Things are changing inside Peter’s Pub. The iconic watering hole, nestled in the corner of Johnson’s Place in Dublin’s city centre, has swapped its cream walls for a dark, moody green. A new wooden bar is fronted by a set of freshly upholstered black leather stools, while downstairs, the bathrooms are in the process of a modernised facelift. Peter’s Pub appears to be transitioning into a cooler, sleeker operation. The pub’s renovation will act as a bookmark in the story of a building that has housed a licensed premises since 1832. Peter’s Pub changed hands last year for the first…

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