McArdle’s pub in Anne Street
Peadar McArdle
One of Dundalk’s best-known pubs could be set to change hands in the coming months.
Well-known publican Peadar McArdle announced back in July that he was retiring after 25 years of running McArdle’s in Anne Street by placing the leasehold interest up for sale.
Now Talk of the Town can reveal that a deal has been struck for the pub to change hands to an unknown bidder, with estate agents Sherry FitzGerald Carroll marking it as ‘Sale Agreed’ on their website on Monday.
Barring any complications, the final details of the sale are likely to be completed in the next few weeks with the likelihood that the changeover will happen sometime in the New Year.
Now 70, Peadar bought the lease of the pub in 1989 after being made redundant from Clark’s shoe factory and ran the pub with his wife Teresa.
While now living in Knockbridge, Peadar and Teresa raised their family of five above the premises for a time, with son Paul still working behind the bar to this day.
‘Peadar’s’, as it is affectionately known, is believed to have origins from the 1800s when it was an inn and lodging house.
A popular venue for supporters of local GAA, soccer and rugby teams, the pub has its own golf society and has entertained countless sporting stars down through the years, including Stephen Staunton, whose jersey from the 2002 World Cup adorns the walls of the pub.
