Popular L.A. bar Molly Malone’s Irish Pub closes after fire
LA TimesMolly Malone’s Irish Pub, a beloved Los Angeles bar known for its extensive Irish memorabilia, perfect Guinness pours and nightly live music, is temporarily closed after a fire scorched the building. Aside from a period during the COVID-19 pandemic, this marks the first time the bar will be closed for any stretch of time since it opened, owner Damian Hanlon said. “Our doors will be shut but we plan to be back better than ever before you know it!” The Los Angeles Fire Department received a report at 1:17 p.m. Thursday that the bar at 575 S. Fairfax Ave. was on fire. To have lost anything would have been a shame.” The pub, known as a hangout for musicians, initially featured Irish troubadours performing drinking songs and traditional ditties.