LACROSSE, Wis. – Dublin Square Irish Pub & Eatery, famous locally for its Guinness Irish stew, locked its doors and went out of business. A staff shortage was blamed. Ironically the closing came as the annual LaCrosse Irish Fest weekend was underway. There was a little forewarning. On Friday the restaurant yanked its meals menu and stopped serving. On Saturday the bar closed too. Besides staffing, sources said the kitchen was problematic and would have cost a fortune to upgrade. For 14 years Dublin Square had been a fixture on LaCrosse’s downtown Third
Street.
Not to be. A poster for an Irish Fest weekend of noshing and imbibing.