Are tennis shoes allowed in Pubs/Restaurants in Ireland?

Question

Are tennis shoes allowed in pubs/restaurants in Ireland? My family and I will be site seeing all day long and want to know if we'll be allowed into the pubs and/or restaurants wearing our comfortable tennis shoes at night.

Answer 1

yes

Answer 2

yes tennis shoes are perfectly acceptable in 100% of pubs and probably 95% of all restaurants (except the really classy joints)

Answer 3

You will never be denied entry in to a pub/restaurant in Ireland for wearing tennis shoes.  The only places that may have a dress code are the very upscale restaurants in larger cities like Dublin.

Answer 4

Just to clarify we have a no smoking law in all pubs, restaurants and workplaces.  

Tennis shoes are acceptable everywhere except in high class restaurants.  They are not always acceptable in discos!

Enjoy your trip

Answer 5

We dont have laws about footware in public. Only really posh places in Cities and big towns have dress codes but 99% of pubs and restauranuts dont really care what you wear as long as you wear something

Answer 6

Er... are you expecting there to be some kind of national law about footwear in public eating establishments? It depends on the pub/restaurant! Some won't mind, some might. Pubs will probably be easier going than restaurants.

To be absolutely certain, you could each take a change of footwear with you. But Ireland is a pretty laid back place.

Answer 7

We went to Ireland in 2003, and had no problem wearing tennis shoes pretty much everywhere!  Most pubs are rather casual anyway, and with a lot of smoking and fairly poor lighting as I remember- but the food was quite good!  I hope you have fun with your trip!

Answer 8

As long as your not in a golf-club it's okay!