Hola_Bola wrote: » I consider myself well traveled and even some of the third world countries I've been to have a far greater nightly entertainment scene than any of our cities, especially for an area the size of Dublin along with the population, surely better clubs, theatres and general night time activities are in demand in the capital? In Amsterdam for example, one can go to a bar at 11pm, then go to a night club at 2am, followed by a show at 4am and then a casino at 6am, not to mention the endless other activities people do throughout the day... Dublin is such a boring ****hole in the day too. There's very little events going on, no free concerts or parties in the park like London has, there's no underground scene to speak of and the few clubs that play a specific genre are well off the beaten track. Instead you've got mainstream pop blaring from a less than average sound system in a poorly decorated club surrounded by teenagers and young adults, not to mention the last drink is at 1.55am in most places. Any thoughts?
[cm]tyranny wrote: » That's absolute rubbish though, there's tonnes of stuff outside the normal Top 40 current chart... I can't even remember the last time I was subjected to chart music on a night out! .
[cm]tyranny wrote: » That's absolute rubbish though, there's tonnes of stuff outside the normal Top 40 current chart... I can't even remember the last time I was subjected to chart music on a night out! (apart from in a shop I'm not hearing any commercial radio anyway) There's dozens of small promoters making bugger all money putting on gigs they believe in (and mostly losing their shirts for the love of it), there's radio shows, events listings, the internet... There's posters and fliers in record shops around whatever town you're in, there's loads of good stuff, if you haven't found it you're too young or too lazy too look, basically... Where are you from? What are you into? *edit* and groove armada and the chemical brothers are pretty much "chart" in a nutshell...
IRockUrSocks wrote: » this is correct but i dont think anyone can argue that the same events and daytime activities are available to the general public in ireland as they are abroad. ireland has become a boring (god forbid) country in the continents eyes regarding partygo-ers and fun-lovers. i believe the 1980's seen a rush of british imports all scrapping for temple bar but those days are behind us - now its full of teenagers and young 20 somethings indulging in a game of "who gets pissed first wins". i dont think anyone with experience in the nightlife in ireland topic can disagree that we just are not on par with the rest of the world as we should.
DublinWriter wrote: » Last Saturday, I was in La Cartegena in Brussels with Mrs. DublinWriter until 3am, enjoying true Cuban Mojhitos for €5, dancing the salsa (as only a Dub and a Geordie could attempt at 3am after several Mojhitos) smoking in the bar (won't someone think of the children?) and generally having a great time without the usual Irish threat of fists, faeces and piss being thrown liberally about. We're a nation of swine, and enjoy ourselves thusly on our own turf. You expected differently?
[cm]tyranny wrote: » The George Bernhard Shaw has regular make-and-do nights, charity art shows, table quizzes, flea markets, swap meets, record fairs, barbecues etc. The Dun Laoighre festival of World Cultures is on at the end of the month and is one of the highlights of the year, and most of that is 100% free... The Dublin Electronic Arts festival is on again this year and is looking like being the biggest one yet, with workshops, lectures, gigs, events, exhibitions... The Irish Museum of Modern Art is free in and has amazing facilities and a regularly updated collection, likewise the National Gallery and the Hugh Lane Municipal gallery - and that's just the big institutional ones... Dublin isn't nearly as bad as you'd think you know...
Hola_Bola wrote: » 30 Cielo (New York)
[cm]tyranny wrote: » If we were really serious about tackling alcohol related anti social behaviour we would extend the opening hours to 4.30am and not allow alcohol to be sold for the last hour or so. People would leave gradually, instead of everyone spewing out onto the street to hang around town for another two hours trying to get a taxi
BraziliaNZ wrote: » It's a shame you can't buy a drink a bit later although usually 0230 is late enough for me and at least you can get taxis home nowadays, in Dublin anyway. If you think it's bad here, check out France, New Zealand, Western Australia, Calgary, Vancouver... I can name loads of places that make Dublin's nightlife look amazing.
