nightlife in balbriggan?

lea_20

Hey I'm moving down to Balbriggan soon where's good for 20 year olds to go?

Bluetonic

Dublin.

On a more serious note there are a couple of late night drinking establishments and your lot tend to go out in Skerries too.

Chinafoot

Well there are a few you could try but I guess it depends on what you're into.

De Brun is alright but a bit over-priced.
McCormacks (White Hart Inn) has a bit of an older crowd and not much atmosphere but can be ok for a drink if you're heading on somewhere else.
Harvest has a very "local" feel, not necessarily a good thing if you're not from the town.
The Central is (or was, not too sure now) a much older crowd.
The Milestone is the same.
As is the Hotel.
John D's (is that still open?) is like the Harvest, but not as nice.
O'Shea's sometimes has good bands but can be a bit messy.
Home nightclub isn't great but does the job if you're into clubbing.

On the plus side, the bus eireann night rider gets you home from town handy enough!

lea_20

cheers sounds like its the night rider for me!where does that go from?never heard of it before

Jimoslimos

lea_20 wrote:

cheers sounds like its the night rider for me!where does that go from?never heard of it before

Night rider leaves from bus aras and O'Connell St (outside Clerys)

Retr0gamer

The only big problem with O'Sheas is that the music is way too loud. Hard to have a decent conversation sometimes.

The best bet is to make your way out to Skerries, Drogheda or even Dublin. There is also the Man O War pub. You can get the taxi their or their own bus. It's out in the middle of nowhere but it's usually great craic out there.

lea_20

thanks a million.im dreading moving but at least if i can figure out somewhere decent to go i can drag my friends down

MAYPOP

Retr0gamer wrote:

The only big problem with O'Sheas is that the music is way too loud. Hard to have a decent conversation sometimes.

That plus the music is usually 15 year old dance music, and the place is full of fat orange girls. And it smells like pee a lot.

Bluetonic

Jimoslimos wrote:

Night rider leaves from bus aras and O'Connell St (outside Clerys)

O'Connell St outside Supermacs, you'd be on the wrong side of the road waiting outside Clerys.

Jimoslimos

Bluetonic wrote:

O'Connell St outside Supermacs, you'd be on the wrong side of the road waiting outside Clerys.

Ah whoops! I'm not too good at remembering the journeys home.

Might explain those peculiar incidents where I wake up in a doorway on O'Connell St 7am Sunday morning

Octopus

MAYPOP wrote:

And it smells like pee a lot.

That would be the drink

K.O.L

i moved out to balbriggan a few months ago male 20's!! its not to bad dont do much socialising in it, prefer town!! to be honest there doesnt look like theres much places to go!! whats the place called across from the hotel on the main street that looks like a young crowd?!

Bluetonic

K.O.L wrote:

whats the place called across from the hotel on the main street that looks like a young crowd?!

Thats 'Shaves' barbers. :rolleyes:

Generally Shane and Derek cater for the younger crowd alright.

Chinafoot

K.O.L wrote:

whats the place called across from the hotel on the main street that looks like a young crowd?!

That would be De Brúns.

Dublin's Finest

lea_20 wrote:

cheers sounds like its the night rider for me!where does that go from?never heard of it before

Dont worry...the novelty factor will get you few for the first while.

Skerries is a good bet though from Balbriggan.

The Hill Billy

In Skerries the early 20's crowd tend to head to Blue (best), The Coast (good), O'Shea's (OK) or The Pier House (* shudder *).

Me - I prefer Nealon's. But then again I'm an old fart who idea of a good night out is being able to get a seat & a decent gallon of Guinness.

Crucifix

Hill Billy wrote:

In Skerries the early 20's crowd tend to head to Blue (best), The Coast (good), O'Shea's (OK) or The Pier House (* shudder *).

Me - I prefer Nealon's. But then again I'm an old fart who idea of a good night out is being able to get a seat & a decent gallon of Guinness.

