Toner's Pub

Toner's Pub or James Toner's Pub is a traditional Irish pub on Baggot Street in Dublin, Ireland. A pub has been in operation on the site since 1818 when the original license was purchased by Andrew Rogers and it has been known as Toner's since coming under the ownership of James Toner in 1921.^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

Toner's Pub
Toner's pub in February 2013
General information
Type	3 storey red brick
Architectural style	Victorian [1]
Address	139 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2 (corner of Roger's Lane)[2]
Town or city	Dublin
Country	Ireland
Coordinates	53.337758°N 6.252438°W / 53.337758; -6.252438
Completed	c.1734 (original building)
Owner	Mick Quinn and Frank Quinn (acquired in 1987)[3]
Website
www.tonerspub.ie

The pub has been known to be frequented by politicians and media figures owing to its proximity to the Dáil and Government buildings.^[9]

Toner's is situated on Lower Baggot Street in close proximity to other notable pubs and eateries including Doheny & Nesbitt and the Merrion Hotel/Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud.

The Quinn family own the pub along with nearby pubs the Waterloo, the 51 bar on Haddington Road and the Lansdowne Hotel.^[10]

The pub was used as a filming location, by Sergio Leone, for the bar-related flashback scenes in Duck, You Sucker!.

Gallery

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  A view of Baggot Street and Toner's Pub in September 2008
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  A sign on the outside wall of Toner's Pub in 2010
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  Toner's in 1989
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  Kegs outside Toner's Pub in 1993

See also

• List of pubs in Dublin

References

1. "Toner's Pub, Baggot Street, Dublin". rareirishstuff.com. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
2. "Toners Pub". cntraveler.com. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
3. "Publican Frank Quinn passes away at age 70". irishtimes.com. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
4. "ABOUT US". tonerspub.ie. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
5. "Toners Pub". visitdublin.com. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
6. "The publican who was barred by a pub and then bought it". publin.ie. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
7. "James Toner , 139 Baggot Street Lower, Rogers Lane, Dublin 2, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
8. Dargan, Pat (15 September 2018). Dublin Pubs. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445684260. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
9. • Leahy, Pat (27 August 2009). Showtime: The Inside Story of Fianna Fáil in Power. Penguin UK. ISBN 9781844882250.
   • Connell, Joseph (2006). Where's where in Dublin: a directory of historic locations, 1913-1923 : the Great Lockout, the Easter Rising, the War of Independence, the Irish Civil War. ISBN 9780946841813. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
   • "Bono enjoys Christmas drink with fans in iconic Dublin pub just hours after performing…in India". irishpost.com. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
   • "Hollywood star gets into the swing of things on Irish trip". independent.ie. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
   • "The front snug in Toners is simply one of the best spots for a pint in Dublin". dailyedge.ie. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
   • "Dublin's literary pubs". ireland.com. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
10. "'One of life's true gentlemen' - well-known Dublin publican Frank Quinn has died". independent.ie. Retrieved 12 June 2020.