Dolan's Pub and Restaurant was established in 1878, but obviously many things have changed since then. The electric light bulb was indeed a wonderful invention! Indeed the entire docklands area of Limerick has seen major changes, especially in the last few years. The once famous landmark of Ranks flour mills, which served as a welcoming sight for many a weary sailor has almost vanished. Only one of the original towering entities remains. It was so sturdy in it's construction that the company charged with it's demolition went belly-up trying to knock it! Fortunately the nearby Dolan's was unharmed
Dolans pub is now a bustling emporium of fine food and drink, with a hearty helping of traditional Irish music every night. Thanks to a rare concession known as a 'dock licence', Dolans is one of the first pubs to open in Limerick each morning. If you're the early riser type, or coming in from a long day on the night shift you can get a 'full Irish breakfast' from 8:00 am for the miserly sum of 6.95, and have a fresh creamy pint to wash it down "for a few dollars more"!
Every night in Dolan's you can hear the finest local and visiting traditional musicians playing in an informal setting in the bar. Many well known Irish and international 'heads' make a point of including Dolan's Pub in their itinerary for the un-equalled atmosphere. The action starts around 9:00pm nightly. C'mon in for a pint, you'd never know who might be there.....
For those that love dancing there are set-dancing classes during the winter months on Tuesday nights at 8:00pm
Everyone's welcome, young or old, beginners to experts!
Just in case you think Dolan's is all 'old-timey', we'd like it to be known that we welcome all types. Dolan's has become one of the hot-spots in Limerick for corporate parties, birthdays, engagements, bahmitzvahs, divorces and re-engagements, and you can book some tables in the pub, or go all-out and book our Upstairs Venue or Al's Beer Garden for your private 'VIP' party
Give us a call at 061-314483, or email grainne@dolans.ie and we'd be delighted to help plan your special event, small, medium or large!
Sorry bout the group mail (despite your name being cunningly added into the first line. How did I do that?)
Anyways, stuck up some new recordings of songs we did in the album session in Electrical Audio. None of the songs are mastered yet and there are a couple of tweaks here and there to be done but I thought I"d stick em up so you could get a listen before the album is released.
I"m gonna rotate the songs on an as unyet decided basis (weekly, biweekly, triweekly even??) and include songs that didn"t make the final cut. Watch out for them...
The songs up now are There You Stand, This Is How We Play and Home.
NOUVEAU!!!! Disponible sur Myspace! Un morceau extrait du nouvel album du groupe Maltavern "Douce Tornade" Sorti le 28 Juin 2008 Bonne écoute! A bientôt Et bon vent... Christo pour Maltavern
We're hosting 10 competitivelive music events over the summer and the best act from each event will go forward to play it out at the ‘LA or Busk’ Finals in Dublin. The overall winner will get a trip to Los Angeles to play a showcase event in front of music professionals!
How to enter 1. Collect 25 mastheads (that’s the title banner on the front page of the Sunday World). 2. Set up your band/artist profile on www. blastspace. com – you must write a band biography, including names, location, what instruments members play and a brief history. You must also upload at least 1 original music track (MP3) and two good quality band photographs. 3. Add ‘LA or Busk’ profile as a friend. 4. Send your 25 Sunday World mastheads along with the Sunday World application form to: LA or Busk Competition, Blastbeat Ltd, 7-8 Mount Street Crescent, Dublin 2, Ireland. Our panel of experts will then choose the best 8 bands for each event, and inform them of the event they have been chosen for. Please note that the panel’s decision is final.
There are both all ages and over 18s events and there are dates in Cork, Dublin, Galway, Belfast, Derry and Limerick so log onto www. blastspace. com/laorbusk for more details!