Whereabouts is Blue?

Bluetonic

Crucifix wrote:

Whereabouts is Blue?

On the harbour.

www.bluecafebar.com

Crucifix

Bluetonic wrote:

On the harbour.

www.bluecafebar.com

Ah yes, thanks.
Never been there though, I must try it some time.

Helix

lea_20 wrote:

Hey I'm moving down to Balbriggan soon where's good for 20 year olds to go?

unless youre into cheesy charty rubbish in places filled with schwars and drunken tinkers, stay away from balbriggan

lived there my whole life and i wouldnt go out in the town if you paid me

dublin all the way

skerries can be alrite, but suffers from the same crap as balbriggan, just to a lesser extent

Plissken1

lea_20 wrote:

Hey I'm moving down to Balbriggan soon where's good for 20 year olds to go?

You poor thing, what did you do to get sent out there ? Satelite town life, it will take getting used to. You will find that its full of couples and vey few single people, its handy if you are already seeing someone and bring them with you. But, Satelite Urban Sprawl life can be alot tougher than it looks. May the force be with you !!.

Chinafoot

Plissken1 wrote:

You will find that its full of couples and vey few single people,

Eh, not really.

There are plenty of singletons lea's age who head out in Balbriggan. Perhaps if she were to hit the hotel then yeah, it might be mostly older couples but you seem to be suggesting that the only people who socialise in the town are couples who have bought houses here over the past few years.

Moonbeam

Plissken1 wrote:

You poor thing, what did you do to get sent out there ? Satelite town life, it will take getting used to. You will find that its full of couples and vey few single people, its handy if you are already seeing someone and bring them with you. But, Satelite Urban Sprawl life can be alot tougher than it looks. May the force be with you !!.

While I would agree it is far from the best place a 20 year old not from the town would decide to live,it ain't that bad!
I wouldn't agree with it being all couples esp with the sprawl of "lego land" there are alot of single people living there due to the house prices.

It is really hard to get to know people though,I don't think I have seen 1/2 my neighbours never mind had them speak to me.

what I would say is if your working local you have it sorted, the train in the morning and home in the evenings can be a far from enjoyable experience.

lea_20

Plissken1 wrote:

You poor thing, what did you do to get sent out there ? Satelite town life, it will take getting used to. You will find that its full of couples and vey few single people, its handy if you are already seeing someone and bring them with you. But, Satelite Urban Sprawl life can be alot tougher than it looks. May the force be with you !!.

eh cheers for that.unfortunatly its the only place we can afford...could be alot worse i suppose.

were not moving for a couple of months but i think me and my friend are gonna head down this weekend for a night.any good takeaways?

Dublin's Finest

lea_20 wrote:

any good takeaways?

Now that's one thing you won't be stuck for! They're everywhere!

The Hill Billy

Deli Burger ftw!

lea_20

Dublin's Finest wrote:

Now that's one thing you won't be stuck for! They're everywhere!

good to hear!

Bluetonic

lea_20 wrote:

good to hear!

Just follow the fat people, there's loads of them.

blastman

You're claimed...

Yrthilian

Moonbeam wrote: »

"lego land"

LOL and you would be right
didnt like any of the houses over there though

Gillo

Hill Billy wrote: »

Deli Burger ftw!

Only after a lot of pints, shots, quarts or gallons.

Chinafoot

When is the Pop-In opening again? Deli Burger has nothing on the food there.

P_1

Chinafoot wrote: »

When is the Pop-In opening again? Deli Burger has nothing on the food there.

Aren't they owned by the same crowd?

Chinafoot

pithater1 wrote: »

Aren't they owned by the same crowd?

Yup, but the food in the Pop In was alway much nicer. Don't ask me why, it just was.

blastman

Maybe that extra 100 yards walk from O'Shea's just made it seem nicer....

Chinafoot

blastman wrote: »

Maybe that extra 100 yards walk from O'Shea's just made it seem nicer....

