‘Best Irish Pub in the World’ competition entry: Finn McCool’s, New Orleans
‘A social life-jacket that kept many afloat after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina’
‘Best Irish Pub in the Wold’ competition entry: The James Joyce, Prague
‘A focal point for the expat community in the Czech Republic, from Irish to British, Americans, Canadians, South Africans and French’
‘Best Irish Pub in the World’ competition entry: Healy Mac’s, Kuala Lumpur
Sport plays a large part in the Irish community in Malaysia and Healy Macs is the main sponsor of Orang Eire GAA club
‘Best Irish Pub in the World’ competition entry: The Drunken Poet, Melbourne
‘If you were to plonk it down in any town in Ireland it would do well’
‘Best Irish Pub in the World’ competition entry: Peter’s Irish Pub, Maastricht
A Dutchman made a ballsy decision to open a pub in the student town after a few years living in Cork
‘Best Irish Pub in the World’ competition entry: Piper Down, Salt Lake City, Utah
‘It’s an institution; a place to commune; a place to ponder; a place to laugh; a place where the old and young can, side by side, be’
‘Best Irish Pub in the World’ competition entry: Irish Pub Koblenz, Germany
‘You can wander in off the street and while away the hours sipping Guinness and cracking wise with barman Shay’
‘Best Irish Pub in the World’ competition entry: Ireland’s 32, Van Nuys, California
‘Walking into that pub on that night, after my wife left me, was one of the best things I ever did’
‘Best Irish Pub in the World’ competition entry: Kitty Hoyne’s, Syracuse, New York
‘It’s the place where I met my wife, made friends for life and where I go when I need a little taste of home’
‘Best Irish Pub in the World’ competition entry: The Coolin, Paris
‘My favourite pub abroad is about to disappear after 19 years, taking with it a part of this city which has become home’
‘Best Irish Pub in the World’ competition entry: The Celt, Carcassonne, France
Three million visitors arrive annually to explore the medieval city but in the newer part of town is a lively bar run by a Killarney man
‘Best Irish Pub in the World’ competition entry: The Dubliner, Stockholm
‘It is our shop window, showcasing our food, our country, our culture. Our unofficial, after-hours embassy’
‘Best Irish Pub in the World’ competition entry: Dennehy’s Marina Bar, Gran Canaria
It sits among the yachts in the sunny Puerto de Mogan, but has an atmosphere just like your local at home
‘Best Irish Pub in the World’ competition entry: The Irish Haven, New York
The location for The Departed’s ‘cranberry juice’ scene provided a home from home for 13 Brooklyn Shamrocks summer transfers
‘Best Irish Pub in the World’ competition entry: The James Joyce, Zurich
A distinguished establisment in the heart of the financial district combining Swiss efficiency with a a warm Irish welcome
‘Best Irish Pub in the World’ competition entry: Jack Duggans, Bathurst, Australia
An authentic Irish bar which also embraces the culture of the local community in New South Wales
‘Best Irish Pub in the World’ competition entry: McSorley’s Old Ale House, New York
One of the city’s oldest Irish bars has counted many famous writers among its regulars, from Hunter S Thompson to Brendan Behan
‘Best Irish Pub in the World’ competition entry: Auld Shillelagh, London
‘The long narrow pub has been an extension of my living room in Hackney for almost 12 years’
‘Best Irish Pub in the World’ competition entry: Jack Doyle’s, Budapest
‘My days and nights working in Jack Doyle’s while on Erasmus in Hungary felt like all play’
‘Best Irish Pub in the World’ competition entry: PJ O’Brien’s, Sydney
On Christmas Day in PJ’s hundreds of young Irish people eat turkey and ham wearing their county colours
‘Bushwaller’s is the gathering place in our community in Maryland’
‘Best Irish Pub in the World’ competition entry: Bushwaller’s, Frederick, Maryland, US
‘The Grapes keeps a small Irish community united in Sheffield’
‘Best Irish Pub in the World’ competition entry: The Grapes, Sheffield, England
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