The Bernard Shaw have today announced that they will cease operating as a business, bringing an end to their much-loved bar, and to their outdoor eating section - Eatyard - as well as their various art and performance spaces.

In a statement on Twitter, the bar owners said:

"It's with heavy hearts that we announce the end of our Bernard Shaw adventure. At the end of October 2019 we will close the Shaw, Eatyard, all organisational, art and performance spaces and everything else in the building and yards - for good."

It's with heavy hearts that we announce the end of our Bernard Shaw adventure. At the end of October 2019 we will close the Shaw, Eatyard, all organisational, art and performance spaces and everything else in the building and yards - for good.https://t.co/CGDpyluYIv

— The Bernard Shaw (@TheBernardShaw) September 9, 2019

The news comes just a few short months after the Bernard Shaw was refused permission by An Bord Pleanála to continue operating its iconic exterior beer garden and dining area.

The area - which contained a blue double decker bus and a mish-mash of street art covering the smoking area's exterior - was one of the main draws to the bar.

In its application at the time, the Bernard Shaw owners said there was a “brewing unease and scepticism” at how “once-lauded cultural institutions are being replaced by hotels and short-term accommodation”.

The loss of the Bernard Shaw will likely have a lasting impact on the social and cultural scene in Dublin. Many will rightly see this closure as being symbolic of the ways in which Dublin social settings are being left behind, as rents and costs of operation continue to rise.

The Bernard Shaw released a full statement on their website, where they spoke of the closure and their plans for the future. You can read it below.

Having featured The Bernard Shaw in each and every annual issues of our Best of Ireland and Best of Dublin magazines, we'll be desperately sorry to see it go...

Read the Bernard Shaw statement here:

"It’s with heavy hearts that we announce the end of our Bernard Shaw adventure. At the end of October 2019 we will close the Shaw, Eatyard, all organisational, art and performance spaces and everything else in the building and yards – for good. We’ve tried really hard over the last few months to renew the lease, stay on longer, or buy the place. A lot of things didn’t go our way over the last 12 months either, but it’s out of our hands now unfortunately.

"We’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who was part of this 13 year adventure. Our landlord, our neighbours & the council were by and large all brilliant and very helpful & supportive. The artists, makers, designers, bands, DJs, promoters, hustlers and lunatics who did their thing at the Shaw – we couldn’t have done it without you. We have had amazing, loyal customers, many who came, and left, and came back again over those 13 years as life got in the way while we were busy making plans and being busy fools.

"Above all we want to thank our crew. Past and present we have had incredible people work with us. Everything we do is about people…. their ideas, trying things out, making a mess of it, trying again, getting it right, having fun, making memories, and when the party’s over, lets plan another party. But parties weren’t meant to last…

"Dublin is changing, we can all see and feel it but we are going nowhere & we won’t go down without a fight. We’ll start something else, somewhere else [ plans are afoot ] , and keep fighting the good fight. There are so many young creative, clever, smart people in Dublin & Ireland at the moment – there’s lots to be optimistic about – but they need the spaces to meet each other, make plans, and make them happen!

"We’ll have more info, lineups, events, wakes, next steps out over the next few days & weeks…. until the end of October we’re open as normal, we’re ready for y’all and we’re gonna party like its….2019!

"Shaw & Shoddytonic Crew."