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.

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.

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.

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!!!!

Great little boozer with great staff. Great for parties and all other occasions. Show all the big…read moregames on the big screen so you'll never miss a game

From the owner: Friendly and warm atmosphere, Sports, Parties, Heated smoking arearead more

Roast beef, mash and vegies. Ok but nothing special.plenty of food, adequate flavor but vegies…read moreovercooked.. mashed had very little real potato taste and not enough gravy to help it down. Plenty of food for the 2 of us. A solid "3" rating.

The food is adequate but nothing particularly special, but all at a very good price. Great place…read morefor a date, and the desert menu is nice. The room itself is comfortable but very very dark, like you walk outside after lunch and daylight will blind you because you've been in the dark. Great spot to hold a party.

A total local spot to watch sports!…read more If you're a huge football fan or rugby! this is your spot hands down! It's massive with indoor and outdoor seating/bars! Huge huge projection screens all over and the drinks are great! Great staff all over and be sure to tip them, they greatly appreciate it! If you love smoking, seat outside and if you cannot stand smoking, sit inside (my pick). Cannot get better than this for a sports bar!

"BAMBOLEO BAMBOLEO Porque mi vida, yo la prefiero vivir asi"…read more Closely followed by the classic tones of: "Dale a tu cuerpo alegria, Macarena Hey Macarena!" etc. Apparently the whole Spanish speaking population of Dublin reside here and have taken complete control of the jukebox and the dance floor. The space looks non descript from the outside but inside it's huge. It's like a proper American style sports bar. Great place to watch the match, might catch the hurling here today. They do food... Pool tables! That made me rather happy. A lot of students and the new multicultural faces of Dublin united with their love of good drink offers. I really like this place, it's just really happy! I would not be a regular though as I'm a tad too employed to be hanging out here all day like some of the dedicated students ;) I can be a cow like that because I did my degree in the student bar in my uni.

If your are going to Mullingar, go to Danny Byrnes. It's an absolutely beautiful spot, something…read moreold, something new , I just think it's way too dark, specially if your are going there during the day for food, that by the way is not great. They have carvery and sandwich bar, my husband had Lasagne and wasn't good, he couldn't even finish it, too much bullion in it and I had just a ham & cheese toast, my ones are better. ( so, don't go there for food, drinks only) They also have a beautiful beer garden, very colourful and flowery and loads of seats. Heard they have live music it's quite good. So, I do think this would be one of those good places to go for drinks with friends, probably a late bar.

Excellent venue for a night out in Mullingar…read more Great atmosphere, superb entertainment and friendly efficient bar staff with a great choice of beers and other drinks. The nearest thing to Nashville in Mullingar.