Once known ads Brendan's bar, now Charlie Browns - Students and unfriendly locals…read more The bar is well up to standard but the staff are the most ignorant I have ever met anywhere, it must be from dealing with students all the time. It is more or less a campus bar beside the Athlone College. IF YOU ARE YOUNG, you will meet other young mad people there, so it may be fun for you as you will be too drunk to notice the staff, in that case go there!

I visited this pub three times and have had three different experiences whilst there, the only…read moreconsistent things were the amazing drink prices (Pitcher of fosters, 3 pints, 8 euro / 2 shots of Jager and energy drink, 6 euro) and the flock of crazy young people throughout the pub. Luckily the cheap drink outweighs the company as the drunker I get, the less I care. Seeing as the pub is right by AIT I was already expecting it to mostly be serving young students, what I was not expecting was to see multiple people dancing on the tables (and bar staff blatantly ignoring this) on a Tuesday night followed by a significantly older gentleman creeping up beside them for a feel. Smoking area is lovely and big, they have a big screen showing sports, a jukebox which had a great selection of songs including metal/rock and two pool tables. They seem to have a number of DJs on various nights, when visiting on Wednesday night the music was Techno and very enjoyable. Overall, pretty laid back pub, would enjoy more if I was younger (I'm 25) and possibly really really drunk.

Celebratory local pub in Oranmore. We had booked our hotel in Oranmore for a night between visiting…read morecliffs of Moher and heading to Dublin next morning. The restaurant in the hotel looked very boring so we decided to check out Porterhouse. When we arrived there it was FULL with locals. As we had a toddler , so they seated us in a private dining area outside the bar to comply with the regulation that kids aren't allowed in bars after 9 pm. Our server was very friendly. The staff was really good! He took our orders, got us to try a few beers and whiskeys before we finalized our orders to ensure that we really enjoy what we order. At this point we were just blown away by the hospitality despite being extremely crowded. We ordered two pints of beer, a shot of whiskey, fish and chips and a vegetarian curry dish. Everything tasted fantastic. The place itself was huge and the ambiance was of the traditional Irish pub. Brick walls, good music, fantastic pours, great food and warm smiles all around.

Great bar service. Large food menu, but did not dine All beer served on nitrogen. Friendly folk…read more Great place to have a few pints.

Farrelly's Pub in Oldcastle is a great place for a pint and meeting local people. Everyone seemed…read morefriendly and the bartenders were helpful and attentive. There was live music the night we were there (current music, not trad). There were plenty of televisions tuned in to sporting events. This is a good place to stop in if you are in Oldcastle.

A friendly bar where you can either have a pint or two, chat up the locals, or find out the latest…read moretown gossip. Hell, you can just even have a good time.

Great bar to watch all the live sports. Great mix of locals both young and old. What a lovely out…read moredoor smoking area come sun lounge. You won't be disappointed.

Great find on your way to Portlaoise from Mountmellick, or vice versa. Saw the signs as we drove by…read moreand decided to give it a try. Ample parking and the fireplace was roaring as you walk into the restaurant. Cute pub decor with many booth-like seats for privacy or large parties. We were greeted by a friendly waitress who told us the specials & soup of the day. The menu choices were great, a little bit of everything and the kids menu for $7 included a drink, main meal and ice cream dessert. Meal sizes were massive!!! So arrive hungry. Chicken curry was delicious and came with big chunks of chicken and chips. The Chicken burger was juicy, did I mention the portion sizes are giant!! :) Our waitress, Laurie, was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! She always had a smile and was checking in on our party periodically to make sure everything was ok. Truly a gem! We will for sure go back! Delicious food, & great service!

Brilliant. Best restaurant in the midlands. If you're on the Dublin Cork road this is the only…read moreplace to go. They have a fantastic menu with a few pastas, burgers, various chicken dishes, lovely appetizers, salads and soups. The service was EXCELLENT - thank you to Laura for making us feel truly welcome and being so accommodating.

This place is by far the nicest place we were in all weekend and during the week , it has a cool…read morecrowd and the people are the most genuine nicest people you will ever meet. I'm not exaggerating it's a cool place to go :) if you are in nenagh ya have to go here for a pint and a chat , say hello to Emma the bar lady she will make you feel right at home :)

The best pub in the whole of kildare brilliant times brilliant staff and the beer flows like waterread more

Great pub! Great craic, friendly staff and most of all a great pint any day of the week! Five…read morestars!!!!

Of all the pubs in Mullingar, this one has always been my favourite because of the homely feel…read more They also used to have some good beer, namely bottled English ales available but I believe this is no longer the case coming from someone who was in more recently. The bar itself seems like an old man's bar, in fact it is full of old men usually. I fell in love with The Old Stand when I popped in there one wet and cold winters day while I was waiting for my wife to come in on the train. The fire was roaring and there was a cat wandering around. Myself being a cat person meant that the cat wandered over to me and jumped up on to my lap for a cuddle. When my wife got in I had her come meet me and we stayed for a drink. Next door is the off license where they have a wonderful collection of Whiskey and some good world beers. The heated and covered beer garden outside is quite big and attracts the younger crowd. There is one of those punching machines in there if you fancy a test of strength. I must try and get back some time and see what it's like these days. Unfortunately even though I only live 10 minutes drive away, it is over €20 each way in a taxi making it much cheaper to get the bus to Dublin for a night out.

Finished Mullingar Cycle Loop #3 and arrived to the train station 1.5 hours before the next Dublin…read moretrain departure. The Yelp info said that the pub is closed on Sundays but I didn't believe it and I was right. Nice pub with large selection of mainstream beers (I had a pint of Beamish), plenty of rooms at two bars. I didn't explore whether the beer garden was open. No cats this time.

Came to Mollys Bar & Restaurant during the lovely weather and we were not disappointed! Food was…read morelovely and reasonably priced . Service from all staff was excellent . Well worth a visit, will definitely be returning!

We visited Molly's on St.Patrick's last year '11..very busy,..duh....but we easily found a table,…read moreate some really good food, and had a few pints of Guinness..very friendly place...we will definitely return...

Absolutely fantstic place! Great craic, great atmosphere and above all great sport. Have to say one…read morethe the best bars I've been to in quite a while......it's spotlessly clean, great music and such characters. The bar staff are so friendly and full of fun. I highly recommend a trip to the Sports Bar. I will definately be returning. LOVE IT!