IRISH PUBS BLOWN UP FOR PADDY’S DAY

An Irish mother has quit her job with Heineken to launch the ultimate pop-up bar – an inflatable pub. Officially launched on St Patrick’s Day, when much of the world finds itself in Irish pubs, Caitriona Mulhern blew up The

LOCAL TAPHOUSE GABS – BACK IN SYDNEY

The Great Australian Beer SpecTAPular is making its long-awaited return to Sydney, according to beer pub baron Guy Greenstone. Steve Jeffares and Guy Greenstone put their money where their taste-buds are nearly a decade ago by launching their craft beer

PUBS HOP INTO THE EASTER BONANZA

Pubs around the country are getting into the Easter festivities with events ranging from egg hunting to crab racing – many chaperoned by the Bunny himself. The family-run W.Short Hotel Group (WSHG) is a strong advocate of the holiday, with

COUGHLAN’S PUB WILL BE A ‘NEW’ LORD FOR A DAY

Paddy Coughlan and Ned Kelly’s new pub is changing name – for one day. Having announced the acquisition in recent weeks, in a new venture with old partner Rodney ‘Ned’ Kelly, Paddy’s Lord Gladstone Hotel will be re-named the Lord

BIGGEST WEEK OF CRAFT BEER BACK IN PUBS IN 2015

Back for a big fifth year, Sydney Craft Beer Week is calling on pubs to jump on the crafty train. Beergustations, Block Parties, Sydney Sausage-Fest and Ladies Beer High Tea will be some of the festival’s offerings when it takes

Merivale puts on biggest show in pubs

The Merivale juggernaut has leapt into the seventh instalment of March into Merivale, showing why it holds that crown as one of the country’s foremost entertainment providers. Offering up an all-singing, all-dancing five weeks of non-stop events, the 2015 March

Gallaghers Irish tipple set to celebrate St Patrick’s Day

The Gallagher Hotels team is rolling out the barrels around next month’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations, with a world-class feast of fine whiskies and custom degustation. Embracing its Irish-ness, on 25 March the PJ’s Irish Whiskey Bar, on the ground

Fairfield pub rides goat celebrations into New Year

The Fairfield Hotel is set to party tonight, bringing in the Year of the Goat with a large-scale community celebration. Situated in a district with a high percentage of Chinese and other Asian nationalities, the Hotel is catering to the