What going on this Weekend!?

pipelaser

Hiya Lads(and girls)

Going to Cork this weekend for a stag party. There was a lot of hype over the social life down there in the lonely planet guidebook so we decided to go there.

Can anyone give us a list of must see pubs, where the craic would be good for a few late 20s/early 30s crowd?
Places with good food/platters would be a plus.

Whats the best Casino for playing a few rounds of Texas Holdem till the early hours?

Any bands or festivals?

Any suggestions welcome, cheers:pac:

nuts86

check this out, should find something to your taste, picked a good weekend to be coming to Cork i think because there is a massive choice of where to go this weekend!!
http://www.decadesfestivalcork.ie/

nuts86

nuts86 wrote: »

http://www.decadesfestivalcork.ie/

oh sweet Jesus, fancy dress all weekend in Cork :rolleyes: That's me in the local for the weekend anyway.

nuts86

I'd say itl be only girls and bar staff that'l be dressing up this weekend, im just lookin forward to hearing some different music and so on

Cadyboo

Hi Pipelaser.
Well as above the decades festival is on all weekend. Last year it was fantastic so you are coming down the right weekend. Id say Washington st area would be a good bet for you all. Lots of pubs, like the bailey (last year they done the place up fab for the 80s, this year is 70s/90s so should be good) Reardans, Costigans, Wash, preachers, classic, long island, soho. Its a street of bars really. No bars really do platters unless you are having a party and it has been organised before the night. Soho have a restaurant upstairs, yum chicken wings!

There are a few casinos in town, and Ill find out the names for you later.

If you want lap dancing, there is the great escape, about 5 min walk from washington st. Supposed to be good!

Will everyone be in fancy dress this weekend in the City, like at Halloween ?

Karmella

I don't know will the patrons dress up so much - last year I was only in the Sextant for one of the nights and they were having an 80's theme. The staff were all dressed up, but there were some girls there who would do your make-up 80's style if you wanted. So for the craic I went all 'dayglo' eyeshadow and backcombed my hair a bit, and my OH got the full 'Kiss' treatment - his whole face painted black and white - it was hilarious. A lot of people in the pub were getting made up alright, but very few actually arrived dressed up.

Having said that there wasn't a huge amount of publicity about it last year. This year I have noticed more posters in pubs advertising what they are going to do. Like all the pubs in Douglas seem to be getting into it - each with a different theme, and they have bands playing both nights.

I'm supposed to go to a work do in the Boardwalk tonight - which is 80's apparently - and I can't see any of that crowd getting into the spirit of it (or even knowing about it for that matter!!)

Judes

Hi Guys - if you want to get out of the city for a bit, especially if the weather is good - head to Cobh as the annual Cobh Peoples Regatta is on this weekend and Sunday night the fireworks display is always fantastic. Check out their website cobhpeoplesregatta.com Programme isn't bad! J

mik_da_man

The paddy games are on on Sat, would be a laugh before the proper drinking..

http://paddygames.ie/

The pubs cadyboo mentioned would be good, maybe a trip to Soho, they have good food.
And a new club on oliver plunkett street called society may be worth checking out.

For poker I'd recommend bank casino, just off south mall

http://thebankcasino.com/

tong po

the paddy games. ffs. any true irish man or woman should be deeply offended at this event.

Kold

tong po wrote: »

the paddy games. ffs. any true irish man or woman should be deeply offended at this event.

Gave me a chuckle. Thanks for that.

tong po

Kold wrote: »

Gave me a chuckle. Thanks for that.

your very welcome. an insult to any irish sports person on many levels.

just imagine if there was a ni***R or wet**** games. there would be outrage. as an athlete and an Irish man i reserve my right to take offence to this event.

mik_da_man

Ah get over yourself!
It's only for a laugh

corkcomp

mik_da_man wrote: »

Ah get over yourself!
It's only for a laugh

+1 .. in fairness:rolleyes: the whole aim of paddy is to get people more active while having some fun at the same time

tong po

corkcomp wrote: »

+1 .. in fairness:rolleyes: the whole aim of paddy is to get people more active while having some fun at the same time

they should hold it in landan.