Nightlife.

Binomate

Is there anything to do anymore that doesn't invlove alcohol or intoxicated people other than staying inside?

Terry

bowling. that's about all i can think of.

biko

I've heard there's loads, so I've heard.

Slutmonkey57b

Not in this country. I suggest moving to the continent, or the far east.

simu

Try going out without drinking alcohol - I've had to do it since I became pregnant but it's not as bad as I'd feared tbh.

monkeyfudge

I sat in the Dice bar on sunday night trying to read a book while loud rockabilly music played all without the aid of booze.

That said... it is a really good book.

Rb

simu wrote:

Try going out without drinking alcohol - I've had to do it since I became pregnant but it's not as bad as I'd feared tbh.

I've tried that a few times and hated it, it was so boring and trying to talk to drunk people when you're sober sucks.

tba

The theatre, the cinema, A restaurant etc..

monkeyfudge

Lap dancing club?

tba

Pottery classes..

monkeyfudge

Hanging around on corners?

Teenagers seem to enjoy that one.

Scraggs

dont drink... its not that bad honest!

Rb

Yes it is.

KTRIC

I was thinking about this the other night, apart from restaurant, cinema and drinking there is f*ck all to do in Dublin at night. It really p!sses me off big time :mad:

tba

what do you really want to do?

county

Scraggs wrote:

dont drink... its not that bad honest!

veggie and dont drink,are you sister scraggs by any chance;)

Jack Bauer

Playin poker..keeps me in anyway

Cianos

A game of poker is a great night out. Seriously, one of the most sociable things to do these days. Most tables are full of chat and not a drink in sight. You can easily find a game for around €50 which is far less than an average night on the booze.

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StupidLikeAFox

K-TRIC wrote:

I was thinking about this the other night, apart from restaurant, cinema and drinking there is f*ck all to do in Dublin at night. It really p!sses me off big time :mad:

Not being smart, but what are the alternatives?

lukin

tba wrote:

The theatre, the cinema, A restaurant etc..

Yeah but you can't talk in the cinema or the theatre. Talking while eating is difficult also so that rules out the restaraunt too!

forbairt

These type of threads seem to keep on popping up ... with people saying there is nothing to do ... what exactly is it you want to do ? ...

Karting .... Amatuer theatre groups ... archery / some other social club type thing loads in the uni's or so I'm lead to believe ... snooker / pool .... bowling ... organise a movie night among friends / dinner party ... join a gym ... laser quest ... poker ... board games ... learn a language ... start playing music / form an amateur band all with the aim of getting better together ... loads of concerts around ... get involved in one of the various parades / arts festivals ...

and if all that doesn't tickle your fancy ....

Choose Beer. Choose a bar. Choose a bottle. Choose a pint. Choose a ****ing
massive hangover. Choose pissing in a shop doorway. Choose disgusting food.
Choose a spinning bedroom. Choose lying in gutters. Choose a police escort.
Choose being sick in the back of a taxi. Choose to miss your keyhole ten
times before getting it in. Choose sleeping with ugly people. Choose dancing
like an idiot. Choose phoning friends at two in the morning to sing to them.
Choose talking to tramps. Choose bad karaoke. Choose disappointing sex.
Choose beer breath. Choose empty pockets. Choose pissing every give minutes.
Choose arguing with inanimate objects. Choose to laugh at unfunny jokes.
Choose falling asleep in a club. Choose to argue with barmen. Choose losing
your phone. Choose to pick a fight with the biggest person around. Choose
talking bull ****. Choose walking home at teh end of it all thinking what a
****ing embarrassment you've been but then planning next weekend............

Choose your future

Choose beer.

Binomate

I'm not looking for something to do, the thought just occured to me that there is nothing very exciting about the non alcoholic aspect of society

R-KEANE

what about irish activities. a friend is coming over for the first time in the summer and it would be nice to be able to do plenty of irish traditional stuff the odd night. other than going to a pub beside a fire, listening to a bahran (sp) what else is there?

forbairt

I guess it all depends on what you get excited about ... for far too many its the thought of going out to a pub / club ... wasting 50 - 100 quid ... when you think what you can do with that money its crazy

Only irish things I can think of are going to a GAA Match ? ...

Around galway there are pretty interesting bus trips of the local areas ... going to aran ... a lot of our cuture does tend to involve the pub and the bodhran ... so hmm..

chump

I always wonder what people expect whne they ask these questions?

What can't you do in Ireland that you can do in other cities for nightlife if you choose not to drink?

mise_me_fein_V2

It depends on what your mates or gf wants to do?

Going to see a live band is different to going to a niteclub.

cinema is cheap night out

R-KEANE

chump wrote:

I always wonder what people expect whne they ask these questions?

What can't you do in Ireland that you can do in other cities for nightlife if you choose not to drink?

and the answer is?.....

TerrorFirmer

There are loads of things you can do!

Sadly, not all of us can actually afford to get locked seven nights a week with work and all, so that's why there are cinemas, bowling alleys, restaurants, arcades, gaming cafes, movie rental stores and whatnot for our enjoyment when we aren't drinking.

connundrum

A rollerskating rink would be cool, dunno if I'd go but I'd like the choice.. so if someone wants to get working on that :rolleyes:

Lump

julep wrote:

bowling. that's about all i can think of.

Last Time I went bowling I got hammered....as did most of the people there.

