Barcode ; Closed

seanbmc · 01-11-2010 07:12PM

msg11 wrote: »

Yes folks of boards, I bring the news.

It is now officially closed...

One of Dublin's/Ireland's first Super-clubs down the ****ter ..

Where it belongs tbh

Pace2008 · 01-11-2010 07:13PM

LOL at the people lauding the Barcode golden days.

It didn't go downhill, you just got older.

Had its place as an introduction to clubbing, though. I had some good times there.

sdanseo · 01-11-2010 07:18PM

Pace2008 wrote: »

LOL at the people lauding the Barcode golden days.

It didn't go downhill, you just got older.

Had its place as an introduction to clubbing, though. I had some good times there.

Agree, the club was a great place tbh, it had food, smoking area, huge bar, pool + slots if you weren't in the mood for a bop, evrything you could want in one place. One of the better clubs of my 18-20 days, I think, and certainly one of the most frequented.

The problem was its reputation for being full of youngsters - they needed to appeal to an older crowd and didn't (an over 21 rule some nights would have sorted that) and also the fights that kept happening outside afterwards - after which one guy got killed a while back.

Sgt. Bilko 09 · 01-11-2010 07:42PM

Greyfox wrote: »

True, haven't went their in about 3 years because the place started to gradually become like redz. It was a great spot if you were on the pull as it had two big seating areas as well as the smoking area meaning it was easy to chat women up in the place and it was always free in, the last time I was in their I was 25 and felt like an old man though!

I was 20 when i was last there and would never go back smell off fake tan and sweat together like a bad curry.
I know thats exactly the way i thought of it like redz.
The place to go now is Bondi or Buskers not a kid in any of them places not that i've seen anyway.

foxinsox · 01-11-2010 07:50PM

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

The place to go now is Bondi or Buskers not a kid in any of them places not that i've seen anyway.

Tamangos..

Where the gang goes..

msg11 · 01-11-2010 07:53PM

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

I was 20 when i was last there and would never go back smell off fake tan and sweat together like a bad curry.
I know thats exactly the way i thought of it like redz.
The place to go now is Bondi or Buskers not a kid in any of them places not that i've seen anyway.

Bondi boxing club is closed down..

TBH honest, I don't get how people can say every club in Ireland doesn't have it's problems. I think people have a chip on there shoulder about the place because of the door staff. Which is not the point of this topic.

It was just an all rounder club food inside, good bar, good bar-staff, seats everywhere , big dance floor, big toilets, games, good music too.. Maybe if they had have changed the door policy to over 21s and uppted the dress code. Would they have pulled an older crowd ? I doubt it..

One other question are most clubs free in ?

I say HillBillys will be next on the close down list along with that K-Klub place.

Pace2008 · 01-11-2010 08:31PM

msg11 wrote: »

It was just an all rounder club food inside, good bar, good bar-staff, seats everywhere , big dance floor, big toilets, games, good music too

Ah here now. The music was commercial rubbish, and the sound quality was appalling.

Barcode did almost everything right, but there are basically two things I look for in a nightclub: good sounds and a good crowd. It had neither.

MrStuffins · 01-11-2010 08:37PM

Pace2008 wrote: »

Barcode did almost everything right

Except get a license

Pace2008 · 01-11-2010 08:51PM

MrStuffins wrote: »

Except get a license

There was that.

My brother worked in Bord Pleanála two summers ago, and said their final appeal for a nightclub license was rejected back then.

curlzy · 01-11-2010 08:53PM

Never went but driving past on a Saturday night was a nightmare, like seriously people would just wander across the road or even stand on it chatting, simply dealt with by driving 5 mph but I'm surprised loads weren't killed on the road outside.

Walsh · 01-11-2010 09:01PM

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

The place to go now is Bondi or Buskers not a kid in any of them places not that i've seen anyway.

Where have you been the last 8 months, Bondi is long gone and it was an awful kip! Barcode, it was just like a free gaff, quality place! I'll miss it!

starbelgrade · 01-11-2010 09:04PM

Why is this thread in AH?

Pub closes in Dublin. Big swing.

themandan6611 · 01-11-2010 10:07PM

msg11 wrote: »

I say HillBillys will be next on the close down list along with that K-Klub place.

:eek::eek::eek: WTF where will the ballybough & east-wall heads go for a romantic meal ?????

alwaysadub · 01-11-2010 10:11PM

starbelgrade wrote: »

Why is this thread in AH?

Pub closes in Dublin. Big swing.

Ah,you're just jealous.
Just cos pubs haven't been invented down your way yet.:P

Delancey · 01-11-2010 10:33PM

Delighted to hear that shytehole has closed.

Is that other shytehole on the Quays ( Club Bondi / Bondi Beach ) still going ?

Atlantic Dawn · 01-11-2010 11:04PM

Ah the good Mr Ivor Callely of Fianna Fail will likely shed a tear today after he acknowledged the good work of Templeville Developments in 1998....

