Bill Martins/ Alfie Hales

thomasm

Notice both these closed pubs down by Lombard street have builders and painters working on them. Are they reopening or just trying to avoid dereliction orders. Anyone know

abouttobebanned

The owner of Bill Martins wants someone to go in and run the place again.

I did hear (some weeks back) that alfies is reopening again.

The Bowery is close to being sold, but not yet. (Have to laugh at the people who said it was DEFINITELY sold and langtons has it. Guess what...it's nearly sold...but it aint Langtons.)

Masons will be run by new people this time next month...

Rubys and Muldoons will officially have their new owners bull dozing in on the 19th of July.
I'm opening a new super bar in the old cinema.

The owner of Kitty Kearnans was a bit prematture announcing to the populace that a new breath of fresh air night club was hitting the city soon. It won't be.

One of the above pieces of information is a lie.

ex_infantry man

abouttobebanned wrote: »

The owner of Bill Martins wants someone to go in and run the place again.

I did hear (some weeks back) that alfies is reopening again.

The Bowery is close to being sold, but not yet. (Have to laugh at the people who said it was DEFINITELY sold and langtons has it. Guess what...it's nearly sold...but it aint Langtons.)

Masons will be run by new people this time next month...

Rubys and Muldoons will officially have their new owners bull dozing in on the 19th of July.
I'm opening a new super bar in the old cinema.

The owner of Kitty Kearnans was a bit prematture announcing to the populace that a new breath of fresh air night club was hitting the city soon. It won't be.

One of the above pieces of information is a lie.

i,m guessing the lie is that your opening a super pub in the old cinema lol

dayshah

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Masons will be run by new people this time next month...

People other than the Carlow crowd? (I know this should really be in the Tweedy thread)

abouttobebanned

The carlow people bought rubys and Muldoons. Nothing to do with masons.

Ledger

Masons is being leased out by the bank for the foreseeable future.


Ledger

wellboytoo

I hear the FBD (tower hotel) have Alfies,plans for a club linked to the tower building by a over head walkway, and the Hi Bi did get a derelict notice act , proper order

Creamsoda

wellboytoo wrote: »

I hear the FBD (tower hotel) have Alfies,plans for a club linked to the tower building by a over head walkway, and the Hi Bi did get a derelict notice act , proper order

I think your right about the tower buying Alfies and plans for turning it into a club (was talking to someone that works there yesterday) but I havn't seen any planning permission for the proposed bridge over too it. I could be wrong though!

jayboi

wellboytoo wrote: »

I hear the FBD (tower hotel) have Alfies,plans for a club linked to the tower building by a over head walkway, and the Hi Bi did get a derelict notice act , proper order

As in a night club?

I think FBD own the whole block were the tower is, I heard that during the boom they were going to knock the whole thing and build a new hotel no doubt any plans are scraped at this stage.

Sully

abouttobebanned wrote: »

The owner of Bill Martins wants someone to go in and run the place again.

I did hear (some weeks back) that alfies is reopening again.

The Bowery is close to being sold, but not yet. (Have to laugh at the people who said it was DEFINITELY sold and langtons has it. Guess what...it's nearly sold...but it aint Langtons.)

Masons will be run by new people this time next month...

Rubys and Muldoons will officially have their new owners bull dozing in on the 19th of July.
I'm opening a new super bar in the old cinema.

The owner of Kitty Kearnans was a bit prematture announcing to the populace that a new breath of fresh air night club was hitting the city soon. It won't be.

One of the above pieces of information is a lie.

Nice one, I knew Langtons defo bought the Bowery.

Best of luck with the super bar dude, but its a bit daft to open it in the current climate and all. :pac:

dayshah

wellboytoo wrote: »

I hear the FBD (tower hotel) have Alfies,plans for a club linked to the tower building by a over head walkway, and the Hi Bi did get a derelict notice act , proper order

Twould be a nice view down onto Johns River. I'd imagine it would be hugely expensive though.

JohnC.

Just throw up some rusty scaffolding and a few planks. It'll be grand.

AdMMM

Are you seriously entertaining the idea of a walkway to a club that would essentially be in an even worse location than a club that had to close because of its location?!

merlante

AdMMM wrote: »

Are you seriously entertaining the idea of a walkway to a club that would essentially be in an even worse location than a club that had to close because of its location?!

