The future of The Liberties, the Irish bar and restaurant on Guerrero Street in the Mission District, is up in the air: Its owner is facing financial headwinds and is unsure he can reopen.
Owner Ian Duggan noted on Instagram on Sept. 7 that the Liberties would be closed for Labor Day but reopen on Tuesday. Instead, it has remained shuttered as Duggan works through some business challenges — most immediately a lawsuit over a $160,000 loan.
“I’m having a legal issue with some creditors who just made it difficult for me to operate,” Duggan said. “I am doing what I can to try to find a way forward for the place.”
“The place has been here for 25 years. It means a lot to me and to a lot of people,” he added. He is considering finding a new operator who can keep the business going…