Molly Malones Irish Pub

Molly Malones is a long-standing Devonport venue built around several distinct spaces rather than a single bar. The pub describes itself as a Devonport institution with a strong reputation on Tasmania’s North West Coast, bringing together a bistro, restaurant bar, front bar, sports bar and gaming room. That gives visitors a choice of settings, whether they are meeting friends for a drink, settling in for food, watching sport or looking for evening entertainment.

The Front Bar is presented as the relaxed, social part of Molly’s, suited to catching up with friends or stopping in for an after-work drink. The venue also promotes a daily happy hour, a Tuesday quiz from 7.30pm and Friday-night safe-cracking and wheel-spinning entertainment from 5pm. For live entertainment, the Restaurant Bar becomes the main focus on Saturday nights, with music on the main stage and a dance floor. The venue directs guests to its Facebook page for current line-ups, so the program can vary.

Sports fans have a dedicated option in the Sports Bar, where national and international matches are shown on Foxtel screens. The Gaming Room offers 30 gaming machines, including newer titles and named games such as Lightning Cash and Kelly Country Dancing Dollars. The associated Gaming Lounge also includes TASkeno, big-screen entertainment and refreshments, with complimentary tea, coffee and soft drinks available to gaming machine players. Molly Malones says this area is intended to be comfortable, friendly and sociable, while its site also includes information about gambling harm minimisation.

The name draws on Molly Malone, the Irish figure associated with a Dublin legend, giving the venue its Irish identity and emphasis on “great craic”. Beyond the bar spaces, Molly Malones says it supports local sporting clubs and community causes in Devonport and elsewhere in the communities where it operates. With separate areas for dining, conversation, sport, music and gaming, it is best suited to groups wanting different ways to spend an evening, as well as locals looking for a regular quiz, live-music or sports-bar setting. Check the venue’s current social updates for entertainment details before heading in.