Locke Bar

Limerick City


With its attractive riverside setting, a maze of stone-walled and wood-panelled rooms, outdoor tables overlooking the water, and a menu that runs from breakfast to dinner, the Locke is rightly one of Limerick's most popular pubs. Hosts the Big Limerick Seisiún (session) nightly, with traditional Irish music and dancing from 5pm to 7pm and 9pm to 11pm.


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