Icon "nightclub"

Vanolder

TheInquisitor wrote: »

Vanolder wrote: »

So you are making your judgement on 6 years ago?? And on a college night out?

My mates and I would walk into any club in town but we choose costellos as it's not full of judgemental fools like your self. I'll have to pull out the trench coat to ward off the rest of the clowns.

Every night is a college night out when your in college! And yes i am. I gave it a chance. I gave it 3-4 chances. It was shÃ*te each and every time. I would actually describe it as a den for future ( if not current) Left wingers and socialists.

Good for you mate. Put everyone neatly into a box and keep them there. Makes life much easier to navigate. Best stay nice and cosy in your comfort zone and away from all the freaks.

Itsdacraic

Oh brilliant, just what was needed, another icon is sh1t, costellos is great, no costellos is smelly and icon is cool thread

seachto7

I just notice the trend that the pro-icon crowd brand all costelloes goers as lefty weirdo hippies, just because of their clothes.........

AlanOB

I'm a right-liberal and I go to Costello's, so that blows that theory out of the water!

From my wide circle of friends, some frequent the Icon, some frequent Costello's, others frequent neither. I can't say there's any defining characteristic that each group has in common.

TheInquisitor has a lot of growing up to do I reckon.

TheInquisitor

Vanolder wrote: »

Good for you mate. Put everyone neatly into a box and keep them there. Makes life much easier to navigate. Best stay nice and cosy in your comfort zone and away from all the freaks.

Will do. Thanks for understanding!

ninty9er

TheInquisitor wrote: »

Will do. Thanks for understanding!

You don't even live here anymore!!!:D

I've pretty much ended up sticking wit Costellos lately because Icon is full of scumbags and Angel Lane still think it's 2007.

Never any trouble in Costellos, even has beer pong now, but the jacks are appalling!

Roadend

seachto7 wrote: »

I just notice the trend that the pro-icon crowd brand all costelloes goers as lefty weirdo hippies, just because of their clothes.........

Ah nobody said that in fairness, smelly crusties is what they said...

seachto7

and of course once you have designer clothes on, you're not a scumbag. There's a reason certain types of bands play in Smyths to a certain type of crowd.

Roadend

I only wear designer clothes because I'm rich and like to show off that fact. I often light my cigarettes with 20euro notes to drive the fact home. Don't see any of the sheep doing that :cool:

hightower1

TheInquisitor wrote: »

Every night is a college night out when your in college! And yes i am. I gave it a chance. I gave it 3-4 chances. It was shíte each and every time. I would actually describe it as a den for future ( if not current) Left wingers and socialists.

I dont know if I'd go as far as to say its full of socialists and left wingers but costellos like any other place in Lim has a particular clientel alright. More emo / hipster / alternative types I would say. More tollerible than scobes but can still grind on ya after a while.

Seems like there is no club to go to in limerick if you dont have any strong views on life or assign yourself to a particular click.
What if I dont wear tracksuits(icon)? What if I dont wear trendy skinny jeans / fake glasses(costellos) ? What if I'm not Polish (Trinners)?
Late pubs are the only true melting pots in the city imo.

Vanolder

hightower1 wrote: »

TheInquisitor wrote: »

Every night is a college night out when your in college! And yes i am. I gave it a chance. I gave it 3-4 chances. It was shÃ*te each and every time. I would actually describe it as a den for future ( if not current) Left wingers and socialists.

I dont know if I'd go as far as to say its full of socialists and left wingers but costellos like any other place in Lim has a particular clientel alright. More emo / hipster / alternative types I would say. More tollerible than scobes but can still grind on ya after a while.

Seems like there is no club to go to in limerick if you dont have any strong views on life or assign yourself to a particular click.
What if I dont wear tracksuits(icon)? What if I dont wear trendy skinny jeans / fake glasses(costellos) ? What if I'm not Polish (Trinners)?
Late pubs are the only true melting pots in the city imo.

True enough. And it should be a case of each to their own anyway. It just amuses the reaction some quarters, particularly females, have towards costellos.

source

Vanolder wrote: »

True enough. And it should be a case of each to their own anyway. It just amuses the reaction some quarters, particularly females, have towards costellos.

I have to say, I was a Termites (savoy) and High Stool regular and I absolutely despise Costello's. I cannot stand the place or its owner and his sons. Their attitude at the door leaves a lot to be desired.

I will say I haven't been there in a number of years, but my experiences in the past would lead me to stay away from the place.

Edit: Also I'm not female.

zuroph

with a facial hair sig, I'd certainly hope not!

Seloth

ninty9er wrote: »

but the jacks are appalling!

Its like the jacks are constantly filled with Guinness ****!Last time I was there it was...well literally covered!

den for future ( if not current) Left wingers and socialists.

