Cork Night Life

kearnst2

Hi,

I am planning a weekend in Cork soon and wondering if anyone has some good suffestions for a late bar with live music that would be good for a large group? It would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

CorkCBR6

kearnst2 wrote: »

Hi,

I am planning a weekend in Cork soon and wondering if anyone has some good suffestions for a late bar with live music that would be good for a large group? It would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Riordan's if it's a big group is fantastic. Be worth ringing and booking a few tables!

There's a nightclub upstairs that's absolute muck but it's there if people want it!

LessOutragePlz

Crane lane or Oliver Plunkett would be my suggestions Oliver Plunkett usually has live music most nights but you'd probably have to ring ahead and reserve some tables.

SEPT 23 1989

High pitched whinging and chips on shoulders is all you will get in Ireland’s second city

Limerick is a better bet

Ted_YNWA

Moving from AH, better local knowledge here.

.red.

CorkCBR6 wrote: »

Riordan's if it's a big group is fantastic. Be worth ringing and booking a few tables!

There's a nightclub upstairs that's absolute muck but it's there if people want it!

Apart from the fact that the bouncers will be on a serious power trip and probably refuse one person in the group for being too drunk, wrong clothing or just for the good old, "not tonight bud".
I wouldn't recommend it to anyone coming in a group bigger than 4.

run_Forrest_run

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

High pitched whinging and chips on shoulders is all you will get in Ireland’s second city

Limerick is a better bet

you're not wrong there, myself and a few friends had a great night out in Limerick over the Christmas. Hit some great pubs, friendly locals and ended up in 101 until closing, all bouncers and staff were very nice.

whisky_galore

CorkCBR6 wrote: »

Riordan's if it's a big group is fantastic. Be worth ringing and booking a few tables!

There's a nightclub upstairs that's absolute muck but it's there if people want it!

Attracts an awful clientele. Kip.
No wonder they need the bouncers with the dirtbirds that frequent the place.

timmyjimmy

Cork has far more to offer than Riordan's. It's full of eejits catching each other in headlocks "having a laugh"....

Pauliedragon

timmyjimmy wrote: »

Cork has far more to offer than Riordan's. It's full of eejits catching each other in headlocks "having a laugh"....

Or camogie players breaking jaws 😜

kearnst2

Thanks for the reccomendations. I shoudl add the age of the group is mid 30's on a stag but not a messy bunch. In essence we would be looking for a somewhere with a late bar and live music mainly. Would reordans be a bit younger aged?

2 fast

O Dwyers, Crane lane, elbow lane, deep South, Edison, Mutton lane you can't go wring really

Mushy

kearnst2 wrote: »

Thanks for the reccomendations. I shoudl add the age of the group is mid 30's on a stag but not a messy bunch. In essence we would be looking for a somewhere with a late bar and live music mainly. Would reordans be a bit younger aged?

Oliver Plunkett be best bet. Reardons would have a wide range in age.

Oasis1974

How many nightclubs are left in Cork? Mid 90s must have been at least 15 including the famous one. Now would there be 5? Infairaness there dying anyway.

SusieBlue

Oasis1974 wrote: »

How many nightclubs are left in Cork? Mid 90s must have been at least 15 including the famous one. Now would there be 5? Infairaness there dying anyway.

Havanas/The Secret Garden, The Bowery/Tip-Top & The Voodoo Rooms. That's it I think, so 3?

Late bars seem to have taken over.

zilog_jones

Coughlan's is good for live music, not a late bar though.

Rearden's is for students.

pwurple

SusieBlue wrote: »

Havanas/The Secret Garden, The Bowery/Tip-Top & The Voodoo Rooms. That's it I think, so 3?

Late bars seem to have taken over.

Well that's lucky as the OP is looking for a bar.

You're spoilt for choice... Mutton lane inn, Crane Lane, Soho Suas roof bar, sober lane, Old oak, oliver plunkett. The Brog. Is the Raven open late?

I'd maybe pick a street rather than a pub.
North main street, oliver plunkett street, washington street, barracks street, mccurtain street. Each of those would have a good bunch of decent pubs on them, you won't get bored. There are LOADs of brilliant pubs in Cork. The roundy, tom barrys, fionbarra god there must be 50 at least.

What kind of gang are these lads? There are fancier trendy places too like Cask, Bar Pigalle etc. And arty drama crowd places like Maureens.

whisky_galore

zilog_jones wrote: »

Coughlan's is good for live music, not a late bar though.

Rearden's is for students.

