Beware of Coppers says CNN

Gillington · 24-06-2011 12:51AM

ardinn wrote: »

I was in coppers last friday after tommy tiernan - It was epic!

That is all!

Ah,you're from Carlow

Scram · 24-06-2011 12:52AM

theboss80 wrote: »

CNN have launched a guide of things NOT to do if visiting Dublin, which include

Coppers which is a “meatmarket” and “hell on earth”. It says that those in search of the “dirty singles scene” might like to pay a visit though

DON’T get your picture taken with Molly Malone: Instead tourists are nudged in the direction of the statues of Phil Lynott or James Joyce for photo ops.

DON’T call an Irish person British: CNN advises that tourists should brush up on their Irish history and be sure to know that the Republic of Ireland is not part of the UK.

DON’T forget about Dublin’s past: The article advises that Dublin has plenty of “local pre-history” to explore and recommends visiting the National Museum of Ireland to see the bog people, and taking a trip on the Viking Splash Tour, if only to roar at unsuspecting pedestrians.

DON’T go to the St. Patrick’s Day parade

Source

So what other advice can we add?

About coppers, my mate said he'd never go in there again due to to smell, he said he was almost sick due to the smell..

ardinn · 24-06-2011 12:56AM

Gillington wrote: »

Ah,you're from Carlow

Yep - And its a much better night out than dublin, coppers is just an epic night of stupid randomness

Ditch · 24-06-2011 01:05AM

theboss80 wrote: »

The recommends ..... visiting the National Museum of Ireland to see the bog people

ColHol wrote: »

Alternatively, for a real life exhibition, go to Leitrim

Ye vicious bastard! :P

lace · 24-06-2011 01:20AM

1. Don't go to XXI's (that's 21's, right? :P)

2. Don't hold up my bus trying to get the driver to take notes. THEY DON'T TAKE NOTES.

3. Don't bother trying to speak the one sentence of Irish you know with the locals. We don't care.

4. Don't ask me if I know your great aunt Mary from Mayo. I don't.

5. Don't bring your suitcase upstairs on the 16a.

6. Don't ask people where the "spike" is.

7. Don't take up half the Ha'penny Bridge trying to take a picture during busy hours.

OutlawPete · 24-06-2011 01:25AM

Avoid people that are dressed like athletes.

cocoshovel · 24-06-2011 01:27AM

Don't visit Dublin.

OPENROAD · 24-06-2011 01:29AM

Don't walk along the Boadrwalk bridge along the Liffey

spunkymunky · 24-06-2011 01:54AM

Dont think you're a good drinker because you went to a keg party once. You're not!

rossie1977 · 24-06-2011 02:02AM

Cill Dara Abu wrote: »

Whats the story with Coppers, is it that bad really?

best place in town after a big gaa match, i was there the night mayo beat dublin in 2006 and the dublin freetaker mark vaughn got into a fight with a fan

DWCommuter · 24-06-2011 02:19AM

ardinn wrote: »

Yep - And its a much better night out than dublin, coppers is just an epic night of stupid randomness

You are destined for a serious dose of VD. How random will that feel?

evercloserunion · 24-06-2011 02:20AM

Don't think that once you've drank your token pint of Guinness you've sampled all the Irish booze industry has to offer. We have a few more mainstream drinks and many more lesser-known drinks that are as nice as, or nicer than, the black stuff.

Pedro K · 24-06-2011 02:31AM

Don't do what Donny Dont does.

ardinn · 24-06-2011 02:48AM

DWCommuter wrote: »

You are destined for a serious dose of VD. How random will that feel?

Random - Considering I went home with my girlfriend!!

policarp · 24-06-2011 02:49AM

Don't wear green jacket, shirt, trousers and hat,
and think it looks normal...

theboss80 · 24-06-2011 12:01PM

Don't assume everyone here drinks Guinness

Fran1985 · 24-06-2011 12:07PM

ardinn wrote: »

Random - Considering I went home with my girlfriend!!

you brought your girlfriend to Coppers??? School boy error

stargazer 68 · 24-06-2011 12:10PM

theboss80 wrote: »

Don't assume everyone here drinks Guinness

Or that we can Irish dance like Michael Flatley - well we think we can after a few of the above!

conorhal · 24-06-2011 12:16PM

Richard Hillman wrote: »

I agree about the parade. The place seems to bring out even more skangers than usual.

I blame 'De Luis', the skangers used to be corralled in Tallaght watching it on TV, but now the Red Line provides free and frequent transport into the heart of the city for all sorts of undesirables…..

So my advice would have to be, if you find yourselves on the red line, don't open a map or a copy of the Irish Times, use a copy of De Star as camoflage until you safely reach your destination.

yupyup7up · 24-06-2011 12:18PM

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

dont eat chips in burdocks cause its shite

I don't mean to intrude but are you on crack? Burdocks is f*cking ridiculously good!

Wompa1 · 24-06-2011 12:21PM

ElleEm wrote: »

Don't tell us you're Irish (you're not!) and don't wear green.

....Unless you're a president...correction democrat president..

All this thread signals to me is that we as a nation need to get off our high horse. We should be friendly to tourists, soon tourism will be our only source of income! :-)

theboss80 · 24-06-2011 12:27PM

Wompa1 wrote: »

...
All this thread signals to me is that we as a nation need to get off our high horse. We should be friendly to tourists, soon tourism will be our only source of income! :-)

Tir Na nOg or the Horse Outside?

Lord Derpington · 24-06-2011 12:28PM

fukcing tabloids, what cnn actually said about coppers was

Those in search of the dirty singles scene might entertain the idea of hitting Copper Face Jacks -- a local institution, described in disgusted tones by my Dubliner friends as "a meatmarket," "full of nurses and gardaí (Irish police)," and "hell on earth." But, you know, wildly popular with the locals.
You've been officially warned.

Source

I like point;

Most pubs close at 11:30 p.m. on weeknights and 1a.m. on weekends. Something about curbing alcoholism. Well done.

Well done indeed.

this is arse · 24-06-2011 12:31PM

Standard Toaster wrote: »

TBH, all solid advice.

No mention of token-irish-leprechaun-guy at the top of Grafton St

Is he Irish? I always assumed that he was some Romanian trying it from a different angle...

Canis Lupus · 24-06-2011 12:37PM

Spend as little time in Dublin as you can manage. Head for Galway or Cork as soon as possible.

ImpossibleDuck · 24-06-2011 12:39PM

Zoe Beautiful Warfare wrote: »

Dont say "good day mate"!!! We do not say that!!!

Let's put another shrimp on the barbie!

JazzyJ · 24-06-2011 12:52PM

where do i go from here wrote: »

Whats Coppers?

I've never heard of it

It's a hell on earth nightclub with a dirty singles scene. Located simultaneously in Dublin and Portlaoise.

http://www.ratemypub.ie/pub.php?county=Dublin&pub=Copper-Face-Jacks

http://www.ratemypub.ie/pub.php?county=Laois&pub=Coppers

Someone should franchise it.

previous user · 24-06-2011 01:03PM

Avoid Dublin altogether,
it's full of elitest D4 tossers and Northside scum.

pajunior · 24-06-2011 01:15PM

previous user wrote: »

Avoid Dublin altogether,
it's full of elitest D4 tossers and Northside scum.

A good old country boy jealous of the lads in the big shhhhhmoke :pac:

Guill · 24-06-2011 01:18PM

[EMAIL="DON@T"]DON'T[/EMAIL] forget to tip the locals...

Beware of Coppers says CNN

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