Run_to_da_hills wrote: » In Barcelona no one heads out on the town until past past midnight, clubs kick off after 1am and go on till 6am, by that time public transport starts and theres no hassle getting back.
BraziliaNZ wrote: » I know people go on about it but i don't see any advantages about going out at 1am and coming back at 6 or 7 like they do in Spain and South America. It's ok when on holiday in these places but would wreck my sleeping pattern for days if I were doing this every weekend in Dublin!
spottyelephant wrote: » I don't think i've been to bed before 6 or 7 am at the weekend in months & i feel perfectly energised for work during the week. Maybe you're over-sleeping!
Hola_Bola wrote: » This was on djmag.com and these are the top 50 clubs voted by top djs around the world. Not one of them are located in Ireland...for goodness sake, Newcastle is even represented and Dublin is bigger than that! 20 Pacha (New York) 30 Cielo (New York)
Quint wrote: » I'd love to know the 3rd world countries with better nightlife than dublin.
BraziliaNZ wrote: » I'm not sure if South America is considered 3rd world, well Argentina and Brazil etc, but he probably means these places. And yeah they have pretty amazing nightlife.
asti_mivec wrote: » Myself and indeed, a lot of my friends love to go out, have a few drinks (or whatever) and dance/socialise and then usually take it back to a house party as this saves us having to get ridiculously pissed and then head straight home.
Gone Drinking wrote: » We were in Newcastle recently on a piss up, and i can't believe how shafted we're getting over here. £2.10 for a pint of carling, and happy hour (which i know is ilegal over here) between 4.00 and 7:30 pm. You buy a drink and spin a wheel, you either get 25% off your round, 15% off your round or an extra free round. And thats in the middle of the toon, in a really good bar. All the night clubs have promotions, free in, free drink, free shots or money off.
Run_to_da_hills wrote: » ........and don't forget to bring the Smarties :rolleyes:
davyjose wrote: » New York is only represented twice ... so hardly a watertight representation of what a good city is.
asti_mivec wrote: » the Irish government as usual think that they know best,
IRockUrSocks wrote: » The general consensus is that NYC has lost it's edge in the nightlife scene. Many industrial warehoused sized nightclubs have been closing their doors in recent years because the state government are seeking to bring in a new era of entertainment that includes fancy lounges which resemble frat parties and kill off the loud & chaotic premises that sprung up during the 80's. If you ask an American, NYC wouldn't be too high on the list to begin with. I'm sure the likes of Las Vegas, Miami and L.A would get the nod well before it with regards to nightlife. Agreed. England is very reasonable for the general party-seeker. Cigarettes are half the price they are over here (even with the currency conversion), for example. When I visited relatives last year, not one of them took out over 60 pounds that lasted them hours. In Ireland, I would have to bring well over 100 euro. It's at least 10euro entry to a mediocre club. Where does that leave us on the scale? I'm talking about Brazil and Argentina, yes. I thought Brazil was fantastic but then again, they have a completely different opinion about a "good night out" compared to Irelands. I attended D-Edge is Sao Paulo and Warung in Rio De Janiero, both clubs world famous and I thought I was on another planet with regards to the peoples attitude and views on hsving fun. Do you think a change in Government would help the current situation? I mean, Ireland has the same laws regarding nightlife as they did back in the 1950's. It's a joke in my opinion.
IRockUrSocks wrote: » May I also add that this country is a throwback to the 1900's. Modern Ireland my ass - the Healthcare system is gone down the drain too, I recently met an elderly woman in the Mater Hospital and she was sitting in the same seat she crawled onto seven hours previously after having an seizure and nobody asked her if she would even fancy a cup of tea never mind medical treatment, ridiculous. You try comparing our systems to those of Britain and France. How about comparing our hosptials to those of the United States. I thought the mythical Celtic Tiger boom of the last few decades would of at least propelled Ireland in the right direction regarding these things? The Government are working with policies that seem to have been wrote up during the Renassaince. Nightlife laws are only a scrape off the old statue. De Valera's low tax implementation has secured big blue collar companies trust in Ireland but the Government are working with the same policies.
