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why are there no J D Wetherspoon pubs in ROI?

dd972

You'd think with the boozing culture we have they'd have colonised our town and cities some time ago, plus costwise they'd annihilate the opposition paying through the nose for their Guinness and Heineken.

Only heard bit and bobs of rumour as to why there's no Spoon pubs here ranging from the fact that it's in the Eurozone and it doesn't fit in with their business plan and the Victuallers Association here are keeping them out by some means or other, anybody heard anything more substantial?

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Flange/Flanders

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

Funny the amount of people who think that cheap is a bad thing. When people talk about Ireland being a rip off they shouldn't blame the publicans/shop owners, they should blame themselves.

If Irish people want to pay €5-6 for a pint of heinkien when they can get a pint of an interesting and better made ale for €3-4, then it's their fault we get ripped off

Not to mention €3 for a coke or fanta. Bad and all that that is, I think the €1.50 that I was charged for for a pint of cordial while I was eating food last week was scandalous. Kick up the arse that Irish pubs need.

Cool_CM

0ph0rce0 wrote: »

For the same reason i never will never eat the shíte that comes out of lidl or aldi

Why? Because they are all "own brand" cheap products? I've come across some brands in those shops that you would find in German supermarkets that aren't Lidl or Aldi.

P_1

Deedsie wrote: »

I just hope they don't have those horrible "fruity machines"... Not sure how well a chain of pubs would work here. They are kinda horrid in the UK. I have been to five different walkabout pubs throughout the UK over the years and every time it's the exact same, 50 TV screens screaming at you, a hose to spray soft drinks is a bit manky. The novelty fruity/punching machines. It would def have a niche here but not for me. If they bring down the price of a pint throughout the city they would have to be welcomed. €5.20 for a pint where I live. That's mental stuff.

They are not pubs though, franchise sports bars. About as satisfying or enjoyable as a trip to McDonalds or Pizza Hut

I hope you don't drink pints so, imagine how manky a pipe running up from the cellar is..

johnnyskeleton

Funny the amount of people who think that cheap is a bad thing. When people talk about Ireland being a rip off they shouldn't blame the publicans/shop owners, they should blame themselves.

If Irish people want to pay €5-6 for a pint of heinkien when they can get a pint of an interesting and better made ale for €3-4, then it's their fault we get ripped off

Seaneh

freshface2 wrote: »

The company does not like Ireland, so unlikely to have any pubs

What company? Wetherspoons?

They have several bars in Ireland already in Belfast, Derry, etc.

They are in the process of acquiring 2 pubs in South Dublin right now and are looking to acquire another in cork as well with a medium term plan to have 30 pubs across the republic.

So obviously you're talking nonsense.

Geuze

freshface2 wrote: »

The company does not like Ireland, so unlikely to have any pubs

See today's Irish Times, they are reporting that JD Wetherspoon plan to open several pubs in RoI.

L1011

freshface2 wrote: »

The company does not like Ireland, so unlikely to have any pubs

Other than the one they've just bought? And the 29 more they intend to buy/open?

Geuze

0ph0rce0 wrote: »

For the same reason i never will never eat the shíte that comes out of lidl or aldi

Both Aldi and Lidl have thousands of stores.

This success is not based on selling "****e".

I can't understand this hostility towards Aldi/Lidl, or JD Wetherspoon.

OK, they are all the same, not much atmosphere, but the value is very good.

freshface2

The company does not like Ireland, so unlikely to have any pubs

P_1

0ph0rce0 wrote: »

For the same reason i never will never eat the shíte that comes out of lidl or aldi

Going slightly off on a tangent here but what on earth makes you think that the produce that Lidl and Aldi sell is in any way shíte? Is it because they haven't been marketed to the moon? Is it price snobbery? Or do you view it as being somehow 'beneath' you?

Clearly the stuff they sell has met the standards required so that it can be sold in Ireland so it ain't shíte. Having said that, most food does eventually turn into shíte when we're done with it though :P

dan1895

0ph0rce0 wrote: »

For the same reason i never will never eat the shíte that comes out of lidl or aldi

Very snobby ignorant comment. Some of the stuff they do is top notch.

0ph0rce0

murpho999 wrote: »

£2 for a full breakfast would make me not want to eat it. Something that cheap cannot be good.

For the same reason i never will never eat the shíte that comes out of lidl or aldi

Defiler Of The Coffin

No music. Decent selection of craft beer (hopefully). Nice comfortable seating. Plenty of space. Cheap grub. Good place to meet up with the mates. More of an impetus for the existing pubs to shape up and stop serving overpriced dishwater.

What's not to like?

LordSutch

murpho999 wrote: »

£2 for a full breakfast would make me not want to eat it. Something that cheap cannot be good.

I suspect that £2 for a full breakfast is a tad optimistic, but the underlying point is that most pubs in the UK offer food and beer at a reasonable price for reasonable fayre! We have been ripped off for far too long in the ROI, and I for one welcome JDs into the Irish market along with cheaper food and a wide range of beers, at cheaper prices. http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7244/7073741313_9e00aa3b71_z.jpg

I would also imagine that all the local Irish micro breweries will be thrilled to have JDs here, so that they can have their Irish cask ales on the pumps? http://beerheadoverheels.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/irish_beer_main1.jpg

Cienciano

Deedsie wrote: »

...a hose to spray soft drinks is a bit manky.

