Dublin vs Cork for nightlife?

bo0li5eumx12kp · 03-06-2020 1:19am #1

Any takes on this?

I briefly visited Cork but no real experience with its culture.

Apparently it's a fine city to live.

But contrast with Dublin nightlife?

Is there any comparison?
Not talking about pubs sat about old man style - not to be a poof, but mostly Dance clubs.

I know I like Dublin just fine, plenty of options there, and students nights, AW LAWD.

Cork obviously doesn't have the Dublin population but that aside, much in terms of dance club venues in Cork in contrast to the aforemention?

punisher5112 · 03-06-2020 1:26am

Galway....

Ain't no night life and won't be for quite some time

bo0li5eumx12kp · 03-06-2020 8:41am

punisher5112 wrote: »

Galway....

Ain't no night life and won't be for quite some time

Not factoring covid.

In the typical course of thing of course.

Edgware · 03-06-2020 9:20am

Emmet Witty Reactionary wrote: »

Any takes on this?

I briefly visited Cork but no real experience with its culture.

Apparently it's a fine city to live.

But contrast with Dublin nightlife?

Is there any comparison?
Not talking about pubs sat about old man style - not to be a poof, but mostly Dance clubs.

I know I like Dublin just fine, plenty of options there, and students nights, AW LAWD.

Cork obviously doesn't have the Dublin population but that aside, much in terms of dance club venues in Cork in contrast to the aforemention?

Get a life

snoopboggybog · 03-06-2020 9:24am

Both are actually crap.

Cork is probably the strictest place in Ireland.

Kilkenny wins hands down

03-06-2020 9:42am

Cork is better than Dublin but as Snoopboggybog says, Kilkenny is the best.

Riesen_Meal · 03-06-2020 9:45am

My mate was playing a gig a while ago in Cork and a few of us went down to it, it's a great spot to go out in and the club he played in (Dali) was great, had a ball so we did, didn't seem much different than a Dublin night out....

topper75 · 03-06-2020 9:45am

If you want disco dancing and don't like the few scoops on the high stool - it is not a question of cities.
You are simply in the wrong country. This is a job for Ryanair, not Iarnrod Éireann.

cgcsb · 03-06-2020 9:46am

Emmet Witty Reactionary wrote: »

Any takes on this?

I briefly visited Cork but no real experience with its culture.

Apparently it's a fine city to live.

But contrast with Dublin nightlife?

Is there any comparison?
Not talking about pubs sat about old man style - not to be a poof, but mostly Dance clubs.

I know I like Dublin just fine, plenty of options there, and students nights, AW LAWD.

Cork obviously doesn't have the Dublin population but that aside, much in terms of dance club venues in Cork in contrast to the aforemention?

seriously?

namloc1980 · 03-06-2020 9:52am

"not to be poof". Imagine being at the point of creating a thread and creating a narrative about nightlife in Irish cities just to show your intolerance. Find better things to do OP.

Turbohymac · 03-06-2020 9:55am

Both cork and Dublin are crap holes

jimgoose · 03-06-2020 10:01am

Dowtcha bhoy! Down in Cork, you'd be known as a Langer:

JohnnyFlash · 03-06-2020 10:06am

It’s been a while since I was in Cork, but I remember places closing early - around 2am? Then being on the streets with loads of langers all looking to head to Hillybilly’s for fried chicken.

Certainly a wider range of late night venues in Dublin. And better pubs as well.

yourdeadwright · 03-06-2020 10:18am

Its answer is without question Dublin , its a bigger City so has way more to chose from and wider variety ,
People may not like Dublin or Dubs and prefer a smaller City feel but if your to compare both on night life and are honest its Dublin hands down,

Now in saying that I think night life in Ireland peaked in the early 00's , I don't think you will ever see night life like that again in Ireland ,
There a number of reasons it was the height of the boom , so many people out so many clubs to chose from , Money a plenty , Social media wasn't around really so people where out to just enjoy themselves not for pictures or to be seen somewhere,
Now young people all know each other from Instagram and the likes back then you'd bump into some have a cracker of a night and never see them again , It also cause tension in some clubs as people no everyone else's business ,

Early 00's they where good times to be young and on the party scene, ,

jiltloop · 03-06-2020 10:27am

yourdeadwright wrote: »

Its answer is without question Dublin , its a bigger City so has way more to chose from and wider variety ,
People may not like Dublin or Dubs and prefer a smaller City feel but if your to compare both on night life and are honest its Dublin hands down,

