Dublin pub MVP is officially "dog-friendly" once again.

The Clanbrassil St bar was forced to ban pooches from the premises last month following a visit from the HSE.

However in a post on the MVP Facebook page today, the owners stated that they had decided to open their doors to dogs again, having had no formal contact from the HSE on why canines would not have been allowed in the first place.

"As of today, we are allowing dogs back on the premises of MVP," the post reads. 

"We have received no formal written information on why this was not allowed in the first place, nor have any other bars in Dublin been notified.

"So we are going to continue trading as we have done, and as countless bars & cafes across the country have done, for years.

"At the end of the day, we have a business, and jobs to protect, and lots of customers who are loyal and faithful to what we have built here."

Despite the recent HSE crackdown, the general policy has previously (at least informally) been that pub owners make their own decision on whether dogs should be allowed, based on their own assessment of the risks involved. A petition to allow dog-friendly pubs and cafés to be officially made legal here already has over 7,000 signatures.

Right, we're off to MVP to pet some pooches.