Bouncers In Limerick

SupraSonic_26

This is a bit of a rant but im sure theres some people out there this has happend to and im sick of it, my girlfriend is from cork she comes up the weekends we have went out in limerick about 4 times in the last 2 months like charlies, flannerys smyths and icon. Im a regualr in smyths and icon going there years im 27 my gf 21, we went out last weekend and got stopped at smyths, flannerys and angel lane for no reason all we got is not tonight. Thats the biggest load of crap anywhere and only in limerick as when were in dublin cork or galway never have any problems anywhere only here. I can understand if we were dodgy looking troublemakers but were just a normal couple going out for a drink to wind down they need a good slap or fired i feel do they not want our buisness.I know the manager of one of these places and will be going up tonight to complain.:mad:

Itsdacraic

No offence, but If you got turned away from all those places in one night then something was definitely up with ye. The bouncers in Smyths/Icon and Angel Lane have relaxed big time since financial realities hit home.

By the way, no matter how bad bouncers are/were in Limerick, I always found them far worse in Cork.

SupraSonic_26

If there was something "up with us" i wouldnt be posting this i know a few bouncers in each place on the inside of the clubs and they said it depends what mood the guys are at the door that night its a joke, that mean we have to stay in every sat night and cant go out just to enjoy ourselfs?

Gneez

I've had the same thing happen to me loads of times, several times coming out of an evening shift and meeting up with friends and being dragged to one of these places and being told I'm too drunk despite not having any drink in me at all, can't say I was ever disappointed Angel Lane and Icon are sucky anyway, but I've quite a few wtf moments when girls have been literally carried in the door completely langers and I've been told to gtfo too drunk despite being completely sober.

To be honest it's what you get for going to Icon or angel lane in the first place, you're better off going to a casual late bar like dolans, costelloes or bakers.

Jofspring

I think Irish Bouncers in general need to take note of how the UK bouncers do it. Even in places where i have been refused over there the bouncers will give you a good reason and be nice about it. Much easier to accept it then. I was even in one place where they where kicking a guy out who was pissed drunk. One of the bouncers happened to bump off us in the process, which is to be expected in a busy pub, but he came back a few minutes later to apologise for bumping into us and explain they where just trying to get the guy out swiftly. I found ths in Edinburgh, Bristol, Coventry, Cardiff and a few more places. Here its a case of i will refuse you cause i feel like it, get out of my way when they walk through clubs and also i know of a few lads that have got a good beating off them for next near nothing. One was even mistaken identity. It seems like act first ask questions later.

seachto7

A few of them would be on powertrips. I can never understand the "not tonight bud", though I noticed in Edinburgh once, they wouldn't let a group of us in, as there were too many groups of lads in the bar, so they wanted to even it up with more women. I suppose just in case it kicked off in there. (too many stags in Edinburgh I'd imagine)
I haven't had any problems for years with bouncers though, but the one that used to irk me was "sorry bud, you're not wearing shoes, not tonight". Funnily enough, since the pubs have been screwed, I haven't seen it since.
One thing I noticed in Scotland was they didn't seem to throw people out who were really drunk, only when they started causing hassle, which I found odd...
You should complain anyways, but if you don't know who the bouncers were, it will come to nothing. Don't go in ranting, just tell them your story, that you're a regular, and you think it's out of order...
I agree with the late bars, but they need more regular late bars, as opposed to indie rock late bars. Not everyone is going to go up to bakers, but if they had a more neutral spot, it would be good. I am a fan of costelloes, but sometimes when you are in there, it's just SO alternative, it's too cool for school, so it deters more people from going there. (That can be a good thing, and a bad thing)

SupraSonic_26

Persoannly i think there a disgrace and shouldnt be given a bouncing job in the first place, people should be stopped if there trouble or too drunk thats it not this not tonight crap, would it be discrimination?

phog

SupraSonic_26 wrote: »

If there was something "up with us" i wouldnt be posting this i know a few bouncers in each place on the inside of the clubs and they said it depends what mood the guys are at the door that night its a joke, that mean we have to stay in every sat night and cant go out just to enjoy ourselfs?

Why didn't you ring or text the guys you know in the inside and get them to vouch for you or at least get them to introduce you the outside bouncers sometime, this might achieve more than a rant here.

