Any [Dublin] pubs/clubs open tonight [Christmas Day]?

ThePower11 · 25-12-2011 09:13PM

irelandspurs wrote: »

Tiger lilys in kildare town is open at 12am

See ya there

Nodin · 25-12-2011 09:16PM

dwainec wrote: »

do any pubs or club open tonight at 10pm or at midnight? around dublin area ?

Why? Did the hour of Joe Duffy and Gerald Keane, followed by Daniel o'Donnell, not satisfy your needs?

cloneslad · 25-12-2011 09:28PM

Local hotel in our town opens every christmas night, just after 12. It's one of the only nights of the year that they have a 'disco' in their function room.

You can be guaranteed at least 20 fights that night too, dunno why, but the locals love a good fight on Christmas night here.

25-12-2011 09:35PM

People who complain about pubs being closed on Christmas day and Good Fruday are usually the people who would want to go out and protest if bank holidays were to be got rid of.

I know a few bar staff who are completely against a Christmas day or Good Friday opening as they are two days that they know they have off, most of them work every bank holiday and will spend tomorrow and New Years eve pulling pints for everyone else. With that in mind they're entitled to be guaranteed at least Cheistmas day off.

maxfresh · 25-12-2011 09:37PM

cloneslad wrote: »

Local hotel in our town opens every christmas night, just after 12. It's one of the only nights of the year that they have a 'disco' in their function room.

You can be guaranteed at least 20 fights that night too, dunno why, but the locals love a good fight on Christmas night here.

where is this strange hardy bucks like town you live in :P

cloneslad · 25-12-2011 09:49PM

maxfresh wrote: »

where is this strange hardy bucks like town you live in :P

The clue is in my name.

Sofiztikated · 25-12-2011 09:57PM

cloneslad wrote: »

Local hotel in our town opens every christmas night, just after 12. It's one of the only nights of the year that they have a 'disco' in their function room.

You can be guaranteed at least 20 fights that night too, dunno why, but the locals love a good fight on Christmas night here.

I just came in here to post this too.

Doors are open at 11.45, bar at 12. The only night of the year the place is REALLY busy.

And fúck me, do they like their fights. Parkies V Townies, Local lads V everyone else.

cloneslad · 25-12-2011 10:32PM

Sofiztikated wrote: »

I just came in here to post this too.

Doors are open at 11.45, bar at 12. The only night of the year the place is REALLY busy.

And fúck me, do they like their fights. Parkies V Townies, Local lads V everyone else.

I was chatting to one of my mates last night and asked him if he was going tonight, he said 'no way, there was only about 50 people in it last year, and they all killed each other'. I wasn't here last year, or most of the previous 4-5 christmas nights.

The last time I went to it I was about 18.

The parkies don't all stick together to fight the rest of the town though. It's usually anyone from clones v anyone from clones...or anyone from outside of clones v all of clones!!

Mark200 · 25-12-2011 10:43PM

The argument that you think bar staff deserve the day off is irrelevant, because it has nothing to do with the reason that there is a ban on selling alcohol on Christmas day and Good Friday while at the same time there is no ban on general shops or petrol stations being open on the same days. It's a religious rule that should be abandoned. If you want to make an argument that a law should be brought in to force businesses in general to close on certain days then that's a completely separate thing.

Also the argument that we should keep it just because it's tradition is bizarre and lazy.

Senna · 25-12-2011 10:51PM

Boo Fúcking Hoo, pubs are closed.
Some traditions start for stupid reasons, doesn't mean its not a nice tradition to keep even if the origins are irrelevant.

Kevin Duffy · 25-12-2011 10:56PM

cloneslad wrote: »

Local hotel in our town opens every christmas night, just after 12. It's one of the only nights of the year that they have a 'disco' in their function room.

You can be guaranteed at least 20 fights that night too, dunno why, but the locals love a good fight on Christmas night here.

Sofiztikated wrote: »

I just came in here to post this too.

Doors are open at 11.45, bar at 12. The only night of the year the place is REALLY busy.

And fúck me, do they like their fights. Parkies V Townies, Local lads V everyone else.

cloneslad wrote: »

I was chatting to one of my mates last night and asked him if he was going tonight, he said 'no way, there was only about 50 people in it last year, and they all killed each other'. I wasn't here last year, or most of the previous 4-5 christmas nights.

The last time I went to it I was about 18.

The parkies don't all stick together to fight the rest of the town though. It's usually anyone from clones v anyone from clones...or anyone from outside of clones v all of clones!!

