Three tonnes of sand, Hollywood stars and 30 years of great craic at Shenanigans

The pub has been serving its loyal customers since 199711:39, 01 Aug 2026Tucked away on Tithebarn Street, a traditional Irish pub that was once dismissed as a "white elephant" has spent almost three decades proving its doubters wrong.‌Next April, Shenanigans will celebrate 30 years at the heart of Liverpool's pub scene after brothers Daragh and Conor McDonald, 53, transformed the empty former Rising Sun into the welcoming Irish bar they had always imagined. Since opening its doors in 1997, the pub has become renowned for its Guinness, lively atmosphere, and warm welcome, attracting everyone from office workers and students to cruise ship visitors - and even famous faces.‌Looking back on nearly 30 years behind the bar Daragh, 55, who lives in West Kirby, told the ECHO the secret has never b