A hose to spray the soft drinks is brilliant! You can get a splash, or if you get a coke it's cold and fills a big glass. You can keep your warm 180ml bottle of coke that costs €2.90

MJ23 wrote: »

Pints of slop, and fat sweaty lads in football jerseys eating greasey pies.
NO THANKS.

TBH, that sounds like a typical irish pub. Beer in Wetherspoons if far better than an irish pub, unless you go to a specialty pub.

P_1

Didn't people have a very similar attitude to the likes of Lidl and Aldi about 10 years ago?

To me it's fairly simple, the world won't end because a discount chain of pubs decide to open up here. Some people will enjoy them, others won't. Like nobody forces people to shop in an Aldi or a Lidl, nobody is going to force you to drink in a Weatherspoons if they open up.

Seaneh

What I do likes about 'spoons is that the owner, Tim, is a Real Ale fanatic and makes sure that all his managers and assistant managers are good cellarmen by making sure they get proper training, so their cask ale tends to be excellently looked after.
His love of real ale also means that he tends to support lots of small craft breweries and you can get some great stuff from all over the UK that would be very hard to find otherwise.

It's not somewhere you'd go for a night out with the lads, but as a meeting point got a beer and some grub before heading on somewhere else, it's not bad.

MJ23

Pints of slop, and fat sweaty lads in football jerseys eating greasey pies.
NO THANKS.

cloud493

I'm from the UK and I don't mind it at all. At £2 a pop, I'm not expecting a gourmet breakfast :P I think it's gotten better since the smoking ban anyway.

Links234

Seaneh wrote: »

It's no worse than 99% of the ****ty pub grub in Ireland to be honest and a lot cheaper.

For the price, aprox €10 for a steak and a pint, it's good value.

I'm not saying it's any worse than your average Irish pub mind you

Seaneh

Links234 wrote: »

It really isn't.

I'm often over in the UK, had a long stay there in London a few months ago because herself was staying in hospital and I had more than my fair share of pub grub that trip alone. Pretty much any chain has better food, Nicholsons, Greene King, Fullers. Compared to those pubs, Wetherspoons wasn't much cheaper either and they were more expensive for some things.

It's no worse than 99% of the ****ty pub grub in Ireland to be honest and a lot cheaper.

For the price, aprox €10 for a steak and a pint, it's good value.

Seaneh

Sunglasses Ron wrote: »

So what would be the guessing as to the price of a pint?

Like every foreign chain operating here I am guessing not quite as cheap as the UK and the excuse will be hidden behind excuses regarding rent and the height of our minimum wage.

I'd expect €3-3.50 a pint at the most. Maybe even a little less for some beers.

They will be using their UK supply chain via the north so their buying power in the UK (890 pubs) means their costs are a lot lower than anywhere Ireland.

Sir Humphrey Appleby

Sunglasses Ron wrote: »

So what would be the guessing as to the price of a pint?

Like every foreign chain operating here I am guessing not quite as cheap as the UK and the excuse will be hidden behind excuses regarding rent and the height of our minimum wage.

Well rent is higher here that is a fact, as are many other operating costs for business including insurance, and of course our vat rate is higher. Furthermore the biggest determining factor in alcohol prices here is government taxes and excise duties.

Fratton Fred

Links234 wrote: »

It really isn't.

I'm often over in the UK, had a long stay there in London a few months ago because herself was staying in hospital and I had more than my fair share of pub grub that trip alone. Pretty much any chain has better food, Nicholsons, Greene King, Fullers. Compared to those pubs, Wetherspoons wasn't much cheaper either and they were more expensive for some things.

I used to meet a couple of mates in my local JD's for the £5 curry and a pint night. Ok, it was similar to a tikka masala from a jar, but it was ok for the price.

To me, a JD Weaterspoons is a typical town centre pub, you make your own atmosphere and would only meet up there, not spend a night out in the place.

The one in Dun Laoghaire will be a huge success with people going for a walk on the sea front and then nipping in for a bite to eat and a pint. It is what DL seafront has been crying out for.

Links234

cloud493 wrote: »

Lies. For the price it is anyway.

It really isn't.

I'm often over in the UK, had a long stay there in London a few months ago because herself was staying in hospital and I had more than my fair share of pub grub that trip alone. Pretty much any chain has better food, Nicholsons, Greene King, Fullers. Compared to those pubs, Wetherspoons wasn't much cheaper either and they were more expensive for some things.

Sunglasses Ron

So what would be the guessing as to the price of a pint?

Like every foreign chain operating here I am guessing not quite as cheap as the UK and the excuse will be hidden behind excuses regarding rent and the height of our minimum wage.

cloud493

Links234 wrote: »

The food in Wetherspoons is muck tbh

Lies. For the price it is anyway.

Feisar

sock puppet wrote: »

Screw Wetherspoons, lets petition Fullers to open up an Irish establishment.

Fullers London Porter, rich dark and complex. Quite unlike myself.

It's one of my all time favs. It'd be a toss up between it and Trouble Brewing's Dark Arts as my fav porter.

karma_

If I saw a Wetherspoons on fire I wouldn't even call the Fire Brigade.

Links234

The food in Wetherspoons is muck tbh