Sounds like a hoot. I'm 90 mins away, so I'm sticking on a Bob the Builder helmet and hopping in the car. See yiz there.

The King of Moo · 25-12-2011 10:59PM

I really don't see why anyone would want to go the pub on Christmas Day.

The whole point of the day is that it's a break from the normal routine, a day to sit back and take it easy, preferably with one's friends and family when possible.

Why anyone would want to go out into the cold and rain to do something they can do 363 days of the year (and I don't see how the pub would be any better on Christmas Day compared to every other day) is a mystery to me.

I know some people might be alone on Christmas and I think it'd be nice for them to have something to go to, especially early in the day when most people are having dinner.
But it's not as though the pub/club is the only option for enjoying oneself on Christmas Day, and it's only one day to wait till Stephen's Day!
Surely people can manage to be away from the pub for one day!

Sofiztikated · 25-12-2011 11:04PM

cloneslad wrote: »

I was chatting to one of my mates last night and asked him if he was going tonight, he said 'no way, there was only about 50 people in it last year, and they all killed each other'. I wasn't here last year, or most of the previous 4-5 christmas nights.

The last time I went to it I was about 18.

The parkies don't all stick together to fight the rest of the town though. It's usually anyone from clones v anyone from clones...or anyone from outside of clones v all of clones!!

It's been a few years since I was last at it too. Used to work at it.

Jess16 · 25-12-2011 11:23PM

The King of Moo wrote: »

Surely people can manage to be away from the pub for one day!

Managing to is not the issue. Having the right to choose for yourself, is

wixfjord · 25-12-2011 11:34PM

WalterMitty wrote: »

why can't an atheist or non catholic go to a pub for a meal or drink? Wouldnt go myself but people should always be free to do things . Some people worked all the way up to christmas eve and may want to party at a club or pub today.

Ah would you **** off.
Jesus, I hate posts like this. Stupid post on so many levels.

Kevin Duffy · 25-12-2011 11:36PM

wixfjord wrote: »

Ah would you **** off.
Jesus, I hate posts like this. Stupid post on so many levels.

Explain the levels for us there.

wixfjord · 25-12-2011 11:43PM

Kevin Duffy wrote: »

Explain the levels for us there.

No.
It's Christmas and I'm not interested in getting into an argument with some pissed off atheist spending the day pretending not to notice what day it is.
I presume you worked today as normal and didn't get any presents or eat any festive fare either?!

The King of Moo · 25-12-2011 11:45PM

Jess16 wrote: »

Managing to is not the issue. Having the right to choose for yourself, is

A part of me is torn and leaning towards that idea, but then I think why not extend that to shops, supermarkets, restaurants etc.

Personally, what I like about Christmas is that almost everything bar essential services are shut down for one day.

And there's also the issue of the rights of the people who would have to provide these services.
Ideally it'd be nice if everyone had the right to go to the pub, do their shopping etc on Christmas Day, but I think any employees should have the right not to work if they didn't want to, without fear of punishment. As mentioned earlier, that'd be hard to put into practice.

Maybe what would be best would be if pubs could legally be open on Christmas Day like, I believe, shops can, but like most shops, the owners chose to keep the pub closed to give themselves and their employees a day off.

Del2005 · 25-12-2011 11:47PM

discus wrote: »

Because you live in Ireland. We have traditions, decades if not centuries old. It doesn't matter if you don't agree with their origins - it's how we do things. Lets be fair, most of our traditions such as no buying alcohol til 12pm sunday, or no pubs on christmas are fairly harmless. It's not how it's done the world over, but who wants a horribly homogenous world anyway?

And the fact that many publicans break the law makes it an ass, they got rid of the holy hour on Sunday.

There are loads of industries where people work on Christmas day and have no choice.

Kevin Duffy · 25-12-2011 11:58PM

cloneslad wrote: »

That's the kind of attitude that will get you a starring role in "christmas night, fight night" should you make that 90 minute journey.

Just coming through Monaghan Town now, so I'm warming up. "Hi, you there, where yah from? Smell 'o yer sister offa yah" should do for an opener.

cloneslad · 26-12-2011 12:25AM

Kevin Duffy wrote: »

Just coming through Monaghan Town now, so I'm warming up. "Hi, you there, where yah from? Smell 'o yer sister offa yah" should do for an opener.

Just hold your drink at a slight tilt...that should be enough to wind up at least a dozen locals.

ardinn · 26-12-2011 12:31AM

Thread is getting epic - bring me more turkey!

maxfresh · 26-12-2011 12:31AM

cloneslad wrote: »

That's the kind of attitude that will get you a starring role in "christmas night, fight night" should you make that 90 minute journey.

