How is Barcode Fairview still open???

Pace2008 · 15-10-2009 12:55PM

Dublin_Gunner wrote: »

Free in

Seriously though, I can never understand the whole 'its crap / full of youngsters' attitude.

If you don't fit into the age group the place caters for, don't go.

I went a few times a good few years ago, but haven't been in donkeys, and certainly don't intend on going.

Let the youngsters who want to go, go. End of.

Jaysus, if every place that had a bit of noise outside, or the odd fight got closed, there'd be very few places left open in Dublin.

This is it. I don't go writing scathing polemics against Citibar and XXI's because they're ****, I just stay well clear of them, as I would with Barcode if it wasn't so convenient.

Acacia · 15-10-2009 01:04PM

Only went there once when I was 18/19. Never again, had a sh1t night. It was full of girls who thought they were the hottest thing EVA! ( and didn't feel the need to wear a bra under see-through tops, therefore) and guys who thought they were "fcukin' deadly, bud''.

It's where the worst Bebo posers and pervs congregate, and so I guess it serves a purpose in that way. I actually think it should stay open so the yokes that go there won't end up in the decent clubs. Keep them confined to one place , I say!:D

hidinginthebush · 15-10-2009 01:08PM

Rondolfus wrote: »

Well since its only open Thursday to Sunday... there really was no need to be SHOCKED

I remember it being open on Wednesday's too, it's been about 6 years though... All the same, the main shock was in the fact that I wouldn't get to gawk at some jailbait

RandolphEsq · 15-10-2009 01:44PM

hidinginthebush wrote: »

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 wrote: »

I remember it being open on Wednesday's too, it's been about 6 years though... All the same, the main shock was in the fact that I wouldn't get to gawk at some jailbait

lol with a name like that and those two distraught posts one can only jump to the conclusion;

Paedo!

That_Guy · 15-10-2009 01:45PM

Rondolfus wrote: »

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!

It ain't cheap at all.

Dublin_Gunner · 15-10-2009 01:49PM

RandolphEsq wrote: »

lol with a name like that and those two distraught posts one can only jump to the conclusion;

Paedo!

Surely his [assuming it is indeed a 'he'] name would be Hidinginthepre-bush then?

Rondolfus · 15-10-2009 02:06PM

Sizzler wrote: »

OP - will this make you feel better?

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

That link was in the original post , and is the reason why I posed the question. Why hasn't it been closed down yet?? That article was last year.

biko · 15-10-2009 02:12PM

http://www.dublinpubscene.com/thepubs/barcode.html

Barcode is the most amazin experience of my life....EVERY WEEK! They play rappeh choons and all de cool people go der. I love hangin out wit me pals der Moons, Lee, Moglar! Yino who yiz are! The only bad thing is I never CLAW!
Submitted by Paul, Raheny

d place is kickn thursday 2 sunday d place 2 be.we all go dwn d barcode and reck it.3 euro a drink wat mre do i av 2 say d bouncers d nly ting dat ruin d ngt
Submitted by Cara, Harmo

Killme00 · 15-10-2009 02:23PM

Its no worse than any other pub which cater to young people. Sure we all had places like this when we were that age, i had the blacker. Alot of places get bad reputation but arent actually as bad as people make them out to be.

Cookie Jar · 15-10-2009 02:29PM

I'd go to barcode on a regular basis.
Wouldn't go everyweek but would probably go twice a month.
I don't have a problem with the place.
I have never had any trouble or witnessed any trouble in the place.
I go for a few drinks and a bit of a dance.

It really annoys me how people continue to judge the place without ever going to the place. I go with a group of friends, we-re all aged between 19-21. We are not scumbags or wannabe models.

tbh · 15-10-2009 04:19PM

Rondolfus wrote: »

These tracksuit wearing wasters are common in Ireland and indeed in the UK. However, not so much in Paris or the rest of Europe for that matter.

absolute and total rubbish. Rubbish!

artanevilla · 15-10-2009 04:25PM

It can be bad on a Friday or Saturday, Thursdays get a more student crowd and Sunday the older crowd. The only reason I go there is that it's FREE in, plus it's local enough to walk home some nights if I'm short on cash. Only thing is at 19 I'm probably too old for it.

Rondolfus · 15-10-2009 04:29PM

Cookie Jar wrote: »

It really annoys me how people continue to judge the place without ever going to the place. I go with a group of friends, we-re all aged between 19-21. We are not scumbags or wannabe models.

The place is judged according to the type of people that go there. You may not be a scum bag, however, the place is full of enough scum to justify calling it a hole. People are always banging on about the "exceptions to the rules" as if this some how undermines the main point. It doesn't.

And yes there are many other "holes" in Dublin. But this "hole" doesn't have a proper license . Its also situated in Clontarf which is a nice residential area. The locals don't deserve this "beacon to Dublins rat population" bringing undesirables into the area.

Barcode should be held accountable for loading up these people (most of which are underage) and then releasing them out onto the streets to cause havoc.

yupyup7up · 15-10-2009 04:34PM

I went there loads of times when I lived there! Used get slagged over bein from Limerick by bouncers and people goin there! was brilliant when you put on the scummy limerick accent an say "wat d f*ck are you saaaayin u fkin dope" and they usually calmed down. I thought the place was a mad laugh! reminds me a bit of trinity rooms. only real fools I encountered in there were from east wall? :rolleyes:

Oh The Humanity · 15-10-2009 04:36PM

Doesn't suprise me they might have to tear it down, I'd say it was built in a hurry. The bang outta the jacks used to permeate the place even after it was just freshly built.

