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Spit/Fire on Dublin Street has become Daylight Robbery Bar. We’re assuming that the name applies to the flatteringly dim lighting in the basement bar rather than the pricing structure.

It describes itself as ‘An all day diner meets a late nite bar involving eating, drinking, cavorting, sport viewing and music listening to name a few’.

Harry’s back

The Daylight Robbery premises have been a bar for at least a quarter of a century if not much longer. Much like the Randolph Place site which hosts Harry’s.

Harry’s first opened its doors in 1986 and it long had a reputation as a lively spot for after work drinks.

A 2015 revamp saw the dance floor disappear and with it one of the main reasons that many people visited.

As of last week, its new owners, Beer For Good CIC, re-instated the dance floor and are hoping that the good times are going to roll again.

The new Harry’s is a social enterprise project and a proportion of the profits will be reinvested into helping young people from difficult or disadvantaged backgrounds.

Chris Thewlis, Director of Beer for Good CIC said: ‘I’m certain that Harry’s will prosper, as it once did, and that it’ll again be a popular and much-loved meeting place, a place where people can enjoy themselves, where they can have a great time in a fantastic atmosphere.

Mo’ money, mo’ help

‘And we aim to make it profitable. The more money it makes, the more people it can help and the better it will be.’

He said Harry’s now sources much of its products from other social enterprises, further benefiting the community. The bread comes from Breadshare; one of the house vodkas is sourced from Heroes; and the cleaning support comes from All Cleaned Up Scotland. You can check the food menu here.

Chris also revealed that the Harry’s team would be running regular Meet the Maker nights where they would host weekly tasting events with brewers and distillers who would come to the bar and introduce their beers and spirits to Harry’s guests.

He also promised live music at the weekends.

‘When you talk about Harry’s most people will mention the dance floor. It’s something that’s really chimed with people over the years. When we bought it over we were very keen to bring it back and turn Harry’s back into a place where people can enjoy themselves and have a fun night out.’