NJ2 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 We both love Irish traditional music.Big team found. Sorry, never been to Dublin so can’t actually offer anything helpful. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Mr & Mrs Johnboy are off to Dublin for the weekend thanks to a special offer Ryanair flight from Manchester which is working out at less than £40 return in total. Anyone got any suggestions for pubs worth a visit? We both love Irish traditional music.Mulligan's8 Poolbeg StDublinDO2TK71Ireland+353 1 677 5582And the bar at the end of the Guinness brewery tour is at the top of a tower with panoramic 360 degrees views 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 32 minutes ago, throbber said: Dublin is a fucking toilet. Any particular reason for reaching that conclusion? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 On 15/01/2019 at 22:27, Dee Man said: Would second this. The missus and me took my parents there a couple of years ago and it was magic. The night took a slightly bizarre turn after we left when Neil Lennon appeared from behind a bush beside us. We tried not to let it spoil our night though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ah-dee Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 I was there for new year 10 years ago and thought it was shite, completely overpriced and tacky. The Guinness tour was alright i suppose but I wasn’t a fan of the city at all and spent an absolute fortune when there.never been to Dublin but spent a few weeks in cork working and what you have said applies to it as well. belfast is the bollocks though. hoping to go over again this year 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 24 minutes ago, ah-dee said: never been to Dublin but spent a few weeks in cork working and what you have said applies to it as well. belfast is the bollocks though. hoping to go over again this year Big team found. Etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ah-dee Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Yeah I liked Belfast and I’m sure I’d like other parts of Ireland and would like to travel about there but I wouldn’t want to spend a second in Dublin if I didn’t need to be there. I hate to bang on about how expensive it was but there is absolutely no way that a city of Dublin’s calibre should be as expensive as London/New York. cork was about 7/8euro a pint. i didnt mind that so much but the cost of eating out was ridiculous. im not talking about fancy restaurant dining but standard pub food like burger and chips 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Not a massive fan of Dublin either, having been twice. Temple bar area is fucking horrible at night, full of utter fannies and any Irish I've encountered there seem to want to be bitter about all the foreign drunks taking up all the room. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 People that think Dublin is shite probably never moved out the temple bar area and havent been to Coppers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 3 hours ago, ah-dee said: belfast is the bollocks though. hoping to go over again this year I was going to suggest the Crown Bar to the OP. Yes, I know he's going to Dublin but Ryanair will probably fly him to Belfast and bus the rest of the way. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 2 hours ago, throbber said: Limerick is meant to be a shit hole as well. The Irish they call it 'Stab City' The locals must be hard and quite gritty, Dairs more to Ireland dan dis, Hence I'll give it a miss, As Limerick sounds rather sh*tty. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Wishing I hadn't booked this now. Memo to self. Next time you fancy a weekend away, ask P&B first. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 8 minutes ago, ICTJohnboy said: Wishing I hadn't booked this now. Memo to self. Next time you fancy a weekend away, ask P&B first. Whilst it's good to get advice/tips and that, it will be what you make of it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Wishing I hadn't booked this now. [emoji20] Memo to self. Next time you fancy a weekend away, ask P&B first. I have been to Dublin twice and had a great time both albeit with a squad from work and for a Scotland game. The Temple Bar is what it is, a tourist trap. But you can still have a fantastic time there. Bit of snobbery kicking about here IMO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 1 minute ago, Bairnardo said: I have been to Dublin twice and had a great time both albeit with a squad from work and for a Scotland game. The Temple Bar is what it is, a tourist trap. But you can still have a fantastic time there. Bit of snobbery kicking about here IMO. I had a golf holiday in Donagal a few years ago. Really enjoyed the pubs, the scenery, etc. Wasn't prohibitively expensive either. I suppose it's easy to overlook the fact that Dublin is a capital city, Embra ain't always that cheap either, but I guess there's still no real comparison. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 4 hours ago, throbber said: Yeah I liked Belfast and I’m sure I’d like other parts of Ireland and would like to travel about there but I wouldn’t want to spend a second in Dublin if I didn’t need to be there. I hate to bang on about how expensive it was but there is absolutely no way that a city of Dublin’s calibre should be as expensive as London/New York. Belfast isn't in Ireland 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Just now, DA Baracus said: Belfast isn't in Ireland Yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ2 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Belfast isn't in IrelandStaunch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 1 hour ago, DA Baracus said: Belfast isn't in Ireland Big team found 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 1 hour ago, DA Baracus said: Belfast isn't in Ireland Yes it is*. 'Ireland' is merely the name of the island that Belfast is on/in, hence why the two countries on it are referred to as Northern and the Republic of, although I appreciate that the term 'Ireland' is generally tied to the Republic as nobody's going to say "Republic of Ireland" in general conversation. Officially changing it all to 'Eire' & 'Failed Statelet' (both on Ireland) would avoid such confusion, and I think that sorting this sooner rather than later should be a much higher priority than any backstop nonsense. I post this from a country that is made up of over 100 inhabited islands, yet refers to just two of them by calling itself the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland', or more frequently 'Great Britain' (this is one of my stronger PTTGOYN btw), hence confusing islands with countries is understandably a national sport. *I guess by technicality this doesn't apply to your post as Belfast can't really be 'in' an island (well, a giant subterranean complex perhaps), hence you saying "in" means that you refer to a country. However, your post did specifically challenge throbber's post that simply said "rest of Ireland" which could easily refer to the island, hence I feel that my high-order pedantry is still valid in this case. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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