Irish bars abroad ..is it Mc Pub

chin_grin · 17-06-2011 10:12AM

Snow-Monkey wrote: »

drives me mad! Avoid those places like the plague. Feck commoners and peasants.

FYP. :pac:

Faolchu · 17-06-2011 10:15AM

dan1895 wrote: »

Can't understand people going to Germany or Belgium home to some of the worlds greatest beers and then getting their nickers in a twist because nowhere sells horrible pissy budweiser.

that's what i said, it took some persuasion but eventually then ralised they could get 4 local beers for the price of 3 of the piss they usually drink

old_aussie · 17-06-2011 10:19AM

This could be one.

PJ O'Brien's Sydney Australia

http://www.pjobriens.com.au/pj_main.htm

OR

Just go to Bondi, half of Ireland is there.

helimachoptor · 17-06-2011 10:22AM

When i was working on Coruna there were 4-5 Irish bars . Only one was owned by a guy from Ireland (Matthews) but another bigger bar the Limerick bar were all McBars they pretty much looked the same inside. In saying that The authentic Irish bar wasnt far away from a McBar anyway

mikedragon32 · 17-06-2011 10:32AM

In Nice there are two pubs called "Ma Nolan's". One in the old town and one by the port. The one in the old town is an Irish pub by virtue of the fact it's Irish owned and has Guinness on tap and serves an Irish pub menu. But the bar is otherwise no different to any local bar in it's layout, in fact it seems to attract a lot more locals than tourists and has a great vibe.

The pub at the port was done from scratch. He got Irish craftsmen in to do the place and it's fitted out to very high standards. Again, it's not an Oirish pub on the face of it, no shelves of books, no roadsigns on the walls etc. It's an Irish pub in the sense that it's like a decent local here.

http://www.ma-nolans.com/index.php

Generally I avoid Irish pubs like the plague, but I make an exception for this.

Spread · 17-06-2011 11:47AM

The reason that Irish pubs do so well is because they have a bit of life and a buzz to them. In other cities (apart from sea ports and holiday resorts) local pubs can be dead. A place to go to on the way home from work to have two beers. And, just as anywhere, you pay for the craic. Slainte!

Fratton Fred · 17-06-2011 11:59AM

I took my brother in law to the O'Neils in Earls Court a while back (handy place to watch a game before going to Stamford Bridge).

He asked one of the Aussie barmaids (who was busy pulling another pint of German lager) why it had "Enjoy the Craic" written across the walls. She wasn't too sure, but after passing a pint to a Norwegian wearing a Chelsea shirt replied that she thought it was something to do with it being an Irish bar.

orourkeda · 17-06-2011 12:02PM

filthymcnasty wrote: »

I was in an Irish pub in Hamburg recently and the barman assured me diageo package and container these pub interiors worldwide, Could this be our best export yet?

Gunther Murphys in Munich used to be a favourite of mine.. any others?

No. It isn't an export in the sense that it doesnt make any money for us.

Paddy Samurai · 17-06-2011 12:07PM

The Dubliner
Great music and great craic!.Even has a lovely lady in the corner at the blackjack table.Eh...........I think it was blackjack...its all a bit hazy.

O'Connells
Ballads and grub.Spent a few nights/days there ,the lads (All tweed caps and waistcoats.)singing the ballads must have learned them off You tube,they did'nt know all the words but were great fun.When I asked one of them for a request I realised that they could'nt speak english,but had learned the songs off by heart.
Nice cellar bar for watching matches.

Avoid The Liffy pub ,reminder me more of an english pub.

WIZE · 17-06-2011 12:14PM

One thing I can tell you is that Diageo does not package these Pubs anymore .

