Seamas Hunt of County Wicklow Ireland and Gary Humphrey of Pittsburgh opened Paddy O'Leary's Irish Pub on March 10th of 2000, just a few days before St. Patrick's Day.  From that first day the people and visitors of Pensacola Beach knew where to go for an authentic Pint of Guinness and a great time that can only be found in a true Irish Pub.

Hurricane Ivan left Paddy O'Leary's under four feet of water in September of 2004 but Seamas and Gary were determined and set out to remodel to look even more like a traditional Irish Pub.  On December 31st 2004, Seamas and Gary celebrated new Years Eve and re-opened their doors to reclaim Pensacola Beach's Irish tradition.