Now in saying that I think night life in Ireland peaked in the early 00's , I don't think you will ever see night life like that again in Ireland ,
There a number of reasons it was the height of the boom , so many people out so many clubs to chose from , Money a plenty , Social media wasn't around really so people where out to just enjoy themselves not for pictures or to be seen somewhere,
Now young people all know each other from Instagram and the likes back then you'd bump into some have a cracker of a night and never see them again , It also cause tension in some clubs as people no everyone else's business ,

Early 00's they where good times to be young and on the party scene, ,

Early 00s were definitely the golden time for me anyway. It could be just down to the age I was then (20 - 21) but there were some great little sweaty clubs around Dublin at the time banging out some good hard techno and there was always an after party or warehouse/beach rave.

cgcsb · 03-06-2020 10:35am

snoopboggybog wrote: »

Both are actually crap.

Cork is probably the strictest place in Ireland.

Kilkenny wins hands down

Sorry but how do you draw that conclusion? Kilkenny has only 2 nightclubs, both of which are quite country as far as I recall, lots of seating, bar stools and bogger music.

OP is looking for dance clubs. Kilkenny is better than the bigger cities if you're looking for a more relaxed atmosphere but obviously the OP is looking for something a little more exclusive. I don't see how Dublin has any competition in Ireland in that regard.

bo0li5eumx12kp · 03-06-2020 10:38am

cgcsb wrote: »

Sorry but how do you draw that conclusion? Kilkenny has only 2 nightclubs, both of which are quite country as far as I recall, lots of seating, bar stools and bogger music.

OP is looking for dance clubs. Kilkenny is better than the bigger cities if you're looking for a more relaxed atmosphere but obviously the OP is looking for something a little more exclusive. I don't see how Dublin has any competition in Ireland in that regard.

Just for clarity, that includes Cork?

And yes, dance clubs, electronic music, fullvenues, short skirts, energetic chicks, diversity etc

Dublin hands down, Cork doesn't feature?

yourdeadwright · 03-06-2020 10:44am

jiltloop wrote: »

Early 00s were definitely the golden time for me anyway. It could be just down to the age I was then (20 - 21) but there were some great little sweaty clubs around Dublin at the time banging out some good hard techno and there was always an after party or warehouse/beach rave.

Its without question the golden time for nightlife in Dublin ,
When the crash it it decimated the scene its never been the same since, So much variety and so many great spots and the punter was even different back them ,

Even Ibiza isn't the same as it was back then

cgcsb · 03-06-2020 10:46am

Emmet Witty Reactionary wrote: »

Just for clarity, that includes Cork?

And yes, dance clubs, electronic music, fullvenues, short skirts, energetic chicks, diversity etc

Dublin hands down, Cork doesn't feature?

1)Yes there is no competition in rest of Ireland. It's a handsdown win for Dublin if that's what you're looking for.

2)There is no way you are for real. Right?

Balmed Out · 03-06-2020 10:52am

I used to prefer the Cork however nightclub wise it's gone way down hill and pub wise it used to have a lot more variety but over the last 20 years many have copied the same format leaving a sameness feel to many which is what I would have complained about Dublin pubs. The better pubs seem to ring the city centre too so you kind of need to know where you're going. Gigs wise Dublin has always been miles better.

Mad_maxx · 03-06-2020 11:05am

cgcsb wrote: »

Sorry but how do you draw that conclusion? Kilkenny has only 2 nightclubs, both of which are quite country as far as I recall, lots of seating, bar stools and bogger music.

OP is looking for dance clubs. Kilkenny is better than the bigger cities if you're looking for a more relaxed atmosphere but obviously the OP is looking for something a little more exclusive. I don't see how Dublin has any competition in Ireland in that regard.

dublin has no real competition for anything and i say that as someone who likes cork a lot

whisky_galore · 03-06-2020 11:09am

namloc1980 wrote: »

"not to be poof". Imagine being at the point of creating a thread and creating a narrative about nightlife in Irish cities just to show your intolerance. Find better things to do OP.

Post from the 1990s? Haven't heard that term in years.

Riesen_Meal · 03-06-2020 11:25am

whisky_galore wrote: »

Post from the 1990s? Haven't heard that term in years.

Not sure the OP even understands that without "Poof's" and people of other races, nationalities and cultures we probably wouldn't have house and techno music...

*Shrugs*

Edgware · 03-06-2020 11:35am

whisky_galore wrote: »

Post from the 1990s? Haven't heard that term in years.

