Capitol Bars: Directors buying back assets from liquidators

[fedorov]

I believe there is something in the phoenix magazine related to this…

[yoganmahew]

@Poacher turned gamekeeper

@yoganmahew

@evilal

Jesus lads if it’s a pub you want, a lot nicer places are available, like the Dawson Lounge.

A class place that. Personally, though the Dame is one great place for a quiet pint to watch the world wander in and out and another is the Sackville Lounge, which has the most fabulous victorian urinals (it’s worth the false beard just to see them ladies).

Is that the Dame Tavern YM? I assume you’re not one of the lads in the painting of all the regulars which hangs at the side of the bar? Or am I assuming incorrectly?

Yes, the DT, no I’m not that regular a regular. I was when I lived in Temple Bar, but that was only for a short while.

[What_Goes_Up]

@yoganmahew

@evilal

Jesus lads if it’s a pub you want, a lot nicer places are available, like the Dawson Lounge.

A class place that. Personally, though the Dame is one great place for a quiet pint to watch the world wander in and out and another is the Sackville Lounge, which has the most fabulous victorian urinals (it’s worth the false beard just to see them ladies).

[yoganmahew]

The mac is perfect… not sure about the hat, though!

[Bigby]

@Ozzy

@evilal

Tens of millions of debt written off (68m if I recall correctly). Unsecured creditors completely wiped out. Same people back in charge of the assets, with a clean slate.

Of course it will never happen with NAMA

I am certain that NAMA will be entirely transparent and free of skullduggery.

[woger]

@yoganmahew

@evilal

Jesus lads if it’s a pub you want, a lot nicer places are available, like the Dawson Lounge.

A class place that. Personally, though the Dame is one great place for a quiet pint to watch the world wander in and out and another is the Sackville Lounge, which has the most fabulous victorian urinals (it’s worth the false beard just to see them ladies).

That pub is a gem.

[Poacher]

@yoganmahew

A class place that. Personally, though the Dame is one great place for a quiet pint to watch the world wander in and out and another is the Sackville Lounge, which has the most fabulous victorian urinals (it’s worth the false beard just to see them ladies).

These lads seem to share your enthusiasm for the jacks in the Sackville Lounge

After a couple of bevvies, you’ll be wondering where the toilets are.

Head to the back of the lounge for the gents, and to the door on the left.

You will immediately fill with excitement at the sight of the large staircase you must descend once taking a right through the door! The steps are Terracotta, with a black rim, and lead you down a creamy coloured stairwell, from which you can see the loo’s at the bottom.

The first area you may see is the sink area, which will also give you a feel for the “vintage” of these bogs".

Excellent sinks these are, check out the shape of the bowls on the pictures, creamy (probably originally white), set against white tiling with a blue decorative horizontal border.

Take a right into the main area, and right again to see the urinals / p*ss stones.

What Brilliance in Ceramic Sculpture!

Two lovely long thin stones, with a foot plate of stone, with a wacy line effect on it!

The two drainers are sat snug against the wall, plumbed straight into the wall. The wall above is a little tatty, showing holes which presumably housed previous pipe work.

At the end of the room is a singular toilet cubicle.

The loo itself is modern, white with a white plastic seat, though it is plumbed into the wall, and the handle is also wall mounted.

There is a large roll holder, and bog brush.

This room is looking a little old and tatty, but is full of character.

Look up from the bog to see a large, and a bit grubby, exposed pipe amongst the mish-mash of tiles and years of repair.

Back out of the toilet to the hand dryer. An old electric model, with a square metal/chrom button, and a square-ish blower, nice!

Eight of us visited the pub a few times on a recent excusrion, and we we’re mega impressed. The conversation kept turning to “you’ve gotta check out the bogs…” and we’d recommend you do when in Dublin!

pubtoilets.com/ShowPub.asp?pubID=237

[yoganmahew]

@Poacher turned gamekeeper

@yoganmahew

A class place that. Personally, though the Dame is one great place for a quiet pint to watch the world wander in and out and another is the Sackville Lounge, which has the most fabulous victorian urinals (it’s worth the false beard just to see them ladies)

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These lads seem to share your enthusiasm for the jacks in the Sackville Lounge

[Daniel_Plainview]

@evilal

Jesus lads if it’s a pub you want, a lot nicer places are available, like the Dawson Lounge.

That’s the really small basement place? Is it for sale?

[What_Goes_Up]

@Poacher turned gamekeeper

These lads seem to share your enthusiasm for the jacks in the Sackville Lounge

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Love the enthusiastic caption on the last pic:

**A Sqaure Knobbed Dryer! **- The Sackville Lounge, Dublin

[evilal]

@Daniel Plainview

@evilal

Jesus lads if it’s a pub you want, a lot nicer places are available, like the Dawson Lounge.

That’s the really small basement place? Is it for sale?

Yes and yes. Most of the Thomas Read pubs are for sale. Someone who;s seen the figures says most would be profitable if you could renegotiate the lease.

[schuhart]

@Braighni

The major problem here is your buying business and pub licenses but not the property. The properties are owned privately by whom? You guessed it, the directors, The O’Dwyer brothers.

Does anyone know what a pub licence is worth these days? I haven’t a clue, but I’m just vaguely interested in whether buying these licences and (say) moving them into a vacant retail premises would be a practical proposition. I’d take it the value of those properties without a pub licence is fairly ordinary.

[phantom_lord]

@fedorov

I believe there is something in the phoenix magazine related to this…

in the latest issue?