The more Diageo got involved in your Pub the more you paid for your Kegs

it used to be common practice up to around 2002 where Massive Guinness Promotions and indeed others such as Bud , Carlsberg , Heiniken and even Whiskey such a Jameson and Bushmills used to have massive Pormotions on a Weekly basis providing Bunting and loads or good Promotional Gifts

This is not the case anymore .

number10a · 17-06-2011 12:16PM

I avoid them like the plague. Hate the places. Even moreso since I was in Lisbon last September. I went into an "Irish" pub to ask them if the All-Ireland would be on the next day as Cork were playing. The guy hadn't a clue what I was on about - even when I just called it "you know the big national football final". He handed me the Sky remote and told me to check for myself. Into the TV guide and guess what was on 101 - fecking BBC1. Some Irish pub that was. Dropped the remote and just waited for texts from home the next day.

stovelid · 17-06-2011 12:32PM

Generally speaking, I avoid Irish bars and prefer local pubs abroad but if the place serves beer, are not pumping out shit music and doesn't contain any nutcases, I may have a drink there.

That said, I certainly don't spend hours seeking out hovels or dead places based on some student notion of authenticity. I'm on me holiday and I just want a drink.

conorhal · 17-06-2011 12:35PM

You can nail all the plastic shamrocks to the wall that you like, there are only two things that makes an Irish bar, that's Guinness on tap pulled by Irish barman, you'd be surprised by how many 'Irish' bars have neither.

SeaFields · 17-06-2011 12:42PM

Was in two very nice ones abroad. One in Mons in south of Belgium. It has the walls covered in old irish photos. you could go around for hours looking at them all. Even found some of the girlfriends homeplace.

Another one in sydney was nice. It had lots of genuine memorabilia including war of independence medals. It was a nice quiet place unlike some of the other bars we saw full of young irish pissed and fighting. :rolleyes:

By and large they are woeful tho. Stick a tricolour over the door and nothing else distinguishes them for any other bar.

Spread · 17-06-2011 12:47PM

The "Irish" bar in Agadir doesn't even sell any Irish beer. Still, the Irish flag and a few signs is enough to get German and Scandanavian tourists to go in there. :eek:

Snowie · 17-06-2011 01:24PM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

And 33 and a 1/3 has got me laid more then trice :pac:

You and me booth English women are so vulnerable to it and just the Irish accent sweet happy camper

Ooo let's not forget Ahhh to be sure

I can't really be added arguing over difference in circumstances I'm to lazy

Luxie · 17-06-2011 01:38PM

Spread wrote: »

A new Irish Pub opened near me here in Keene, NH in April this year. Waxy O' Connors it's called. According to their adverts, was made in Monaghan and they shipped the chippies out from there to fix it up. It is part of a chain and is in a Best Western.

http://waxys.com/keene/contact.html

Yes, I've been in the London Waxies on manys the occasion.

deman · 17-06-2011 01:49PM

Snow-Monkey wrote: »

Why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why...

Do irish people go to irish bars when there abroad whats the perpose ? i mean your in a different country and you they more or less head home.

Lets flock to the nearest irish bar yay....

drives me mad avoid those place like the lauge feck cominers and pesants.

I can't speak for everyone but for me, the only Irish pub in town is:

1. the best pub in town.
2. one of the few pubs that show a lot of Premier League football.
3. a great pub for live music at weekends.
4. the only pub in town where they serve a half decent pint of Guinness.
5. a pub that has a dart board.
6. one of the few pubs where English is heard in every corner.

prinz · 17-06-2011 01:53PM

Usually avoid at all costs. Have found a few good ones abroad though. In some places the 'Irish pubs' are nothing of the sort bar the name and some cheap tat on the walls, if even that.

anto2 · 17-06-2011 01:57PM

Here in Thailand i go to Irish Pubs maybe once a month .Mainly for some Western food ( i like Irish stew ) and a pint of Guinness ,that i still get a craving for .:D

posy2010 · 17-06-2011 02:55PM

The craziest night ever in an Irish bar in the States on Paddy's Day. It is the one day of the year that Americans drink way too much and then blame it on us :rolleyes: Plus all the Irish bars look the same. Some ye olde posters and old books and lots of dark wood panelling. Same the length and breadth of the states.

