{"id":649761,"date":"2026-08-21T22:29:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T22:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/649761\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T22:29:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T22:29:15","slug":"mcmanus-family-purchases-oldest-pub-in-adare-ahead-of-ryder-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/649761\/","title":{"rendered":"McManus family purchases oldest pub in Adare ahead of Ryder Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The family of JP McManus has purchased the oldest public house in Adare, which used to be a popular spot for locals.<\/p>\n<p>Located on the Rathkeale Road, the 19th-century Sean Collins &amp; Sons pub closed in 2024, having been family-run for approximately 70 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">It is understood renovations are under way in the bar, after it was bought by the McManus family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The former bar was known for hosting trad music sessions and will undergo renovations ahead of the  <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishexaminer.com\/maintopics\/ryder-cup_topic-5084399.html\">2027 Ryder Cup in Adare<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The renovations are being carried out by Paul Leonard Construction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">While a new name has not been disclosed for the establishment, it is also expected to contain apartments above the pub.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Ryder Cup will take place in  <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishexaminer.com\/business\/companies\/arid-41888824.html\">Adare Manor<\/a> from September 13 to 19, and excitement has been building in the village over a year out from the global event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">As tourists flock to Adare, many are already asking about the Ryder Cup, while business owners have been in regular contact with tournament organisers as they prepare for 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">A  <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishexaminer.com\/news\/munster\/arid-41853102.html\">new logo has been provided to local business owners<\/a>, one available for licensing as they are not allowed to use the official branding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Instead, they will be using a Ready for 2027 logo, created in partnership with Ryder Cup Europe. It is the first time they are collaborating with locals on an exclusive branding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Meanwhile, Limerick City and County Council unveiled its own strategic marketing initiative earlier this year in the form of Golf Limerick, an initiative designed to position Limerick as a premier international golf destination ahead of the Ryder Cup. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The family of JP McManus has purchased the oldest public house in Adare, which used to be a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":649762,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[40],"tags":[201430,9,10,18,13,14,6,19,17,11,12,15,16,5,5948,7,8],"class_list":["post-649761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-limerick-news","tag-breaking-news","tag-breakingnews","tag-eire","tag-featured-news","tag-featurednews","tag-headlines","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-latest-news","tag-latestnews","tag-main-news","tag-mainnews","tag-news","tag-ryder-cup","tag-top-stories","tag-topstories"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/117135865684396366","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=649761"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649761\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/649762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=649761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=649761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=649761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}