Haha! You might be on to something there!

balbrigganseye

Back to the topic of nightlife. Been away for a few years - came back last month- so i went out with a few of the girls on friday night. Had a few drinks in de bruins. Dont know what is going on there - there seems to be a seperate bar downstairs run by different people, weird even for balbriggan. Then we went up to the harvest bar - has not changed in years , you know what you are going to get in there -ok.
I was hoping to end the night on a high and go for a dance in the nightclub - HOME. Well it was home I was going after 10 mins in the place. This place is a stinking hellhole. I thought that things might have changed over the years and it might have kept up with the times . But unfortunately not. Yet again the people of Balbriggan are being sold short. Well its Skerries or Drogheda for me next weekend - pity:mad: Is it just me or is HOME really smelly - even by nightclub standards

irishpaul70

While I am staying in Balbriggan with the intent to find a place to permantly live in Dublin city ... had this thought....

has anyone done any decent reviews of the pubs/club/things to do in Balbriggan?

So to the Balbriggan crew - PM if you fancy a meet up some time (evenings or weekends) one evening and we can take turns on the different pubs/places and create a up-to-date review.

ps - what is open at 11pm Friday night?

Paul

Bluetonic

irishpaul70 wrote: »

So to the Balbriggan crew - PM if you fancy a meet up some time (evenings or weekends) one evening and we can take turns on the different pubs/places and create a up-to-date review.

ps - what is open at 11pm Friday night?

Paul

There is nothing to review to be honest. ALL the pubs are den holes of iniquity.

ps - all pubs are open at 11pm Friday night.

Gillo

Bluetonic wrote: »

There is nothing to review to be honest. ALL the pubs are den holes of iniquity.

Some people may consider that a good thing, the rest of us have fortunately grown out of that phase.

meditraitor

irishpaul70 wrote: »

While I am staying in Balbriggan with the intent to find a place to permantly live in Dublin city ... had this thought....

has anyone done any decent reviews of the pubs/club/things to do in Balbriggan?

So to the Balbriggan crew - PM if you fancy a meet up some time (evenings or weekends) one evening and we can take turns on the different pubs/places and create a up-to-date review.

ps - what is open at 11pm Friday night?

Paul

Ok, I will give you a quick review of the pubs I have frequented (ok so I like a drink)

In my opinion

The Milestone- working mans pub-Pint good, no trouble ever
Late ish bar (depends):pac:
Crowd - 25 - 90 years old
Decoration- 4 out of 10
TV's with football (liverpool,celtic mainly) and horses
Pool table
Dart board
Lounge serves food (nobody has ever died from it)
Smoking area good
Staff are ok

The Harvest- working mans sons pub, mixture of locals and wannabe's, not bad, pint ok. Not rough
Late bar
Crowd 18 - 40 years old
Decoration- 6 out of 10
TV's with football (liverpool,celtic mainly) and horses
Pool table
Food (bit better than the milestone/same owner)
Smoking area good
Staff are ok

The Central - middle of the road pub. Locals, never any trouble
No late bar
Crowd 25 - 190 years old
Decoration - 6 out of 10
TV with sports (horses and football)
Snooker tables (3)
No food
Smoking area good
Staff are ok

De bruns- (upstairs and downstair run seperatly), bad eliment lately upstairs. Loud music downstairs.
Late Bar
Crowd - not great
Decoration 7 out of 10 (look great, management gone to fnuk)
TVs, sports, loud music, dj, quizzes
Pool table down stairs
No food
Smoking area- dodgy
Staff- OK

The Barcken Court Bar(due to recent fire not open)
Same as all the hotel bars opened in the past 5 years

McCormacks(white hart inn)- working mans pub, Locals, friendly. No trouble.
No late bar
Pints are great
Decoration 6 out of 10
TV with sports (football- united/celtic) and horses
No grub
Smoking area- good
Staff - good

