The Bernard Shaw is our very first bar in Dublin. We set up shop in this 113 year old boozer in October 2006 and since then we have had to figure out how to become publicans and resist sticking our heads under the taps when nobody is looking. From the stories the locals tell us this place has had a pretty colourful past, Sunday morning strip clubs, the legendary battlesaxe Old Mrs Bambrick and bar fights a plenty. These days bar stool related injuries are minimal but we still like to have a laugh with the place.
There's 2 bars, 3 rooms and a nifty beer garden out the back with pool table. We also do food in a different sort of way. 12' and 16" Pizza's from the super popular Ray's Pizza around the corner from us who is so close the pizza oven might aswell be in the bar. Just pick from the menu, order at the bar and it will be delivered into your hands with a pitcher of beer thrown into the deal.
Being who we are, The BS (as we lazily call it) is a music bar first and foremost and we have bands & DJs in here 6 days a week. The nights are a mix of in-house stuff and local promoters with some internationals dropping in for unannounced sets (Switch, Diplo, DJ Godfather are a few) We touch on alot of bases here musically, from dubstep to funk, Baltimore to house, rock to breaks. We also run the Saturday and Saturnight event Toejam which has added a whole new dimension to what we do here, with the likes of Carboot Sales, Futureshorts film exhibitions, T-Shirt & Badge making, record fairs, Pro Evo Competitions, expiremntal music and madness days and lots more ideas yet to happen.
The Shaw Space is our gallery in the pub too, hosting regular exhibitions from some of the best Irish illustrators, designers & artists aswell as international submissions. Galleries rotate every 4-6 weeks roughly and we also host exhibitions for new talent. Passing the pub you will also see our graf walls, curated by local painter Maser.
We also run pub quizes and movie nights for shits and giggles and show all the major Rugby & Football clashes too.
Thats the general jist of what we do in here. If you want any info on the above, want to find out how to get involved, or how to get here just get in touch with John on 085 7128342 or john@bodytonicmusic.com
Monday
Free & easy
Tuesday
Night Stew
Open mic night, just bring your skills and play.
For more info: Stew.bebo.ie
Wednesday
Frantics
Indie/rock/electro night with live local bands & DJs every Wednesday
For more info: myspace.com/frantics_shaw
Thursday
Beauty School Drop Out
New night as of April 08 with Chewy Hosting. Idea is still coming together but there will be food, movie screenings in beer garden, live art and other good schtuff.
For more info: bodytonicmusic.com/forum
Friday
Scribble
In-house night hosted by our record label Scribble. Funk, soul, disco, house, hip hop, dubstep from DJ Kormac, Stee Downes, Rocko, Tom Beary & more
Saturday
Toejam
Early: Starting anytime between 12-4pm we have the likes of carboot sales, film clubs, T-Squared T-Shirt & badge making, music lectures, experimental music stuff and loads of other ideas we have been looking to do for years.
Late: The early stuff flows into the music later with rotating residents A$$quake, Breakology, Grandmaster Evlis, JB the Deejay & Simon Judge
Sunday
12 Sundays
Starting at 12 and ending at 12, the longest running night in the country! Starting in funk disco territory the tempo goes up as the day gets longer with houseyness at the end.
Ashley Beedle, DJ Spinna, Theo Parrish, Unabombers, Benji B, Mark E have guested and its always free in
All Day, All Week
Pints Castlemaine €3.50
Pitchers Castlemaine €10
Wednesday / Thursday
Shots Sambuca, Tequilla, Jaeger €3
Pitcher Buckfast €12
2 Jaeger Bombs €8
Sundays
Pitchers Becks Vier €10
The Bernard Shaw
11 - 12 South Richmond Street
Portobello
Dublin 2
Ireland.
Phone: +353 (0)85 712 8342
Email: john@bodytonicmusic.com
Want to reserve and area or table?
Just call John on the above number. Food can also be arranged and discounted guestlist for any of our Thursday to Saturday in the POD nightclub around the corner for after the bar closes.
Bernard Shaw on the web
Keep bang up to date with what we are doing on The Bernard Shaw's very own forum at http://www.bodytonicmusic.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=18
