Who owns temple bar

Wetherspoon is committed to Ireland countrywide. It currently operates seven pubs here and has long-standing ambitions to have at least 30 in the coming years. Outside of Dublin, Wetherspoon already has pubs in Cork and Carlow.

Mr Martin has previously said there is scope for more Wetherspoon openings in Cork, where it owns the Linen Weaver bar on Paul Street in the city centre. He has also said Wetherspoon could — in the longer term — look at operating bar areas in Irish airport terminals; something it already does in the UK. Read More 'All options on table' to reopen indoor hospitality. News and analysis on business, money and jobs from Munster and beyond by our expert team of business writers. A lunchtime summary of content highlights on the Irish Examiner website.

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We want to end up with a framework that we can submit us to the council and the fire authorities and they can say yay or nay. Dublin City Council said they were aware that a business stakeholder group "is preparing an overall plan for the Temple Bar area". Available on Apple and Android devices. Facebook Twitter Email Whatsapp. Neil Fetherstonhaugh May 07 AM. Facebook Twitter Email. Anti-vaccine protestor arrested at his home. Keane developed a ferocious work ethic, and within a short few years he was earning more money than his father.

He worked bar, hotel and restaurant shifts all over the city. He would finish his shift in one place and go to the next, and work his day off somewhere else. But these were union shops. Here, a young man still living at home with his mother, Keane stumbled into the hidden heart of official Ireland. All the builders came in, politicians, businessmen, celebrities. Christy Moore had his wedding there and booked it out for four days. Keane struck up a close friendship with Matt Gallagher , a well-connected, wealthy property developer.

But in Gallagher, he saw a shining example of achievement and honour. He revamped it, and was soon earning enough to invest in buying houses and flats. He had a wonderful way with people. He was kind and honest and he helped people. All his directors were lads who had worked the tools and he brought them up. He could mix with the gentry or the man with the pick and shovel. They leave it up to the internet. He was soon running a successful catering business from the kitchens of greyhound stadiums with DID Electrical founder Gerry Houlihan , whose family owns Clontarf Castle in Dublin.

The clientele included district court judges. He bought a Georgian house at 24 Merrion Square from the British Legion, which he restored — Keane loves restoring old things. Sure why not, replied Keane. It was the president of Delta Airlines, which took the building on a year lease.

He wandered into the Horseshoe Bar in the Shelbourne Hotel one day. Then Haughey came in for a pint. I asked him if the Temple Bar thing was correct.

A few years later, Keane bought Blooms. He was made. He remains that way, the group throwing off enough cash to make a man weep with joy. He signed a deal with the council to redevelop it two decades ago as a version of Covent Garden for Dublin, incorporating bars, retail, hotels and a restored market. The place would be hopping now if the project was completed. But the dilapidated market in the Liberties still lies idle, covered in bird droppings and a growing urban jungle.

He also acquired the nearby Mother Redcaps site and eventually got planning permission for a large scheme in This month, the planning permission ran out, and Dublin politicians are calling for the redevelopment tender to be taken away from him. It is at a delicate stage, but he says he recently held a good meeting with planners, and is working on a new application for a revamped scheme.

But I will look for State assistance, maybe with financing costs, for the restoration of the market end of it. It will be earthy, honest, and gastro-themed. It will be a fantastic addition to the city. He also clearly loves doing things his own way. And why not.