Students and fake id jailbait.

Balmed Out

Late bar with live music would make an apt description of the Crane Lane.

the beer revolu

pwurple wrote: »

. And arty drama crowd places like Maureens.

I don't think a stag party will be getting served in Maureen's.

Acosta

kearnst2 wrote: »

Thanks for the reccomendations. I shoudl add the age of the group is mid 30's on a stag but not a messy bunch. In essence we would be looking for a somewhere with a late bar and live music mainly. Would reordans be a bit younger aged?

Guards and nurses. Avoid if possible.

Herb Powell

2 fast wrote: »

O Dwyers, Crane lane, elbow lane, deep South, Edison, Mutton lane you can't go wring really

???

That's not even a bar, never mind a late bar, lol

SusieBlue

I go to Reardens quite regularly, I’m neither a guard nor a nurse and I’m in my late 20’s so not exactly young either. Can’t say I’ve ever had a bad night in there, it seems to be fashionable to hate on it these days.

the beer revolu

SusieBlue wrote: »

I go to Reardens quite regularly, I’m neither a guard nor a nurse and I’m in my late 20’s so not exactly young either. Can’t say I’ve ever had a bad night in there, it seems to be fashionable to hate on it these days.

It was always fashionable to hate Rearden's.
It has always been seen as a GAA Jersey wearing cattle market with arsehole bouncers.

shnaek

SusieBlue wrote: »

Havanas/The Secret Garden, The Bowery/Tip-Top & The Voodoo Rooms. That's it I think, so 3?

Late bars seem to have taken over.

And Dali.

Nerdlingr

kearnst2 wrote: »

Thanks for the reccomendations. I shoudl add the age of the group is mid 30's on a stag but not a messy bunch. In essence we would be looking for a somewhere with a late bar and live music mainly. Would reordans be a bit younger aged?

Late bar with live music for mid 30yr olds??...either Oliver Plunkett or Crane Lane.

mrpdap

the beer revolu wrote: »

I don't think a stag party will be getting served in Maureen's.

A small stag party would get served. Very small.

05eaftqbrs9jlh

SusieBlue wrote: »

Havanas/The Secret Garden, The Bowery/Tip-Top & The Voodoo Rooms. That's it I think, so 3?

Late bars seem to have taken over.

Soho is late as well I think but it's a very yuppie crowd. There are very few cool places left to go to go... BDSM and the Vicarstown are alright but I don't like giving money to Benny, especially not with the prices in there.

If it's a Stag I'd say book a table in the Plunkett, you have the Old Oak beside you if that's not doing it for you and the Crane Lane is behind on the road opposite.

.red. wrote: »

Apart from the fact that the bouncers will be on a serious power trip and probably refuse one person in the group for being too drunk, wrong clothing or just for the good old, "not tonight bud".

Nobody says bud in Cork, you're thinking of that other county everyone is always talking about.

CorkCBR6 wrote: »

Riordan's if it's a big group is fantastic. Be worth ringing and booking a few tables!

There's a nightclub upstairs that's absolute muck but it's there if people want it!

Oh no.

That's like the Coppers of Cork, why would you recommend it!!

zilog_jones

Adam Hallowed Jellybean wrote: »

That's like the Coppers of Cork, why would you recommend it!!

I think that's a good way of describing Rearden's

chalkitdown1

We have our work christmas party in Reardan's every year and have always had a good time. *shrugs*

Adam Hallowed Jellybean

Adam Hallowed Jellybean wrote: »

Soho is late as well I think but it's a very yuppie crowd. .......

A yuppie crowd in Soho? :pac:
It's not quite Café En Seine

j8wk2feszrnpao

SusieBlue wrote: »

I go to Reardens quite regularly, I’m neither a guard nor a nurse and I’m in my late 20’s so not exactly young either. Can’t say I’ve ever had a bad night in there, it seems to be fashionable to hate on it these days.

I think some of the advise about Reardons is 10 years old, from people who haven’t gone there in a long time.

who_me

munstermagic11 wrote: »

I think some of the advise about Reardons is 10 years old, from people who haven’t gone there in a long time.

I haven't had a good night out in Cubans or Mangans in years...

whatever76

who_me wrote: »

I haven't had a good night out in Cubans or Mangans in years...

I miss Spiders !

.red.

whatever76 wrote: »

I miss Spiders !

I still miss Henry's. I wasn't a regular but was there enough to miss it.

the beer revolu

.red. wrote: »

I still miss Henry's. I wasn't a regular but was there enough to miss it.

