Will the Rovers ever Return? Your pub megathread, Part 2 - threadbans in OP

UI_Paddy · 25-02-2021 4:53pm

ShyMets wrote: »

Dont get me wrong. I'm chomping at the bit for pubs and in particular non food pubs to reopen.

But I've never gotten the attraction with take away pints. Ok with Guinness I can kind of understand. But if its a Carlsberg or Heineken I'd personally just head to the Off License.

Its going to taste the exact same and work out a lot cheaper

Guy I used to work with did it just to support his local in Stoneybatter. I say more power to them if people know the publicans well.

Mrs OBumble · 25-02-2021 6:04pm

Drifter50 wrote: »

What would you suggest happens to the night club business ? Perhaps nightclubs are not your thing but take a couple of provincial towns, Carrick on Shannon and Kilkenny, they both have a number of nightclubs that employ large numbers of people and contribute to the local economy and that spills over to the many other businesses. What would you suggest for the large numbers of people who enjoy the late night entertainment?

Entertainment businesses need to develop operations that don't provide large amounts of custom for A&E, STD clinics, abortion providers and, longer term, mental health services.

dominatinMC · 25-02-2021 7:01pm

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

Entertainment businesses need to develop operations that don't provide large amounts of custom for A&E, STD clinics, abortion providers and, longer term, mental health services.

I suggest you stick to opera and theatre Mrs OBumble. Variety is the spice of life. And just because you don't like something doesn't mean it "needs" to change

ShyMets · 25-02-2021 7:08pm

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

Entertainment businesses need to develop operations that don't provide large amounts of custom for A&E, STD clinics, abortion providers and, longer term, mental health services.

Dramatic. Just a tad

doublejobbing 2 · 25-02-2021 9:19pm

ShyMets wrote: »

Dont get me wrong. I'm chomping at the bit for pubs and in particular non food pubs to reopen.

But I've never gotten the attraction with take away pints. Ok with Guinness I can kind of understand. But if its a Carlsberg or Heineken I'd personally just head to the Off License.

Its going to taste the exact same and work out a lot cheaper

Not to mention DCC has by and large got rid of any bit of public seating over the last few years. A pint leaning against a 6 inch wide windowsill, no thanks.

Eric Cartman · 26-02-2021 9:43am

UI_Paddy wrote: »

Guy I used to work with did it just to support his local in Stoneybatter. I say more power to them if people know the publicans well.

There was a great group would get pints from walshes and walk up a laneway opposite and theres a road with benches and loads of space 2-300 meters away, a fantastic place to drink takeaway guinness on an evening

pottokblue · 28-02-2021 9:30pm

Spring is here could it be time for a gradual reopening of outdoors/beergardens/takeaways.... sure on my 5km walk I frequent canalbank drinkers with supermarket/offlicences takeaways enjoying their cans, wine and spirits...

Tazz T · 01-03-2021 9:33am

Come the first spell of good weather I can see this clamped down swiftly with canal side drinkers labelled thugs and conspiracy theorists to stop others venturing further than their balcony.

PommieBast · 01-03-2021 12:13pm

Tazz T wrote: »

Come the first spell of good weather I can see this clamped down swiftly with canal side drinkers labelled thugs and conspiracy theorists to stop others venturing further than their balcony.

When talking to relatives in the UK last week about Dublin's lockdowns and Christine McTiernan et al., they remarked that sooner or later there would be riots. Maybe the Irish have finally learnt something from the French.

Tazz T · 01-03-2021 12:24pm

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

Entertainment businesses need to develop operations that don't provide large amounts of custom for A&E, STD clinics, abortion providers and, longer term, mental health services.

But it's okay for entertainment businesses to provide large amounts of tax revenue for A&E, STD clinics, abortion providers and, longer term, mental health services to operate.

ShyMets · 01-03-2021 12:30pm

PommieBast wrote: »

When talking to relatives in the UK last week about Dublin's lockdowns and Christine McTiernan et al., they remarked that sooner or later there would be riots. Maybe the Irish have finally learnt something from the French.

The only thing we should learn from the French is the noble art of infidelity

bladespin · 01-03-2021 12:37pm

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

Entertainment businesses need to develop operations that don't provide large amounts of custom for A&E, STD clinics, abortion providers and, longer term, mental health services.

Never seen any night club offering those services but each to their own, you've been visiting some weird spots.

PommieBast · 06-03-2021 11:07pm

Just got back to Dublin myself. On the way over I snapped this little gem that I am sure the regulars here would.. be "interested" in

Eric Cartman · 07-03-2021 1:39pm

Drove to ballsbridge last night go get a fine takeaway , all along the canal every bench and wall was lined with groups having cans. The fatigue has set in for most and the desire to be social is definitely overcoming fears

BringBackMick · 07-03-2021 4:04pm

Any ballpark guesses ?

3 May for outdoor hospitality ?

PTH2009 · 07-03-2021 4:23pm

BringBackMick wrote: »

Any ballpark guesses ?

3 May for outdoor hospitality ?

**** nows at this point and with how cowardly our leaders are hiding behind anti drink health officials it could be well into the summer when outdoor hospitality will be permitted. Indoor dining/drinking the elephant in the room and will be frowned upon because we all could be singing,dancing and hugging people

Apparently we're watching how Israel and the UK are getting on and deciding then

Plenty of people drinking takeaway pints and I can imagine how hard it will be the place on paddy's day

Eric Cartman · 07-03-2021 6:20pm

BringBackMick wrote: »

Any ballpark guesses ?

