Around 200 people joined in the celebrations last Saturday week at the official re-opening of Bradley’s Bar in Labane under new ownership – bucking the trend of declining rural pubs. The Parish Priest in Ardrahan, Fr Joe Roche, after blessing the renovated building, thanked new proprietor, Joe Gregg and his barman brother Noel, for reviving […] The post Local bar is back in business – and bucking the trend for rural pubs appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.
Bradley's Bar in Labane, County Galway, reopened under new ownership on March 17, 2025, with a celebration attended by 200 people. New owner Joe Gregg revived the pub, bucking the trend of rural pub closures. The reopening featured a blessing by the Parish Priest and a ribbon-cutting by local figures Iarla Tannian and Andrew Quinn. Gregg aims to make it a community pub and has no plans to redevelop it into apartments.
