Am I the only member of the Gardai never to set foot in Coppers?

#1 · 24-12-2008 02:12PM #1

Is it true? Is there even one other member who has never darkened the doors of this place? Am I the only one who imagines what it looks like based on the stories of my younger colleagues?

sickpuppy32 · 24-12-2008 02:26PM

yes u are!

Dr_MaSoN · 24-12-2008 02:34PM

pretty much!

so go.... now!!

Hogzy · 24-12-2008 02:36PM

whats coppers?

Turner · 24-12-2008 03:42PM

Yes. Actually no.

I dont think ive ever seen and four legged members of the dog unit in there.

Have seen some dogs though!!

djtechnics1210 · 24-12-2008 04:03PM

Seen a couple of horses in there alright

Satan Polaroid · 24-12-2008 05:05PM

Probably :cool:

ScubaDave · 24-12-2008 05:25PM

Id say so, yeah!

source · 24-12-2008 05:36PM

I thankfully have never been

donvito99 · 24-12-2008 06:39PM

Hogzy wrote: »

whats coppers?

Yes, please explain to us non gardai, ye do have a strange lingo.

kerry4sam · 24-12-2008 06:48PM

Hogzy wrote: »

whats coppers?

It is Copper Face Jacks that is being referred to ... check out http://www.dublinpubscene.com/thepubs/copperfacejacks.html

"You cant beat the craic in Coppers. Full of Teachers, Gardai, nurses and prison officers, GAA players and supporters. G'wan, you know you want to !!!!!!
Submitted by Emer, The Country "

Dr_MaSoN · 24-12-2008 07:43PM

god love ya emer!

CLADA · 24-12-2008 08:23PM

From the first day that I had to step out on to the street to avoid the vomit covered footpath outside this kip I vowed never to enter.

From what I've heard it resembles that scene in "midnight express", you know where all the prisoners are walking around that dark pit in a circle, semi-comatosed and crammed together.

So brayblue24 it's not a stigma, it's a proud badge to wear, "Hell No, We won't go".

deadwood · 24-12-2008 08:27PM

CLADA wrote: »

From what I've heard it resembles that scene in "midnight express", you know where all the prisoners are walking around that dark pit in a circle, semi-comatosed and crammed together.

Ohohohhh Billy!

ivabiggon · 24-12-2008 08:49PM

don't forget the odd fireman lurking in the shadow of a member cos thats the only way we can get in for free... and i mean ODD...:P...
god long for the day we get I.D's

metman · 26-12-2008 01:06AM

ivabiggon wrote: »

don't forget the odd fireman lurking in the shadow of a member cos thats the only way we can get in for free... and i mean ODD...:P...
god long for the day we get I.D's

You're not issued any form of work ID? :eek:

psycho-hope · 26-12-2008 01:09AM

probably, though to be honest your not missing anything lol

White_Feather · 26-12-2008 01:32AM

kerry4sam wrote: »

It is Copper Face Jacks that is being referred to ... check out http://www.dublinpubscene.com/thepubs/copperfacejacks.html

"You cant beat the craic in Coppers. Full of Teachers, Gardai, nurses and prison officers, GAA players and supporters. G'wan, you know you want to !!!!!!
Submitted by Emer, The Country "

and dont forget us cabin crew!!!

milly4ever · 26-12-2008 01:51AM

i would love to go to coppers again! i do resent paying 10 quid in tho, is it ever less/ free?

Paulzx · 26-12-2008 10:48AM

metman wrote: »

You're not issued any form of work ID? :eek:

Nope. Don't need them to be honest. Fire prevention officers have them as far as i know for inspecting premises but the rest of the peasantry don't.

Funnily enough, no one has ever asked me for id when their house was whipping it. They tend to have other things on their mind:)

metman · 26-12-2008 11:10AM

Paulzx wrote: »

Nope. Don't need them to be honest. Fire prevention officers have them as far as i know for inspecting premises but the rest of the peasantry don't.

Funnily enough, no one has ever asked me for id when their house was whipping it. They tend to have other things on their mind:)

Strrrrrange. Most of the brigades here issue some form of ID complete with police type badge and holder like this.

jimmycrackcorm · 26-12-2008 11:38AM

Hogzy wrote: »

whats coppers?

More popularly known as slappers.

ScubaDave · 26-12-2008 03:36PM

metman wrote: »

Strrrrrange. Most of the brigades here issue some form of ID complete with police type badge and holder like this.

Not over here! Have countless mates in the brigade and none of them have any idea!

sunnyjim · 26-12-2008 04:05PM

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

More popularly known as slappers.

Slapper Faced Jacks is it not?

Or Copper Glazed Cacks (after a bad Guinness)

civdef · 26-12-2008 05:56PM

metman wrote: »

Strrrrrange. Most of the brigades here issue some form of ID complete with police type badge and holder like this.

One of the big differences between the fire services in the UK and here is that UK firefighters have to do community fire safety work which involves visits to peoples homes to put up smoke detectors and carry out fire safety audits - which necessitates the ID. The home visits don't take place here.

That said, the provision of ID cards varies by local authority, some issue them to all staff, including retained firefighters.

Esel · 27-12-2008 05:45AM

sunnyjim wrote: »

Slapper Faced Jacks is it not?

Or Copper Glazed Cacks (after a bad Guinness)

Drop Yer Lace Kaks

ivabiggon · 27-12-2008 10:02AM

hey drop the I.D thing, that wasn't may intention... i just want to here more about slapper face jacks???:p
and it's clientel.......

brayblue24 · 27-12-2008 10:37PM

ivabiggon wrote: »

hey drop the I.D thing, that wasn't may intention... i just want to here more about slapper face jacks???:p
and it's clientel.......

Hear Hear

parsi · 28-12-2008 12:10AM

Coppers host hotel - the Harcourt Court (or whatever it's called) - used to be quite reasonable for those of us schlepping it up from the country. Had the added benefit that after a night of sampling Dublin's finest pints you could top it all off with the free curry that the disco had to serve....

(showing my age..)

29-12-2008 09:04PM

If you cant get a ride out of coppers any night of the week you may cut it off or donate it to science or something. good spot for a late one after the pubs close. P1sser paying in though....used to be able to go up the steps and give the wave with the ID, not any nore........ now they've copped on and put a till there......

FGR · 29-12-2008 09:55PM

Oh no. Everyone pays?

Am I the only member of the Gardai never to set foot in Coppers?

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