Where can I watch Munster v Leinster?

Merjock · 26-03-2010 3:16pm #1

Seeing as all the pubs in Dublin will be closed on Good Friday (unlike Limerick, lucky sods!), does anybody know where I will be able to watch the match in the Dublin area, as I don't have Setanta Sports at home?

Eoin · 26-03-2010 3:28pm

Can't hotels open? I think they can serve alcohol with "a substantial meal" or something like that.

phog · 26-03-2010 5:04pm

Charlie Chawke said on RTE last night that he intends opening his pubs but will not be serving alcohol.

Hawkeye007 · 26-03-2010 5:14pm

eoin wrote: »

Can't hotels open? I think they can serve alcohol with "a substantial meal" or something like that.

Or maybe with a "substantial" room

Eoin · 26-03-2010 5:28pm

Hawkeye007 wrote: »

Or maybe with a "substantial" room

Any room would do, substantial or not. However, I think the licensing laws specifically mention a substantial meal, which is why I put it in quotes.

smog · 27-03-2010 1:47am

A spokesman for Munster rugby said it was their preference that the game be played on the Saturday of the Easter weekend.
Competition organisers Celtic Rugby scheduled the match for Good Friday following consultations with host broadcasters Setanta Sports. Management at Thomond Park Stadium will be able to sell alcohol to thirsty punters on the night of the game as the venue is covered by a National Stadiums' Licence.

Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/business-news/pub-owners-fury-over-good-friday--munster---leinster--rugby-clash-14704245.html#ixzz0jKxVxpEp

Just pure sneaky by satanta. Knowing the pubs are closed attempt to extract 15 quid for at least one months subscription from rugby fans for setanta1

Minstrel27 · 27-03-2010 1:43pm

smog wrote: »

Just pure sneaky by satanta. Knowing the pubs are closed attempt to extract 15 quid for at least one months subscription from rugby fans for setanta1

They wont be getting a cent from me anyway. The sooner these rights are back on free tv the better.

Riskymove · 29-03-2010 8:08am

surely this is a gilt edged opportunity for rugby clubs to get some people in their doors?

Crash · 29-03-2010 8:29am

phog wrote: »

Charlie Chawke said on RTE last night that he intends opening his pubs but will not be serving alcohol.

The Indo and a few other papers have reported that Charlie will be opening all his pubs - looks like i'll be in the Orchard for this one then

Hawkeye007 · 29-03-2010 8:57am

eoin wrote: »

Any room would do, substantial or not. However, I think the licensing laws specifically mention a substantial meal, which is why I put it in quotes.

I'm not sure but I think you can only be served alcohol in a hotel if you are a resident and not just having a meal.

Theta · 29-03-2010 9:22am

Hawkeye007 wrote: »

I'm not sure but I think you can only be served alcohol in a hotel if you are a resident and not just having a meal.

No you can eat and have a drink with it but if you dont want to have a meal the residents bar is open for people staying there who just want a scoop.

You could ring around and find a restaurant and see if any are showing it. They can serve booze with dinner. You could also try some of the theaters to see if they are aswell.

Do golf clubs count as a private members club? I think the rule is that if its a private members club you can serve booze if you like.

Riskymove · 29-03-2010 9:33am

Theta wrote: »

Do golf clubs count as a private members club? I think the rule is that if its a private members club you can serve booze if you like.

well dont forget the OP is asking about a venue to watch the match which is relevant to many

availability of booze may just be a bonus

Theta · 29-03-2010 9:48am

Riskymove wrote: »

well dont forget the OP is asking about a venue to watch the match which is relevant to many

availability of booze may just be a bonus

Well I mean if it counts as a private members club like some other places they might just charge you enterance and then serve.

youcancallmeal · 29-03-2010 10:07am

Anyone know if its possible to watch the game on a pay per view basis, like just pay 5 or 10 euro to just watch the game? Doesnt seem to be any option for that on the setanta website?

EDIT: Actually seems it isnt possible

Are games/programmes available individually or on a pay per view basis?
We do not operate a pay per view system as we feel that our channels offer much greater value for sports fans. Setanta Sports 1 & Setanta Ireland are not available on an individual pay per view basis.

Pity considering they probably would have had loads of takers for people who wanted to have their own house party with friends and watch the game

Batmans dad · 29-03-2010 11:15am

smog wrote: »

Just pure sneaky by satanta. Knowing the pubs are closed attempt to extract 15 quid for at least one months subscription from rugby fans for setanta1

it wasnt actually down to setanta. the date was up to the teams to decide and cuz munster wouldnt field a full team on the thursday a nd leinster on saturday, friday was the chosen day.

i wouldnt be surprised if munster had it on the friday cuz of the drink ban. like with the only place in the city with an open bar they are going to make a killing.

smart yet slightly underhanded move munster....

