Students will be devastated.
The Long Stone pub on Townsend Street is set to close its doors for the very last time this weekend.
Established in 1754, the pub has frequently been extremely popular with Trinity College students and punters in Dublin city.
The pub is being demolished in the new year as part of a major city centre development.
Having taken its name from the long stone that vikings used to signal that they had captured the lands around it, a new 11 storey development will be built in its place.
The Marlet property group paid €56 million for the site along with Apollo House.
Permission has also been granted for the demolition of the adjacent Hawkins House, which had previously served as the headquarters of the Health Service Executive.
In an interview with the Irish Times, The Long Stone’s manager Dan Ryan said:“We knew this day was coming, but when it arrives it is always different. You always feel a bit sad. It’s a pity because it’s been a good business over a long period of time.
Ryan adds: “The Long Stone is a unique pub and will be sadly missed by us and our customers. People loved it – locals and tourist alike. The sale and the redevelopment of this block was always on the cards over the last couples of years, and now the that day has arrived.”
Main image via Facebook (The Long Stone)
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