Derragarra Inn closed with immediate effect with the loss of 10 jobs

Damian McCarney

A renowned Butlersbridge eatery has closed its doors for the last time, The Anglo-Celt can reveal.

Ten staff at The Derragarra Inn were brought in for a meeting with the receivers at 3pm today and told the grim news that the business would immediately close.

The receivers, Grant Thornton, who have been running the restaurant, appointed in December of last year, took charge of the business from two Monaghan brothers, the McKennas.

The Derragarra Inn was the principal landmark in Butlersbridge, known far and wide for its food, as well as for having a concrete horse pulling a cart of turf on the roof.

The Derragarra was made famous by Ballyconnell entrepreneur John Clancy and his late wife, Angela. Clancy bought it over in 1969 and grew the business to its height in the 1980s and 1990s, when it employed 25 staff.

John sold the premises to the McKennas in 1992 and moved to New York and now owns Foley's bar in Manhattan, near the Empire State building.

At the time of closing, menupages.ie listed the award-winning Derragarra Inn with an impressive 4.5 stars rating out of five.