How is Barcode Fairview still open???

Rondolfus · 15-10-2009 10:23AM #1

How is Barcode Fairview still open???

If anybody isn’t familiar with this club, its basically a Dublin club that caters for scum between the ages of 15-22. Opened in Fairview Park (no less) it has been the scourge of surrounding areas for years. Every weekend it attracts crowds of the Dublin sub-species from both North and South of the liffey. One who is unfortunate enough to wonder into the club on a Friday/Saturday night would be forgiven for thinking they walked into a convention for the Jeremy Kyle show. Give these “people” cheap booze and you can imagine the results.

Residents in local areas Clontarf and Marino have been campaigning to get the club closed on account of it not having a proper licence but primarily for the fact that the people who attend it cause major disturbances in the surrounding areas.

See link

http://www.herald.ie/national-news/city-news/bar-code-may-have-to-be-torn-down-1481305.html

Vomit, public urination, scum copulating in public, and serious assaults are routine.

Tragically a young man was kicked to death outside last Saturday. RIP

http://www.herald.ie/national-news/chased-then-kicked-to-death-1913012.html

Does anybody know this club?? More to the point does anybody know why this club is still open when it was clearly in breach of planning rules?? Even Clontarf police want it closed!

Gummy Panda · 15-10-2009 10:27AM

That place is shocking!

Full of 18s that look under 18 who think they're models. The whole place has this real fake vibe to it.

Never ever going there again. Lasted 2 drinks before i got pissed off.

Kiera · 15-10-2009 10:29AM

Full of kids thinking they're hard men. Hole!

stovelid · 15-10-2009 10:32AM

Estimated lifespan of thread: 2-5 minutes.

Chriscl1 · 15-10-2009 10:33AM

I went there once, it must have been six or seven years ago. Hated the place and never went back. I can only imagine how bad it is now

techdiver · 15-10-2009 10:34AM

Not to mention the scum bouncers that think it is ok to beat customers up, and yes I am a witness to it.

A company I used to work for had a social day in Westwood and then had drinks there afterwards. When it came to closing time the ultra zealous bouncers physically manhandled everyone back in doors to exit another route. When some colleagues of mine objected to this the bouncers jumped on them and one clearly punched him in the face. We reported this to the Gardai and the head of security. We had sober witnesses too, but as is per usual nothing happened.

Lollipops23 · 15-10-2009 10:34AM

Used to go when I was 18/19 every week but stopped after I got punched by a guy...:eek::eek:

All I was doing was trying to difuse a row between him and my mate,never thought he'd hit s girl!:mad:

APM · 15-10-2009 10:35AM

haven't been in many years but while Philip Smith is still making profit out of the place it will remain open

Slow Motion · 15-10-2009 10:35AM

Used to go there a few years back when I worked near the place, never had any trouble (don't know what it is like now). But to be quite frank OP most of the pushing to get the place closed was by the LVA because of their prices. So as far as I'm concerned anywhere that bucks the trend of their price fixing and intimidation is to be lauded. As for public order, do you think that area is unique? Go to O'Connell St, Temple bar et al at the same times and you will see the same crap, ask the Garda, the courts and our government to do their jobs properly rather that picking on an individual place because it is obviously in your own back yard, and consider the bigger picture!

Edit: And by the way, people were getting the crap kicked out of them in that area long loonnnggg before Barcode was opened!

ANXIOUS · 15-10-2009 10:36AM

I didn't think that it was bad when it first opened. But it has really gone down hill in the past 6yrs. Some of the problems could be got to do with the huge enchasment area. Artane coolock beamount raheny clontarf Marino fairview and many other places. I feel this adds to the tension in the place.

Auvers · 15-10-2009 10:36AM

APM wrote: »

Philip Smith

Prof.Badass · 15-10-2009 10:38AM

Barcode will never close. Having realised they could never democratically get rid of "that sort" the government decided to at least contain the problem so as to minimise disturbance to "their sort".

To that end they secretly invested in fitting a warehouse with bar + couches. Make it free in, play shit music and they'll start flooding in from all over.

chopperbyrne · 15-10-2009 10:41AM

Used to work in East Point and ended up in Barcode after work on most Fridays. Never had a problem with the place and always had a good night.

brummytom · 15-10-2009 10:42AM

Sounds amazing

Pace2008 · 15-10-2009 10:56AM

My brother worked in the planning board last summer, and said that they had their final appeal for a club licence rejected well over a year ago. It's registered as a 'sports bar' and I have no idea how it's still open. That said, I used to go there every weekend, and still pop down occasionally due to convenience. What happened last weekend was tragic but generally there's not much serious trouble around there - no worse than any of the main clubs in town, in any case. Still wouldn't shed a tear if it was closed down though.

Gummy Panda wrote: »

That place is shocking!

Full of under 16s that look under 14 who think they're models. T

FYP. If you don't watch yourself there you'll be on the register before you know it.

anniehoo · 15-10-2009 10:59AM

Im actually shocked how bad its reputation is now. I used to go 6 or 7 years ago and it was an alright spot. Had some really good nights there. Its a shame its gone downhill so badly

Apparently the guy who killed that lad last weekend walked into the police station with his dad to hand himself in.

