Paddy Mac's
Ballina town centre, Co. Mayo
About
Paddy Mac's is the trad pub in Ballina, a town-centre bar with live music several nights a week, mixing local sessions with touring acts. It is the first place a local will send you for a night out with tunes, busy at weekends and over festival week, and a reliable spot to find the kind of session Mayo does well. Pints and music rather than food; go for the atmosphere.
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