Dublin Dart/Pub scene

Culchie

Haven't played in 4 or 5 years, but used to play for Farrells, New Street. Won the Dublin League that year !

Is the dart/pub scene still going strong? ... ah the memories:v:

mchurl

afaik its still as strong as ever

Kingp35

Yeah its still going strong. I have been asked to play for two pubs that are close to me but I havent got the time with college. Around my area anyway they play every tuesday night and it pulls in a decent crowd as well. Some of the players are actually quite good and there is of course the craic after the games with having a few Beers with the opposing team. Im looking to get into a team myself next year so should be good.

Northside Punk

pretty sure it still is on a monday and tuesday.
Played for 2 seasons for clonliffe house before breaking my arm.
Think it was in the north city league but the vintners league is still going as well far as i know

Macker

Yep still going strong although the NCDL scrapped it's monday league ,I have a cup match tonight which is always a good night ,1 leg of 501 makes it a bit of a lottery ,playing a team that beat us last week in the league so it's revenge time

brian_boru

Where would i find out about Dart leagues in Rathmines area? Have been playin darts for years until i went to college then stopped playin but won a good few pub comps, would love to get back into it again, hell, my Nickname given to me by my mates is Dart, has been for 10 years!!!

Kingp35

Your best bet would be to drop into your local pub and ask them. They will definitely have info for you or send you to a pub that has a team. I wouldnt have a name of a pub team in Rathmines but maybe somebody else does.

brian_boru

Cheers for that, i will have to look into that!!!

Macker

Really depends how far you're prepared to travel ,at the moment there is a south county league which might suit you but I'm willing to bet that it's too late to sign for a team ,most dart seasons are half way through ,could be worth your while turning up for a couple of games and having a look at the standard ,if you're too good or not good enough for a team it can be frustrating ,if you need any info just ask

Ger

brian_boru

Sound, thanx

Northside Punk

nearest i can think of is farrells of new street just of patrick street or the one in inchicore that i cant think of just beside the shell garage

Carrickman

Hi all new on here, the nearest dart bars to Rathmines would be in the Harold’s cross area, McKenna’s and The Lantern I play Tuesday night darts with Ruby Finnegan’s in Ballyfermot (strong league but Monday night is the top league in Dublin). The bar beside the Shell station is The Patriots, Kilmainham which has the best team in Dublin. As was said above its too late to sign for a team but there is a summer league as well if you are really into darts I am going to play in it for the first time this summer.

brian_boru

well im really lookin for any pub with a dart board in the area, kinda rare i think, dont mind if i cant join a league, just want to play some games for the craic to kinda get back into it!!!

Carrickman

brian_boru wrote:

well im really lookin for any pub with a dart board in the area, kinda rare i think, dont mind if i cant join a league, just want to play some games for the craic to kinda get back into it!!!

The Grove Bar on the Canal (2 min walk from Portobello bridge towards Harrolds X) used to have a dart board in the bar area, anyone could play on it (but that is going back 3 or more years though.)

Macker

Carrickman wrote:

Hi all new on here, the nearest dart bars to Rathmines would be in the Harold’s cross area, McKenna’s and The Lantern I play Tuesday night darts with Ruby Finnegan’s in Ballyfermot (strong league but Monday night is the top league in Dublin). The bar beside the Shell station is The Patriots, Kilmainham which has the best team in Dublin. As was said above its too late to sign for a team but there is a summer league as well if you are really into darts I am going to play in it for the first time this summer.

Slightly OT but I would disagree about the Monday vintners being stronger than Tue North city ,if you look at the last 5 yrs or so the Patriots finished 3rd for a few years but since the 2 top teams pulled out ie. Farrells New St. and The Horse and Jocky the patriots have won everything since ,good side though ,There is also a big cross over of players who play both leagues for different sides
OH and we beat you this season ,great game ,looking forward to the return match

Carrickman

Macker wrote:

The Horse and Jocky the patriots have won everything since ,good side though ,There is also a big cross over of players who play both leagues for different sides
OH and we beat you this season ,great game ,looking forward to the return match

Used to play for the Horse & Jockey on Wed nights on both teams, so you either play for The City Arms or Kellys???

Macker

Yeah City arms ,we must know each other so

Harry Callahan

Does anyone know of any darts teams in the Dublin Area looking for new memebers or is anyone in the Dublin area interested in starting a team....???

brian_boru

Harry Callahan wrote:

Does anyone know of any darts teams in the Dublin Area looking for new memebers or is anyone in the Dublin area interested in starting a team....???

Im in the rathmine's area, i wouldn't mind joining a new team!!

