Cheers to these Life of Riley memories - the Sunderland venue which has been hailed as one of the three best Irish pubs in the city.
We looked in the Echo archives for these retro views as St Patrick's Day approaches.
![9 Life of Riley views from 2013 and 2014.
Join us in Green Terrace in years gone by.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/03/15/12/53/MixCollage-15-Mar-2024-12-38-PM-3866.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
1. A cocktail of great memories
9 Life of Riley views from 2013 and 2014. Join us in Green Terrace in years gone by. | se
![Marketing manager Daniel Whale (left) and manager Chris Joyce inside the former Glass Spider pub.
It was being renovated and was set to re-open as Life of Riley later that year.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/03/15/12/28/lor9.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
2. A new look
Marketing manager Daniel Whale (left) and manager Chris Joyce inside the former Glass Spider pub. It was being renovated and was set to re-open as Life of Riley later that year. | se
![A cosy look inside Life of Riley in this Echo photo from March 2013.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/03/15/12/05/lor5.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
3. Flashback to 2013
A cosy look inside Life of Riley in this Echo photo from March 2013. | se
![Seamus Whelan with Collette Hesketh during the Rose of Tralee competition at the pub 11 years ago.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/03/15/12/18/lor4.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
4. A rose in 2013
Seamus Whelan with Collette Hesketh during the Rose of Tralee competition at the pub 11 years ago. | se