this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message o neill s type subsidiary industry hospitality founded 1994 aberdeen founder bass brewery headquarters 27 fleet street birmingham b3 1jp area served uk products irish themed pubs parent mitchells & butlers website o neill s o neill s is an irish themed pub chain with 49 outlets in the united kingdom . the chain is operated by mitchells & butlers one of the largest pub companies in the uk . pubs are located across the whole of the uk except for northern ireland where there are none . the chain s focus is on irish music an irish inspired food menu and irish drinks such as guinness jameson and baileys . contents 1 history 2 operation 3 estate 3.1 south east england 3.2 north west england 3.3 north east england 3.4 yorkshire and the humber 3.5 east midlands 3.6 west midlands 3.7 east of england 3.8 south west england 3.9 scotland 3.10 wales 4 references 5 external links history edit o neill s on cannon street in the city of london the first o neill s was opened in aberdeen in 1994 by bass the largest pub company in the uk at the time . 1 a second o neill s opened at covent garden in 1995 . by 1996 there were 52 and it was bass s most successful pub chain . by 1996 bass was opening more than one a month and had spent 40 million on the pub chain . ten opened in september 1996 alone . bass owned caffrey s ale which was launched by the company around the same time as o neill s. by late 1996 bass was opening a branch of o neill s every week . by the end of 1997 bass had over 250 irish themed pubs . bass acquired the 40 strong scruffy murphy s irish pub chain from allied domecq in 1999 . by june 2003 mitchells and butlers had 91 o neill s. from 2012 m & b began to rebrand some locations as o neill s irish pub & kitchen . by 2013 the chain s estate had reduced to 49 public houses . 2 operation edit the pubs specialise in irish music food and drinks especially guinness smithwick s for which it has exclusive rights in great britain and until early 2013 caffrey s irish ale . on st. patrick s day they sell over 71 000 pints of guinness . 2 estate edit o neill s covent garden o neill s in sutton london o neill s earls court greater london blackheath beckenham blackfriars bromley london cannon street carnaby street clapham earl s court finchley harrow ilford islington king s cross kingston upon thames leytonstone london wall muswell hill richmond soho sutton london south east england edit high wycombe oxford reading winchester woking north west england edit o neill s on hannover street in liverpool liverpool didsbury manchester preston north east england edit newcastle upon tyne yorkshire and the humber edit cleethorpes leeds york east midlands edit leicester northampton west midlands edit broad street birmingham moseley worcester solihull o neils st.albans east of england edit brentwood peterborough southend on sea st albans south west england edit bournemouth cheltenham scotland edit aberdeen glasgow merchant square glasgow sauchiehall street wales edit cardiff references edit intercontinental hotels group plc about us our history . ihgplc.com . retrieved 2015 05 20 . a b mitchells & butlers our brands o neill s . mbplc.com . retrieved 2015 05 20 . external links edit o neills mitchells & butlers media related to o neill s pub chain at wikimedia commons v t e food chains in the united kingdom casual dining angus steakhouse ask beefeater grill bella italia brewers fayre byron hamburgers caf rouge carluccio s chiquito damon s ed s easy diner frankie & benny s giraffe gourmet burger kitchen harry ramsden s harvester hungry horse la tasca little chef loch fyne restaurants nando s ok diner pizza hut pizzaexpress prezzo strada table table taybarns t.g.i. friday s toby carvery tony roma s wagamama 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