Get out the Time Machine

1990s?? More 1960s 1970s Carry on films, Dick Emery, or The Comedians as in " Paddy went into this pub, there was a Paki and a poof sitting at the bar"

bb1234567 · 03-06-2020 11:37am

yourdeadwright wrote: »

Its answer is without question Dublin , its a bigger City so has way more to chose from and wider variety ,
People may not like Dublin or Dubs and prefer a smaller City feel but if your to compare both on night life and are honest its Dublin hands down,

Now in saying that I think night life in Ireland peaked in the early 00's , I don't think you will ever see night life like that again in Ireland ,
There a number of reasons it was the height of the boom , so many people out so many clubs to chose from , Money a plenty , Social media wasn't around really so people where out to just enjoy themselves not for pictures or to be seen somewhere,
Now young people all know each other from Instagram and the likes back then you'd bump into some have a cracker of a night and never see them again , It also cause tension in some clubs as people no everyone else's business ,

Early 00's they where good times to be young and on the party scene, ,

Much younger population back in early 00 as well

cgcsb · 03-06-2020 11:38am

Mad_maxx wrote: »

dublin has no real competition for anything and i say that as someone who likes cork a lot

Well you can't beat the west coast for rural scenery. Country folks in Ireland also go on about how much friendlier / non pretentious they are in country pubs. But I think this is nonsense, in small towns you're a lot more likely to be eye-balled and then ignored after being deemed to be a 'blow-in', they only get friendly (or agro depending on what stage they are in their manic depressive cycle) when they get to the stage of alcohol poisoning of being unable to fully open their eyelids. I get a lot more chat to strangers in Dublin than I would anywhere else, especially if you go a little bit outside the City Centre to say Rathmines/Ranelagh, Stoneybatter/Phibsboro etc. also the chat is generally coherent and good banter, not drunken babble without any consonants.

cgcsb · 03-06-2020 11:39am

Fieldog wrote: »

Not sure the OP even understands that without "Poof's" and people of other races, nationalities and cultures we probably wouldn't have house and techno music...

*Shrugs*

odds of OP being a real person are basically 0

Peter T · 03-06-2020 11:52am

Balmed Out wrote: »

I used to prefer the Cork however nightclub wise it's gone way down hill and pub wise it used to have a lot more variety but over the last 20 years many have copied the same format leaving a sameness feel to many which is what I would have complained about Dublin pubs. The better pubs seem to ring the city centre too so you kind of need to know where you're going. Gigs wise Dublin has always been miles better.

Id agree with you here. Most popular pubs and clubs in cork are owned by the same few people. They then all fall into the same format and realistically you could be in any of them and they feel the same. Same music and almost the same set week in week out. You do get gigs popping up but not frequent as dublin. Plenty of good pubs but off the beaten track for people just visiting for a weekend.

bo0li5eumx12kp · 03-06-2020 12:49pm

Cork sounds like another overly Irish culturalized city/town?

See, I see a long line of college gals queuing for a nightclub with basically 95 to 99% of their legs on display and it's.....

The degree and frequency to which Cork offers this in contrast to Dublin is the ultimate issue I'm trying to address here.

Now it's a college town so I'm sure there's some, but by the sounds of things it pales in contast to the big smoke.

cgcsb · 03-06-2020 12:58pm

You sound like a wind-up merchant that is unfamiliar with western civilization.

Mad_maxx · 03-06-2020 1:04pm

cgcsb wrote: »

Well you can't beat the west coast for rural scenery. Country folks in Ireland also go on about how much friendlier / non pretentious they are in country pubs. But I think this is nonsense, in small towns you're a lot more likely to be eye-balled and then ignored after being deemed to be a 'blow-in', they only get friendly (or agro depending on what stage they are in their manic depressive cycle) when they get to the stage of alcohol poisoning of being unable to fully open their eyelids. I get a lot more chat to strangers in Dublin than I would anywhere else, especially if you go a little bit outside the City Centre to say Rathmines/Ranelagh, Stoneybatter/Phibsboro etc. also the chat is generally coherent and good banter, not drunken babble without any consonants.

they are friendly while they collect the facts on you , after that you become invisible in a few months

Thelonious Monk · 03-06-2020 1:50pm

Well obviously it's Dublin, but the anti Dublin brigade will say it's Galway or Kilkenny with their 2 streets and 7 different restaurants! Don't get me wrong they're nice places but they're more like small towns than cities.
Dublin is an average sized city on a European scale but I've lived in London and other cities for years and Dublin has a lot going for it these days, lots of variety in bars and restaurants and a really eclectic mix of people.
There are countless restaurants I still want to try and I keep on finding new cool pubs and bars in and around the city centre.

bo0li5eumx12kp · 03-06-2020 1:54pm

cgcsb wrote: »

You sound like a wind-up merchant that is unfamiliar with western civilization.

