#759Global
McCafferty's at The Barge is a traditional Irish pub serving home-cooked food and drinks, with live music every night and screens for major sport.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-21
Plan Your Visit
42 Charlemont St, Ranelagh, Dublin 2, D02 R593, Ireland
- Style
- Traditional Irish pub, sports bar and live-music venueChecked 2026-09-21 · Source
- Hours
- Monday–Wednesday noon–11:30pm; Thursday–Saturday noon–2:30am; Sunday 12:30pm–11pm.Checked 2026-09-21 · Source
- Booking
- Walk-ins are welcome and advance booking is recommended; a contact number is required and bookings are confirmed by email. Match days are walk-in only.Checked 2026-09-21 · Source
- Menu
- The owner publishes current 2026 lunch, bar-snack, evening, children's and cocktail menus with item descriptions and prices.Checked 2026-09-21 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
27.2 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 68.4
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- 21.3
- Serious press
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 51.1
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
73/ 100
Score context
Four visible firsthand guests described pub drinks and welcoming bar service at the exact Charlemont Street venue. Several visits combine food, group celebrations, or live music, and the one-platform sample is favorable; confidence is low.
Guest score details
What guests like
- welcoming pub service
- Guinness and other drinks
- repeat visits and live entertainment
Review & discussion links
Crowd signal
Google 4.3★ across 3,661 reviews.
The fresh Place is the exact operational McCafferty's at The Barge listing, with the same unique Dublin address. The owner calls The Barge a traditional Irish bar/pub and describes one integrated pub operation with food, drinks, sport and live music; this is its venue-level pub listing, not a separate nearby restaurant or a multi-branch brand aggregate.
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Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
No recorded global awards in the scored window.
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.
Irish Bar & Cocktail Awards
Reviews & press
No linked coverage yet.