I agree with an above poster. Without fail the Irish bar would be a more expensive option than a so-called regular pub

A friend of mine is stationed with the US Navy in Bahrain and his local is an Irish bar. Madness

Feckfox · 17-06-2011 03:21PM

Snow-Monkey wrote: »

Why why why why why why why why why why why why why why why...

Do irish people go to irish bars when there abroad whats the perpose ? i mean your in a different country and you they more or less head home.

Lets flock to the nearest irish bar yay....

drives me mad avoid those place like the lauge feck cominers and pesants.

You must have very little to worry about so

One good thing about an Irish bar is that you more-or-less know what it's like before you go in.

jonnyfingers · 17-06-2011 03:25PM

I'm living in Woking in Surrey, UK and the moment and we have one of the O'Neill's chain pubs. The place is soulless to be honest. But that's true of plenty of pubs in the UK, there are so many chain pubs doing cheap beer and cheap food that people flock to them, even though they're actually ****e.

Can't wait to come home for a holiday and go to a nice old fashioned Irish pub.

Snowie · 17-06-2011 03:47PM

Ive stured up contravsey with my post. Im the man..... :cool:

Ray Palmer · 17-06-2011 04:21PM

AS Sean Huges said "Irish Pubs are just like home any time I call home to my mother she is nailing a typewriter or a bike on the ceiling"

The Irish pubs around the world are most definitely part of globalization. Guinness support them. It has to be said many are just pasturised versions of the real thing

Zebra3 · 17-06-2011 05:01PM

filthymcnasty wrote: »

Irish bars abroad ..is it Mc Pub

Nope, it's the O'Pub.

Fratton Fred · 17-06-2011 05:10PM

Zebra3 wrote: »

Nope, it's the O'Pub.

That's what I was thinking.

Surely a McPub would sell deep fried bars mars and all the barmen would wear skirts.

hondasam · 17-06-2011 05:16PM

If I was in a country and did not speak the language then yes I would find an Irish bar, other than that not necessarily.

There is something about wanting some reminders of home when living abroad.

Latchy · 17-06-2011 06:17PM

el oh el wrote: »

It's different if you actually live abroad, the local irish pub is often one of the few places where you can meet other people who are english native speakers

Some of the Irish pubs I've been to in Manchester and Liverpool are ok , some are just somebody elses idea of what an Irish pub is ie ,piped honky tonk ,fiddly deee music by people you've never heard of with decor more reminiscent of the pubs in the film 'Gangs Of New York ' .

Myself and about a dozen other Irish people meet up once a month at our Local irish centre for a meeting ,to discuss our interests and socialise .

enda1 wrote: »

Watch the GAA?

As well as the soccer and rugby .

stovelid wrote: »

Generally speaking, I avoid Irish bars and prefer local pubs abroad but if the place serves beer, are not pumping out shit music and doesn't contain any nutcases, I may have a drink there.

That said, I certainly don't spend hours seeking out hovels or dead places based on some student notion of authenticity. I'm on me holiday and I just want a drink.

That would be my take on it to . I popped into the 'Irish Bar 'over in Fuerteventura last year were the resident stage act was a Dubliner guitarist (along with his greek mate ) singing a mix of Irish favs and 60s/70s pop/rock classics with the crowd a mixture of Dutch ,German ,Australian , English and a few Irish but with no Irish people behind the bar .The live music was ok but besides Guinness mirrors , Irish tee towels and Bodhrans on the wall , there was nothing any different there what you wouldn't see in a hundred other such 'Irish Bars ' .

Wolfe Tone · 17-06-2011 06:44PM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

You can't even find Irish traditional pubs in Ireland any more.

Lies!

Irish bars abroad ..is it Mc Pub

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