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

Dickie10 · 17-01-2022 10:14pm

Tony says people have enough drank by 10pm, time to go home then. also he you to just go for dinner and 1 glass of wine, then home.

saabsaab · 18-01-2022 6:29pm

Back to normal hours very soon. Cases expected to drop like a stone.

Dickie10 · 18-01-2022 10:34pm

is anybody else feel they could be instutionalised by all this? i actually can t help but feel seriously anxious that we actually are not going to get free, r else it will be just temporary til late summer when restrictions come back. my head is melted, i cant actually comprehend normal life again.what the fuccck is going on.

hynesie08 · 18-01-2022 10:52pm

No, not even remotely.

Apothic_Red · 18-01-2022 10:53pm

Even allowing trading until 11pm or even 12 is a nonsense now. Open full hours & be done with worthless tinkering.

We'll find out this week if NPHET really have an anti-pub bias

bokale · 18-01-2022 11:43pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118497184#Comment_118497184

Nah. Sure we've always had silly rules with alcohol here.

PommieBast · 19-01-2022 1:23am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118497184#Comment_118497184

Wouldn't surprise me. This 8pm curfew and how it was bought in at very short notice vindicated my decision to move from Dublin to London.

mightyreds · 20-01-2022 11:06pm

Dickie10 · 20-01-2022 11:24pm

its all quite emotional to be honest!

PTH2009 · 21-01-2022 12:51am

Almost a tear in the eye tonight seeing the news and times are about to become 'normal again'

Its going to feel so weird for the next few weeks but slowly we will get back to old times, remember drink responsibly (its not a **** race and you dont have to be out by xx time) and remember we lived through such a weird time that future generations will be learning about

lets raise to glass for our lost souls, they siad 'this Too Shall Pass' and tis beginning to pass

https://youtu.be/Qw024t1tDrA

hynesie08 · 21-01-2022 6:49am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118509623#Comment_118509623

its not a **** race and you dont have to be out by xx time

We're going to 24 hour drinking?

saabsaab · 21-01-2022 7:11pm

Here we go.. Pace yourselves, you don't need to knock back 6 between 6 and 8 anymore.

hynesie08 · 21-01-2022 7:12pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118513615#Comment_118513615

No one needed to do that, they chose to.

saabsaab · 21-01-2022 7:14pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118513625#Comment_118513625

Just letting them know in case they have formed a new habit. Could be messy for some if drinking like that until 12.

rathfarnhamlad · 21-01-2022 10:23pm

Only one pub within walking distance of my house & I'd rather burn it than drink in it, so wouldn't have been going out tonight anyway regardless.

Looking forward to paying a visit to the big smoke soon & finally enjoying some of my favourite haunts there just like it was before.

I'd say this weekend will be like Italia '90 all over again!

MOH · 28-01-2022 5:32pm

First time in 98 weeks I can go for a pint after work on a Friday with zero restrictions.

Long overdue!

robbiezero · 28-01-2022 6:33pm

Was in the local last Sat night. Not much change apart from leaving the door on the latch after 8 instead of locking it. Few faces not been seen in a long while, were out acting like they had just been released from Joe Fritzls bunker.

They got a bit of a land when they found out that apart from April and May 2020 and Jan 2021 the pub was serving pints every night.

saabsaab · 28-01-2022 7:23pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118546819#Comment_118546819

A few didn't know that the pubs were open before now.

mightyreds · 29-01-2022 2:32am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118546819#Comment_118546819

I was out in mine last Saturday, I was telling everyone in work etc. from late summer on that we were back to 2019 in the pub, he closed on time but we mingled and they served at the bar. What I realised Saturday was we weren't - completely different feel to the place, no yellow signs, no plastic sheeting on the bar, people bet in beside one another, in great spirits, it was such a good night.

robbiezero · 29-01-2022 10:11am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118547070#Comment_118547070

Hadnt been in it in 2 years.

Mr rebel · 29-01-2022 3:51pm

Dublin was manic last night with the longest queues everywhere….never seen anything like it before! I queued myself for almost 90 minutes to get into the George but was totally worth it. The atmosphere was just so celebratory and it was amazing to have spontaneous chats with strangers again. Saying that, I’m looking forward to the “novelty” wearing off in a few weeks with normal crowds resuming again.

dominatinMC · 29-01-2022 9:27pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118550279#Comment_118550279

From what I've been hearing from friends, family, work colleagues, etc. is that your experience is being replicated all across the country from small towns to the large cities. Looks like the demise of the pub was (once again!) greatly exaggerated. Just heading out the door for a feed of scoops myself now, let the good times roll!

saabsaab · 31-01-2022 7:13pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118551534#Comment_118551534

Seems the case alright but not in all pubs some are either packed again or a few are dead quiet still for some reason.

PTH2009 · 31-01-2022 7:29pm

Its great having the pubs back properly, was in Brussels last week and they still had the frustrating 11pm close. Very nice to actually go for a few pints for/after a match/gig and just walk in off the street with little hassle. The beauty of sitting at the bar etc

Its all truly over folks and the start of the GAA Leagues and Six Nations will really drive it home

dominatinMC · 18-03-2022 1:50pm

Close this thread. After last night, it's safe to say the rovers has well and truly returned! Pubs were rocking like old times.

saabsaab · 10-04-2022 8:12pm

Has anyone else forgotten how to drink? I seem to only manage 3 pints before I want to go hometothe fireside.

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

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