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Waterford's Nightlife megathread

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    #1202
    abouttobebanned
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,943 ✭✭✭abouttobebanned


    Something else will come along soon. It's just the news at the moment.

    After all...the sound men will be heading into "Ten" soon. Apparently going to be the "Aldi" of night clubs....


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    #1203
    MitchKoobski
    Registered Users Posts: 6,101 ✭✭✭MitchKoobski


    Foundry was definitely open last night.

    Got an email sent around work saying a representative had dropped in 70 free passes for that night if anyone wanted one.

    70 free passes.


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    #1204
    savic04
    Registered Users Posts: 600 ✭✭✭savic04


    abouttobebanned wrote: »
    Something else will come along soon. It's just the news at the moment.

    After all...the sound men will be heading into "Ten" soon. Apparently going to be the "Aldi" of night clubs....

    heard that.. know the guy who have the lease apparently, although haven't spoke with him in a while...


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    #1205
    Minstrel27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Minstrel27


    MitchKoobski wrote: »
    Foundry was definitely open last night.

    Got an email sent around work saying a representative had dropped in 80 free passes for that night if anyone wanted one.

    80 free passes.

    FFS. Why don't they just do free entry for everybody. They might have a chance then.


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    #1206
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    Wasn't open at half 11 anyway, maybe they are just opening a bit later?


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    #1207
    abouttobebanned
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,943 ✭✭✭abouttobebanned


    Think they wait for the first customer to come along before they open. If nobody arrives they don't bother.*




    *lies


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    #1208
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    abouttobebanned wrote: »
    Something else will come along soon. It's just the news at the moment.

    After all...the sound men will be heading into "Ten" soon. Apparently going to be the "Aldi" of night clubs....
    Im not sure what this means :/


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    #1209
    abouttobebanned
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,943 ✭✭✭abouttobebanned


    Ultimate Chin wrote: »
    Im not sure what this means :/

    I believe they're going to sell drink cheaply.


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    #1210
    RxQueen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,821 ✭✭✭RxQueen


    savic04 wrote: »
    This thread should be renamed ''THE FOUNDRY THREAD''
    Well there's nothing else to talk about


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    #1211
    Boooourns
    Registered Users Posts: 1,562 ✭✭✭Boooourns


    RxQueen wrote: »
    Well there's nothing else to b!tch about

    :rolleyes:


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    #1212
    ziedth
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,081 Mod ✭✭✭✭ziedth


    abouttobebanned wrote: »
    I believe they're going to sell drink cheaply.

    Interesting if true. It'll be like seeing two different schools of thought on pricing policy for a nightclub between there and the foundry.


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    #1213
    RxQueen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,821 ✭✭✭RxQueen


    Boooourns wrote: »
    :rolleyes:
    did I say b!tch|???? no i didnt, if thats what you want to do then fine

    personally im not b!tching about it , I would like to see any business that comes here to do well, and it tried to do something different...

    Was it over ambitous ? yes it was, it opened up seven nights a week, had the most deadful ad campagin for it. Had/has a charge in at the door, where if they did there research they would of seen that people are kicking up about €2 charge at harveys..... really if it was you that was opening an business and knew this, would you charge such high charges at the start? no i dont think so

    Foundry does well in Carlow cause there isnt really anywhere else to go and it has a good rep. It doesnt have that here , so why did the come here expecting people to react the same in waterford


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    #1214
    Musicman2000
    Registered Users Posts: 1,461 ✭✭✭Musicman2000


    Absolute madness opening another club.


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    #1215
    DunmoreRode
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21 ✭DunmoreRode


    We need a new nightclub in town soley to keep this thread going, I'm gonna start trying to think of things to complain about the new place....even though i hope it does well.


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    #1216
    RxQueen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,821 ✭✭✭RxQueen


    how very sarcastic of you :rolleyes:

    seriously do you think everybody here just wants a place to open so we can complain and hope it closes down? eh no.

    It had major flaws to it opening up , and if another nightclub was to open and learn from that , they it might do better and not be closing most days so soon after opening.

    Its Waterford like, as much as most like to say we're a city , come on get real, we dont have enough people willing to go out every night and pay a charge to get in somewhere that has expensive drinks. Even the town is dead most days, that should be a warning sign to any company coming in with over ambitous ideas... realism is a great thing


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    #1217
    Sully
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    DunmoreRode wrote: »
    We need a new nightclub in town soley to keep this thread going, I'm gonna start trying to think of things to complain about the new place....even though i hope it does well.

    Mod Note

    Pushing it. Give the trolling a rest. I wont ask you again, I am being very patient.


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    #1218
    Musicman2000
    Registered Users Posts: 1,461 ✭✭✭Musicman2000


    RxQueen wrote: »
    how very sarcastic of you :rolleyes:

    seriously do you think everybody here just wants a place to open so we can complain and hope it closes down? eh no.

    It had major flaws to it opening up , and if another nightclub was to open and learn from that , they it might do better and not be closing most days so soon after opening.

    Its Waterford like, as much as most like to say we're a city , come on get real, we dont have enough people willing to go out every night and pay a charge to get in somewhere that has expensive drinks. Even the town is dead most days, that should be a warning sign to any company coming in with over ambitous ideas... realism is a great thing

    Very, Very True


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    #1219
    Boooourns
    Registered Users Posts: 1,562 ✭✭✭Boooourns


    RxQueen wrote: »
    Well there's nothing else to talk about
    RxQueen wrote: »
    did I say b!tch|???? no i didnt, if thats what you want to do then fine

    personally im not b!tching about it , I would like to see any business that comes here to do well, and it tried to do something different...

