Old Bar

g5fd6ow0hseima

I wonder will it be back as the main student bar for the coming year?

Towards the end of last semester the 'nubar' was closed and the old bar became the venue for the 3.50 tuesdays.....

Itll be interesting, and well, im hoping that it stays this way too

gamblitis

Wishful thinking me thinks. Can't see them opening up full time again tbh.

robby^5

gamblitis wrote: »

Wishful thinking me thinks. Can't see them opening up full time again tbh.

You know more than you're letting on.... WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

gamblitis

I wish i knew more than i do!I might pass my exams then!!lol

g5fd6ow0hseima

gamblitis wrote: »

I wish i knew more than i do!I might pass my exams then!!lol

The nubar was the worst attempt of a pub ive ever seen

gamblitis

Yeah i'll admit it was a bit of a shambles alright.I was only there a couple of times last year and was severely disappointed.

cognos

I'm reliably informed that the old bar will be the main bar next year.

Alanthroneus

...still run by trispace........:(

justbringit89

where abouts is the old bar situated , is that the one across from the nubar ?

rugbug86

justbringit89 wrote: »

where abouts is the old bar situated , is that the one across from the nubar ?

Old Bar is opposite nubar, it's the one that is half open in the daytime for chillout/pool tables, and it kicks the arse of the nubar. Mainly because you don't need to leave to pee.

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rugbug86 wrote: »

s, and it kicks the arse of the nubar. Mainly because you don't need to leave to pee.

yeah thats totally ridiculous, being searched coming back from the bathroom, like wtf :mad:

Phlann

The steps leading down to the smoking section are a fatality waiting to happen. They're usually covered in drink and really slippy.

Not to mention the amount of pushing that starts once it starts bottlenecking (which it always does when there's a big crowd in). Some guy got stuck on the steps for about 5 minutes at the Halloween Ball because his costume was too big to get through.

public_enemy

cognos wrote: »

I'm reliably informed that the old bar will be the main bar next year.

I've been hearing the same thing.

Sadly no word on the return of 3 euro Tuesday, though...

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Phlann wrote: »

Some guy got stuck on the steps for about 5 minutes at the Halloween Ball because his costume was too big to get through.

ha, what was he dressed as?

Matthewthebig

public_enemy wrote: »

I've been hearing the same thing.

Sadly no word on the return of 3 euro Tuesday, though...

Illegal now anyways...

Phlann

wrote: »

ha, what was he dressed as?

Can't recall. It was a big square/rectangular cardboard outfit, it might have been the guy dressed as a pack of Benson & Hedges... or it might have been somebody else.

public_enemy

Phlann wrote: »

Can't recall. It was a big square/rectangular cardboard outfit, it might have been the guy dressed as a pack of Benson & Hedges... or it might have been somebody else.

I do recall someone being dressed as a Rubik's cube... can't imagine he found the stairs too easy to navigate.

The other rumour floating around is that there'll be no membership fee for the bar this year, which would be a pleasant change.

dregin

Matthewthebig wrote: »

Illegal now anyways...

Surely if fibbers can do it, DCU bar car??

g5fd6ow0hseima

rugbug86 wrote: »

Old Bar is opposite nubar, it's the one that is half open in the daytime for chillout/pool tables, and it kicks the arse of the nubar. Mainly because you don't need to leave to pee.

are there toilets in the old bar, or just a concealed wall/urinal?

Butterscotch

I want the old bar back. It was kinda like Fibbers, dirty, Grunge and old. That would be great if they get rid of the bar fee.

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Kayden Refined Ratio wrote: »

are there toilets in the old bar, or just a concealed wall/urinal?

there are, two of them iirc

rugbug86

wrote: »

there are, two of them iirc

2 ladies - one beside the stage and one beside the pool room, which is also where the gents are.

siobhanoh

I would gladly pay €5 for a drink in the old bar if it was like the good old days than pay €3 in the nubar. But even when they do open it these days, it always has trispace staff, and I wouldn't say I'm the only one who prefered the days when it was students behind the bar... My younger sister is startin this year and I wish she got to experience €3 tuesdays in the old bar... I'm defo up for €3.50 Tuesdays, may have to have one or two drinks less but it would be worth it!

dregin

Yeah, definitely. I got on really well with the trispace staff, but it's a completely different buzz when students are behind the bar. I would have happily paid €4 a drink to have had the old bar back. We were spending so much cash on pool that a few of us just got together and bought a proper pool table for our apartment on rez

gamblitis

Party @ dregin's!

dregin

VG79 is long since gone Kegs in the fridge. Pool table. Projector for watching ****. Those were the days I really dont know how the **** I passed 2nd year :P

gamblitis

Oh well thats just took all the fun out of it!lol So being run by trispace will that mean there is gonna be hired staff again rather than students? Excuse my ignorance

rugbug86

You're one in a million to get along with those barstaff. I gave up when they insisted on pouring my beer from the bottle for me, with 5 inches of foam on the top and a bit of beer left in the bottom of the bottle. Stupid barstaff.

g5fd6ow0hseima

only going into 2nd year means i never experienced students behind the bar..... I imagine it was quite a different place owing to that! Someone told me that the new student union president had the reinstation of student staff as a priority; I wonder.

A wild cat would have more of a presence behind the taps than the staff that were there last year.....

fox65

I've heard the slipper will be doing 3euro tuesdays. they started last year towards the end of the year!and the slipper is a good ould pub

Catuohy

Butterscotch wrote: »

I want the old bar back. It was kinda like Fibbers, dirty, Grunge and old. That would be great if they get rid of the bar fee.

Whatt? it's nothing like fibbers unless it's completly slipped over the last few years but i wouldn't compare the 2 :P x

mehfesto2

Heard the slipper is doing £3 Tuesdays this year too. Not sure if it's true but that was the plan for them last year. Would make a nice change anyway.