It is known for its popularity among people from rural Ireland working in the city, including teachers, nurses, Gardaí and Gaelic games players.

[8] Copper Face Jacks opened on 16 February 1996 and is owned by former Garda Cathal Jackson.

[9] It takes its name from John Scott, 1st Earl of Clonmell, a heavy-drinking 18th-century judge nicknamed "Copperfaced Jack" who lived on Harcourt Street.

[11] The nightclub is owned by Breanagh Catering Limited, whose only directors are Cathal Jackson, and his wife, Paula.

[19] In 2018, playwright and author Paul Howard wrote Copper Face Jacks: The Musical, performed at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin.