20/09/2016
In Northern Ireland we have what is known as the 'surrender system', where there have been no new licences granted for bars in many, many moons. That's why publicans need to ...
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11/03/2015
It’s hard to believe that less than ten years ago Lavery’s was struggling. And when a small bar struggles it’s bad enough, but somewhere three stories high, on prime city centre rates struggles...
10/03/2015
It was always going to struggle. First there was the Factory, on the site of Peter’s Bar on Gresham Street which offered pies to eat and VIP access, slap bang in a part of Belfast better known...
09/02/2015
There’s always been confusion over which bar is the oldest in Belfast. White’s Tavern has the longest continuous licence, yet McHughs boasts Belfast’s oldest existing building. On the basis of our last visit...
23/01/2015
Two things are easy to find in Belfast, busy and beautiful bars. Now almost 150 years old, the Garrick, on the corner of Chichester and Montgomery Street, has to be one of the most beautiful...
20/08/2014
The Pavilion is one of those rarities in Belfast, a local, neighbourhood bar that manages to be welcoming for newcomers as well. Not to say that the 'Big House' as it's affectionately known...
19/03/2014
Once the home of the Deers Head, Lower Garfield Street's Aether & Echo is the second undertaking of the folks behind Belfast's Love & Death. While you could argue over what might be...
06/03/2013
Laura Caldwell visits one of Belfast's newest, and coolest, bars. Across two floors on the Ormeau Road, Tilt brings a little bit of American cool to the city...
23/01/2013
Dark forces are at work on Fountain Street in Belfast city centre. The dark side of the Louisiana bayou has found a local host in the shape of Voodoo.
26/03/2009
Yellophonic is the latest and most exciting addition to the thriving festival and club scene in Northern Ireland
