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End of an era: NDP’s favourite bartender Julie McCarthy leaves Brixton’s, friends host surprise farewell shindig above Mulligans Golf Bar

Politicos, NDP MPs and staffers say farewell to legendary Brixton’s Pub bartender and manager Julie McCarthy.
Ottawa City Councillor Theresa Kavanagh, left; and Shirlee Engle, right, public affairs counsellor Compass Rose; pose for a photo with NDP's official bartender Julie McCarthy's at her surprise going away party on March 7, at Mozaik Street Foodery above Mulligans Golf Bar.

A good bartender is hard to find, and while Brixton’s Pub may have been the spot where everybody knows your name for thirsty NDP MPs, staffers, pundits, and reporters over the past two decades, the real draw for the British pub has been the woman behind the bar Jul...

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