Thanos · 29-03-2010 11:18am

Crash wrote: »

The Indo and a few other papers have reported that Charlie will be opening all his pubs - looks like i'll be in the Orchard for this one then

Anyone have a list of his pubs......?

mikedragon32 · 29-03-2010 11:28am

Thanos wrote: »

Anyone have a list of his pubs......?

The Goat Grill, Goatstown
The Dropping Well, Milltown
The Rathfarnham Orchard

***Not 100% on this one*** The Oval, Abbey St.

youcancallmeal · 29-03-2010 11:35am

mikedragon32 wrote: »

***Not 100% on this one*** The Oval, Abbey St.

Yeah I'm think thats one alright, heres two others as well:

The Bank, Dame st.
Lord Lucan, Lucan

Crash · 29-03-2010 12:10pm

Yup, the ones in dublin are:

The Goat, Goatstown
The dropping well, Milltown
The Orchard, Rathfarnham
The Oval, Abbey St.
The Bank, Dame St.
The Lord Lucan, Lucan

There's another in Adare apparently as well:

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/landlord-to-open-boozefree-pubs-on-good-friday-2115527.html

Merjock · 29-03-2010 3:37pm

Crash wrote: »

Yup, the ones in dublin are:

The Goat, Goatstown
The dropping well, Milltown
The Orchard, Rathfarnham
The Oval, Abbey St.
The Bank, Dame St.
The Lord Lucan, Lucan

There's another in Adare apparently as well:

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/landlord-to-open-boozefree-pubs-on-good-friday-2115527.html

Great! The Orchard's just down the road from me! That'll be my spot on the night. Thanks guys.

phog · 29-03-2010 5:39pm

Batmans dad wrote: »

it wasnt actually down to setanta. the date was up to the teams to decide and cuz munster wouldnt field a full team on the thursday a nd leinster on saturday, friday was the chosen day.

i wouldnt be surprised if munster had it on the friday cuz of the drink ban. like with the only place in the city with an open bar they are going to make a killing.

smart yet slightly underhanded move munster....

Where did you get this from? When do Celtic rugby let teams decide on their fixtures? When were Munster or Leinster asked what kind of team they'd field? Surely, Munster would have taken Thursday if offered to them as with leinster playing their last game on Saturday and Munster on Friday that would have given Munster an extra days turnaround over Leinster and give Munster another day to rest before their Q/F game against Northampton?

streings · 29-03-2010 5:45pm

youcancallme>al wrote: »

Anyone know if its possible to watch the game on a pay per view basis, like just pay 5 or 10 euro to just watch the game? Doesnt seem to be any option for that on the setanta website?

EDIT: Actually seems it isnt possible

Pity considering they probably would have had loads of takers for people who wanted to have their own house party with friends and watch the game

You can buy setanta 1 for the month for just 15 squids. I know of a few people doin this.

PhatPiggins · 29-03-2010 7:01pm

streings wrote: »

You can buy setanta 1 for the month for just 15 squids. I know of a few people doin this.

I dont think you can. Their min contract is 2 months(but they will forget to tell you this when you ring them)

Do you know of anyone who has actually done this?

streings · 30-03-2010 6:12pm

PhatPiggins wrote: »

I dont think you can. Their min contract is 2 months(but they will forget to tell you this when you ring them)

Do you know of anyone who has actually done this?

Ye actually its not that simple. My bro called them today and they said its 15yoyos for the first month and if you wish to cancel the subscription then thatll set you back another 15. Its somethin like 50c a day thereafter if you want to keep it.

Paulie907 · 30-03-2010 9:23pm

does anyone know if there is a way you can watch this game on line? any streaming sites?

youcancallmeal · 30-03-2010 9:58pm

Paulie907 wrote: »

does anyone know if there is a way you can watch this game on line? any streaming sites?

Yeah there will probably be streams but they will not be reliable especially with the amount of people with the same idea

WeleaseWoderick · 01-04-2010 12:09pm

I take it this won't be available to stream by Eircom subscribers as it is on Setanta 1?

Eoin · 01-04-2010 12:18pm

Seems to be listed on the eircom site. http://liverugby.eircom.net/

Hawkeye007 · 01-04-2010 4:06pm

Ah what the hell. Think the easiest thing to do is just hop on a train to Limerick 2moro and watch the match in one of the thousands of pubs down there. At least then you'll be able to have a pint of Arthur at the same time.
Save all the hassle. Anyone know how safe the trains are these days?

tHE vAGGABOND · 01-04-2010 7:39pm

Just pure sneaky by satanta. Knowing the pubs are closed attempt to extract 15 quid for at least one months subscription from rugby fans for setanta1

how dare a commercial company try and make a profit! Damn them!

