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This genuinely Irish pub – the owner hails from the Emerald Isle – is hugely popular with both locals and students from English-speaking lands. Has 18 beers on tap, 40 whiskies, darts and, every Thursday or Friday at 9.30pm, live music (mostly jazz or rock); for details, see the Facebook page.


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