Macker

Tue Dart teams North City Dart League
Aer Lingus ,Aalsa Club
County Bar Lucan
Kelly's on the bridge , Inchicore
Cardiff Inn ,Finglas
City Arms Prussia Street
Campions Balgriffin
Gleesons Finglas
Brewary Bar ,Behind James Gate
Ruby Finnigans Ballyfermot
Salmons ,Blanchardstown
St. Finbarrs GAA,Cabra
St Perrigans GAA ,Blanchardstown
Taveys Church Street

Wednesday Noth City Dart league
Shanty Mulhuddart
Market Bar ,Little Mary Street
Gleesons (bottom of the hill) Finglas
Bridge Tavern Summerhill
St. Finbarrs Cabra
Artane Recreation Centre
Saints and Sinners North King Street
Joxer Dalys Dorset Street
Malt House ,James Street
Towers Ballymun
Patriots Inchicore /kilmainham
Roundabout Artane
A.F.L coolock
Raheny GAA
Brookwood Inn Blanchardstown
Cardiff Inn Finglas

Carrickman

Macker wrote:

Tue Dart teams North City Dart League
Aer Lingus ,Aalsa Club
County Bar Lucan
Kelly's on the bridge , Inchicore
Cardiff Inn ,Finglas
City Arms Prussia Street
Campions Balgriffin
Gleesons Finglas
Brewary Bar ,Behind James Gate
Ruby Finnigans Ballyfermot
Salmons ,Blanchardstown
St. Finbarrs GAA,Cabra
St Perrigans GAA ,Blanchardstown
Taveys Church Street

You wouldent have the table for this league by chance??

Macker

Carrickman wrote:

You wouldent have the table for this league by chance??

Not the whole thing but I know The Bhoys have max points and both city arms and Myles are down 4 ,The tap were also down 4 but I think they may have dropped points last week

Sgt Slaughter

Is the North Dublin league much better than the South Dublin league? A mate of mine plays for the Gallops Pub in Leopardstown on a Monday night, think theres a lower league on the Tuesday. Any cups or competitions between the different leagues or anything

Macker

The North city tue league is pretty strong as is the national vintiners monday league ,I'm not sure about the south county league
There are no compitions bethween the various leagues allthough the is a large crossover of players playing in some if not all the leagues

Dobroin

Don't get to throw a lot but do whenever I'm in NY (with NYDO.com)o find a pub with a board around Dub - what is the big secret? Anyhoo I will check out some of the northside ones listed. Is there a Dublin Darts site anywhere out there or a n easy way of findingbs are? Google just gives that green train!!

Macker

Dobroin wrote:

Don't get to throw a lot but do whenever I'm in NY (with NYDO.com)o find a pub with a board around Dub - what is the big secret? Anyhoo I will check out some of the northside ones listed. Is there a Dublin Darts site anywhere out there or a n easy way of findingbs are? Google just gives that green train!!

http://www.dartsinireland.com/Archives/News%20Archives/News_previous5.htm

or
Aertel on RTE2 page 501

http://www.rte.ie/aertel/aertelplus/p501.htm

Kingp35

Anyone know when the summer dart leagues start or have they started all ready?

Carrickman

Hasent started yet, AFAIK it starts at the beginning of June I will let ye know when I hear more.

Kingp35

Carrickman wrote:

Hasent started yet, AFAIK it starts at the beginning of June I will let ye know when I hear more.

Thanks mate. Im gonna join a team this summer because my game has improved an awful lot lately. Hitting the trebles pretty regularily

Rented Mule

This may sound like a rather silly question, but how does someone get on a dart team ?

Kingp35

Rented Mule wrote:

This may sound like a rather silly question, but how does someone get on a dart team ?

Just find a pub who has a team and go in and say you want to join the team. Or you could always set up your own team in a pub that doesnt already have one.

Carrickman

Lads our winter league side are entering a team in the summer league I will see how many players we have and if there is room for more players I will give ye a shout on here as soon as I know.

Carrickman

Forgot to post this a few weeks back regarding the Summer League in Dublin, our team tried to enter a team but were told their was enough teams so were put on standby in case of any withdrawals:(

No withdrawals!

Rented Mule

Does this league have a website or anything ?

Carrickman

Rented Mule wrote:

Does this league have a website or anything ?

It is like the winter leagues up here top secret!!! The best way for anyone looking to play up here is to meet up at the next tournament in the area, the only one I know of at the moment is the qualifying stages for the Paddy Power Grand Prix which is in City west in early Sept.

ilovelamp2000

Sgt Slaughter wrote:

Is the North Dublin league much better than the South Dublin league? A mate of mine plays for the Gallops Pub in Leopardstown on a Monday night, think theres a lower league on the Tuesday. Any cups or competitions between the different leagues or anything

I'm not entirely sure about the difference between the North and South leagues.

However there's a huge jump in class between the Monday and Tuesday night leagues in the Dun Laoghaire Borough League, that's the one I'm guessing your mate is playing in.

In the Monday league there's three teams that are always much better than the rest. The rest then scrap it out.

It's a good standard with some cracking players in the league.

brian180

hi im brian looking to join darts im based in drimnagh ...I practice regulary in the submarine bar in crumlin my number is 0851327834 im 52 yrs old ...looking for a team in the dublin 12 dublin 8 area

DFX2011

is there anywhere in city centre that has a dart board even??

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Northside Punk wrote: »

pretty sure it still is on a monday and tuesday.
Played for 2 seasons for clonliffe house before breaking my arm.
Think it was in the north city league but the vintners league is still going as well far as i know

The vintners league is no longer a mens league its only womens darts now but darts around the city is still very strong some teams have broke up over the years the one you mentioned been one but a lot of pubs in town that wouldnt have ever had a dart board in the so looked good times have them now so to anyone that throws darts these are the good times

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DFX2011 wrote: »

is there anywhere in city centre that has a dart board even??

Alot of pubs around the markets and dorset street area have dart boards down around Amien street around thomas street francis street aswell just try get a hold of some of the summer leagues fixture sheets and it will put you in the picture