O'sheas- mixture of people here. locals, new inhabitants, can get rough, late bar (nightclub attached/ no words can describe the home- go see, its an experience)
Late bar
Pints are awefull
Decoration 3 out of 10 (smells of stale drink and dark)
Live music sometimes (ok)
Pool table
Grub (from one week to the next who knows)
Smoking area - ok
Staff - do their best

blastman

Just to correct a couple of minor discrepancies there, mediatraitor, there are actually 4 snooker tables in the Central and McCormack's isn't bad for a late-ish drink especially after they get to know your face.

meditraitor

blastman wrote: »

Just to correct a couple of minor discrepancies there, mediatraitor, there are actually 4 snooker tables in the Central and McCormack's isn't bad for a late-ish drink especially after they get to know your face.

I was'nt sure about the tables so thanks for the input and as for McCormacks with the late ish drink--- its not often or common but it does happen(this doesnt include getting a drank at 12.01). The fact they dont sell red bull says a lot about what type of premises it is.

I didnt do the Hamlet because I have only been in it a handfull of times.
Seems alright, food is OK ish and the staff are .... ish

dubmick

I think you got the name of the hotel wrong

meditraitor

dubmick wrote: »

I think you got the name of the hotel wrong

Indeed,,, im sure moriarty will have the dogs set on me(mixed up the name with the one in swords).


im starting to regret posting in this thread now maybe I should have gone down the route of the previous posters

There is nothing to review to be honest. ALL the pubs are den holes of iniquity

Bluetonic

The Central do toasted sambos.

Plus no review of John D's which has reopened, William from De Bruns taking that over and Gary Browne taking back Ennis's

meditraitor

Bluetonic wrote: »

The Central do toasted sambos.

really, i didnt know that. Are they done under a grill or on a brevil ?

Bluetonic wrote: »

Plus no review of John D's which has reopened, William from De Bruns taking that over and Gary Browne taking back Ennis's

Thats odd, I didnt hear of anyone being stabbed lately.

As for Gary Browne back at the helm of De-bruns......................... we shall see how this pans out. Good luck to him (and the bouncers he hires)

wow sierra

Pretty accurate reviews Meditraitor. Fair play for taking the time. Just to add that the Milestone has music Monday Thursday Saturday Sunday which is ok. Mind you it is more suited to the 40 to 90 year old taste than the 18 to 30:):):). Still it is Balbriggan and we must be thankful for small mercies.

As regards a change of management in De Bruns - it cant come soon enough. Nice decor and staff ok but I would love to know what it would take to get thrown out of there/barred. Maybe if you shot or stabbed someone??? I have to say I used to like Ennis's, especially the music on a Wednesday night.

When did John D's reopen??

Bluetonic

meditraitor wrote: »

really, i didnt know that. Are they done under a grill or on a brevil ?

Not sure, they are done upstairs and it's a bit of a secret that they are available. A knowing wink and a nod and mutter the words 'a special' will get your order in.

wow sierra wrote: »

As regards a change of management in De Bruns - it cant come soon enough.

Hardly who you'd want managing it consider he sat around watching it decline due to his thinking he would have planning permission to knock it down as part of the development of Heeneys Field. You reep what you sow I guess as I doubt any decent crowd would set foot in the place.

wow sierra wrote: »

When did John D's reopen??

At the weekend.

Chinafoot

Bluetonic wrote: »

You reep what you sow I guess as I doubt any decent crowd would set foot in the place.

Maybe now that John D's is open the undesirables will go back there. I doubt it, but we can still hope!

Much prefer heading out in Skerries tbh.

MSporty

Chinafoot wrote: »

Maybe now that John D's is open the undesirables will go back there. I doubt it, but we can still hope!

Much prefer heading out in Skerries tbh.

Drinking with all the rugby and sailing wannabes in Skerries, how posh!!
Poor mans Malahide if you ask me