Do Winos still exist ?

Old Bill

When I was a kid there used to be a lot of Winos in Dublin but now I never see them

I think Winos have been replaced by Junkies.

judeboy101

Old Bill wrote: »

When I was a kid there used to be a lot of Winos in Dublin but now I never see them

I think Winos have been replaced by Junkies.

Drugs are cheaper than wine, I blame Michael Noonan and his excise duty

themandan6611

Old Bill wrote: »

When I was a kid there used to be a lot of Winos in Dublin but now I never see them

I think Winos have been replaced by Junkies middle aged old wans.

fixed it

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Quite a few in the town near us. They gather near the town centre most mornings drinking cheap wine, sherry and cider mostly.

jca

It's cool to drink wine now so it's done inside instead....

Alf Stewart.

Spent the afternoon/early evening in Dublin with wife and kids.

They still exist, believe me.

And for the record, I have zero problem with the winos. Its the zombie like junkies I'm not keen on.

Richard Hillman

Yes I still see a few fagrant types in Dublin City Centre. Incidentally the winos usually hang around more affluent areas. Maybe there is a hierarchy of undesirables. Winos being the elite and gas sniffers being the bottom of the barrell

Mike Litoris

Old Bill wrote: »

When I was a kid there used to be a lot of Winos in Dublin but now I never see them

I think Winos have been replaced by Junkies.

The little green patch by the Ballyfermot Leisure Centre just across from Tim Younges or behind the football changing rooms in the Lawns. Whilst there are drugs it's mainly booze.


Every day the council hang bags on the fence right where they drink which they use most of the time. I know a few of them. They don't bother anyone. They've been there forever and sadly, this generation, most of them are siblings, sons and even grandsons of the previous generations.


Yay, tomorrows Monday!

beertons

Roll call. Thank fcuk I thought I missed it.

entropi

I see a few hanging around close to where I live regularly, and pass close to them the odd time. I would usually hear a mix of English and some other languages when they're speaking.

Outlaw Pete

They're all Beeros now.

Seen the most honest wino/beero/begger in all my life yesterday. He was on the Ha'penny bridge asking people for the €1 towards to five cans.

Think I recorded him saying it. Might upload it in a bit if it came out well.

Satriale

Richard Hillman wrote: »

Yes I still see a few fagrant types in Dublin City Centre. Incidentally the winos usually hang around more affluent areas. Maybe there is a hierarchy of undesirables. Winos being the elite and gas sniffers being the bottom of the barrell

Ba dum tish...

harry Bailey esq

The highest concentration of them is past the four courts,heading towards the park on the northside and kilmainham on the southside. They seem to enjoy that particular area.

Outlaw Pete

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

The highest concentration of them is past the four courts,heading towards the park on the northside and kilmainham on the southside. They seem to enjoy that particular area.

That's because the park being so close by means that their sensory examination is heightened as a result of the air being so oxygen rich. Walked by two stocious winos lying in the grass up in the Phoenix Park one day and overheard one saying to the other how he was rather surprised at complexity and character of Aldi's latest low budget offering but pleasantly so.

Lux23

Is it really possible to tell what people are addicted to simply by looking at them? Those "junkies" you see may well be alcoholics.

ScumLord

Winos are still all around you, they're just fashionable, you can't differentiate them from the hipsters. Many have started vlogs where they mumble and dribble on camera while drinking wine. This has allowed them to earn a meager living so that they no longer have to beg on the streets.

topper75

Lux23 wrote: »

Is it really possible to tell what people are addicted to simply by looking at them? Those "junkies" you see may well be alcoholics.

Are there teetotaler junkies out there? Doubt it.

Winterlong

topper75 wrote: »

Are there teetotaler junkies out there? Doubt it.

And does heroin give you a big red nose?

suicide_circus

Lux23 wrote: »

Is it really possible to tell what people are addicted to simply by looking at them? Those "junkies" you see may well be alcoholics.

it sure is. i've lived in dublin city centre for a good few years now and could say with a reasonably high level of accuracy what someone's "on" at that given moment. benzos, heroin and lighter fluid are the ones causing the spaced out zombie state that people so often remark on. the more agro fast walking junkie is probably crashing due to lack of the above or is on crack, (formerly) legal highs or meth. drink causes the slurred stumbling that we know and love.

Ted111

suicide_circus wrote: »

it sure is. i've lived in dublin city centre for a good few years now and could say with a reasonably high level of accuracy what someone's "on"

There's the making of a TV Quiz show in this.

eeguy

Take a walk down along either side of the Liffey in the evening. You'll see them on the benches with bags of wine and cans.

Ciaran_B

I think Facebook has made it more socially acceptable to be a chronic, wine alcoholic. Just post a few 'is it wine o'clock yet?' memes in your timeline and everyone will think you're great altogether.

hairyslug

Lux23 wrote: »

Is it really possible to tell what people are addicted to simply by looking at them? Those "junkies" you see may well be alcoholics.

It's all in the slight bend in the legs.

Creol1

I think junkies are more likely to have an emaciated look.

foggy_lad

Still a few left.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJtwW-PBzRc

fussyonion

I saw a well-dressed woman at the bus-stop in Rathgar only yesterday swigging from a bottle of red wine.

feargale

entropi wrote: »

I see a few hanging around close to where I live regularly, and pass close to them the odd time. I would usually hear a mix of English and some other languages when they're speaking.

Satriale wrote: »

Ba dum tish...

Translate, please.

harry Bailey esq

topper75 wrote: »

Are there teetotaler junkies out there? Doubt it.

Your way,way of the mark their chief.Opiates and alcohol make strange bedfellows.Im from the inner city meself,and know and grew up with lots of addicts.If i was to take an educated guess,id estimate that over 60% abstain from alcohol.For addicts availing of a methadone maintainance,that figure would rise to maybe 90% abstainance.The only addicts that drink generally are the rough sleepers.

AvBBrother

Yes, winos do exist.

storker

Urrrr...don't you worry about me pal, I'm alright... are you alright...eh? Eh?
I said...are y'alright...ah fcuk it...best fcukin pal...ah yer just a bast.ard...hic...

entropi

feargale wrote: »

Translate, please.

You reply in English, yet want a translation from a post written in English? This makes zero sense.

If I can make this very, VERY simple: English, and other languages that sound Eastern European, but I cannot tell the difference since I don't understand them. Is that clear enough maybe?

Tornaxx

Richard Hillman wrote: »

Yes I still see a few fagrant types in Dublin City Centre. Incidentally the winos usually hang around more affluent areas. Maybe there is a hierarchy of undesirables. Winos being the elite and gas sniffers being the bottom of the barrell

Flagrant vagrants aren't very fragrant.

Depp

I work in an off license and can confirm that yes they are still going strong. Don't mind them too much as for the most part the only harm they do is to themselves, take them over a zombie junkie any day.

arayess

there plenty , there is a small park just off capel street - hordes of them there
pity they sit in a playground.

some of ****tier pubs do cheap deals during the day so so see some boozehounds there too whereas they may have been on the street before.

starting to see the younger ones including some non-whites - so I guess being a wino is non racist , which is nice