Don't understand why clubs should have to close because of location when it's the same difference for most people in Waterford and beyond to drive/taxi/walk to Alfies as to the junction (slightly further from estates around lisduggan, slightly closer to Dunmore rd. estates, what's the difference?).

Are we talking some kind of psychological distance here?

There was a time when the clubs were actually spread out in Waterford...

Adyx

merlante wrote: »

Don't understand why clubs should have to close because of location when it's the same difference for most people in Waterford and beyond to drive/taxi/walk to Alfies as to the junction (slightly further from estates around lisduggan, slightly closer to Dunmore rd. estates, what's the difference?).

Are we talking some kind of psychological distance here?

There was a time when the clubs were actually spread out in Waterford...

Waterford people are lazy when it comes to clubs. I'm surprised they're doing this to be honest. There's no market for it at the moment (even with students).

dayshah

The Forum has lasted for a good while and is away from the other ones.

merlante

Adyx wrote: »

Waterford people are lazy when it comes to clubs. I'm surprised they're doing this to be honest. There's no market for it at the moment (even with students).

Yes, but it's lazy minded then, not physically lazy. A kind of psychological inertia. Alfies is closer for many Waterford city residents than the junction, and vica versa. When you're in a car or taxi, there is no difference. When you are walking the difference is minimal. So really we are talking about a kind of "ah it's all the way down there, boy" kind of odd psychological thing where people feel they are moving away from the 'entertainment zone' and into a wilderness. For the same reason, probably, some people keep forgetting that the Forum exists. This mentality is really odd and hard to explain, and unique to Waterford.

kfallon

Ok, I've not been home for a while (once in last 7 months) but I'm making the journey back soon, what exactly is open at the mo as regards pubs, clubs from the Wacky Apple down to Rubys???

Odats

kfallon wrote: »

Ok, I've not been home for a while (once in last 7 months) but I'm making the journey back soon, what exactly is open at the mo as regards pubs, clubs from the Wacky Apple down to Rubys???

Geoffs (Don't tell Ziedth)
The Wacky Apple
Kazbar
Revolution
Escape Niteclub
Ruby Lounge
Rubys Niteclub
The Woodman
Twister Vicks
Dignity
Masons
Harveys

Adyx

merlante wrote: »

Yes, but it's lazy minded then, not physically lazy. A kind of psychological inertia. Alfies is closer for many Waterford city residents than the junction, and vica versa. When you're in a car or taxi, there is no difference. When you are walking the difference is minimal. So really we are talking about a kind of "ah it's all the way down there, boy" kind of odd psychological thing where people feel they are moving away from the 'entertainment zone' and into a wilderness. For the same reason, probably, some people keep forgetting that the Forum exists. This mentality is really odd and hard to explain, and unique to Waterford.

Certainly it is psychological, what is it a 2 minute walk from John St. to the Bowery? But that is the mentality in Waterford today. It's not just about the distance either as people just seem to stick with what they know or where they know their friends are. If I'm honest, I'm guilty myself since I never go to the Forum despite it being "my type" of place.

It's not just this laziness though. People are going out later and later and a mainstream club (which I assume this Tower Hotel would be) is unlikely to get a decent crowd until after 12 these days. Combined with this is that only Saturday nights are busy. It's a brave person who thinks opening a club in Waterford at the moment is viable.

kfallon

Odats wrote: »

Geoffs (Don't tell Ziedth)
The Wacky Apple
Kazbar
Revolution
Escape Niteclub
Ruby Lounge
Rubys Niteclub
The Woodman
Twister Vicks
Dignity
Masons
Harveys

Cheers! So nowhere has really closed then!
Wtf is 'Escape', the old Oxygen/Merlins???

Is Club LA or The Roxy still going :P

haydo333

Bring back Preachers! Best club ever!

Odats

kfallon wrote: »

Cheers! So nowhere has really closed then!
Wtf is 'Escape', the old Oxygen/Merlins???

Is Club LA or The Roxy still going :P

Escape is the niteclub over Revolution. Oxygen is closed with Muldoons. Club LA is Masons. The Roxy is long gone.

kfallon

Odats wrote: »

Escape is the niteclub over Revolution. Oxygen is closed with Muldoons. Club LA is Masons. The Roxy is long gone.

What does The Boc do for gigs now......