‘The pub that refused to die’: Limerick group who saved last local pub inspire short film

The group recently welcomed the addition of a butcher in a vacant space on the side of the pub

Niall O'Dowd, Noel O'Dea, Marie O'Dea/Chavan, Josh Gore and Liam Carroll, some of the shareholders of the Street Bar in Kilteely. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

A group of Limerick locals who saved their last pub in Kilteely have inspired a short film, which will premiere at Dublin International Film Festival.

To keep the only pub in Kilteely from closing its doors, 26 locals invested €300,000 to buy Ahern’s after the previous owners decided to retire.