Friels bar and restaurant

02/10/2026

🎃 Your October entertainment at Friel’s! 🎶

We’ve a packed month of live music lined up, with some brilliant acts taking us right through to Halloween! 👻

From Spring Heeled Jacks to The Bellas Band, Wee Gerry and plenty more, there’s lots of reasons to spend your weekend at Friel’s this October.

🍻 Great music
🎶 Great atmosphere
🔥 Live music at Friel’s since 1968

Save the dates, tag your music buddies and we’ll see you at Friel’s!

02/10/2026

☕ Start your morning off right at Friels!

Pop in, treat yourself to a freshly made coffee and enjoy a catch up with friends🤎

Open daily from 10am

29/09/2026

🐟 One of our most popular dishes at Friels

Our battered cod, served with chunky chips, mushy peas and tartare sauce. A classic for a reason! 😋

Available daily from 12pm.

Pop in and enjoy your favourite or get the family together for lunch at Friels

28/09/2026

🎄 Christmas Bookings Now Open at Friels🎄

Christmas is getting closer and dates are filling up fast! ✨

Whether it’s a work Christmas party, family get together or a festive catch up with friends, celebrate with great food, good company and plenty of Christmas cheer at Friels 🥂🎅

📞 Get in touch now to secure your preferred date:
028 7940 1206

🎄 Great Food • Good Company • Festive Memories 🎄

27/09/2026

🍽️ Sundays are made for a proper roast at Friels!

Join us this Sunday and enjoy a hearty Sunday Roast with all the trimmings, served from 12pm. 😋

Gather the family, leave the cooking to us and make a Sunday of it!

📞 Booking recommended —
call us on 028 7940 1206

📍 Friels Bar & Restaurant, Swatragh

26/09/2026

🍳 Breakfast at Friels ☕️

Start your day right with breakfast at Friels, served daily from 10am.

Whether you’re after a hearty breakfast, something a little lighter, a coffee and a catch up, or breakfast for the kids, we’ve got you covered.

No better way to start the day! 🙌

📍 Friels Bar & Restaurant, Swatragh

25/09/2026

Some very special news from Gorta 💚

Gorta Swatragh's Famine Story, has been named a FINALIST for Best UK Tourism Project in the British Guild of Travel Writers International Tourism Awards 2026.

A wonderful recognition for this story rooted here at Friel’s, and for everyone who helped bring Gorta to life.

Some stories are too important to be forgotten.

Read the full announcement below 👇

“Some stories are too important to be forgotten.”

Those were the words of travel writer and British Guild of Travel Writers member Stuart Render when he nominated Gorta, Swatragh’s Famine Story for the BGTW International Tourism Awards 2026.

We are delighted to share that, Gorta has been named a FINALIST for Best UK Tourism Project.

From the discovery of the original famine serving window here at Friel’s, to Dr Mooney’s famine pot still sitting in its original location, Gorta grew from a determination to uncover, preserve and share an important part of our local history.

To see that story, rooted here in Swatragh, recognised among tourism projects from across the world is very special.

Congratulations and best of luck to all of this year’s International Tourism Awards finalists:

Best UK Tourism Project
Gorta – Swatragh’s Famine Story, County Derry-Londonderry
Kynren – The Storied Lands, County Durham
Museum of Homelessness, London

Best Europe Tourism Project
Musée Mémoires 39-45, France
Shackleton Experience, County Kildare
Troodos Observatory, Cyprus

Best Wider World Tourism Project
Casa da Farinha, Brazil
Katien Ranger Patrol, Vietnam
Museum of the Bamoun Kings, Cameroon

A special thank you to Stuart for visiting Gorta, recognising the significance of the story and putting us forward, and to everyone who has helped research, develop, support, visit and share Gorta since we opened our doors in September 2024.

The winners will be announced at the British Guild of Travel Writers Annual Gala Awards Dinner in London on 2 November.

Above all, this recognition gives us another opportunity to do what Gorta was created to do: keep the story alive

Keep the story alive.



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23/09/2026

🎶 Your weekly line up at Friels! 🍻

We’ve another great week of live music coming your way:

🎻 Thursday 24th — Sporting Paddy
🎤 Saturday 26th — Oonagh Clarke
🎸 Sunday 27th — Wee Gerry

Great tunes, good company and plenty of atmosphere all weekend. 🙌

📍 Friels Bar & Restaurant, Swatragh

23/09/2026

🌯 One of our lunchtime favourites at Friels!

Looking for something tasty for lunch? Our Wrap of the Day is always a great choice. 😋

With different fillings to enjoy, there’s always something worth trying.

👉 Ask your server what today’s Wrap of the Day is.

🍴 Lunch served daily from 12pm

22/09/2026

🎻 Thursday Trad at Friels! ☘️

Join us this Thursday, 24th September for another great Trad Seisiún, with Sporting Paddy bringing the tunes! 🎶

Settle in, enjoy the music and soak up the atmosphere of a traditional Thursday night at Friels

🍻 Great music, good company and a warm welcome waiting for you.

📍 Friels Bar & Restaurant, Swatragh