Pace2008 · 15-10-2009 10:59AM

brummytom wrote: »

Sounds amazing

It's good fun up to the age of 19. After that it just makes you feel old.

anniehoo wrote: »

Apparently the guy who killed that lad last weekend walked into the police station with his dad to hand himself in.

Fair play to him. What he did was terrible but it was most likely a mistake, and I can't help but feel sorry for him as well. Whatever you do in a row, you don't stamp someone's head when they're down.

Dave! · 15-10-2009 11:06AM

Was there several times and never had trouble

My mate was clamped there recently though. BURN IT DOWN!!!!!!

thorbarry · 15-10-2009 11:08AM

If they close it down, where are all the scumbags going to go? I like that they have a "place" to go, that keeps them away from my places

Kipperhell · 15-10-2009 11:10AM

vinylmesh wrote: »

Barcode will never close. Having realised they could never democratically get rid of "that sort" the government decided to at least contain the problem so as to minimise disturbance to "their sort".

To that end they secretly invested in fitting a warehouse with bar + couches. Make it free in, play shit music and they'll start flooding in from all over.

I don't even know what this means. Sounds like a weird conspiracy theory where you are suggesting the government secretly own the Barcode?

From the article about the murder it doesn't appear the Barcode had anything to do with it. Some yobs had been causeing trouble in the area and eventually hopped on some guy near the Barcode.

I hadn't realised the place never got planning and it does seem strange that nobody has enforced the ruling about demolishing the building. There must be a further appeals process.

homerjay2005 · 15-10-2009 11:11AM

i love the place. aint been there in about 5 years, but lived across the road from it and went there a good bit while i lived there.

girls in short skirts,
slutty girls ar that,
cheap beer.

cant go wrong. i detect a sense of jealousy from the OP...

Rondolfus · 15-10-2009 11:12AM

Pace2008 wrote: »

Fair play to him. What he did was terrible but it was most likely a mistake, and I can't help but feel sorry for him as well. Whatever you do in a row, you don't stamp someone's head when they're down.

Kicking someone when they're down, or indeed stamping on their head is the mark of a cowardly scum bag. I hope this animal is jailed for a long long time, however, our legal system will probably give him 3 years suspended something stupid like that.

Our legal system is forcing the public to become vigilantes becuase it won't dish out proper justice, and the scum are running wild.

Rondolfus · 15-10-2009 11:15AM

homerjay2005 wrote: »

i love the place. aint been there in about 5 years, but lived across the road from it and went there a good bit while i lived there. cant go wrong. i detect a sense of jealousy from the OP...

Good to see you made your judgement on the latest information you had at hand :rolleyes:

Pace2008 · 15-10-2009 11:17AM

Rondolfus wrote: »

Our legal system is forcing the public to become vigilantes becuase it won't dish out proper justice, and the scum are running wild.

Do you live in Baghdad or Ireland?

mehmeh12 · 15-10-2009 11:19AM

Rondolfus wrote: »

Kicking someone when they're down, or indeed stamping on their head is the mark of a cowardly scum bag. I hope this animal is jailed for a long long time, however, our legal system will probably give him 3 years suspended something stupid like that.

Our legal system is forcing the public to become vigilantes becuase it won't dish out proper justice, and the scum are running wild.

Define vigilante- what exactly are you suggesting?

TheGreenGiant · 15-10-2009 11:19AM

Was there once and said I would never go back again!! Such a kip and everything that has been said on this thread so far is sooo true of the place! Its a haven for people who just want to go and get really pissed and start fights! If you want a good night out, you can't beat Coopers or Quinns. Always a great vibe in them and at least the people that go there are decent, and go out to have a bit of craic!

hidinginthebush · 15-10-2009 11:20AM

A friend and myself went there after the Irish match last night while waiting for a dart, were SHOCKED to see that it wasn't open

All we wanted was a pint and some nice young fresh to have a gander at

Ended up having to go to that auld fellas pub beside the fairwiew grill.

hidinginthebush · 15-10-2009 11:21AM

TheGreenGiant wrote: »

Was there once and said I would never go back again!! Such a kip and everything that has been said on this thread so far is sooo true of the place! Its a haven for people who just want to go and get really pissed and start fights! If you want a good night out, you can't beat Coopers or Quinns. Always a a load of muck savages in them and at least the people that go there are decent, and go out to have a bit of craic!

FYP :P

homerjay2005 · 15-10-2009 11:22AM

Rondolfus wrote: »

Good to see you made your judgement on the latest information you had at hand :rolleyes:

as already pointed out, nothing different goes on there to any other place. if things are different know to 5 years ago, its an idea of how society has gone and not barcode.

TheGreenGiant · 15-10-2009 11:22AM

Rondolfus wrote: »

Kicking someone when they're down, or indeed stamping on their head is the mark of a cowardly scum bag. I hope this animal is jailed for a long long time, however, our legal system will probably give him 3 years suspended something stupid like that.

Our legal system is forcing the public to become vigilantes becuase it won't dish out proper justice, and the scum are running wild.

Couldn't agree more! Something needs to be done to the Justice system as it simply isn't working!

orourkeda · 15-10-2009 11:27AM

I thought vomiting and copulation were signs of a good night.

Shows what I know

How is Barcode Fairview still open???

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