Moroney's Bar

Well Friday night lived up to expectations and there was a great turnout for Liam's beard shave in aid of St Anne's School in Ennis. There to enjoy the night were many of his friends from Whitegate along with the usual support from the Moroney regulars. Among them were his fellow Leeds supporters in the Ennislusc Branch including Mike McNamara,Paul Nihill,Tommy Kelly and Dom O Rourke who were there to give him support on the night.

Also among the guest were Linda Guilfoyle who is in charge of St Annes and her daughter Julie of The Guillotine Hair Studio who performed the beard shave on Liam. The Guilfoyles are synonymous with Moroneys as Julies grandfather Paddy"Polo"Guilfoyle was a great personal friend of Gerry Moroney and indeed her father Paddy is a great greyhound supporter and visits Gerry regularly.

The night brought a surprise as instead of one beard shave we had two.… Read more

Our good friend and avid Leeds United supporter Liam Jones from Whitegate will have his famous beard shaved in aid of St Anne's School ,Ennis on Friday night 23rd February in Moroney's Bar. This is a kind gesture by Liam and there will be music ,food and lots of spot prizes on the night. Do come along as a great night is in store.

Some of his Man United friends are saying that because Leeds are in danger of relegation to the 1st Division he does not want to be recognised in the future but we'll leave Liam to answer that one!

To welcome in the New Year there will be a massive trad session in Moroney's with Marcus Moloney, John Joe Kelly and friends starting at 7.30pm.Looking forward to ringing in the new year with all our customers and friends.
Brian John ,Tracy and staff would like to wish all their customers,musicians,suppliers and friends a Happy New Year and look forward to seeing you in 2007.

Congratulations to Marcus Moloney and Mags on their engagement from Brian John and all the staff at Moroney's.On Wednesday night next,which is Marcus's resident night there will be a party in Moroney's and one can expect a lively trad session from Marcus and all his friends as they celebrate the occasion in style.

Brian John and all the staff at Moroney's would like to wish all their loyal customers a very Happy and Peaceful Christmas.There will be many party nights over the festive season so do drop in and say hello and you'll be sure of a great welcome.

If it's Celtic you support you can be sure to find their supporters in Moroney's on match days.The Hoop followers including Colm McDonagh, John Lavery, Chris Dobbin and John Reynolds would only be too delighted to welcome you to join them in cheering on The Bhoys.

Over in Ennis for the weekend were our good friends Angie and Carol from the Prince of Wales pub in the heart of Leeds.Unfortunately Angie's husband Paul could'nt join her as he was on duty in the pub for the Leeds vs Barnsley game.When the Ennis Leeds United Supporters go over for games we go to the Prince of Wales for the beer, crack and friendly welcome.

As it was Carol's birthday at the weekend our PRO on tour Slim Corry invited the girls over to sample the delights of Ennis.The girls could'nt have picked a worse weekend weather wise to come over but they did'nt let that dampen their spirits. As Paul and Angie are retiring (unfortunately for us Leeds supporters) from the pub in March they had a surprise in store for Johnny and all the Ennis Leeds United Supporters when they presented him with the engraved mirror from… Read more

For the second year in succession Moroney's Bar were successful in the Ennis Tidy Towns Award cermony held in the De Valera Library Ennis on Friday 17th November. The award was for the Shop Window Floral Display and was presented by Rory McAllister of Oliver Walsh Motors and Dermot Whelan of Mid-West Fireplaces to Johnny Moroney.This was a tribute to Brian John ,Tracy,Colm and all the staff who continue to mainatain the highest of standards in keeping Moroney's in pristine condition.

To win awards is great but to maintain the standards is really what such awards are about and we at Moroneys feel proud our efforts have been rewarded.Once again thanks to everyone concerned and here's to the hat trick next year.

On Sunday next the Lifford ladies soccer team will travel to Castlebar to take on Mayo in the semi final of the Senior Cup. Our very own Irene Hehir will be part of the squad and all at Moroney's wish the girls the very best of luck.If they can play as well as they can party they'll have no trouble marching on to the final.The game kicks off at 1pm in Milebush Park,Castlebar.

Take a look at the picture gallery to see the girls celebrate their quarter final victory over Cork.

On Tuesday 1st November Alan Malone and his team mates visited Moroney's with the Jack Daly Cup.Having beaten Lissycasey in the County Senior Football Final on the previous Sunday it was great to see the cup back in the pub.It was indeed fitting as Gerry himself won four county senior football meadles with the Faughs and captained the victorious Faughs team in the 1952 final. Also as Jack Daly himself was a regular in the pub it was like a coming home party.

Brian John filled the cup with brandy and as is traditional this was passed around the bar.It was great for the locals to get a glimps of the cup and congratulate their fellow townies.There are pictures in the picture gallery of the night Jack came home.

