Popular suburban Cork bar and restaurant Route Fourteen calls time 

The premises in Lehenaghmore previously traded as the City Bounds

Route Fourteen Bar in Lehenaghmore in Togher in Cork city. The bar and restaurant has closed its doors.

Popular suburban bar and restaurant Route Fourteen in Cork city has closed its doors for the final time. 

Route Fourteen is a 500sq m premises in Lehenaghmore in Togher, which had developed a strong reputation for its food offering. It is a joint venture between Titanic Bar & Grill in Cobh which is run by Alan Murphy, and Copper Grove in Bandon which is owned by Donal and Trish Kelleher.

The spacious bar and restaurant, which has an outdoor patio area and a 50-space car park, previously traded as the City Bounds bar and was originally developed in 2008 by local man Pascal O’Sullivan, who passed away in 2015.

Route Fourteen was revamped in the post-covid era, becoming Route Fourteen in 2021 and with the trade's focus further pushing into food hospitality. 

Gift vouchers which were purchased for Route Fourteen are being honoured at both Titanic Bar & Grill and at Copper Grove. 

Developers made an offer to the owners of the premises, and the decision was made to cease trading this month.

"Titanic Bar & Grill, Cobh and Copper Grove, Bandon are unaffected by the sale of Route Fourteen and it's business as usual in those two premises," co-owner Alan Murphy told the Irish Examiner.

Gift vouchers which were purchased for Route Fourteen are being honoured at both Titanic Bar & Grill and at Copper Grove. 

Titanic Bar & Grill is based in the historic former White Star building at Casement Square in Cobh and has become a town favourite since opening 13 years ago. Copper Grove in Kilbrogan Hill has been operating successfully for the past 10 years.