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The Commitments

The Shack Restaurant

Dublin · Ireland  ·  Billy tests a drum kit in the window

The Commitments filmed at The Shack Restaurant, Dublin. In the film this building is a pawnbroker's shop, where Billy plays a drum set displayed in the front window; today it is a restaurant. On screen it's PJ Delaney pawnbroker.

Where to go

53.345434, -6.264402
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Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
The Commitments (1991)
On screen
PJ Delaney pawnbroker
In real life
The Shack Restaurant, Dublin
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did The Commitments film at The Shack Restaurant?
At 53.345434, -6.264402 in Dublin. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit The Shack Restaurant?
Open to the public, ticketed.
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