometimes!)  Do we get to rate them and if so, what’s the criteria?  And who’s game?