A brand new nightclub is set to open its doors in Portlaoise just in time for Christmas.
Most of us will remember Club 23 just off Main Street and it will be coming back but with a brand new name – Club Mustangs.
Club 23, at the back of O’Loughlin’s Hotel, closed down a number of years ago but the new owners are bringing it back – albeit with a new name. It will be open from this Friday.
John McDonald, the new owner of O’Loughlin’s Hotel in Portlaoise, completed the purchase last month.
Mr McDonald, an All Ireland senior hurling winner with Kilkenny in 1983 and who also later played for Waterford, is the owner of the hugely popular Field Bar in Kilkenny city.
Along with his wife Sally who he says “is the rock behind the business”, they bought O’Loughlin’s Hotel from the O’Loughlin family who have owned the business since 1995.
Confirming the news of the new nightclub, John said: “We are working very hard to have the renovations complete in time for Christmas.
“Reopening the late bar and venue was one of the main things we wanted to do when we acquired O’Loughlin’s Hotel and it is very close to becoming a reality.
“We know how much the people of Laois loved the old establishment and we are certain they will fall in love with Club Mustangs too.”
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