I find this really ironic with the people I usually go there with hah :pac:

leakyboots

Insect Overlord wrote: »

I got to see about an hour of their set last night. I have to say, I totally disagree with you. For just two guys and a guitar they did a very good job. The songs they played weren't the best, but every pub covers-band has to play the old reliable rubbish.

You are WELL wide of the mark on that one, every pub covers band that plays Smyths has to play the old reliable rubbish.

Go drink in better pubs and see other bands, there's plenty of variety out there - Nancys, Foleys, Dolans, The Office, O'Connells, Bourkes and more all have a variety of bands on different nights

Insect Overlord

leakyboots wrote: »

Go drink in better pubs and see other bands, there's plenty of variety out there - Nancys, Foleys, Dolans, The Office, O'Connells, Bourkes and more all have a variety of bands on different nights

I usually do pick better pubs. Believe me, Smyths wasn't my choice the other night! The point still stands about covers-bands in general. Even the most dedicated ones know they need to hit a minimum number of crowd-pleasers that they don't really enjoy playing very often.

yupyup7up

I go to Icon, Angel Lane and rarely go to Costellos.

Costellos is manky but the music is really good.

Icon has decent enough music but the bouncers can be d!ckheads and women in their 30s wreck my head in there if I just wanna get p!ssed.

Angel Lane is the best of the lot, bouncers are grand, music is decent enough and usually get a good laugh in there. I don't like when the upstairs part isn't open though.

I listen to all types of music (from thrash/death/black metal to rap to dance/techno etc.etc.) so I feel qualified to comment on this.

Whoever says "Oh costellos is sh!t because its full of goths" is a fucking spacer. I wear tracksuit pants/soccer jerseys and jeans etc. and more than likely listen to heavier stuff than they do. Don't be judging a book by it's cover! :rolleyes:

constantg

in fairness flann could really do with fixing the jacks (horrific even by limerick pub standards), cleaning the guinness lines (same as the jacks apparently) and dropping prices (2 Pints of Black and a Lucozade there was €2 something steeper than Charlies).

That aside, I'm a male, non-Shannonsider (Been here about 8 yrs though) and Costellos is still the most relaxed late bar I go to.

washman3

careful what we say about the businesses in Limerick city. when a person on another thread posted about being ripped off by a Limerick hotel he was lambasted by the vested interests/bleeding hearts for giving the city a bad name...;)

Insect Overlord

washman3 wrote: »

careful what we say about the businesses in Limerick city. when a person on another thread posted about being ripped off by a Limerick hotel he was lambasted by the vested interests/bleeding hearts for giving the city a bad name...;)

And I locked that thread to stop that crap from continuing. Don't drag arguments from one thread into another.

savagecabbages

constantg wrote: »

in fairness flann could really do with fixing the jacks (horrific even by limerick pub standards), cleaning the guinness lines (same as the jacks apparently) and dropping prices (2 Pints of Black and a Lucozade there was €2 something steeper than Charlies).

That aside, I'm a male, non-Shannonsider (Been here about 8 yrs though) and Costellos is still the most relaxed late bar I go to.

Guinness themselves clean the Guinness lines in every pub every two weeks. Its a mystery to me how the quality can vary so drastically from pub to pub, guess its down to the glasses and how often/regularly the tap is used...

Oue thing I'll never have is a pint of anything in icon though...

sevenofnine

There are a few good bars left in the town but people in Limerick seem to herd together like sleep and just follow the crowd, people seem to bitch and moan about Nancys but yet still go there, the pints in the outback are brutal and the bogs are a disgrace and the barstaff serve the best known to them first regardless how long you wait.

You have two bars that modelled themselves on the above mentioned Nancys which are first Flannerys its the same music, the pints are bad most of the time ok the bogs are alot better but most of the people there are only there because Nancys are full point to be proven if you go there any other night of the week outside of Fri or Sat its empty because theres space in Nancys. The second is Cobblestone Joes which is nicknamed Nancy fakes take a look around the smoking area next time your in and again the music is the same, the pints are good but the bog needs to be redone already its destroyed.

There are lots of good bars around but they dont fit the Nancys description so people with the sheep mind set seem to by pass them and complain afterwards theres no good places.

Just out of curiosity, can people post what they think is most important thing they look for in a good bar??? for me its a decent pint

savagecabbages

Several nails on the head there!

If i'm just going for a pint, then obviously a good pint is number 1 on my list.
If its a night out, the atmosphere (really the music) is the important thing. Nancys has this in spades (hence all the dancing and pint spilling). True theres an odd crowd in there, but I'm not going to let anyone else dictate my night to me!

