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<i>Don Kavanagh</i>: Going down the country
Provincial pubs serve up a wealth of character and laughter with the ale and food, finds Don Kavanagh.
Don Kavanagh: Behind bars
Take Don Kavanagh's advice and get out, find a pub, and meet some sociable strangers.
Pub spy: The Zookeeper's Son
The first time I entered what is now the Zookeeper's Son it was an Irish bar called Finnegan's or Flaherty's or something. And it wasn't a great visit.
RWC: Bars race to obtain last minute licences
Bars and restaurants will stay open longer as special licences are granted for the Rugby World Cup.
Bitter blow for phone box pub bid
Villagers who turned a redundant telephone box into an alehouse in the hope of claiming a world record for the UK have been dealt a bitter blow.
Pub spy: The Patriot Bar and Restaurant
I don't get over to the North Shore very often. Not for pleasure anyway.
Pub spy: Prague Bar & Cafe
Prague is the newest bar I've been into for ages, but it manages to feel like it's been there for a while.
Pub spy: The Clare Inn
Whenever I walk into this pub I'm reminded that all the great bars I've ever drunk in didn't rest their reputations on looking flashy.
Pub spy: Empire Tavern
It's always good to drink in a place with a little bit of history around it.
Pub spy: Galbraith's Alehouse
We're not worthy I'd better get Galbraith's out of the way early.
<i>Don Kavanagh</i>: Open all hours
Mandatory closing times is not necessarily the answer to society's drinking problems, says Don Kavanagh.
Four of the best: Country pubs
This meticulously renovated 1876 pub attracts the crowds - some arriving by boat to tie up at the jetty.
Pub spy: Cardrona Speight's Ale House
There is something simultaneously endearing and depressing about the Speights Southern Man schtick.
<i>Don Kavanagh</i>: The cup that cannot be named
The World Cup is more about the after-match function says Don Kavanagh.