Any [Dublin] pubs/clubs open tonight [Christmas Day]?

dwainec

do any pubs or club open tonight at 10pm or at midnight? around dublin area ?

artanevilla

I really hope not.

gcgirl

Up North maybe

Killer Pigeon

IBTL or the move.

Sheeps

No, who the hell would work on a pub or in a club on Christmas day?

WalterMitty

why can't an atheist or non catholic go to a pub for a meal or drink? Wouldnt go myself but people should always be free to do things . Some people worked all the way up to christmas eve and may want to party at a club or pub today.

Birneybau

I believe Fitzsimon's in Dubbalin Town opens at 12:30.

dwainec

i have dj'd the 23rd, 24th, and am going to be djin the 26th through to the 1st, wouldn't mind few pints in a club tonight if one was open!

dwainec

Birneybau wrote: »

I believe Fitzsimon's in Dubbalin Town opens at 12:30.

cheers mate il check it out

bodhrandude

Sheeps wrote: »

No, who the hell would work on a pub or in a club on Christmas day?

Maybe Edal.

Sheeps

WalterMitty wrote: »

why can't an atheist or non catholic go to a pub for a meal or drink? Wouldnt go myself but people should always be free to do things . Some people worked all the way up to christmas eve and may want to party at a club or pub today.

People who are Atheists and who are not Catholics celebrate Christmas too.

ThePower11

artanevilla wrote: »

I really hope not.

Why?

WalterMitty

WalterMitty wrote: »

why can't an atheist or non catholic go to a pub for a meal or drink? Wouldnt go myself but people should always be free to do things . Some people worked all the way up to christmas eve and may want to party at a club or pub today.

Ever consider that the bar staff may enjoy the day off. A lot of pubs are family run affairs and to expect them to put off their family Christmas together so that a few sad sacks can head to the pub for a few pints is ridiculous.

That said it would be nice if communities organised someplace where those who are on their own for the day can get together and have someone to chat to.

Birneybau

artanevilla wrote: »

I really hope not.

Why? Personal choice and all that.

ThePower11

Deleted User wrote: »

Ever consider that the bar staff may enjoy the day off. A lot of pubs are family run affairs and to expect them to put off their family Christmas together so that a few sad sacks can head to the pub for a few pints is ridiculous.

What an idiotic post :rolleyes:

People are "sad sacks" because they want to go to a pub?

johnny_cash

I'd love to go for a few pints I was even texting the barmaid telling her she may go down and open the bar lol

dougal-maguire

Deleted User wrote: »

Ever consider that the bar staff may enjoy the day off. A lot of pubs are family run affairs and to expect them to put off their family Christmas together so that a few sad sacks can head to the pub for a few pints is ridiculous.

That said it would be nice if communities organised someplace where those who are on their own for the day can get together and have someone to chat to.

What?the owners have a choice of whether to open or not(if they get the licence)they arent forced.it's amazing that because of religion at certain times of the year we cant do things that theres is no problem with for the rest of the year.

WalterMitty

Deleted User wrote: »

Ever consider that the bar staff may enjoy the day off. A lot of pubs are family run affairs and to expect them to put off their family Christmas together so that a few sad sacks can head to the pub for a few pints is ridiculous.

That said it would be nice if communities organised someplace where those who are on their own for the day can get together and have someone to chat to.

Who would force them to work ? It could be written into law that anyone who doesnt want to work the day cannot be made to or persecuted as a result of not working. Maybe only a small percentage of places would open but i beleive people shpuld have choice of attending a pub. Not everyone wants to stay at home all day with relatives. Even tourismm could benefit if restaurant and pubs were open christmas day allowing Ireland to be a christmas destination for people.
I agree that there should be places where people alone can go for the day and bring a bottle of wine . Maybe the GAA or church parishes could lend their halls and volunteers would do a hour or two to supervise and facilitate.

Opics

ThePower11 wrote: »

What an idiotic post :rolleyes:

People are "sad sacks" because they want to go to a pub?

I think people are sad sacks (whatever that is) for wanting to go to the pub on Christmas day

c_man

Sheeps wrote: »

No, who the hell would work on a pub or in a club on Christmas day?

Plenty of people work Christmas Day

Dean820

johnny_cash wrote: »

I'd love to go for a few pints I was even texting the barmaid telling her she may go down and open the bar lol

I thought you died years ago.