SupraSonic_26

Thing is i did, i trian with a few of the in the gym and the 2 i trian with were off that night plus the manager i know so i couldnt do anything, they said they have no say when people get stopped who ever has run of the door has the say who they want to let in unless the manager says its ok.

krudler

SupraSonic_26 wrote: »

Persoannly i think there a disgrace and shouldnt be given a bouncing job in the first place, people should be stopped if there trouble or too drunk thats it not this not tonight crap, would it be discrimination?

Nope, management reserves the right to refuse admission.

I am a fan of costelloes, but sometimes when you are in there, it's just SO alternative, it's too cool for school, so it deters more people from going there. (That can be a good thing, and a bad thing)

good thing mostly, yeah theres a few hipsters (god how I hate hipsters) that go there but costellos/bakers/the chicken usually has a good mix of people. Its not all art students anymore you often see girls in short skirts that arent the alternative type up there nowadays. But not so many thats its like D'iconnnnn.

Cookiemunster

OP all bouncers now must have a licence from the PSA and are legally required to wear an ID badge. If you have an issue get the bouncers ID number from the ID and complain him to the PSA. If they're not wearing the ID complain the pub / club to the PSA

Gneez

krudler wrote: »

(god how I hate hipsters)

high five, I too hate them with the fury of a thousand suns.

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krudler wrote: »

good thing mostly, yeah theres a few hipsters (god how I hate hipsters) that go there but costellos/bakers/the chicken usually has a good mix of people. Its not all art students anymore you often see girls in short skirts that arent the alternative type up there nowadays. But not so many thats its like D'iconnnnn.

wtf are hipsters?

Gneez

notice the pretentious stance, the thick glasses, the smug faces and the clothes that came from a second hand shop, hipsters like things that are unpopular or are not mainstream just so they can claim to like non conformist things like obscure music and generally they just regurgitate crap they read on wikipedia all the time, they try to present themselves as out of the box free thinkers but are in fact mostly pseudo intellectuals who are pretty much a lite version of the 90's grunge crowd with a justin beiber twist.

God how I hate them.

edit: also hipster girls are almost entirely feminazi's and hipster men are almost entirely bisexual beta-males

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Gneez wrote: »

notice the pretentious stance, the thick glasses, the smug faces and the clothes that came from a second hand shop, hipsters like things that are unpopular or are not mainstream just so they can claim to like non conformist things like obscure music and generally they just regurgitate crap they read on wikipedia all the time, they try to present themselves as out of the box free thinkers but are in fact mostly pseudo intellectuals who are pretty much a lite version of the 90's grunge crowd with a justin beiber twist.

God how I hate them.

edit: also hipster girls are almost entirely feminazi's and hipster men are almost entirely bisexual beta-males

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

And what popular sub culture do you nonconform to?

Gneez

Nihilistic neo-fascist

Kess73

Bouncers in Limerick? Pretty much the same as bouncers anywhere in Ireland to be honest.

Most are decent folk doing the job as best they can. Some are surly but do their job to the best of their abilities, and a small number are jumped up no marks who abuse their roles, often ruining people's night out.

SupraSonic_26

Im not questioning that there decent i know there doing there job but just to stop a normal couple out for a social drink for no reason is stupid, as others have said they leave in people younger then us full of drink falling all over the place its a disgrace sometimes.

krudler

Gneez wrote: »

notice the pretentious stance, the thick glasses, the smug faces and the clothes that came from a second hand shop, hipsters like things that are unpopular or are not mainstream just so they can claim to like non conformist things like obscure music and generally they just regurgitate crap they read on wikipedia all the time, they try to present themselves as out of the box free thinkers but are in fact mostly pseudo intellectuals who are pretty much a lite version of the 90's grunge crowd with a justin beiber twist.

God how I hate them.

edit: also hipster girls are almost entirely feminazi's and hipster men are almost entirely bisexual beta-males

Thats them, I was in San Francisco a few weeks ago and as much as I loved the city, hipster fcuking central. It was awful, drainpipe jeans, casette player walkmans stuck to their belts, ironic moustaches...

SarahBeep!

I personally despise the bouncers in D'iconnnnnnnnnn.

