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Something different to do this weekend?

mloc · 2008-02-13 02:31:47

Basically myself and my gf are trying to think of something different to do this weekend other than the usual drink/club thing. It occurred to me there isn't really a lot of non-drinking non-mundane stuff to do at the weekend, particularly at night, in Ireland. All suggestions welcome, based in Dublin. And nothing sexual,…

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Basically myself and my gf are trying to think of something different to do this weekend other than the usual drink/club thing.

It occurred to me there isn't really a lot of non-drinking non-mundane stuff to do at the weekend, particularly at night, in Ireland.

All suggestions welcome, based in Dublin. And nothing sexual, tried all that already

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#2 13-02-2008 2:34am

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Drink 100 cups of coffee.

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#3 13-02-2008 2:36am

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Ringing peoples doorbells and then running off is good for a laugh or two...

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#4 13-02-2008 2:37am

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These guys may be able to help....

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1015

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#5 13-02-2008 2:43am

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Join a club or society.

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#6 13-02-2008 2:47am

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Get out of dublin for the weekend???

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#7 13-02-2008 2:53am

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jackncoke wrote: »

Get out of dublin for the weekend???

...and drink.

Find a small gig to go to, Radio City or one of those places and hang out.

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#8 13-02-2008 8:05am

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Swim the Irish Sea? Then maybe they will do a film on you like the old guy that swam the Channel?

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#9 13-02-2008 8:31am

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#10 13-02-2008 8:48am

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Go to a comedy club - they're usually good

Go for a drive (if one of ye has a car) for the day - somewhere ye haven't been before.

Go for a nice walk at Dun Laoghaire / Bray / Skerries

Go bowling/play pool (honest can be fun)

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#11 13-02-2008 9:08am

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Glendalough
Powerscourt
Japanese Gardens
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Visit inlaws
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Go to pictures
Resdiscover dublin city - Trinity College
Go to a diff restaurant
Buy an imagination??!!!

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#13 13-02-2008 9:53am

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Some nice art gallerys around Dublin, Natural History Museum good fun too, maybe the Zoo also, a good weekend's entertainment in those I reckon, and I'm far from a culture vulture!

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#14 13-02-2008 9:54am

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Have a midnight picnic in the Phoenix Park or up on Howth Head.

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#15 13-02-2008 9:58am

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Ice-skating in Dundalk, thats my plan for the day.

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#16 13-02-2008 9:59am

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Go to a play. Patrick Kielty has one on in the ******* over the weekend about unionism or something.

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#17 13-02-2008 9:59am

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Take the bus tours - its not something you would normally think of doing but I have done them three times with three sets of people over the years and they are excellent. There is a lot of stuff to miss when you are busy living your life. And its cheap. Plus if you do the one that goes past guiness you can get a pint in the tower there.

Plus you can do it all day - it takes hours and hours. By 6 oclock you can go for your dinner in Yamamori by the ha'penny bridge and then go home to bed.

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#18 13-02-2008 10:12am

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JCDUB wrote: »

Some nice art gallerys around Dublin, Natural History Museum good fun too, maybe the Zoo also, a good weekend's entertainment in those I reckon, and I'm far from a culture vulture!

These all opening at night now?

Do the ghost bus tour thing, that looks okay and it runs at night.

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#19 13-02-2008 10:40am

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Go to a casino, there are several in Dublin.

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#20 13-02-2008 10:50am

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Lux23 wrote: »

Go to a play. Patrick Kielty has one on in the ******* over the weekend about unionism or something.

seconded, I never used to go to plays cos I didn't think i'd be into them, turns out they're alllllllllllllllright! go see the Glass Menagerie in the gate

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#21 13-02-2008 10:55am

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Lux23 wrote: »

Go to a play. Patrick Kielty has one on in the ******* over the weekend about unionism or something.

its a one man show about unionism, civil servants in the north and alan mcloughlins goal

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#22 13-02-2008 10:56am

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ScumLord wrote: »

Join the Army.

Protest outside a charity and accuse them of all sorts of atrocities see how many you can get to believe you.

Become a Muslim.

Protest outside the Scientology office that seems cool to do at the minute

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#23 13-02-2008 10:57am

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Join the Army.

Protest outside a charity and accuse them of all sorts of atrocities see how many you can get to believe you.

Become a Muslim.

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#24 13-02-2008 11:18am

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Rob_l wrote: »

Protest outside the Scientology office that seems cool to do at the minute

But that's all the way up in Dublin, charities are all over the country so more available to all.

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#25 13-02-2008 7:51pm

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There is one thing this country has and that is lots of hills and mountains. Go out and explore them!

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Spring cleaning. Now is a good time to get all those little chores done and if you guy's are at a loose end there can be no better opportunity to get a head start.

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#27 13-02-2008 9:07pm

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Give up posting on boards.ie for the weekend and fail about lunchtime on Sunday ... its great craic!

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#28 13-02-2008 9:08pm

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5starpool wrote: »

Go to a casino, there are several in Dublin.

Really? Where?

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#29 13-02-2008 9:25pm

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6th wrote: »

Really? Where?

Sporting Emporium - Annes Lane, St Anne Street
The Fitzwilliam - Clifton Hall, Lower Fitzwilliam Street
Jackpot - 20 Montague Street
Cool Hand Lukes - 81 Merrion Square.

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#30 13-02-2008 9:29pm

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Rob_l wrote: »

its a one man show about unionism, civil servants in the north and alan mcloughlins goal

Really? So thats what I just spent 30 euro on then. Interesting.

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#31 13-02-2008 10:10pm

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mloc wrote: »

Basically myself and my gf are trying to think of something different to do this weekend other than the usual drink/club thing. All suggestions welcome, based in Dublin.

Try this. Sounds like fun.... :eek:

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#32 13-02-2008 10:40pm

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Paintball/airsoft shooting
Quadding
camping
horse riding
clay pigeon shooting
paddy wagon tour of Dublin
Mystery Tour
Ghost tour of dublin(well reccomend this)
go for a long drive and stay wherever you stop
Get return flights to almost anywhere in europe for less than 100 each
Ferry to England
Hill walking
O, heres a good one, A walk up to the top of three rock, spectacular views af the whole of dublin,bring a pair of binoculars and you will be impressed.

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#33 14-02-2008 9:26am

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rb_ie wrote: »

Sporting Emporium - Annes Lane, St Anne Street
The Fitzwilliam - Clifton Hall, Lower Fitzwilliam Street
Jackpot - 20 Montague Street
Cool Hand Lukes - 81 Merrion Square.

Excellent, cheers.

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