If by that you mean, I'm not on board with glamourization of ruralization as tends to happen in overly culturalized towns, then yes - but it's not a case of unfamiliarity as much as, I'm just not down with that.

jimgoose · 03-06-2020 2:14pm

Emmet Witty Reactionary wrote: »

If by that you mean, I'm not on board with glamourization of ruralization as tends to happen in overly culturalized towns, then yes - but it's not a case of unfamiliarity as much as, I'm just not down with that.

What in the standardized fortified fuck are you talking about?

cgcsb · 03-06-2020 2:58pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Well obviously it's Dublin, but the anti Dublin brigade will say it's Galway or Kilkenny with their 2 streets and 7 different restaurants! Don't get me wrong they're nice places but they're more like small towns than cities.
Dublin is an average sized city on a European scale but I've lived in London and other cities for years and Dublin has a lot going for it these days, lots of variety in bars and restaurants and a really eclectic mix of people.
There are countless restaurants I still want to try and I keep on finding new cool pubs and bars in and around the city centre.

I find the casual dining scene in Dublin to be way more varied and high quality than most similar sized cities in Europe. I would say even better than some 'mega' cities. The club scene could be improved, I think it's held back by restrictive opening hours and high taxation on alcohol.

cgcsb · 03-06-2020 2:59pm

Emmet Witty Reactionary wrote: »

If by that you mean, I'm not on board with glamourization of ruralization as tends to happen in overly culturalized towns, then yes - but it's not a case of unfamiliarity as much as, I'm just not down with that.

sorry?

I was of course referring to your attitude to girls of questionable age and homosexuals and as evidenced from other threads your general lack of believability.

bo0li5eumx12kp · 03-06-2020 3:41pm

cgcsb wrote: »

I find the casual dining scene in Dublin to be way more varied and high quality than most similar sized cities in Europe. I would say even better than some 'mega' cities. The club scene could be improved, I think it's held back by restrictive opening hours and high taxation on alcohol.

It's held back more so by atrocious taste in music.

Opening hours don't bother me that much.

If I don't manage to get laid within 2 hours, another 4 hours probably isn't gonna make too much difference.

PS - no one ever got laid by sitting at a table eating food.
Nightclubs are all that matters.

jimgoose · 03-06-2020 3:43pm

Emmet Witty Reactionary wrote: »

...PS - no one ever got laid by sitting at a table eating food...

Oh yes they ruddy-well did, youngfella! :pac:

bo0li5eumx12kp · 03-06-2020 3:46pm

jimgoose wrote: »

What in the standardized fortified fuck are you talking about?

It's basically code for, "I'm trying to dodge the small town feel. My activities require anonymity, not every 2nd sumbitch recognizing who I am".

bo0li5eumx12kp · 03-06-2020 3:48pm

jimgoose wrote: »

Oh yes they ruddy-well did, youngfella! :pac:

Not by strange.

Not unless the waitresses are moonlighting for extra cash after hours (which happens more often than you'd think).

Consider the logistics of affairs, not to mention - what self respecting restaurant serves a bunch of chicks wearing hot pants?

jimgoose · 03-06-2020 3:54pm

Emmet Witty Reactionary wrote: »

It's basically code for, "I'm trying to dodge the small town feel. My activities require anonymity, not every 2nd sumbitch recognizing who I am".

Emmet Witty Reactionary wrote: »

Not by strange...

Oh, I see. I'm a bit ould for strange, and also for caring who recognizes me. :pac:

Thelonious Monk · 03-06-2020 4:41pm

Emmet Witty Reactionary wrote: »

It's held back more so by atrocious taste in music.

Opening hours don't bother me that much.

If I don't manage to get laid within 2 hours, another 4 hours probably isn't gonna make too much difference.

PS - no one ever got laid by sitting at a table eating food.
Nightclubs are all that matters.

I think he meant a different type of nightclub, where people dance and take drugs and they go on till all hours and have good DJs.
You can get your culchie nightclub fix up in Flannery's or Harcourt Street.

Dublin vs Cork for nightlife?

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