“McCarthy’s is a virtual Mecca of televised sports and huge draw for fans of everything from horse racing to rugby.” Owner Tom McCarthy would also appear to be a supporter of fox hunting (which shamefully is still legal in Ireland). The pub hosted a meeting of the North Kerry Harriers hunt (a hunt affiliated with the Irish Masters of Harriers Association) in February 2025. Featuring images of a grinning Mr McCarthy, the Kerryman newspaper of 26 February 2025 reported that the procession of horses and riders arrived at “the host pub, Tom McCarthy’s Central Bar on Main Street” and added that “after Tom McCarthy presented the traditional tray of hot drops to the riders of an appropriate age, the colourful hunt moved off down Main Street…” Nothing like alcohol to get a day’s fox hunting off to a good start…
Tom McCarthy’s Bar (Co.Kerry)
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