'over 20s only love'

Really Mr Bouncer Man??? Because you were only TOO happy to let me in LAST Saturday night!

Bouncers aren't the same all over Ireland I find, but a lot politer in Cork and Galway.
Was on a class Party in Galway recently and a girl in my class was refused in Cuba for being too drunk, I had a quick chat with the manager, he sadi come back in 15 mins and make sure she has something to eat. I came back 15mins later with her, he had a quick chat with her, let her in! See? Cooperation!!

You can tell a large portion of the bouncers in Limerick were bullied as kids!

More than once I've been refused for being drunk when I've had nothing to drink!
You know you're getting too old for all that craic when you complain that the music is too loud in Charlies....at nine o'clock

seachto7

krudler wrote: »

good thing mostly, yeah theres a few hipsters (god how I hate hipsters) that go there but costellos/bakers/the chicken usually has a good mix of people. Its not all art students anymore you often see girls in short skirts that arent the alternative type up there nowadays. But not so many thats its like D'iconnnnn.

yeah, but not enough in costelloes if you are up there on the *ahem* pull. Usually the women in Costelloes are with guys.
But that was in my younger days when I was on the prowl. (I still am, but not as blatanty lol). Somewhere like D'Iconnnnn would have more opportunities for scoring if that's youre thing. I just go to Costelloes now to chill out for a few late beers.

But, yeah, there can be quite a few hipsters up in Costelloes, or "stylers" , as I would like to call them. You know, they are like the front window in Topman or River Island, out of fashion in 6 months time...But yeah, I do notice more "regular" folk up there in Costelloes these days, which is a good thing. If you want to go on the pull forget about it though lol!!!

ANyways., bouncers in CLohessys are pretty sound. Got talking to them once, and chat away to them anytime I'm down. They're dead on..

grenache

Itsdacraic wrote: »

By the way, no matter how bad bouncers are/were in Limerick, I always found them far worse in Cork.

I find the opposite to an true. Limerick bouncers are unbelievably bad, they are so far up their own asses and every one of them is on a power trip. I lost count the amount of times i got refused from Smyths, Icon, the Old Quarter and Trinity Rooms. This 'Not Tonight ****' is the greatest load of bull. I dont bother going out in Limerick anymore as a result when i come home at weekends. With the exception of Reardens, the bouncers in Cork are generally very reasonable. No stuck-up attitude like those wasters in Limerick.

Jumpy

Never once been refused entry in Limerick. Not once. I used to be a twice a weekend clubber and have been to them all.

I cant see how you would be refused unless you are drunk, you started trouble before or you look like a scummer.

RonMexico

This has been going on for years in Limerick. It is not as bad as it used to be though. Best thing you can do is talk to the manager and be polite about it, if you get thick about it forget it.

It can be really frustrating though as there is no consistency to their decisions.

I couldn't be bothered with clubs like that anymore as a result.

Oh and I have to laugh at the people getting worked up about some of the "hipster" crowd. Funny how that phrase is being thrown about everywhere lately, since a certain video went viral.

One herd mentality having a go at another. :rolleyes:

Gneez

RonMexico wrote: »

Oh and I have to laugh at the people getting worked up about some of the "hipster" crowd. Funny how that phrase is being thrown about everywhere lately, since a certain video went viral.

One herd mentality having a go at another. :rolleyes:

What video would that be then?

My dislike is from personal experience of listening to the crap they come out with when I'm in some place like bakers or costelloes and am unfortunate enough to have one of them strike up a conversation with me in the smoking area.

I stand there trying to be polite as I hear yet another story of their visit to thailand or bangkok or as they tell me about yet another completely obscure band that nobody has ever heard of before (usually because they are some sucky obscure band from the urals or india) or their opinions on some topic which they once read a wiki article about and now they consider themselves a professor in social-economic troubleshooting.

One was talking AT me in costelloes the other night for half an hour, he just talked and talked and talked about the most pretentious crap I've ever heard in my life, I would interject occasionally with completely off the wall stuff like ''oh yea well I trained siberian tigers to fight bears in siberia back in the 80's'' and he just completely ignored everything as it went over his head and kept talking about some trip to india where he bathed in some holy stream or some crap.

protip: you're also part of a herd mentality if you are so quick to lump other people into social groups.