I'd get over a nasty toilet aslong as the odour doesn't make its way around the bar...

RonMexico

TheInquisitor wrote: »

If they did fair enough. I was dragged there at the beginning of college 6 years ago. I was so shocked at how bad it was that night, after a few people that said they liked it, that i made sure to go back there 2-3 times over the next few months. There was no change. It was horrible. Half the crowd wearing trenchcoats. The other half were goths.

As far as i can determine the only people that go there are people that find it difficult to get into regular pubs/clubs.

I remember being horrified by the toilets aswell. Can't remember why though.

TheInquisitor wrote: »

Every night is a college night out when your in college! And yes i am. I gave it a chance. I gave it 3-4 chances. It was shíte each and every time. I would actually describe it as a den for future ( if not current) Left wingers and socialists.

I bet you are a howl to go out on the town with. :rolleyes:

You are so far off the mark you should be in another forum entirely.

MissEmcee

sevenofnine wrote: »

There are a few good bars left in the town but people in Limerick seem to herd together like sleep and just follow the crowd, people seem to bitch and moan about Nancys but yet still go there, the pints in the outback are brutal and the bogs are a disgrace and the barstaff serve the best known to them first regardless how long you wait.

You have two bars that modelled themselves on the above mentioned Nancys which are first Flannerys its the same music, the pints are bad most of the time ok the bogs are alot better but most of the people there are only there because Nancys are full point to be proven if you go there any other night of the week outside of Fri or Sat its empty because theres space in Nancys. The second is Cobblestone Joes which is nicknamed Nancy fakes take a look around the smoking area next time your in and again the music is the same, the pints are good but the bog needs to be redone already its destroyed.

There are lots of good bars around but they dont fit the Nancys description so people with the sheep mind set seem to by pass them and complain afterwards theres no good places.

Just out of curiosity, can people post what they think is most important thing they look for in a good bar??? for me its a decent pint

Does Nancies have the licence on anyone building a bar in Limerick with a Courtyard? The only reason your comparing like with like is the 3 places named have a similar clientele who would,nt be seen dead in Smyths. Lots of bars are quiet during the week especially in our current climate. Even Blakes is not doing half the business it was. Between exemptions and music I estimate they are spending 5k a week to try and keep business alive (5 late bars and music 3 times a week). What they have suceeded in doing is attracting punters down after midnight who are already intoxicated and serving a hour past the time the should be. Nancies is beginning to age, beer is awful and the toilets are disgusting and he crowd has got messier hence I am a regular now in Cobblestones and love the place.

savagecabbages wrote: »

Several nails on the head there!

If i'm just going for a pint, then obviously a good pint is number 1 on my list.
If its a night out, the atmosphere (really the music) is the important thing. Nancys has this in spades (hence all the dancing and pint spilling). True theres an odd crowd in there, but I'm not going to let anyone else dictate my night to me!

I'd get over a nasty toilet aslong as the odour doesn't make its way around the bar...

A little birdie tell me you work in Nancies so you must be well used to the smell!



Regarding ICON which the thread is about. Awful place. Angel Lane might be quieter but he crowd is a lot nicer. Like most things your man who owns the place runs - cheap food and discounted drink and a rougher crowd reflected in the door men's attitude. We all can't be wrong regarding the behaviour and attitude of his door staff. Saw a few of them one night 2 months ago making fun of a few guys with hearing difficulties when they refused them and thought it was awful.

sevenofnine

Lots of bars both old and new have smoking areas/courtyards. I was referring to the colour of cobblestones courtyard, the heaters, the coloured bulbs, the beer barrels if you look around you'll see the similarities between both courtyards and before some one says i'm having a go i'm not. I do drink in all the above mentioned bars including Smyths. Cobblestones have done well for themselves with the Nancys effect and fair play to them long may it continue. People complain about Nancys on a regular basis yet they all go back, i've been in Cobblestones on many occassions where its been worst than Nancys for being overcrowded, impossible to get to the bar and full of the messers that you would see in Nancys. One thing that sticks out is that for years proir to Cobblestones opening, Nancys has always been the same for years with bad drink in the outback and less than adequate bathrooms so was there no other bar/pub in the city to go to before Cobblestones open?

Limerick_Lass

Dont get me started on Angels Lanes doormen... I went once, never again (and Im no troublemaker)

soprano123

Always found Angel Lane far better than Icon myself,had a great night there last nite..super tunes
What u do Limerick Lass

Limerick_Lass

soprano123 wrote: »

Always found Angel Lane far better than Icon myself,had a great night there last nite..super tunes
What u do Limerick Lass

I stood up for a guy on the line who was being treated disgracefully, and and a bouncer took me aside and spat on me, I didnt let him get away with it though! I cant comment on the inside and the tunes as Ill never walk inside those doors after that

Limerick needs a decent nightclub.