Sounds like a great idea for a movie :P

Guy:Incognito · 26-12-2011 01:02AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Ever consider that the bar staff may enjoy the day off. A lot of pubs are family run affairs and to expect them to put off their family Christmas together so that a few sad sacks can head to the pub for a few pints is ridiculous.
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Theres nothing stoppign any pub deciding to close any night of the year they choose to have some time off. They could even choose to keep closing on Christmas day. They should be able to choose to open though.

Plenty of people in other countries choose to have Christmas dinner int he pub.

jimthemental · 26-12-2011 01:04AM

I went through Bondi junction in Sydney today and most of the pubs were closed. Damn religion.

26-12-2011 01:11AM

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Deleted User wrote: »

Ever consider that the bar staff may enjoy the day off. A lot of pubs are family run affairs and to expect them to put off their family Christmas together so that a few sad sacks can head to the pub for a few pints is ridiculous.
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Theres nothing stoppign any pub deciding to close any night of the year they choose to have some time off. They could even choose to keep closing on Christmas day. They should be able to choose to open though.

Plenty of people in other countries choose to have Christmas dinner int he pub.

Again, why should the lad or lady who pulls pints be faced with a situation where they have to spend Christmas day behind the bar while their other half and kids celebrate the day. If it was a case of the owner opening up and staying on his own behind the bar all day then fine but we all know that if tje situation arose the owner would be sat at home ticking into his turkey with his family while the bar staff had to give up the day with their family. And don't say as others have had that legislation could be brought in to stop that happening but we all know that it would

testicle · 26-12-2011 01:14AM

Protestants believe in Jesus too!

jimthemental wrote: »

I went through Bondi junction in Sydney today and most of the pubs were closed. Damn religion.

I bet the rub & tugs were open!!

Guy:Incognito · 26-12-2011 01:16AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Again, why should the lad or lady who pulls pints be faced with a situation where they have to spend Christmas day behind the bar while their other half and kids celebrate the day. If it was a case of the owner opening up and staying on his own behind the bar all day then fine but we all know that if tje situation arose the owner would be sat at home ticking into his turkey with his family while the bar staff had to give up the day with their family. And don't say as others have had that legislation could be brought in to stop that happening but we all know that it would

What if their other half is a Garda, a nurse, a doctor , a fireman, ESB employee or other essential staff such as the people keeping the television I'm sure you like to watch on Christmas day on air. It's ok for them to work yeah? but not barstaff? lenty of garages and newsagents open today too. But sure once the precious barstaff have the day off thats all that matters.

The UK seems to cope just fine without descendign into Chaos on Christmas day just because a few pubs are open.

26-12-2011 01:27AM

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Deleted User wrote: »

Again, why should the lad or lady who pulls pints be faced with a situation where they have to spend Christmas day behind the bar while their other half and kids celebrate the day. If it was a case of the owner opening up and staying on his own behind the bar all day then fine but we all know that if tje situation arose the owner would be sat at home ticking into his turkey with his family while the bar staff had to give up the day with their family. And don't say as others have had that legislation could be brought in to stop that happening but we all know that it would

What if their other half is a Garda, a nurse, a doctor , a fireman, ESB employee or other essential staff such as the people keeping the television I'm sure you like to watch on Christmas day on air. It's ok for them to work yeah? but not barstaff? lenty of garages and newsagents open today too. But sure once the precious barstaff have the day off thats all that matters.

The UK seems to cope just fine without descendign into Chaos on Christmas day just because a few pubs are open.

Right then the solution is that only bars whose employees are married to Guards, Nurses, etc should be allowed open on Christmas day. As far as I'm concerned those garages and shops should also close, in Ballina where I come from only one shop opens on Christmas day and the owner is well known as a miserable, tight git. He jacks up the prices off all his stock for the day and has been know to charge 15 euro for four AA batteries.

No one should be faced with a situation where they have to spent Chrisymas day working away from their families. And before you mention the Guards and Nurses, is it not tradition that those who don't have family work that day. I know my aunt who never married or had kids used to volunteer to cover the Christmas shift as did others in a silicate situation to her. They did do that those with children or a husband could have the day together.

By the way, I don't watch TV on Christmas day. It's a tradition we have has at home since I was a child.

Guy:Incognito · 26-12-2011 01:29AM

Deleted User wrote: »

By the way, I don't watch TV on Christmas day. It's a tradition we have has at home since I was a child.

I'm sure you use some electricity or gas though. Use the phone?

Any [Dublin] pubs/clubs open tonight [Christmas Day]?

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