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THE SUBMARINE BAR in Crumlin has gone into receivership, TheJournal.ie has learned.
The well-known bar in the south Dublin suburb went into receivership yesterday with the premises and its adjoining pub, Rory O’Connor’s, and off licence also shuttered.
It is understood around 45 jobs will be lost as a result of the closure which was confirmed when the receivers, understood to be Grant Thornton, moved in yesterday.
Grant Thornton would not comment on the matter when contacted this afternoon. The Submarine Bar’s phone appeared to be disconnected.
Crowds at The Submarine Bar celebrate a goal for the Republic of Ireland against Croatia at Euro 2012 in June last year. Pic: ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne.
Local councillor Michael O'Sullivan said that the pub had "been in difficulty for some time". But staff who worked at the pub, one of whom worked there for around 30 years, had no prior knowledge of the impending closure.
"It was built for World Cup audiences and we don't have that any more. It depended on having big crowds," O'Sullivan, a Labour councillor, told TheJournal.ie.
Another local councillor, Henry Upton, said the pub had been closed during the days and only opened at night and on the weekend in recent months.
The Ashleaf Shopping Centre, where the pub is located, continues to trade as normal.
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I live nearby and I can’t say I’m surprised , or upset about it. They killed it when they redeveloped it, and it was primarily a hangout for skangers who wouldn’t be admitted anywhere else.
Couldn’t agree more. It was a great pub years ago but after it was redeveloped it lost all its character. It’s still a bit sad though.
I knew that was going under!
Never thought you’d sink so low Ted!
At one stage it was a great pub but it went down hill years ago.
Let’s hope the staff get sorted.
The Foxhunter in Lucan is gone as well.
Days of the super pub seems to be finished. It’s back to the small local.
.. had many a good dinner there..
I dont want to sound bad as I know people are loosing jobs but I honestly will never care when a pub goes down the crapper
This is because of the silly price of pints and spirits..
5 Euro for a longneck bottle – 1 euro in Dunnes
Bacardi and coke 10 euro – Bottle of Bacardi is 20 Euro in Dunnes
They’ve had it too good for too long-
This is the problem, for one night in the pub, you can have 5 at home. The biggest scam of all time is when someone is driving and you meet up to watch some sport, and you pay €4.80 for a pint of Guinness and the poor unfortunate with the car is paying €6 for a pint of coke or fanta (most of which is ice).
In Australia nearly all bars have hoses that can can be set to spray out different minerals and they also keep a variety of juice mixers in large cartons. This is the way to reduce the price of basic cocktails that bars wont adopt in dublin, even in the city center.
That’s because those post mixes are poor quality and Irish people wouldn’t have them.
They were tried in the 80′s and did not take off.
Even so they would be no cheaper than bottled drinks.
Nothing to do with government levies, taxes and extortionate rate bills??? Completely ignorant comment there buddy!
@Ian. You mean to tell me that Irish people who’d drink anything amber coloured in a pint glass would care about the type of coke or OJ being mixed with their vodka.
No one forces you to drink in pubs. Do you think we should all celebrate when people lose jobs just because we don’t like them? P.s. there’s only one o in losing, and loser Kev.
ha ha full of republicans
Even republicans need a pint on a Friday night.
I remember this place when it was the sub. The real sub.
I dont’t get the small minded ignorant commentary on this report. If it is in receivership it means its not making money. Therefore how can they be ripping people off? I pity anyone who has put their heart and soul into trying to make a business work in this country and has had to watch it go into receivership. I’d imagine the rate charges for this premises was around €50k a year and that’s before they ever pulled a pint. Add all the rest of the expenses on top and its hard to imagine how publican can stay in business these days. The only people ripping people off these days is our government because anyone who is running a business knows damn well they are lucky if they break even. You people make me sick!
If you continue trying to recoup your overheads from a shrinking customer base, you’ll end up charging over the odds for your product. You’re in a viscous circle very quickly, you charge more, you lose customers, you change more….
From your side of the counter that might look justified, with your costs climbing you need to get in as much as you can from wherever you can. But customers, of any business, are not all that concerned about your cost of doing business, they just want the best deal for themselves. So, from their side of the counter, it looks like a rip-off.
charging €3.50 per pint or 3 longnecks for a tenner is hardly ripping people off. this was an ongoing price too not a sign of them ripping anyone off at those prices
Agree . Pub culture is the past
B many more closures
The older sub did not allow women in the bar is it no wonder that its gone down the tubes.
Nothing got to do with now as you said it was the old sub
pubs are closing down all over the country,and not word about it,but when a bar closes in dublin,oh god it has to make the headlines.cant wait for the 06:01 news to c will it make it on that!!!!now red thumb me
18.01 news?
Red thumbed as requested
must be a bogger
The reason why this pub is on the news is because its not one of your shitty little back street pubs that closed down its a big pub with 5 bars under one roof
Where is all the Northern Bank money or can they not impose a bigger tax on the drug dealers? Or maybe hand over all the money they collect including the stroke that lines their own pocket when collecting
Been years since I visited. Had a few good nights with the boxing and footy. Bye….
over all a sad day,,,was a top pub prior to the rebuild,,and some cracking nights after the build,,, good luck to the staff in getting work,,special mention to stephen halpin manager supreme who looked after me many a night,
Ripped off people for years
Good riddance
This was the million Pint pub during the Celtic tiger days
Morrissey used to drink there
Apparently he never had a stitch to wear when he’d go out
Who Marty??
But why should someone so handsome care?
He himself never lived in Crumlin but one or both his parents did.
It wouldn’t of been unusual to see Ireland’s greatest ever centre half drink there though. Some great nights in that place.
It’s definitely Marty ye are on about!
not going to slag it off as too many people have lost their jobs .I would like to say thanks to all the staff and customers who became friends over the many years drinking in the place . The first bar I ever bought a pint in over the age of 18 .From tramps disco bar to euro 88 and italia 90 and USA 94 and all the rest . From dropping in for a quick pint after work that meant you stayed there all night in your overalls and drinking 7 nights a week and still being able to get up for work in the morning.amazing memories of ” THE SUB”
And that was in the lounge.
The sub will always be a great pub. So many great nights and on to the spa well night club. The good old days. Great publican’s the Smith’s, did so much for crumlin walkinstown & perrystown. Sad to see this pub close. Dave Harmon.
Bad day for the IRA. Submarine closed and 4/5 of NI population not interested in united Ireland!
The Liverpool supporters club used to drink there. Those tight scousers had a single pint each during the match no wonder the boozer was in trouble.
Be sad to see it go, havint been there in a while, but have some great memories from back in the day!!
Knew it was coming,still sad for all concerned and I proposed to my wife up there too :)
Awww! How lovely. Seems there are a lot of fond memories here. Hope all the staff find work soon. My dad has been a barman for 40 years in a pub in Dublin, I would be gutted for him if he had to start looking for work again after so long. Best wishes to all.
And another one bites the dust. Good luck to the staff hope they find work soon.
Never was in the “old” Sub, but the new Sub had some great nights there. Was always a grand spot if you couldn’t be arsed heading to town.
Will remember it more for the Liverpool United matches more than anything else. Queues waiting at the door to get in.
Good times.
Plus I’m pretty sure one of my mates got his bird preggers in the jacks one night.
Jesus I’ll have to send my m8 Rolly a With Deepest Sympathy card, he was in it every night of the year with the exception of good friday & Christmas day the poor fella must be devestated, Ha ha ha haaaaa, I dont feel a terrible sence of loss !!!!!!
It got Torpedoed that’s why it went Under !!! Now it’s just another Wreck !!!
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