What's the roughest pub in Dublin city?

Gloomtastic! · 15-01-2021 12:32PM

Bozo Skeleton wrote: »

The (true) story of the Nigerian guys going in there looking for protection money is one of those stories of Dublin pub's legends.

Pray tell please........

yabadabado · 16-01-2021 12:09AM

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

Pray tell please........

I think it's mentioned previously on this thread.

Dyr · 16-01-2021 01:30AM

Funny everyone remembers the Nigerian story about the Blue Lion when there was a fella was taken out by a hitman in it around the same time....then there was a failed hit in it a few years after that

thenightman · 16-01-2021 05:29AM

I did a VEC course in Collinstown in Rowlagh in the mid 2000's. Few of the lads were local so they convinced us to head up to Finches for a pint or three before breaking up before the Christmas. Was about 3pm on a midweek afternoon and the look of suspicion us non locals got walking into the windowless bunker of a pub before the lads 'vouched for us' was hilarious. But once that was clear place was good craic, except for the pished auld boy I interrupted trying to snort (already with a nosebleed) coke from the top of the handryer in the jacks!

Fatnacho · 16-01-2021 12:10PM

Did a bit of a tour of the pubs around Thomas/Francis/Meath St. on a Saturday before the lockdown. Strange area with a massive difference in clientele for such a small locality . Hipster bars like Lucky’s, Drop Dead Twice& Anti-Social right beside dumps like Bakers(patrons trying to headbutt the DJ and pulling their own pints behind the bar) and the Lark Inn. Was wary of the Liberty Belle walking in but it’s a smashing place. Glad, however, to visit places like Bakers and Donaghmede Inn before they closed for good. Pubs like that are becoming rarer and rarer.

L1011 · 16-01-2021 02:14PM

Bakers will reopen with new operators I'm sure; but its very likely it'll be another bar similar to Luckys etc.

BonnieSituation · 16-01-2021 04:26PM

Fatnacho wrote: »

Did a bit of a tour of the pubs around Thomas/Francis/Meath St. on a Saturday before the lockdown. Strange area with a massive difference in clientele for such a small locality . Hipster bars like Lucky’s, Drop Dead Twice& Anti-Social right beside dumps like Bakers(patrons trying to headbutt the DJ and pulling their own pints behind the bar) and the Lark Inn. Was wary of the Liberty Belle walking in but it’s a smashing place. Glad, however, to visit places like Bakers and Donaghmede Inn before they closed for good. Pubs like that are becoming rarer and rarer.

The Liberty Belle is a great boozer.

My oul lad was fond of stopping in there back in the day.

Bozo Skeleton · 17-01-2021 10:03PM

BonnieSituation wrote: »

The Liberty Belle is a great boozer.

My oul lad was fond of stopping in there back in the day.

The Liberty Belle is a grand aul boozer. I know a fair few of the regulars, and there's a few right gee bags that drink there, it puts me off going there

That's a personal thing though. It's a good aul pub.
EDIT. Haven't been in it in a couple of years. There's quite a few that drink there that have been barred from other pubs in the area. Decent pub, but I'm not in the humour for meeting some folk there

dazberry · 18-01-2021 01:52PM

Some of the former Bakers drinkers went up to Kennys, as where people from half way across the city at various stages of the lockdowns trying to get in a few gargles. A lot of great characters but it was messy and it wasn't uncommon to see trouble kicking off.

thewolfisloose · 31-01-2021 04:49AM

Not sure if it's been previously mentioned but.. The Furry Bog in Whitechurch.

A few years ago I was working for a Dublin taxi fleet on the base. I naively sent out a people carrier late one weeknight. It was one of the pubs on the southside serving travellers at the time. I only found out what the craic was after the driver had arrived and refused the job. There had been an organized brawl out the front of the pub and they wanted the driver to bring the losing party to Temple st, wait with them for treatment and then return back to the pub afterwards.

I'd love to rock in one day and ask for the cocktail menu.

IRE60 · 31-01-2021 12:31PM

ShyMets wrote: »

It gone a few years but the Museum Rest just of Queen St was pretty nasty

Ah will u stop - you must have had a sheltered upbringing if you thought the rest was rough - you could go half a mile from there for 'rough'!

IRE60 · 31-01-2021 12:37PM

Many years back my Da brought me for a pint in The Jolly Beggarman (he was having a laugh) it was on Nichoas St - fckc me it was rough!!!

Alvin Holler · 31-01-2021 08:31PM

thewolfisloose wrote: »

Not sure if it's been previously mentioned but.. The Furry Bog in Whitechurch.

A few years ago I was working for a Dublin taxi fleet on the base. I naively sent out a people carrier late one weeknight. It was one of the pubs on the southside serving travellers at the time. I only found out what the craic was after the driver had arrived and refused the job. There had been an organized brawl out the front of the pub and they wanted the driver to bring the losing party to Temple st, wait with them for treatment and then return back to the pub afterwards.

I'd love to rock in one day and ask for the cocktail menu.

Temple st? What age was he!

beertons · 31-01-2021 08:39PM

Alvin Holler wrote: »

Temple st? What age was he!

That's kinda funny. Send the loser to the children's hospital.

2ndcoming · 31-01-2021 08:41PM

That's an old joke in fairness

bocaman · 31-01-2021 08:46PM

Bozo Skeleton wrote: »

The Liberty Belle is a grand aul boozer. I know a fair few of the regulars, and there's a few right gee bags that drink there, it puts me off going there
That's a personal thing though. It's a good aul pub.
EDIT. Haven't been in it in a couple of years. There's quite a few that drink there that have been barred from other pubs in the area. Decent pub, but I'm not in the humour for meeting some folk there

Yes The Liberty Belle is a great pub. Used to go in there of a Thursday night.

mick121 · 31-01-2021 09:42PM

Lloyds on aimiens st wasn't the safest boozer late 80s.I used to frequent it and witnessed many a fight.The bar was mostly Sheriff st families and an post workers.In fairness they would go outside and sort their issues then back in for more pints,the lounge however was full of mad women, tables,chairs etc flying,not as civilised as the menfolk.

yabadabado · 01-02-2021 12:52AM

mick121 wrote: »

Lloyds on aimiens st wasn't the safest boozer late 80s.I used to frequent it and witnessed many a fight.The bar was mostly Sheriff st families and an post workers.In fairness they would go outside and sort their issues then back in for more pints,the lounge however was full of mad women, tables,chairs etc flying,not as civilised as the menfolk.

It seems ok now , although I was only ever in it during the day.

IrishLad90 · 01-02-2021 05:06AM

One More Toy wrote: »

Morbid curiosity has me wanting to go to a dive of a place

A reply to the original post for the thread.
Any place would do at this stage, there is only so many more sobriety notches that i can carve into this headboard

vafankillar · 23-07-2022 12:19PM

mad how few of these places there are left now, the pandemic & lockdowns have speed up the disappearing rate hugely

Scoundrel · 25-07-2022 12:55PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119376334#Comment_119376334

Yeah it's all gentrified sh!te now and Craft beer and the likes.

olestoepoke · 25-07-2022 01:03PM

The Black Sheep in Coolock lost it's licence, after several name changes (was still called the Blacker) is currently a GYM lol.

Jaysus that place was rough in the 80s and 90s. You know it's bad when there's lads sniffing powder on the counter of the bar and one of them is the manager.