Corcoran’s bar is steeped in history. Now in its sixth generation of ownership, it is one of the oldest family run pubs in continued proprietorship in Ireland. It has been in the same family since 1869, if only those walls could talk!!!

Corcoran’s Bar is in the Irishtown. Like the bar, Irishtown is full of history. The area gets its name from being the area where the native Irish lived, just outside the town walls.

The Corcoran’s were shipping agents in the late 1900s, right up to the 1950s. If anyone from the local area wanted to emigrate to America or Australia, their first port of call was Mike Corcoran in the Irishtown. Mike would arrange their passage to the Southern Hemisphere with many a family taking their first steps towards a life outside Ireland inside the bar.

In many ways, Corcoran’s is not just part of the history of Irishtown, it has helped shaped it. To this day the bar exists not just to serve its customers, but as a reminder of the history of Irish Town and New Ross. It is more than a bar, it a social museum.

Corcoran’s Bar is very popular with the locals in Irishtown. Long considered a lively bar, there is live Irish music every Thursday night & live music every Saturday night. All major sporting events are shown live on our big screen. There is a large beer and water garden, a perfect setting to chill on a warm summer evening.

Corcoran’s is the ideal setting for any party or corporate event with all types of occasions catered for. Groups can avail of 3 different areas for social gatherings, the main bar itself with a reserved section, our garden (weather permitting!) or a private function room upstairs.

Opening Hours:

Sunday 12.30pm - 11pm
Monday 10.30am - 11.30pm
Tuesday 10.30am - 11.30pm
Wednesday 10.30am - 11.30pm
Thursday 10.30am - 11.30pm
Friday 10.30am - 12.30am
Saturday 10.30am - 12.30am