The Poor Scholar - Ballinamore

02/05/2026

Live music tonight .scholar by the talented BRENDAN RYNN 10.30 to late

25/12/2025

🎄🎅 Merry Christmas from David and everyone at The Poor Scholar! ✨🎅🎄
Wishing all our wonderful customers, friends, and families a very Merry Christmas filled with laughter, love, and plenty of festive cheer! Thank you for being part of our journey, your support means the world to us.
Have a magical Christmas and a brilliant New Year! 🎁🥂🎉

22/11/2025

Live music tonight by
Alanna Maher

11/11/2025

🎉 A Huge Weekend at The Poor Scholar, Celebrating 20 Years! 🎉
This weekend is a very special one for us here at The Poor Scholar as we proudly celebrate 20 years in business. We want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to all our loyal customers who have supported us over the years and to fondly remember those no longer with us. ❤️

A massive thank you also goes out to all our staff, past and present, whose hard work, dedication, and good humour have been the heartbeat of our success.

To mark the occasion, we’ve got a jam-packed weekend lined up:

📅 Saturday 15th November
🎵 Aoife Duignan — 7pm to 9pm
🎵 Kevin Logue — 10pm
🍻 Drinks Promotion:
We’re rolling prices back to 2005! Enjoy all drinks at the same price as they were back in 2005*. Example: Pints for €3.20–€3.50 *Offer ends 9pm*

📅 Sunday 16th November
🎵 Live music from 5 pm
🍻Drink Promotion: All Pints €5* *Offer ends 7pm*

No formal invitations, this celebration is all about community, just like it’s always been. Spread the word, bring your friends, and join us as we raise a glass to 20 incredible years.
Here’s to the memories we’ve made and the many more to come.

Thank you from all of us at The Poor Scholar. 🥂

27/10/2025

🍻All Pints, Only €5! 🍻
Kick off your weekend the right way at The Poor Scholar, Ballinamore!
Starting from 30th October running right through untill December!
We’re serving all pints for just €5:
🍻 Thursdays & Fridays | 5:30 pm – 9 pm
🍺 Sundays | 3 pm – 7 pm
There’s no better excuse to call in, catch up with friends, and enjoy a great deal in great company.
📍 Pop in and start your weekend off right at The Poor Scholar!

23/10/2025

🎤 Bank Holiday Weekend here at The Poor Scholar, Ballinamore! 🤠

Join us this Saturday, October 25th for a Country Karaoke Night!
Time to dust off those cowboy hats and boots — we’ve got prizes galore 🎶
So pull on your best western gear and get ready for a night of fun, tunes, and a whole lot of craic!

Then on Sunday, October 26th, the party keeps going with live music from Freeway 🎸
Music kicks off at 10:30 PM — grab your friends, join the crowd, and round off the weekend in style!

See you there!

21/10/2025

🎶 Calling all young musicians! 🎶

The Poor Scholar Ballinamore is kicking off a Youth Session this Friday, October 24th at 7:30pm! 🕢

All ages and all instruments are welcome — so whether you play fiddle, flute, guitar, box, or bodhrán, come on down, join the gang, and play a few jigs and reels! 🎻🎵

It’s the perfect chance to meet like-minded people, share a few tunes, and have a bit of craic together.

So spread the word, bring your friends, and call in for a great evening of music and fun!

11/10/2025

02/10/2025

🎶 Live Music This Saturday! 🎶

Join us at The Poor Scholar, Ballinamore on Saturday, October 4th for a great night with Aoibheann Treanor! 🍻✨

Call in, grab a drink, gather your friends, and have the craic – the perfect way to kick off your weekend. 🎤🎵

Start your weekend off right – we can’t wait to see you all there! 🙌