Pubs opening

Mullach_Ide · February 23, 2022, 1:28am

Julio_Geordio:

Ruby’s, Montys, Collios, Kilcornan House, Whispers and that’s just west Limerick.

I think there’s no nightclub at all in West Limerick actually now that I think about it. A few late bars in NCW.

The death of the minibus caused the death of the rural nightclub. That plus drink driving I suppose.

In Tralee there was 4 around 2007ish. Fabric, Horans, the Grand and McDaids. There’s a night club in where McDaids was again, and the Grand opens up at Christmas but that’s it. More or less 3/4 gone.

Even in cities they are declining.

Limerick is down probably three or four nightclub venues even though I’d say there are more pubs open now. Trinity rooms gone, Lodge gone. Wicked chicken gone. Would you count riddlers as a nightclub? The icon still not reopened.

It would seem that women want to drink expensive cocktails in fancy bars these days.

Wasn’t there a nightclub in the Brandon Hotel?
Think Benners and the Greyhound had one as well in the early noughties.
The Barge (part of Hennessys) The Blasket and a new one next door to Sean Ógs are the only ones now.
Baywatch out in Banna was a great spot for the faction fighting as well.

balbec · February 23, 2022, 5:47am

Bulgaden Castle. Walking back into kilmallock by the train track if you didn’t have a drive. No minibuses in those days.

Herbertstown · February 23, 2022, 6:36am

Followed by the Thatch in Emly or Madonnas in Charleville on a Saturday night

Copper_pipe · February 23, 2022, 7:11am

The Hiland

Cc @gilgamboa

gilgamboa · February 23, 2022, 7:26am

Even though the hiland wasn’t that far from NCW there was never the same level of violence there. Don’t get me wrong, there was some epic boxing matches but they were avoidable if you wanted.

Key difference in hiland to a lot of the others mentioned was it was primarily a live music venue. The stunning, aslan, golden horde, something happens, boyzone, engine alley, Gina Dale haze and the champions, the Pale, sultans of ping, Frank and Walters, therapy all bands I would have seen there over the years, some like the stunning maybe a dozen times.

It burnt down new years eve about 20 years ago and it was rebuilt bigger and better… But it was never the same. It was too big and had no natural stage area for live music and it was just a disco really then… I went up there one night about 10 years ago at a loose end and there was a DJ playing called Lisa lashes… The carry on was like something you’d see in a bad club in playa de ingles.

Connolly of leap was another great live music spot in the 90s.still going but scaled back

Julio_Geordio · February 23, 2022, 7:48am

Nightclub in the Brandon was Spirals as @kerry1891 mentioned earlier. I think it was gone by 07, which was the completely arbitrary time I picked. McDaids = Benners, I think it has reopened again lately. Pretty sure someone told me that. It was closed for ages in between McDaids and Benners and then again afterwards before it reopened lately.
For me the Barge, Blasket and Sean Ogs are all more late bars really than nightclubs, but I suppose that’s a question of what you consider a nightclub
The Abbey used to be hopping at one stage as well. It’s a long long time since I was out in Tralee

Banna was epic.

@gilgamboa every now and then a crew of our lads would trek to Newmarket for a nightclub. Was that the Highland? They used to rave about it, but then all they had was NCW as a barstick

BruidheanChaorthainn · February 23, 2022, 8:48am

It’s mad what happened the icon in Limerick. It had a monopoly of the city for a long time and once you were 19/20 it was the only place to go.

It was absolutely horrific either. It was ok. There was usually a decent band in Smyths.

endakenny · February 23, 2022, 8:53am

Creation has not opened back up since Covid. It is one town that needs a nightclub such is the amount of stags, hens, greenway business and general fact it’s a big town with no other nightclub in the whole of West Waterford.

The word is the owner is doing up the current location of Creation. His late bar Minnies which is just a pub open until 1.30 does be full at 9.30pm most nights.

It’s a disaster at the moment down there.

endakenny · February 23, 2022, 8:54am

Delighted to hear the icon is struggling.

Their bouncers are the greatest shower of cunts known to man.

BruidheanChaorthainn · February 23, 2022, 8:57am

They were idiots alright I remember getting barred myself and I just left it at that.

I think it’s finished for a few years now tbh.

Julio_Geordio · February 23, 2022, 8:57am

The fella who owns the Icon now owns 101 and is making an absolute fucking fortune, no fear of the cunt

BruidheanChaorthainn · February 23, 2022, 8:58am

Montgomery isn’t it ?

BruidheanChaorthainn · February 23, 2022, 9:00am

That 101 place is a real cunt hole.

Heyyoubehindthebushes · February 23, 2022, 9:05am

No matter the band that played symths all they ever played was proud Mary on repeat. Without fail it was the only song I ever heard in there during that time

endakenny · February 23, 2022, 9:07am

Never knew that. Never had any trouble there but it’s a different scene.

Enjoyed Amber the few times I was there.

peddlerscross · February 23, 2022, 9:08am

Limerick really is a terrible spot for a night.

Even if your not in one of the 4x Flannerys, its still shit.

No authenticity to the place at all.

Julio_Geordio · February 23, 2022, 9:08am

Nightlife in Limerick is actually cracking at the minute, much improved

Batigol · February 23, 2022, 9:09am

It’s Ireland now. Getting dolled up to give mad money on a fruit cocktail and plastering it all over Instagram.

God be with the days of t-shirt and jeans, heap of pints, kebab, messy ride and home

BruidheanChaorthainn · February 23, 2022, 9:09am

There’s some grand drinking pubs in limerick but after that it wouldn’t be top of my list for a good night out.

Biff_Egan · February 23, 2022, 9:09am

Didn’t you say you’d never been out in Limerick?