John

ZiabR

error9 wrote:

These type of threads seem to keep on popping up ... with people saying there is nothing to do ... what exactly is it you want to do ? ...

Karting .... Amatuer theatre groups ... archery / some other social club type thing loads in the uni's or so I'm lead to believe ... snooker / pool .... bowling ... organise a movie night among friends / dinner party ... join a gym ... laser quest ... poker ... board games ... learn a language ... start playing music / form an amateur band all with the aim of getting better together ... loads of concerts around ... get involved in one of the various parades / arts festivals ...

and if all that doesn't tickle your fancy ....

Choose Beer. Choose a bar. Choose a bottle. Choose a pint. Choose a ****ing
massive hangover. Choose pissing in a shop doorway. Choose disgusting food.
Choose a spinning bedroom. Choose lying in gutters. Choose a police escort.
Choose being sick in the back of a taxi. Choose to miss your keyhole ten
times before getting it in. Choose sleeping with ugly people. Choose dancing
like an idiot. Choose phoning friends at two in the morning to sing to them.
Choose talking to tramps. Choose bad karaoke. Choose disappointing sex.
Choose beer breath. Choose empty pockets. Choose pissing every give minutes.
Choose arguing with inanimate objects. Choose to laugh at unfunny jokes.
Choose falling asleep in a club. Choose to argue with barmen. Choose losing
your phone. Choose to pick a fight with the biggest person around. Choose
talking bull ****. Choose walking home at teh end of it all thinking what a
****ing embarrassment you've been but then planning next weekend............

Choose your future

Choose beer.

Wow, wow and wow...

Terry

Lump wrote:

Last Time I went bowling I got hammered....as did most of the people there.

John

what bowling alley sells beer?
i'd like to know because i would love to go there.

R-KEANE

gickna wrote:

Heres a novel suggestion, why not try making some friends...

not very helpful for those guys who dont like people.

I go out without drinking most of the time. I do have fun. Not in clubs, but in quieter pubs.
I'd suggest theatres etc but that's been covered.
I like going to some place to eat a quick dinner, go to the movies/theatre afterwards, and after that, go for a coffee upstairs in bewleys. Then go home.
lots of fun.

R-KEANE

bluewolf wrote:

I go out without drinking most of the time. I do have fun. Not in clubs, but in quieter pubs.
I'd suggest theatres etc but that's been covered.
I like going to some place to eat a quick dinner, go to the movies/theatre afterwards, and after that, go for a coffee upstairs in bewleys. Then go home.
lots of fun.

It would be nice to be able to drive home on a saturday night but that would really only be possible for me if we had organised a strictly drink free night. Might be fun if you dont have to watch everyone else get drunk. Might be a bit cheaper but I would say that the night would drag out and become a bit boring whenever just wants to get a b52 down their throat.

R-KEANE

R-KEANE wrote:

It would be nice to be able to drive home on a saturday night but that would really only be possible for me if we had organised a strictly drink free night. Might be fun if you dont have to watch everyone else get drunk. Might be a bit cheaper but I would say that the night would drag out and become a bit boring whenever just wants to get a b52 down their throat.

I prefer going to quiet pubs with my friends, sitting around having pints and chatting. They drink, I often don't, there's not much difference since they don't get completely wasted.
I've also gone to clubs while sober, and it is pretty fun, though if it's a club I'd probs drink a bit since I don't go there too often. Never get drunk there though.
If you're bored, you could always dance.

TerrorFirmer

julep wrote:

what bowling alley sells beer?
i'd like to know because i would love to go there.

I thought most of them did? The main one in Galway City sells beer anyway...

R-KEANE

bluewolf wrote:

I prefer going to quiet pubs with my friends, sitting around having pints and chatting. They drink, I often don't, there's not much difference since they don't get completely wasted.
I've also gone to clubs while sober, and it is pretty fun, though if it's a club I'd probs drink a bit since I don't go there too often. Never get drunk there though.
If you're bored, you could always dance.

I've tried not drinking but even whenever everyone else just has a few, they change. They dont make much sense and laugh at silly things. Not uncontrollably but still enough to annoy. Do you not notice that? It onyl takes a sip to change peoples attitude.

Terry

R-KEANE wrote:

I've tried not drinking but even whenever everyone else just has a few, they change. They dont make much sense and laugh at silly things. Not uncontrollably but still enough to annoy. Do you not notice that? It onyl takes a sip to change peoples attitude.

depends on your age.
as you get older, you tend to drink less and just go to the pub for a chat with your friends.

havok, Galway is 100 miles to the west of me. i was looking for somewhere a little closer to home.
seriously though, do any of the bowling alleys in Dublin serve beer?

ivan087

R-KEANE wrote:

I've tried not drinking but even whenever everyone else just has a few, they change. They dont make much sense and laugh at silly things. Not uncontrollably but still enough to annoy. Do you not notice that? It onyl takes a sip to change peoples attitude.

jez, id love a beer right now...

TerrorFirmer

The thought of drunken people trying to bowl is potentially terrifying.

I know people who've broken stuff and almost caused serious accidents with bowling balls.... while sober.

R-KEANE

julep wrote:

depends on your age.
as you get older, you tend to drink less and just go to the pub for a chat with your friends.

havok, Galway is 100 miles to the west of me. i was looking for somewhere a little closer to home.
seriously though, do any of the bowling alleys in Dublin serve beer?

haha, i'm old enough to only go out for a few. maybe not old enough to go out for none. dont know if that will ever happen.