You could tell there was an open/cracked/damaged sewerage drain underneath the building they couldn't get at. It used to permeate the restaurant part which even at the height of the boom remained empty.

They tried to cover the smell with air fresheners but that didnt work so they gave up and how use teenagers to mask the honk instead.

Handsome Bob · 15-10-2009 04:37PM

Cookie Jar wrote: »

It really annoys me how people continue to judge the place without ever going to the place. I go with a group of friends, we-re all aged between 19-21. We are not scumbags or wannabe models.

We must not be going to the same place! :pac: Do you stay until the end?

Dave! · 15-10-2009 04:43PM

Rondolfus wrote: »

(most of which are underage)

You able to back that up?

Certainly hasn't been my experience

Also isn't my experience that it's a sh*thole with murders every night of the week

No more so than anywhere else anyway

Pursue the planning issue if you want though, sounds like they were chancing it with that

Pace2008 · 15-10-2009 04:49PM

Dave! wrote: »

You able to back that up?

Certainly hasn't been my experience

Also isn't my experience that it's a sh*thole with murders every night of the week

No more so than anywhere else anyway

It's true; a lot of my friends' underage brothers and sisters go there regularly. Friday night is the worst for it. As for the other stuff, I think he's talking about Barcode in Beirut.

Rondolfus · 15-10-2009 04:53PM

Dave! wrote: »

You able to back that up?

You'd be doing well to get figures showing how many underage people drink in any pub lol. When you get enough people saying that they feel too old to go there at 18/19 years of age, you know there's an issue.

Also ask taxi men in the city centre. Most refuse to pick up at Barcode because they are afraid that some underage child will vomit in the car.

Its common knowledge that its a haven for under 18's.

Dave! · 15-10-2009 04:54PM

Pace2008 wrote: »

It's true; a lot of my friends' underage brothers and sisters go there regularly. Friday night is the worst for it. As for the other stuff, I think he's talking about Barcode in Beirut.

Sure the same could be said of most clubs ! I used to go to a few clubs in town when I was still in school. Just used a fake ID. The Playhouse (Tallaght) is usually full of kids too. It's fairly common. I don't think Barcode has a particularly higher concentration of underage patrons than anywhere else in Dublin, certainly not "most".

fizzynicenice · 15-10-2009 04:55PM

Was in barcode once, one of my mates kicked some guy in the bare dick outside. THE BARE DICK.

admiralofthefleet · 15-10-2009 04:57PM

Rondolfus wrote: »

You'd be doing well to get figures showing how many underage people drink in any pub lol. When you get enough people saying that they feel too old to go there at 18/19 years of age, you know there's an issue.

Also ask taxi men in the city centre. Most refuse to pick up at Barcode because they are afraid that some underage child will vomit in the car.

Its common knowledge that its a haven for under 18's.

there is always a queue of taxi's there on the nights of fri - sun

Rondolfus · 15-10-2009 05:01PM

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

there is always a queue of taxi's there on the nights of fri - sun

Thats why I said ask taxi drivers in the City Centre. Again there are exceptions, some of which are dirt bird taxi men (of which there are a lot).

Rondolfus · 15-10-2009 05:04PM

Dave! wrote: »

I don't think Barcode has a particularly higher concentration of underage patrons than anywhere else in Dublin, certainly not "most".

Seriously its REALLY bad. The owners don't give a feck. Sure the existence of the club is technically illegal anyway. The average age is about 17.

Pace2008 · 15-10-2009 05:05PM

Rondolfus wrote: »

Thats why I said ask taxi drivers in the City Centre. Again there are exceptions, some of which are dirt bird taxi men (of which there are a lot).

Careful, your xenophobia is really starting to show.

Rondolfus · 15-10-2009 05:07PM

Pace2008 wrote: »

Careful, your xenophobia is really starting to show.

Hows that?? I just said there are a lot of "dirt bird" taxi men. Meaning sleazy! You disagree??

Handsome Bob · 15-10-2009 05:13PM

Anyone who thinks that Barcode doesn't have a big problem with underage kids simply doesn't know anything about the place. I was up in my local newsagents on a school day during lunch time and I was queuing. Behind me were kids in uniforms who were talking so casually about how they had a great time in Barcode over the weekend. Seriously, these were knippers who were in 3rd year or something!

admiralofthefleet · 15-10-2009 05:14PM

Rondolfus wrote: »

Hows that?? I just said there are a lot of "dirt bird" taxi men. Meaning sleazy! You disagree??

report them to the regulator

Pace2008 · 15-10-2009 05:15PM

Rondolfus wrote: »

Hows that?? I just said there are a lot of "dirt bird" taxi men. Meaning sleazy! You disagree??

I've been to Barcode countless times, and though I have no great love for it I've never encountered any trouble there, just lots of kids with silly haircuts. I've got countless taxis back from the club and haven't encountered any 'dirt bird' drivers to date. I get the impression you've never been there. You can criticise them for their lack of planning permission and lenient door policy but half the stuff you're coming out with is made up or vastly exaggerated.

hidinginthebush · 15-10-2009 05:17PM

RandolphEsq wrote: »

lol with a name like that and those two distraught posts one can only jump to the conclusion;

Paedo!

Dublin_Gunner wrote:

Surely his [assuming it is indeed a 'he'] name would be Hidinginthepre-bush then?

[Opens trenchcoat, shakes willy and runs away]

How is Barcode Fairview still open???

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