Mr. Callely: I want to acknowledge also the work of Philip Smith of Templeville Developments who entered into negotiations with Dublin Corporation two or three years ago and purchased a site in Fairview for the Westwood Swimming and Leisure Club. Templeville Developments are building what will be the largest club in Dublin, over 13,000 sq. feet, involving massive investment. The club will cater for all age groups, including children.

Acting Chairman (Mr. Browne, Carlow-Kilkenny): The Deputy's time has concluded.

Mr. Callely: There will be a separate gym, indoor five-a-side football, basketball, tennis and a swimming pool. I argued the case with Philip Smith, and was successful, for a 50 metre swimming pool. He is the only person who currently has planning permission to build such a pool and it is possible that this could be turned into a millennium project.

Acting Chairman: The Deputy is out of his depth and over time. I ask him to conclude.

Mr. Callely: That private investor came up with this project long before the tender process for a 50 metre pool. He is prepared to invest enormous sums of money in the project. This club is ideally situated in the heart of Dublin and a 50 metre pool would be used by many people in the area. I ask the Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation to give favourable consideration to the proposal for a 50 metre pool as a millennium project.

http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/D/0495/D.0495.199810220004.html

msg11 · 02-11-2010 12:44AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

Why is this thread in AH?

Pub closes in Dublin. Big swing.

I think you might find it was unofficially Ireland's first super club.

Bondi boxing club is closed down a while now. The bouncers on that door are ****ing weird. What bus serves your area... Eh about 10.

Standard Toaster · 02-11-2010 02:09AM

Sun nite was the last nite. Bro was there. Lads smashing glasses on the ground once word started to spread. In their boxers in the fountain.

An beautiful end to a classy joint.

God... · 02-11-2010 02:20AM

pmcmahon wrote: »

well thank god for that.

Your welcome.

artanevilla · 02-11-2010 02:27AM

It didn't go down the ****ter finacially. They were trading illegaly with the wrong license. Their years of appealing finally ran out.

Xavi6 · 02-11-2010 02:33AM

A sad day for those of us who frequented it as students c. 2005. Sure it was full of skangers but that was pleasantly offset by the amount of forthcoming slappers.

As long as no one touches Coppers til I get back at Christmas all will be good in the world.

FrostyJack · 02-11-2010 04:06AM

Xavi6 wrote: »

A sad day for those of us who frequented it as students c. 2005. Sure it was full of skangers but that was pleasantly offset by the amount of forthcoming slappers.

As long as no one touches Coppers til I get back at Christmas all will be good in the world.

Coppers = Hell on Earth (Unless your out looking for a late drink midweek and all ready too drunk to care about your surroundings)

flas · 02-11-2010 04:34AM

it reminds me of first year in college,2006, up from the sticks and going into this placemost thursday nights for the first few weeks, after that never went back, place was a kip! such a boring night after the initial buzz of the place wore off which it did quickly! that and redz i will remember from first year, well the first few weeks until we found our feet! the 2euro drinks on mondays in redz for the first few weeks was mental!

flas · 02-11-2010 04:35AM

FrostyJack wrote: »

Coppers = Hell on Earth (Unless your out looking for a late drink midweek and all ready too drunk to care about your surroundings)

coppers can be great craic!

johnn · 02-11-2010 04:39AM

Live near Barcode so was there almost every Thursday during my college years, never go anymore now but would have definitely gone down for the last night if I had of known about it.

They advertised November 21st as their last night on Facebook but when I logged on today they had removed this event and announced 31st of October as the last ever night. Disappointed to miss it, my first ever drinking spot after turning 18!

FrostyJack · 02-11-2010 04:47AM

flas wrote: »

coppers can be great craic!

If wading through rivers of spilled drink, grabbing random girls asses, drinking watered down urine and dancing to Swamp thing/Cotton eye Joe then yes it is great craic.

Never had the pleasure of Barcode, disappointed now.

Killer Pigeon · 02-11-2010 04:59AM

Yes, a convergence of knackers and D4's was bound to turn out to be an utter disaster.

expectationlost · 02-11-2010 06:20AM

should never have been opened, never followed the rules.

02-11-2010 11:25AM

Where will all the "scumbags" go now though? Your local bars

Sgt. Bilko 09 · 02-11-2010 11:32AM

msg11 wrote: »

Bondi boxing club is closed down..

TBH honest, I don't get how people can say every club in Ireland doesn't have it's problems. I think people have a chip on there shoulder about the place because of the door staff. Which is not the point of this topic.

It was just an all rounder club food inside, good bar, good bar-staff, seats everywhere , big dance floor, big toilets, games, good music too.. Maybe if they had have changed the door policy to over 21s and uppted the dress code. Would they have pulled an older crowd ? I doubt it..

One other question are most clubs free in ?

I say HillBillys will be next on the close down list along with that K-Klub place.

i suppose thats a good point

hillbilly or when i was pissed billhillys

but yeah i'd that place will close it was only running because the kids from barcode needed to be fed ha but i don't mean everyone in barcode is a kid but you know yourself.

Barcode ; Closed

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