Clubs & Pubs closing @ 2.30

MIN2511 · 09-08-2008 05:34AM #1

Okay yes drunken thread but seriously, i was on Harcourt St tonight... 3/5 places and at 2.30 the lights turned on:eek::eek::eek:

Seriously mad!!! Ended up in a house party(3 girls 1 guy:mad:) in Ranelagh.

1st we cant buy alcohol after 10pm and now this:mad:

Jesus Wept · 09-08-2008 05:41AM

MIN2511 wrote: »

Ended up in a house party(3 girls 1 guy)

Score. I like those odds.

fillmore jive · 09-08-2008 05:55AM

The-Rigger wrote: »

Score. I like those odds.

ahhh but no drink

iPlop · 09-08-2008 06:10AM

fillmore jive wrote: »

ahhh but no drink

"the cause of and solution to all of lifes problems"

Homer J Simpson:D

iPlop · 09-08-2008 06:11AM

MIN2511 wrote: »

Okay yes drunken thread but seriously, i was on Harcourt St tonight... 3/5 places and at 2.30 the lights turned on:eek::eek::eek:

Seriously mad!!! Ended up in a house party(3 girls 1 guy:mad:) in Ranelagh.

1st we cant buy alcohol after 10pm and now this:mad:

Did you rattle the box off one of them or what??:D

thefinalstage · 09-08-2008 06:27AM

MIN2511 wrote: »

Okay yes drunken thread but seriously, i was on Harcourt St tonight... 3/5 places and at 2.30 the lights turned on:eek::eek::eek:

Seriously mad!!! Ended up in a house party(3 girls 1 guy:mad:) in Ranelagh.

1st we cant buy alcohol after 10pm and now this:mad:

Should have called me. I would have brought beer. Alas, to late.

Overheal · 09-08-2008 07:29AM

im confused, cos im pretty damn sure pubs and clubs are meant to close at 2

R0ot · 09-08-2008 08:30AM

Overheal wrote: »

im confused, cos im pretty damn sure pubs and clubs are meant to close at 2

Actually serving hours for most pubs is 00:30 unless you seek an extension which the new 'Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008' is a lot stricter and more difficult to get. Clubs get a later closing time (i'm not 100% on what it is though sorry) I believe its 02:30/03:00 . :pac:

MIN2511 · 09-08-2008 09:19AM

Just woke up: BLOODY ALARM CLOCK!

Nah nightclubs closed at 3/3.30 and all 3 of the clubs closed at 2.30 wtf?

Oh there was champagne, hence the hangover.....

And it was one of the girls' ex so wouldn't consider him a score!

Oh and yeah, whats the story with lads grabbing asses/butts??????? VERY RUDE!!!! And demeaning, and we were not in Coppers!!!!!

greatgoal · 09-08-2008 09:29AM

Septic Leper wrote: »

Did you rattle the box off one of them or what??:D

well,did ye?...lol

MIN2511 · 09-08-2008 10:04AM

greatgoal wrote: »

well,did ye?...lol

Nope

Lillyella · 09-08-2008 01:00PM

MIN2511 wrote: »

Oh and yeah, whats the story with lads grabbing asses/butts??????? VERY RUDE!!!! And demeaning, and we were not in Coppers!!!!!

Its ten times worse down the country. The boggers see it as a chat up line.

JaneyMc · 09-08-2008 02:44PM

Town was packed one second, then I'd say within minutes, it was like a ghost town, and there was millions of free taxi's. It was so weird.

stepbar · 09-08-2008 02:46PM

I stumpled out of the Med bar at half 3 this morn...... Can't remember if I was able to get beer up to then tho

Go-Go-Gadget · 09-08-2008 02:51PM

They are doing it to try and stop violence in the street when everyone comes out, but its just gonna lead to more and street drinking, people wont have as much time in the pub so they will drink faster and some will even go to clubs already tipsy. Its a stupid idea and shouldnt be allowed.