ThePower11

ThePower11 wrote: »

What an idiotic post :rolleyes:

People are "sad sacks" because they want to go to a pub?

a lot of people who get up in arms over the fact that pubs are closed 2 days out of the year are for want of a better word sad sacks. If you can't go without the pub 2 days out of 365 then there is something wrong with you.

dougal-maguire wrote: »

What?the owners have a choice of whether to open or not(if they get the licence)they arent forced.it's amazing that because of religion at certain times of the year we cant do things that theres is no problem with for the rest of the year.

WalterMitty wrote: »

Who would force them to work ? It could be written into law that anyone who doesnt want to work the day cannot be made to or persecuted as a result of not working. Maybe only a small percentage of places would open but i beleive people shpuld have choice of attending a pub. Not everyone wants to stay at home all day with relatives. Even tourismm could benefit if restaurant and pubs were open christmas day allowing Ireland to be a christmas destination for people.
I agree that there should be places where people alone can go for the day and bring a bottle of wine . Maybe the GAA or church parishes could lend their halls and volunteers would do a hour or two to supervise and facilitate.

The point is that the owner would have the decision to open or not but not the bar staff. how many bar staff would be told either work Christmas Day or don't bother coming in the day after. Saying that it's wrote into the law that you can't be forced to work would never work as most publicans would simply ignore it and try and force people to work that day.

WalterMitty

Deleted User wrote: »

a lot of people who get up in arms over the fact that pubs are closed 2 days out of the year are for want of a better word sad sacks. If you can't go without the pub 2 days out of 365 then there is something wrong with you.





The point is that the owner would have the decision to open or not but not the bar staff. how many bar staff would be told either work Christmas Day or don't bother coming in the day after. Saying that it's wrote into the law that you can't be forced to work would never work as most publicans would simply ignore it and try and force people to work that day.

There are ways to deal with rogue employers through special licensing for day, fines etc. People over the border in Northern IReland or across water inUK and Europe seem to get on fine with chrostmas opening. In fact for low paid bar stafff it may be a great way to make an extra few bob through triple time pay and working on xmas day when everyone is happy would be a attractive to many. You can still have dinner with family before heading to work

Zebra3

johnny_cash wrote: »

I was even texting the barmaid telling her she may go down

And did she? :pac:

WalterMitty

WalterMitty wrote: »

There are ways to deal with rogue employers through special licensing for day, fines etc. People over the border in Northern IReland or across water inUK and Europe seem to get on fine with chrostmas opening. In fact for low paid bar stafff it may be a great way to make an extra few bob through triple time pay and working on xmas day when everyone is happy would be a attractive to many. You can still have dinner with family before heading to work

A lot of employers would merely abuse it and force their employees to work. It would most likely be a situation where the bar owner sat at home with his family having his traditional Christmas day while he forced his employees to work. A number of employees may be quite happy to work the day but in many more rural pubs it where there are only 1 or 2 barmen then they could be faced with a situation where they have no choice but work.

There are only 2 days in the entire year where bars are closed, people who think that it's such a major infringement on their rights really need to find something more important to complain about.

Gaunty

WalterMitty wrote: »

There are ways to deal with rogue employers through special licensing for day, fines etc. People over the border in Northern IReland or across water inUK and Europe seem to get on fine with chrostmas opening. In fact for low paid bar stafff it may be a great way to make an extra few bob through triple time pay and working on xmas day when everyone is happy would be a attractive to many. You can still have dinner with family before heading to work

I work in the bar trade, i'm not sure if theres any bar staff getting triple time anymore or even double time on bank holidays. Certainly not in my town anyway. It's gone back to minimum wage and be happy with it. Massive setback from what i used to be earning. Also i agree with the above poster, people in different trades and jobs get guarenteed holidays, i only get Good Friday and Christmas. Can i not enjoy my days off? I wonder how the banks would like it if i said i wanted to use them on their 'bank holidays' or people from any number of other businesses that close on bank holidays for that matter.

discus

WalterMitty wrote: »

why can't an atheist or non catholic go to a pub for a meal or drink? Wouldnt go myself but people should always be free to do things . Some people worked all the way up to christmas eve and may want to party at a club or pub today.