Henry's on a Friday and Roxanne's (Savoy) on a Saturday:D

Then, later it was Henry's on a Friday and The Village on Saturday:D

igCorcaigh

the beer revolu wrote: »

Henry's on a Friday and Roxanne's (Savoy) on a Saturday:D

Then, later it was Henry's on a Friday and The Village on Saturday:D

Village for moshing, and sneaking past the bouncers to Henyrs

igCorcaigh

Cork could really do with an alternative style late night space.

Even the gay stuff is ****.

Can you imagine somewhere with real edgy music? Forest stuff?

Nah.

igCorcaigh

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Cork could really do with an alternative style late night space.

Even the gay stuff is ****.

Can you imagine somewhere with real edgy music? Forest stuff?

Nah.

I dream of a late night bear club with forest.
Not happening in Cork though, nope.

igCorcaigh

Anyone remember the world music club, started on coburg Street, but moved to... That street off grand parade?

Macaco I think it was.

All sorts, all ages great fun.

Early 90s

pwurple

I was thinking a Pub recommendation thread would be a good one to have in here... I'm asked it a fair bit by people visiting the city, and I find pubs as varied as restaurants. I've a list below of where I send people when asked.


Pubs with cocktails
Cask
The Metropole bar
The Raven


Big late bars, superpubs..
reardons
soberlane, etc.

Micro Brewery
Franciscan Well
Bierhaus


Good for a Businessy crowd.
Electric
Goldbergs?

Foodie pubs
Gallaghers
Bar Pigalle

Wine bars
L'attitude 51 (closed at the moment)


I used to send people to these:

Cosy pubs
Mutton Lane Inn
The Oval
Sextant (gone, alas)
El Fenix
idle hour
the castle...



It's quite personal, same as restaurants really, where you like and don't like. Anyway.. feel free to add.

Jim Gazebo

Been to reardens over Christmas, crowds have fallen away a lot I think there is a swing happening. I believe there was a change of owners?

Mushy

Jim Gazebo wrote: »

Been to reardens over Christmas, crowds have fallen away a lot I think there is a swing happening. I believe there was a change of owners?

Wasnt there something about the owners who were married, the fella having an affair, so now just the wife runs it?

saabsaab

The Long Valley?

Jim Gazebo

Mushy wrote: »

Wasnt there something about the owners who were married, the fella having an affair, so now just the wife runs it?

That's what I heard, he is running Dwyer's now I believe and is taking some of the crowd as well. Interesting

SusieBlue

I was in Dwyers a lot over Christmas and also last weekend and they’ve either not renewed their late license or they’ve had it revoked because they now close up and stop serving at 12:30, up until very recently they used to open until 2.
It’s not a late bar any more.

mrpdap

pwurple wrote: »

I was thinking a Pub recommendation thread would be a good one to have in here...


Pubs with cocktails
Cask
The Metropole bar
The Raven

.

The Bridge Bar

05eaftqbrs9jlh

Solid recommendation in The Bridge. That's a great place.

The Long Valley also does excellent poetry on Monday nights, although I think this might only be one Monday a month now. Ó Bhéal is the name of the group.

Arthur Maynes is a savage wine bar actually, to be fair to it. Just don't drink their "local craft beers" for reasons I won't go into but I'm sure ye can guess.

the beer revolu

Adam Hallowed Jellybean wrote: »

Just don't drink their "local craft beers" for reasons I won't go into but I'm sure ye can guess.

I'm not sure anyone can guess.
Go on, tell us why.

RINO87

SusieBlue wrote: »

I was in Dwyers a lot over Christmas and also last weekend and they’ve either not renewed their late license or they’ve had it revoked because they now close up and stop serving at 12:30, up until very recently they used to open until 2.
It’s not a late bar any more.

These would be applied for on a month by month basis and can cost a fair whack, plus you have to pay staff for longer, security for longer etc... maybe they just don't see any point in the late license for January

SusieBlue

RINO87 wrote: »

These would be applied for on a month by month basis and can cost a fair whack, plus you have to pay staff for longer, security for longer etc... maybe they just don't see any point in the late license for January

I was in there on the 23rd and St. Stephen's night in December and they closed early both those nights too. Everyone was bewildered and confused when the lights went on and the music stopped, the place was absolutely heaving and most people ended up going to Reardens.
I've heard rumours that they never actually had the late license to begin with, but continued staying open till 2 regardless, and it must have finally caught up with them. Hard to say what happened but its definitely weird.