July · 09-08-2008 03:04PM

Go-Go-Gadget wrote: »

some will even go to clubs already tipsy.

Don't most people go to a club already tipsy! Or is that just me and the crowd I go out with?! When we were in college, we used to just get drunk in someone's house and go straight to the club.

Now that we're more mature* we get drunk in pubs first!

*older, anyway

Mimikyu · 09-08-2008 03:06PM

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Tha Gopher · 11-08-2008 02:52AM

Will it apply bank holiday weekends?

entropi · 11-08-2008 04:44AM

Septic Leper wrote: »

Did you rattle the box off one of them or what??:D

I'll just inform ya that MIN is one of those 3 girls, to clear up any confusion

captainzapp · 11-08-2008 09:35AM

i was out on thursday and there were at least a hundred free taxis on camden street. far too many licences for taxis have been issued!

having everything close at 2.30 is a total waste. if anything violence will increase. people will not be happy getting kicked out then... it will be prime clobbering time!

R0ot · 11-08-2008 09:47AM

captainzapp wrote: »

having everything close at 2.30 is a total waste. if anything violence will increase. people will not be happy getting kicked out then... it will be prime clobbering time!

I'm sorry but this has to be the stupidest way to look at earlier closing times. I'd take the bet that someone is more than likely to get into a fight because of those 1-3 more drinks they had in the extra time they would have had if the club was open to 3 than if they are a bit annoyed at being chucked out early.

Unfortunately neither case is true, fights erupt due to people and their attitudes. Some people are just out drinking looking for a fight whether its an excuse of some personal troubles they might be going through or just because they want to feel big by trouncing someone weaker/smaller than them. Neither is acceptable in this day and age, if your having personal or psychological problems there are professionals out there ready to help, if your just a retard of a person looking for a fight I hope you pick a fight that turns round and bites you in the ass!

brianthebard · 11-08-2008 10:10AM

Master of Nothing wrote: »

I'll just inform ya that MIN is one of those 3 girls, to clear up any confusion

there was no confusion...

homerjay2005 · 11-08-2008 10:25AM

MIN2511 wrote: »

Okay yes drunken thread but seriously, i was on Harcourt St tonight... 3/5 places and at 2.30 the lights turned on:eek::eek::eek:

Seriously mad!!! Ended up in a house party(3 girls 1 guy:mad:) in Ranelagh.

1st we cant buy alcohol after 10pm and now this:mad:

u just shuuda went to coppers

i was in there on friday night and i can remember being in there after 3.00 anyway, not sure what time they stopped serving. i assume the 2 open were coppers and krystel? as regards grabbing asses, women do it too ya know.

Wazdakka · 11-08-2008 10:25AM

Who the bloody hell thought it was a good idea to release 250,000 drunk people onto the streets of a (drastically under policed) city, all with the exact same objectives of

* Get Laid
* Get Home

Oh.. and there is a limited amount of transport for all of you...

Oh Yea... That will stop the alcohol related injuries and crime..

The absolute stupidity of this government seriously just annoys the living piss out of me.

Honestly.. How do they think this is going to help with anything??
closing the offfies early.. How is that helping anything???

I think this is just some stupid vote generation ploy.
It's to get the over 40 upper middle classes.

"Lets inconvenience a whole lot of people for no productive reason just so it looks like were doing something proactive with a situation that we don't understand"

This misplaced, uninformed nanny state crap really twists my fúcking biscuit..

:mad:

/Rant

brianthebard · 11-08-2008 10:30AM

Didn't you make that post last wk?And where are you getting this quarter of a million drunkards figure?

Wazdakka · 11-08-2008 10:31AM

Some of it... Edited a bit and it didnt suit the last thread..
Ill find the link now..

Neamhshuntasach · 11-08-2008 10:33AM

Everyone should just refuse to leave night clubs and bring guns and force the barmen to keep serving and the DJ to keep the music playing. I think the Government will eventually get the message.