Many thanks to Alan and all the lads for calling,it was much appreciated by all at Moroney's.

It's that time of the year again when the Ennis Trad Festival kicks off with Festival Director John Rynne promising a feast of music with over 500 musicians employed to play in 25 pubs in the town.As usual there will be afternoon,evening and late night concerts,workshops,ceilis,CD launches not forgetting the ever popular Trad Disco.

Here in Moroneys we have an impressive line up of top class musician playing over the festival and one is assured of some great and lively sessions.The line up for the Trad Festival is as follows:

Wed. 8th Nov.@ 9.30pm
Marcus Moloney,Kieran Kissane,Mossie Griffin & Michael Dermody

Thurs.9th Nov.@9.30pm
Kieran Breen,Dermot Lernihan & Denis Liddy

Fri.10th Nov.@ 9.30pm
Kevin Ryan,Mossie Griffin & Kieran Hehir

Sat.11th Nov.@ 9.30pm
Martin Dermody,Ann Marie McCormack & Sheila Garry

Sun.12th Nov.@ 7pm
Marcus Moloney,Mags Hehir & Martin Dermody

Brian John and all his staff would like to take this opportunity to wish the festival every success and promise you a great night of… Read more

On Sunday 29th Oct Eire Og will taken on Lissycasey in the County Senior Football Final at Cusack Park in what promises to be a great final. Brian John ,staff and patrons of Moroney's would like to wish The Townies well and hopefully bring back Jack (Daly Cup).

On Tuesday night 1st Nov there will be a Halloween Party in Moroney's where staff will be in costume and patrons are invited to do likewise. This was a super night last year when staff from Roche in Clarecastle had their staff party in Moroney's and the range of costumes on display was hilarious. If you're around drop in and BJ is sure to give you a great pint if you're not too frightened to drink!

A special tribute night to the Ennis Boy Scouts and in particular to one of its founding members the late Christy Murphy was held in Moroney's on Monday night.Two framed pictures were unveiled by Christy's youngest daughter Kaki depicting her Dad's contribution to the Scouts and that of others.The first Ennis Troop was founded in Ennis in 1932 and the Scouts has been an integral part of the town and it's youth since then.Noel Halpin could recall events and outings going back over 50 years as if they were only yesterday.The one constant in all the stories was Christy as he lived for the Scouts and brought so much joy to the towns youth.

It must be remember that Ennis in those early years during and after the war and into the 50's and 60's was a lot different to the Ennis of today.People take it for granted now that… Read more

On Sunday 27th August the Ennis Branch of the Leeds United Supporters Club held their AGM in Moroney's.A good turnout of members were present following the live showing of the Sheffield Wednesday vs Leeds Championship game.Better still Leeds won the game courtesy of a David Healy penalty and all present stayed on for the All Ireland Football Semi Final between Dublin and Mayo.
This turned out to be one of the best football games in recent times with Mayo winning by a point.At 6 o clock a Trad Session (see pics in gallery) began and this was a fitting end to a great days sport.

Following many enquiries as to where the staff got their lovely tops,Moroney's now have polo tops and tee shirts for sale.Both tops have the crest of the pub on the front while on the back of the polo shirts only in gold writing is the pub website address.
The emblem on the shirts was taken from an old message bag (see picture gallery under Bar)that was used in the grocery where tea,sugar,biscuits etc were on sale.It's existence dates back to when the grocery / pub first opened it's doors in 1840.
Photos of the polo tops can be seen in the picture gallery under the headings A Team and Bob Kearney ex Market Street now domicile in the USA since the 50's.It was his son Brian who ordered the top as a surprise for his Dad and needless to say Bob was delighted to feel so close to his home town.
Prices are… Read more

After leaving Ennis over 25 years ago to study art and follow his dream Harry Guinane from Carmody St (lived opposite ESB) has returned to his roots. His late Dad, Sean, was a staunch and founding member of the Faughs football team and Eire Og, while also having the post of County Board Secretary.

Harry is now an accomplished artist, illustrator and designer specialising in potraits, illustrations, caricatures and company logos. With this in mind Harry was commissioned to do a potrait of Gerry Moroney, his late wife Mary and to include a greyhound in the potrait to signify their love of the long tails. The potrait can be seen in the picture gallery under the heading Harry Guinane artist supreme. Take a look and see what you think.

The photo gallery has been re-vamped with a new look, and also behind-the-scenes, adding new photos will be quicker, so you can look forward to more pictures soon!

If you can't get to Croke Park on Sunday next (13th August) for the All Ireland Hurling semi final between Clare and Kilkenny why not watch it in Moroney's and enjoy the electric atmosphere.Throw in is at 4.00pm.The match will be shown again on Monday evening when all the post mortems will take place.

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