Crash · 01-04-2010 9:07pm

In all fairness, Setanta are no saints at all. Ask anyone who's ever tried to cancel with them, they've screwed over a significant number of people by continuing to draw money after cancelling service. They don't deserve even the slightest bit of sympathy these days.

phog · 01-04-2010 9:38pm

Crash wrote: »

In all fairness, Setanta are no saints at all. Ask anyone who's ever tried to cancel with them, they've screwed over a significant number of people by continuing to draw money after cancelling service. They don't deserve even the slightest bit of sympathy these days.

+ 1000000, once the ML goes Free to air they can stick their service where the sun dont shine.

danthefan · 01-04-2010 9:41pm

I'm no fan of Setanta but I can't see the problem with them putting the game on Setanta 1. They are not a charity.

phog · 01-04-2010 10:09pm

danthefan wrote: »

I'm no fan of Setanta but I can't see the problem with them putting the game on Setanta 1. They are not a charity.

Not a charity but surely part of their contract with Celtic Rugby would have been about broadening the viewing figures and increasing the fan base of rugby. Putting a prime game on Setanta 1 while the pubs are closed hardly helps and having Fred Cogley as a commentator doesn't help either. I'm sure the pubs that have to pay a bigger subscribtion than a residential customer cant be too happy either if thier potential customers might now take out a Setanta sub.

Woofer · 02-04-2010 9:49am

Am i missing something here?I checked TV guide on TV this morning, and it shows the munster v leinster game on live on Setanta Ireland (not setanta 1 - which i dont have)

danthefan · 02-04-2010 9:51am

Woofer wrote: »

Am i missing something here?I checked TV guide on TV this morning, and it shows the munster v leinster game on live on Setanta Ireland (not setanta 1 - which i dont have)

http://www.setanta.com/ie/TV-Listings/

It's on Setanta 1.

An Tarbh · 02-04-2010 9:58am

Woofer wrote: »

Am i missing something here?I checked TV guide on TV this morning, and it shows the munster v leinster game on live on Setanta Ireland (not setanta 1 - which i dont have)

The live build up is on Setanta Ireland so they can squeeze a few more subscriptions in before kickoff. Maybe that's what you saw in the tv guide.

bmcd · 02-04-2010 11:49am

Looks like you can watch the stream live if you are an eircom broadband customer... From the times in the schedule http://setanta-video.eircom.net/eircom/public/Schedule.aspx it looks like it will be on! Time to hook the laptop up to the telly...

DeVore · 02-04-2010 1:41pm

Did Celtic Rugby take Setanta's money?? Then Setanta can do as it pleases.... your anger there is misdirected.

DeV.

6ix · 02-04-2010 1:54pm

Edit - whoops, misread another post!

I know for a fact that the decision doesn't come down to Setanta (or indeed BBC Wales/S4C/any broadcaster), apart from perhaps a change to the kick off time. Celtic Rugby and the provinces came to the decision, even if it does play into Setanta's hands.

Thanos · 02-04-2010 2:00pm

streings wrote: »

Ye actually its not that simple. My bro called them today and they said its 15yoyos for the first month and if you wish to cancel the subscription then thatll set you back another 15. Its somethin like 50c a day thereafter if you want to keep it.

Friend who has sky just rang them, 17 euros for the month, then another 17 for next month, you have to have it for a minimum of two months. Then they said (right at the end) there is a 15 euro connection fee!!!
What a rip-off!!

wixfjord · 02-04-2010 2:06pm

Thanos wrote: »

Friend who has sky just rang them, 17 euros for the month, then another 17 for next month, you have to have it for a minimum of two months. Then they said (right at the end) there is a 15 euro connection fee!!!
What a rip-off!!

Although if you were going to the pub and had 6 or 7 pints....oh wait :rolleyes: :pac:

Thanos · 02-04-2010 2:08pm

wixfjord wrote: »

Although if you were going to the pub and had 6 or 7 pints....oh wait :rolleyes: :pac:

Well will be going to the pub but will not be drinking that much in 7-up or the like...........

wixfjord · 02-04-2010 2:11pm

Thanos wrote: »

Well will be going to the pub but will not be drinking that much in 7-up or the like...........

Yeah I cant wait to see what it will be like, never been in a dry pub before! Theres only so much coca cola and lucozade a man can handle!!
Publicans should sell bottles of non alcoholic becks and use the placebo affect!