Insect Overlord

Are you actually being serious?

You're labelling an entire section of society based on the clothes they wear, and then saying you dislike them because they talk about trips abroad. If you stand around and keep listening to something you're not interested in just to be "polite" then you deserve to be annoyed by what you listen to. Don't make out they're the problem just because you hang around long enough to get bored by some stranger's conversation.

CiaranMT

Never had much of an issue with bouncers in Limerick. Only been refused once, on my 18th birthday which also happened to be my grads night in Trooms. A tad unfair but them's the brokes!

I do remember though, one strange night heading to Molly's (shudder), where I had to show the lad on the door my bank card AFTER showing him my Garda ID and college ID. Funny thing about it was, the place was more or less empty inside.

Gneez wrote: »

What video would that be then?

My dislike is from personal experience of listening to the crap they come out with when I'm in some place like bakers or costelloes and am unfortunate enough to have one of them strike up a conversation with me in the smoking area.

I stand there trying to be polite as I hear yet another story of their visit to thailand or bangkok or as they tell me about yet another completely obscure band that nobody has ever heard of before (usually because they are some sucky obscure band from the urals or india) or their opinions on some topic which they once read a wiki article about and now they consider themselves a professor in social-economic troubleshooting.

One was talking AT me in costelloes the other night for half an hour, he just talked and talked and talked about the most pretentious crap I've ever heard in my life, I would interject occasionally with completely off the wall stuff like ''oh yea well I trained siberian tigers to fight bears in siberia back in the 80's'' and he just completely ignored everything as it went over his head and kept talking about some trip to india where he bathed in some holy stream or some crap.

protip: you're also part of a herd mentality if you are so quick to lump other people into social groups.

Which you've just done...?

You sound like a fun guy to be around.

fullback4glin

I just can't stand the bouncers in Nancy's and Molly's. They just think they're **** hot cos they play seconds with Garryowen.

By law they cannot say "not tonight". As previously posted, you should get their ID Number off them. They are obliged by law to have this clearly displayed. Report them!

billox

i've never had an issue being stopped at any door in Limerick except when i was younger but that was just cos the pub was 21's and i was under 21 at the time

Gneez

CiaranMT wrote: »

Which you've just done...?

You sound like a fun guy to be around.

I'm guessing I'm a more fun guy to be around than someone who responds with angst laden one liners all the time (protip: you)

Insect Overlord

Gneez wrote: »

I'm guessing I'm a more fun guy to be around than someone who responds with angst laden one liners all the time (protip: you)

Doesn't make you right, though.

CiaranMT

Gneez wrote: »

I'm guessing I'm a more fun guy to be around than someone who responds with angst laden one liners all the time (protip: you)

bantee

I don't be out as much any more in Limerick but haven't had many problems getting stopped the last couple of years with the "not tonight bud".

Usually when I heard it before, I was pretty drunk but I've often heard stories like yours OP from friends and just in general its fairly well known that this trick is used more often in Limerick than in any other city in Ireland.

There have been previous threads on this too IIRC.

Roadend

SarahBeep! wrote: »

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You know you're getting too old for all that craic when you complain that the music is too loud in Charlies....at nine o'clock

That statment makes no sense,because being in Charlies certainly indicates you're not getting too old :P

SupraSonic_26

I know the can say management reserve to right to admission but dont they have to say under what grounds? The bouncers i know say theres no way around it cos its a public house they can choose who they want to let in to there premises?

Elbi

I have to say the bouncers in smyths/icon are probably the worst in limerick, they let you in when they feel like it and if they dont thats though on you,

I have to say I dont have a problem with them anymore, Im 28 and used to go there every sat night for a few, there was this one bouncer (he is gone now) that when i was on my way in one night he said not tonight love, it was 7.30pm not a sinner in the bar i assumed he was jokin as I was always there i walked in only to be grabbed and dragged out by the arm, which was shocking,
I said to another bouncer I know what his problem was and he goes "oh he is like that come back in a min il let you in" i said "not a fcukin hope"

SupraSonic_26

They get away with treating people like crap its not right.

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Jumpy wrote: »

Never once been refused entry in Limerick. Not once. I used to be a twice a weekend clubber and have been to them all.