Because you live in Ireland. We have traditions, decades if not centuries old. It doesn't matter if you don't agree with their origins - it's how we do things. Lets be fair, most of our traditions such as no buying alcohol til 12pm sunday, or no pubs on christmas are fairly harmless. It's not how it's done the world over, but who wants a horribly homogenous world anyway?

patwicklow

Amazing why you cant do with out a pub for one day. even at 11,30am this morning i saw a few lads go in the side entrance of the pub in my village and the owner thinks butter would,nt melt in his mouth, but breaks the law on xmas day
to serve and money grab from the local alcos.

irelandspurs

Tiger lilys in kildare town is open at 12am

johnny_cash

Zebra3 wrote: »

And did she? :pac:

Not yet working on it though

Jess16

I would have no desire to spend today in a pub but I appreciate that plenty of others might and I find it completely reprehensible that, in this year 2011, that an entire country's freedom of choice is dictated to by one set of religious beliefs.

I was born a Catholic, raised a Catholic but by no means am I blind to the hypocrisy of the Catholic church so adamantly demanding respect whilst simultaneously trampling all over other people's preferences

ThePower11

irelandspurs wrote: »

Tiger lilys in kildare town is open at 12am

See ya there

Nodin

dwainec wrote: »

do any pubs or club open tonight at 10pm or at midnight? around dublin area ?

Why? Did the hour of Joe Duffy and Gerald Keane, followed by Daniel o'Donnell, not satisfy your needs?

cloneslad

Local hotel in our town opens every christmas night, just after 12. It's one of the only nights of the year that they have a 'disco' in their function room.

You can be guaranteed at least 20 fights that night too, dunno why, but the locals love a good fight on Christmas night here.

People who complain about pubs being closed on Christmas day and Good Fruday are usually the people who would want to go out and protest if bank holidays were to be got rid of.

I know a few bar staff who are completely against a Christmas day or Good Friday opening as they are two days that they know they have off, most of them work every bank holiday and will spend tomorrow and New Years eve pulling pints for everyone else. With that in mind they're entitled to be guaranteed at least Cheistmas day off.

maxfresh

cloneslad wrote: »

Local hotel in our town opens every christmas night, just after 12. It's one of the only nights of the year that they have a 'disco' in their function room.

You can be guaranteed at least 20 fights that night too, dunno why, but the locals love a good fight on Christmas night here.

where is this strange hardy bucks like town you live in :P

cloneslad

maxfresh wrote: »

where is this strange hardy bucks like town you live in :P

The clue is in my name.

Sofiztikated

cloneslad wrote: »

Local hotel in our town opens every christmas night, just after 12. It's one of the only nights of the year that they have a 'disco' in their function room.

You can be guaranteed at least 20 fights that night too, dunno why, but the locals love a good fight on Christmas night here.

I just came in here to post this too.

Doors are open at 11.45, bar at 12. The only night of the year the place is REALLY busy.

And fúck me, do they like their fights. Parkies V Townies, Local lads V everyone else.

cloneslad

Sofiztikated wrote: »

I just came in here to post this too.

Doors are open at 11.45, bar at 12. The only night of the year the place is REALLY busy.

And fúck me, do they like their fights. Parkies V Townies, Local lads V everyone else.

I was chatting to one of my mates last night and asked him if he was going tonight, he said 'no way, there was only about 50 people in it last year, and they all killed each other'. I wasn't here last year, or most of the previous 4-5 christmas nights.

The last time I went to it I was about 18.

The parkies don't all stick together to fight the rest of the town though. It's usually anyone from clones v anyone from clones...or anyone from outside of clones v all of clones!!

Mark200

The argument that you think bar staff deserve the day off is irrelevant, because it has nothing to do with the reason that there is a ban on selling alcohol on Christmas day and Good Friday while at the same time there is no ban on general shops or petrol stations being open on the same days. It's a religious rule that should be abandoned. If you want to make an argument that a law should be brought in to force businesses in general to close on certain days then that's a completely separate thing.

Also the argument that we should keep it just because it's tradition is bizarre and lazy.

Senna

Boo Fúcking Hoo, pubs are closed.
Some traditions start for stupid reasons, doesn't mean its not a nice tradition to keep even if the origins are irrelevant.

Kevin Duffy

cloneslad wrote: »

Local hotel in our town opens every christmas night, just after 12. It's one of the only nights of the year that they have a 'disco' in their function room.

You can be guaranteed at least 20 fights that night too, dunno why, but the locals love a good fight on Christmas night here.

Sofiztikated wrote: »

I just came in here to post this too.

