Colgans
Hotel pub
The fireside pub at the Muckross Park Hotel, inside Killarney National Park, with a drinks list that leans on Kerry distillers and local brewers. You can book a snug.
📍 Muckross Park Hotel, Muckross, Killarney
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The Killarney Grand
Pub and late bar
A big Main Street pub with live music that turns livelier as the night goes on, with an extensive cocktail menu.
📍 17 Main Street, Killarney
Kate Kearney's Cottage
Pub and restaurant
A famous old pub at the entrance to the Gap of Dunloe, outside town, with an extensive cocktail list alongside chowder and wings.
📍 Gap of Dunloe, Beaufort, Killarney
Jimmy Brien's
Traditional pub
A traditional single-room pub on College Street with photos lining the walls, known for its Guinness and its local feel.
📍 College Street, Killarney
O'Connor's
Traditional pub
A High Street pub that marked 100 years in 2023, with panelled walls, chequered floors and live music most nights. Seats are hard to get even out of season.
📍 High Street, Killarney
Courtney's Bar
Traditional pub
A bare-wood pub on Plunkett Street dating from the 1800s, with a range of world craft beers, live music every Friday and trad sessions midweek in summer.
📍 Plunkett Street, Killarney
Murphy's Bar
Traditional pub
A traditional pub in the heart of town, open since 1955, with wooden beams, pub grub and traditional music on Friday and Saturday nights.
📍 Killarney
The Laurels
Traditional pub
Run by the O'Leary family for over a century, with tiled floors, beamed ceilings and fireside tables.
📍 Killarney
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Your questions
What are the best pubs in Killarney?
Start with Colgans, The Killarney Grand, Kate Kearney's Cottage, Jimmy Brien's and O'Connor's. Our full list has 8 bars.
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This guide is written by the team at M.AD Agency. We run Cocktail Week, the ten-day cocktail festival held town by town across the UK and Ireland, including Dublin and Cork. Since 2022 we have taken it to more than 20 towns and cities and worked with hundreds of bars. We put this guide together from our own research, award results and trusted Irish guides.
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