3 May for outdoor hospitality ?

PUP is extended till the end of June so the non food pubs aren't coming back before that at all.

Personal bet - outdoor dining and cafe's till 10pm with a limit of 25 people (distancing allowed for) , max group of 6 from 2 households , beginning in June with a wrap-up in august if the case numbers increase again.

So basically only food pubs with a substantial meal and a curfew.

PTH2009 · 07-03-2021 7:21pm

Eric Cartman wrote: »

PUP is extended till the end of June so the non food pubs aren't coming back before that at all.

Personal bet - outdoor dining and cafe's till 10pm with a limit of 25 people (distancing allowed for) , max group of 6 from 2 households , beginning in June with a wrap-up in august if the case numbers increase again.

So basically only food pubs with a substantial meal and a curfew.

Thought that food bollocks was gone ? Obviously the rule will still be there for the under 18s at parties etc

Eric Cartman · 07-03-2021 7:51pm

PTH2009 wrote: »

Thought that food bollocks was gone ? Obviously the rule will still be there for the under 18s at parties etc

I bet its coming back, the government really loved that one , also side prediction of dublin being lept on a higher level than other counties.

The idea of a temple bar pub serving a pint of the black stuff to a lad without him being stuffed to the gills with cheap pizza terrifies stephen donnolly

Tazz T · 07-03-2021 8:55pm

BringBackMick wrote: »

Any ballpark guesses ?

3 May for outdoor hospitality ?

You would have to say something similar to last year. Outdoor drinking during summer months with a blip in cases when the weather goes bad leading to a complete shut down again. If pubs don't open during the summer, can't see them opening until next year.

It'll be business as usual up North tho.

PommieBast · 07-03-2021 9:45pm

Were a few pubs up Phibsboro which had people outside with "takaways", some of which were in glass glasses.

My guess of a proper reopening of pubs is September onwards, assuming they survive at all. I don't see it happening before they've started jabbing the under-40s.

PTH2009 · 07-03-2021 9:55pm

Eric Cartman wrote: »

I bet its coming back, the government really loved that one , also side prediction of dublin being lept on a higher level than other counties.

The idea of a temple bar pub serving a pint of the black stuff to a lad without him being stuffed to the gills with cheap pizza terrifies stephen donnolly

Hope your wrong, bloody hated the mandatory meal rule. It made **** all difference only to your wallet and stomach. Think Dublin should be treated the same as every other county, its our capital city FFS

Degag · 08-03-2021 12:23am

Think it will be at least June before pubs at large open and that's probably optimistic. Maybe hotel bars from May but cases need to drastically reduce for anything to happen. They seem to be plateauing at the moment - really need to get them down to 100 and below.

Eric Cartman · 08-03-2021 12:28am

PTH2009 wrote: »

Hope your wrong, bloody hated the mandatory meal rule. It made **** all difference only to your wallet and stomach. Think Dublin should be treated the same as every other county, its our capital city FFS

I hope so too, despised the silly food rule. It also really curtailed nights to a 1 pub affair, not a chance was I going to buy 2 meals.

But I suspect the food rule will be sadly kept.

PTH2009 · 10-03-2021 2:32am

Hard to believe its coming up to a year since we had proper pub life in Ireland. Remember the days you could walk into any pub/nightclub buy a pint without signing this and that, have a dance and try your luck. Stay drinking til closing time which was anything from half 11 to half 2. Not to mention having the freedom to move between places

Let's hope those days return in the very near future. Outdoor dining without the food and time limits this summer could be the start of the road back

thesandeman · 10-03-2021 4:09am

PTH2009 wrote: »

Outdoor dining without the food

Careful now! Don't be giving them any ideas.

hynesie08 · 10-03-2021 12:07pm

PTH2009 wrote: »

Hard to believe its coming up to a year since we had proper pub life in Ireland. Remember the days you could walk into any pub/nightclub buy a pint without signing this and that, have a dance and try your luck. Stay drinking til closing time which was anything from half 11 to half 2. Not to mention having the freedom to move between places

Let's hope those days return in the very near future. Outdoor dining without the food and time limits this summer could be the start of the road back

And to get to t'pub we had to walk 6 mile barefoot through the snow, uphill...... There and back......

And outdoor dining without food is just sitting down.

Pintman Paddy Losty · 11-03-2021 5:31pm

https://twitter.com/gardainfo/status/1370028540972867586?s=20

Hard to believe there are still people doing this? The guards must have a pain in their teeth going around having to fine people flagrantly breaking regulations. A real kick in the teeth to the rest of us.

PTH2009 · 11-03-2021 5:58pm

Pintman Paddy Losty wrote: »

https://twitter.com/gardainfo/status/1370028540972867586?s=20

Hard to believe there are still people doing this? The guards must have a pain in their teeth going around having to fine people flagrantly breaking regulations. A real kick in the teeth to the rest of us.

I thought it was legal now to drink takeaway pints once your 100m from where you purchased due to some loop hole ?

Be easier just to stop takeaway pints then?

Pintman Paddy Losty · 11-03-2021 7:50pm

PTH2009 wrote: »

I thought it was legal now to drink takeaway pints once your 100m from where you purchased due to some loop hole ?

Be easier just to stop takeaway pints then?

Looks like the punters are drinking it outside the pub. Stupid behaviour!

Will the Rovers ever Return? Your pub megathread, Part 2 - threadbans in OP

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