I cant see how you would be refused unless you are drunk, you started trouble before or you look like a scummer.

Same here ,people get refused for a reason

SupraSonic_26

not tonight isnt a reason when your a normal couple just going out to have a drink for the weekend, ive been going there 7 years so theres no way they cant say im not a regular.

RonMexico

Gneez wrote: »

What video would that be then?

My dislike is from personal experience of listening to the crap they come out with when I'm in some place like bakers or costelloes and am unfortunate enough to have one of them strike up a conversation with me in the smoking area.

I stand there trying to be polite as I hear yet another story of their visit to thailand or bangkok or as they tell me about yet another completely obscure band that nobody has ever heard of before (usually because they are some sucky obscure band from the urals or india) or their opinions on some topic which they once read a wiki article about and now they consider themselves a professor in social-economic troubleshooting.

One was talking AT me in costelloes the other night for half an hour, he just talked and talked and talked about the most pretentious crap I've ever heard in my life, I would interject occasionally with completely off the wall stuff like ''oh yea well I trained siberian tigers to fight bears in siberia back in the 80's'' and he just completely ignored everything as it went over his head and kept talking about some trip to india where he bathed in some holy stream or some crap.

protip: you're also part of a herd mentality if you are so quick to lump other people into social groups.

Here's a tip - maybe you should avoid Bakers and Costello's because that is where most of that crowd go.

Why do you stand around talking to strangers for a half an hour in those places, especially if you don't want to?

You appear to be very worked up by completely harmless strangers.

Sounds to me like you have issues.

Elbi

TestTransmission wrote: »

Same here ,people get refused for a reason

No thats not true at all, I dont look like a knacker, never been in trouble of any sort, never started a row, never been anything but polite to any bouncer around limerick , its only smyths i have ever been stopped in , once or twice before i was left in i was asked for id from the bouncer who wouldnt let me in so he wouldnt know my name its greek so its no tlike he thought i was someone else

kiersm

Have to agree with you the bouncers in Limerick are a nitemare, they'll stop you if they feel like it. Rem being out with OH and he got refused for being drunk, he hadn't even had a drink!!! Don't bother going in anymore cos it's just not worth the hassle

bantee

kiersm wrote: »

Have to agree with you the bouncers in Limerick are a nitemare, they'll stop you if they feel like it. Rem being out with OH and he got refused for being drunk, he hadn't even had a drink!!! Don't bother going in anymore cos it's just not worth the hassle

Absolutely. I used to work evenings until 12 and often lads would go for a drink in town or head straight to the Icon after work.
They've been stopped with the "you've had enough bud" and "not tonight". Absolutely ridiculous given the fact a total sober person is basically explaining to them that they haven't touched a drink yet and have come straight from work, and they still have the arrogance to refuse them and not go back on their word :mad:

zuroph

got refused there once with the same excuse, simple solution, I don't go back. If they dont want my business, grand, place is a kip anyway.

Roadend

The pints in Smyths are rank anyway, why would you bother going in there?

Mc Love

Costellos is a kip to be honest.

DaMagooster

There has always been a few d**ks that work in Smyths, Icon that refuse people for no reason. I used to go there every weekend with at least 7 of my mates. At €10 a head and an average of 7 drinks each at €4-5 we spent a fortune in the place. Not alone the drunken keyring photos etc..
Then one week for no reason I was stopped, I thought it was a joke and I said "shur we practically live here"...The answer was if I didnt **** off I would never get in again. I said that means that your losing out on 7 of us regulars to competition. He just goes "move out of the line"....Some business.

Jambo221

Mc Love wrote: »

Costellos is a kip to be honest.

I miss the old carpet, the new one doesn't have the same charm :P

Speaking of which, I never have any problems when Flan is on the door, but whenever I hand my passport to any of the other lads they'll run their finger along the laminate looking to see if it's fake. I don't mind though, it helps distract them while I try to keep my balance

Melion

Everyone out to Shannon, we're lovely out here Nobody gets turned away for no reason

Blazer

Melion wrote: »

Everyone out to Shannon, we're lovely out here Nobody gets turned away for no reason

but are yere women any good?

Melion

Sc@recrow wrote: »

but are yere women any good?

Has improved a lot over the last few years especially since the place was renovated.