Poxyshamrock

Went to Icon last night! Great night, god music and the bouncers were sound.

SarahBeep!

Poxyshamrock wrote: »

Went to Icon last night! Great night, god music and the bouncers were sound.

I'm ashamed of you...will it be back to Trooms when they reopen? :P

Seloth

Limerick_Lass wrote: »

I stood up for a guy on the line who was being treated disgracefully, and and a bouncer took me aside and spat on me, I didnt let him get away with it though! I cant comment on the inside and the tunes as Ill never walk inside those doors after that

Limerick needs a decent nightclub.

HE SPAT ON YOU!!!

What did you do?

soprano123

She said "how dare you ! ill write about you in LB in six months time,mark my words"
hahahaha

Limerick_Lass

Seloth wrote: »

HE SPAT ON YOU!!!

What did you do?

I must have made him very angry! :rolleyes: I dont want to go into it here. Just agreeing with another member here who mentioned there disgraceful doormen.

And Im glad Soprano123 finds it amusing.

soprano123

He was talking about The Icon doormen.....:rolleyes:

Insect Overlord

soprano123 wrote: »

He was talking about The Icon doormen.....:rolleyes:

Mod note: Make the intention of your posts clearer please, instead of just winding up the regulars.

Resi12

The thing wrong with Limerick nightlife is the complete and utter lack of variety.

It's horrendous. All the clubs are the exact same with the exact same type of people, (there is no difference between Icon, Trooms and Angel Lane people, just what nights/weeks they go on) the exact same overpriced drink, same type of DJ's and the exact same overpriced entry charge (seriously Angel Lane and their 12 euro can take a hike, this isn't Dublin or even London). 12 euro is the most I have ever paid into a bar in Ireland and it being in Limerick really sickens me, it's not like we have the nightlife to justify the price.

The music (even though I love pop/chart) is always the same. Mollys of course is the worst of the worst for this but I am not sure if it's gotten better since they re-furbished a.k.a aged the décor 50 years. I haven't gone there in months but wonder now why did I ever? They were dire and the doormen are seriously in need of a reality check.

There is just nothing different here, simple as. The only place I have been to yet with any bit of difference is Costelloes, it's just a really easy going and has a different crowd. Not that-that means the crowd is alternative in anyway (or if they are that is a bad thing) but more so it has that chilled out atmosphere of a more mature pub mixed with the youth of a club. It's nice and completely refreshing, for me anyway.. I would love a place with it's atmosphere and a mix of chart music but in Limerick that would not go down well.

Berty

Resi12. I know a man who is meeting a man today(cloak and dagger stuff) about opening/leasing a pub/nightclub in Limerick.

Let's hope he can strike a deal and give some more information. I have no idea where he could be talking about though.

Stop Lad!

smiths/icon night is always a great night!

trinity is/was an absolute goober fest and full of stuck up gowls. mollys the same.

Somethin about angel lane that never grew on me.

as for people sayin costellos is the spot..... for the love of god, what a dive.

but thats opinion for ya i suppose!

bazz26

Beer Baron wrote: »

Resi12. I know a man who is meeting a man today(cloak and dagger stuff) about opening/leasing a pub/nightclub in Limerick.

Let's hope he can strike a deal and give some more information. I have no idea where he could be talking about though.

The old Ted's is propably the only disused one still there I would imagine.

Mc Love

Or is anyone using the Globe? Or maybe the High Stool?

Insect Overlord

Mc Love wrote: »

Or is anyone using the Globe? Or maybe the High Stool?

The Globe was a building site last time I saw it. They were supposed to be building a youth hostel there. Then an asylum seekers' hostel. Then nobody knew any more. The High Stool has been bought by a property development management company (according to the signs hanging above it) but that could mean anything!

Kess73

bazz26 wrote: »

The old Ted's is propably the only disused one still there I would imagine.

The Bank is available to let as well.

Mc Love

So is McDaids/The ChickenCoop & baker place

Jofspring

...and the Cornmarket Bar. Wasn't it mentioned a few months ago that it was re-opening. Still no sign of that happening.

pappyodaniel

Where was The Energizer (back in the day)?

Mc Love

Mungret St.Pauls GAA club

Berty

Jofspring wrote: »

...and the Cornmarket Bar. Wasn't it mentioned a few months ago that it was re-opening. Still no sign of that happening.

There's no club in there though, more of a late license discho' bar.

bazz26

Beer Baron wrote: »

There's no club in there though, more of a late license discho' bar.

And a poorly designed one at that.

SarahBeep!

I miss you Bakers....I mis you so so much :.....(