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Well known and much loved barman at Tynan’s Bridge House Bar, Liam Phelan, pulled his final pint before retirement on Friday, May 17. Many of his family, friends and colleagues past and present joined with the legendary Kilkenny figure for an evening of celebration, nostalgia and laughs as the curtain came down on an illustrious career for Liam behind the bar. Liam has become a treasured part of Kilkenny life for over 30 years, spreading his stories, joy and happy days to locals and visitors alike during memorable spells with local pubs and restaurants including Hotel Kilkenny, Paris Texas, and — for the past nine years — Tynan’s.

So, as one door closes and another opens for Liam, is the local man dreading the prospect of retirement? “I’m actually looking forward to it, in fairness Ann (Liam’s wife) is on her own the whole time in the house so it’s the right thing to do but I mean I will miss it,” he said. The local man’s list of roles is unmeasurable as his ability to turn his hand to jobs when required which made him a favourite with customers and employers alike. “I came to Kilkenny in 1983, I started off in Rosslare, I was the head chef in Hotel Rosslare with Liam Griffin.



He bought the Rosehill House Hotel in Kilkenny and I came up as assistant manager to Richard Butler. I worked with him for years but during that time the head chefs used to leave so I’d go back into the kitchen as head chef and then I became entertainment and food and beverage ma.

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