Doors are open at 11.45, bar at 12. The only night of the year the place is REALLY busy.

And fúck me, do they like their fights. Parkies V Townies, Local lads V everyone else.

cloneslad wrote: »

I was chatting to one of my mates last night and asked him if he was going tonight, he said 'no way, there was only about 50 people in it last year, and they all killed each other'. I wasn't here last year, or most of the previous 4-5 christmas nights.

The last time I went to it I was about 18.

The parkies don't all stick together to fight the rest of the town though. It's usually anyone from clones v anyone from clones...or anyone from outside of clones v all of clones!!

Sounds like a hoot. I'm 90 mins away, so I'm sticking on a Bob the Builder helmet and hopping in the car. See yiz there.

The King of Moo

I really don't see why anyone would want to go the pub on Christmas Day.

The whole point of the day is that it's a break from the normal routine, a day to sit back and take it easy, preferably with one's friends and family when possible.

Why anyone would want to go out into the cold and rain to do something they can do 363 days of the year (and I don't see how the pub would be any better on Christmas Day compared to every other day) is a mystery to me.

I know some people might be alone on Christmas and I think it'd be nice for them to have something to go to, especially early in the day when most people are having dinner.
But it's not as though the pub/club is the only option for enjoying oneself on Christmas Day, and it's only one day to wait till Stephen's Day!
Surely people can manage to be away from the pub for one day!

Sofiztikated

cloneslad wrote: »

I was chatting to one of my mates last night and asked him if he was going tonight, he said 'no way, there was only about 50 people in it last year, and they all killed each other'. I wasn't here last year, or most of the previous 4-5 christmas nights.

The last time I went to it I was about 18.

The parkies don't all stick together to fight the rest of the town though. It's usually anyone from clones v anyone from clones...or anyone from outside of clones v all of clones!!

It's been a few years since I was last at it too. Used to work at it.

Jess16

The King of Moo wrote: »

Surely people can manage to be away from the pub for one day!

Managing to is not the issue. Having the right to choose for yourself, is

wixfjord

WalterMitty wrote: »

why can't an atheist or non catholic go to a pub for a meal or drink? Wouldnt go myself but people should always be free to do things . Some people worked all the way up to christmas eve and may want to party at a club or pub today.

Ah would you **** off.
Jesus, I hate posts like this. Stupid post on so many levels.

Kevin Duffy

wixfjord wrote: »

Ah would you **** off.
Jesus, I hate posts like this. Stupid post on so many levels.

Explain the levels for us there.

wixfjord

Kevin Duffy wrote: »

Explain the levels for us there.

No.
It's Christmas and I'm not interested in getting into an argument with some pissed off atheist spending the day pretending not to notice what day it is.
I presume you worked today as normal and didn't get any presents or eat any festive fare either?!

The King of Moo

Jess16 wrote: »

Managing to is not the issue. Having the right to choose for yourself, is

A part of me is torn and leaning towards that idea, but then I think why not extend that to shops, supermarkets, restaurants etc.

Personally, what I like about Christmas is that almost everything bar essential services are shut down for one day.

And there's also the issue of the rights of the people who would have to provide these services.
Ideally it'd be nice if everyone had the right to go to the pub, do their shopping etc on Christmas Day, but I think any employees should have the right not to work if they didn't want to, without fear of punishment. As mentioned earlier, that'd be hard to put into practice.

Maybe what would be best would be if pubs could legally be open on Christmas Day like, I believe, shops can, but like most shops, the owners chose to keep the pub closed to give themselves and their employees a day off.

Del2005

discus wrote: »

Because you live in Ireland. We have traditions, decades if not centuries old. It doesn't matter if you don't agree with their origins - it's how we do things. Lets be fair, most of our traditions such as no buying alcohol til 12pm sunday, or no pubs on christmas are fairly harmless. It's not how it's done the world over, but who wants a horribly homogenous world anyway?

And the fact that many publicans break the law makes it an ass, they got rid of the holy hour on Sunday.

There are loads of industries where people work on Christmas day and have no choice.

Kevin Duffy

cloneslad wrote: »

That's the kind of attitude that will get you a starring role in "christmas night, fight night" should you make that 90 minute journey.

Just coming through Monaghan Town now, so I'm warming up. "Hi, you there, where yah from? Smell 'o yer sister offa yah" should do for an opener.