Freo's finally getting a new Irish pub

Plus more food news, monkey business and more.

July 03, 2025

Can you believe that Fremantle hasn’t had an Irish pub since, if our hazy, Guinness-soaked memory serves us correctly, Rosie O’Grady’s closed in 2016 and turned into the Federal? Well, it’s been long overdue to right that wrong – and you won’t have to wait much longer.

More on that below, along with a rad house in Scarborough, Perth Zoo’s gibbons’ massive new play area and more.

Troy Mutton, Editor-In-Chief, Perth is OK!

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