Television free pubs in Galway

Greaney

I was reared in a pub and I have to say I love the Irish pub culture, you know, those deep philisophical conversations, or the possibility of an impromtu sing song, or just the good old craic with a bunch of strangers who are great mates within the hour, however, I really really loath TV's in pubs. They kill conversation, they're too loud and they only ever seem to play soccer.

I can think of one pub for a start, Naughtons, it doesn't have a telly!! Any others folks?

PopeBuckfastXVI

I haven't spotted one in Kellys yet, but I'm open to correction on that...

happyoutscan

Tig Ceolis.

Euro_Kraut

The Crane?

Greaney

I see a pattern here. haha, that's a fair cop.

muppetkiller

Blue Note

mercuroman

PopeBuckfastXVI wrote: »

I haven't spotted one in Kellys yet, but I'm open to correction on that...

LOL - there's at least one - behind the bar! If you stopped flirting with the barmaids and looked behind them you'd have seen it!:D

Mrs OBumble

Euro_Kraut wrote: »

The Crane?

Nope, it has one

Euro_Kraut

JustMary wrote: »

Nope, it has one

Kazooie

Yup the TV on non stop with the volume up is quite the conversation killer in a lot of places. However they do have their place. For sporting folk the atmosphere in a pub can be brilliant when watching a match. (Six nations, All Ireland final come to mind).

Melty

salt house and the cottage. both run by the same people and both excellent pubs!

Robbo

Melty wrote: »

salt house and the cottage. both run by the same people and both excellent pubs!

There's a telly in the Salthouse.

Acidflash

Melty wrote: »

salt house

The Salt House has one!

edit: beat me to it Robbo

Melty

is there? daaamn....

Owldshtok

and theres one in the cottage in the room behind the bar

Owldshtok

Greaney wrote: »

I was reared in a pub and I have to say I love the Irish pub culture, you know, those deep philisophical conversations, or the possibility of an impromtu sing song, or just the good old craic with a bunch of strangers who are great mates within the hour, however, I really really loath TV's in pubs. They kill conversation, they're too loud and they only ever seem to play soccer.

I can think of one pub for a start, Naughtons, it doesn't have a telly!! Any others folks?

Couldn't agree more....Only 3 pubs for far in the whole town w/o telly :-(

_ZeeK_

Garavans?
that place doesn't even play music. you have two options:
1) talk nonsense
2) sit in awkward silence

Melty

Owldshtok wrote: »

and theres one in the cottage in the room behind the bar

i...i've made a terrible fool of myself:(

toiletduck

_ZeeK_ wrote: »

Garavans?

There's two tv's in there.

PopeBuckfastXVI

mercuroman wrote: »

LOL - there's at least one - behind the bar! If you stopped flirting with the barmaids and looked behind them you'd have seen it!:D

Sssssssssshhhhhhhhhh.... loose lips sink ships!

PopeBuckfastXVI

I don't mind the existence of a telly in a pub, if it's only switched on for major sporting events like Irish rugby or soccer teams playing, or all Ireland final, provincial finals etc.

I hate it when a tv is on just showing some random highlights from some premiership dross game between Nobody-upon-craphole FC and Bunghole Utd.

Kazooie

toiletduck wrote: »

There's two tv's in there.

Ya I definately remember watchin a match there a few months ago.

Happy Monday

O'Connors in Salthill.

Nathan251

both pubs down by the docks - sheridans and bar 8 don't have tv's i think


which is a shame because unlike the op one of my main reasons for going to the pub is to watch sporting events

McTigs

Nathan251 wrote: »

both pubs down by the docks - sheridans and bar 8 don't have tv's i think


which is a shame because unlike the op one of my main reasons for going to the pub is to watch sporting events

Sheridans have one but i think it's kept in a cupboard and only taken out in sporting emergencies

Jugs82

Bar 8 definetly doesnt have one
Is there a TV in the Roisin? Dont remember ever seeing one!!

Kazooie

Jugs82 wrote: »

Bar 8 definetly doesnt have one
Is there a TV in the Roisin? Dont remember ever seeing one!!

They have a projector they use in by the stage so technically not a 'tv' I guess.

Greaney

Nathan251 wrote: »

both pubs down by the docks - sheridans and bar 8 don't have tv's i think


which is a shame because unlike the op one of my main reasons for going to the pub is to watch sporting events

It's not really a shame Nathan, you have nearly every other pub in the country to go to

4zn76tysfajdxp

_ZeeK_ wrote: »

Garavans?
that place doesn't even play music. you have two options:
1) talk nonsense
2) sit in awkward silence

Fantastic.

topper75

happyoutscan wrote: »

Tig Ceolis.

Freudian spelling?