    Was it over ambitous ? yes it was, it opened up seven nights a week, had the most deadful ad campagin for it. Had/has a charge in at the door, where if they did there research they would of seen that people are kicking up about €2 charge at harveys..... really if it was you that was opening an business and knew this, would you charge such high charges at the start? no i dont think so

    Foundry does well in Carlow cause there isnt really anywhere else to go and it has a good rep. It doesnt have that here , so why did the come here expecting people to react the same in waterford

    Haha Jesus calm down it wasn't directed at you, it was at the whole thread.
    I like the Waterford forum on Boards but some threads are pretty embarrassing, it's just one b!tch after another on some of them.


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    #1220
    DunmoreRode
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21 ✭DunmoreRode


    Boooourns wrote: »
    I like the Waterford forum on Boards but some threads are pretty embarrassing, it's just one b!tch after another on some of them.

    My thoughts exactly, reading back over this thread is unreal, foundry was never given a chance.


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    #1221
    RxQueen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,821 ✭✭✭RxQueen


    DunmoreRode wrote: »
    My thoughts exactly, reading back over this thread is unreal, foundry was never given a chance.
    Did you ever go there, or do you just troll every thread :pac:!


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    #1222
    DunmoreRode
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21 ✭DunmoreRode


    I have been there yes, it's a very good nightclub in my opinion, will go again.

    Haven't clue what this trolling craic is about.


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    #1223
    Minstrel27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Minstrel27


    DunmoreRode wrote: »
    My thoughts exactly, reading back over this thread is unreal, foundry was never given a chance.

    I gave it a chance and thought it was ****.


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    #1224
    angry_fox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 744 ✭✭✭angry_fox


    On a different note...

    where is the best pint of guiness in waterford?


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    #1225
    STIG83
    Registered Users Posts: 3,588 ✭✭✭STIG83


    angry_fox wrote: »
    On a different note...

    where is the best pint of guiness in waterford?

    Good question, im not a regular black stuff drinker but im sure some boardsies will have answers.
    I know of a pub in Portlaw that people said had the best pint, i know that is Waterford County not City.


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    #1226
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    Always a fan of Downses pints of Guinness. Dont really drink it any more though


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    #1227
    zeppe
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    Cant believe I'm saying it but I really miss Rubys Lounge:o


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    #1228
    STIG83
    Registered Users Posts: 3,588 ✭✭✭STIG83


    zeppe wrote: »
    Cant believe I'm saying it but I really miss Rubys Lounge:o

    I think the new owners really shot themselves in the foot getting rid of it, if they reopened it with the bands they would have got the crowds in, one thing about the place it was a badly designed pub but that could have been fixed.
    Hard to believe it's the entrance and cloakroom now.


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    #1229
    zeppe
    Registered Users Posts: 163 ✭✭zeppe


    Yeah, the bar could have been redesigned but wouldnt have taken much imo. I'm not a businessman but surely if they'd done their research they would have seen that Rubys was doing good business mon-thur(relative to other late bars) and stuffing them in fri-sun.
    Everybody benefited, staff, suppliers, bands, and it was well established. Great for singles, drinkers, groups..A lot of the old regulars,(I was one) are not going to go near the new nightclub.


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    #1230
    angry_fox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 744 ✭✭✭angry_fox


    STIG83 wrote: »
    Good question, im not a regular black stuff drinker but im sure some boardsies will have answers.
    I know of a pub in Portlaw that people said had the best pint, i know that is Waterford County not City.

    Have to stop drinking the bottles bulmers now so i might as well go for the black stuff. Have had the odd pint of it in Masons and the like and it was horrible.

    Another quick question, is tom maher's pub still open??


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    #1231
    nkay1985
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    Yeah I have to agree I was disappointed when I found out they weren't keeping Ruby's Lounge. If they had just opened that place up it would have been a great spot. As you said, they already had a crowd that always went there when out. Anytime I was out in town, I'd go there after Geoff's or wherever for the live music but I'm not going to head into a nightclub now that it's not there, I'm going to go to the closest thing which is The Front Lounge.


    With regard to the other thread of discussion, I really have a problem with people coming on here suggesting that all anyone on this board, and in particular this thread, wants to do is criticise and hope somewhere fails. We all know there are people in the world who just love to moan but any criticism of The Foundry on here has been borne out. It's not pessimism when it's realism. If The Foundry had started with opening Wednesday to Sunday with a door charge on Friday and Saturday nights, that would have been a much more realistic way to start. They didn't. Fast forward a few weeks and they're handing out hundreds of free passes every night and open two days less than they originally intended.

    I've heard from a few people that it's really nice in there. I'm delighted that someone has come in, provided much-needed work and an alternative spot. I just hope they refocus, become more realistic and tailor it to the needs of the city, not just expect everyone to embrace whatever they say or do. I hope they start to listen to feedback. At the moment they're just deleting anything they don't like which is tantamount to sticking your fingers in your ears and shouting I can't hear you!

    It might seem a bit biased as he's a regular poster on here but when The Front Lounge was in the planning stages, its owner was engaging with us and asking what we thought was missing in the town. I'm not suggesting business owners consult this board before any suggests that. I'm just putting it out there that I think it's better to talk openly with people rather than ignore them and assume you're doing everything right.

    This is a discussion forum. That means multiple viewpoints on any topic. People are entitled to their opinion, even if it's one which criticises something that's good for the city, so long as it's not completely groundless.


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