Phibsborough, Dublin 7

niconline76 wrote: »

Do you remember the name?

Nero its beside the chinese and Teo

Interested Observer wrote: »

Anyone have a recommendation for where to buy in bulk for the fire, logs /coal /briquettes?

BR wood fuels in Lusk area, they deliver big pallets of logs to your door. 087 252 6501
You can't burn coal in phibsboro though!

We had our first LegoJam in the Phizzfest Space beside Tesco last Saturday. Very much still finding our way with it, but the kids had a ball. Lego, board-games, art. The next one is this Saturday at 1pm (5-10 year olds), hoping to make it a weekly event. Numbers limited, no bookings and free (welcoming donations to keep the lights on!)
More here: facebook.com/PHIZZFEST

Where is good on NYE? Do people converge anywhere, even nearby, or which pubs would be good to be in at midnight? I imagine The Hut would be the best spot but I've never been out here on the night.

I was in the Bernard Shaw at the weekend. It's The Whitworth (again) with a new sign over the door. I would like to go when they have a ticketed night with DJs to see if there's anything different to it, because as it is it's just more of the same.

pmcc1 wrote: »

New Stone villa plans look pretty good. And happily don't seem to provide for Stone villa falling down.

https://twitter.com/duburbans/status/1214873644616298501

Where exactly is this ?

i wasnt a big fan even of the previous BS in town but the new one is even worse than expected. Poor service at the bar/counter, a fry smell in the air and mediocre food and overall a dull vibe which seems a constant in that joint despite the various changes (the layout doesn't help). The only minor point of interest would've been the pizza option but that is gone.

Personally, if i go for a drink locally and it's not the traditional/usual local pub, the Bald Eagle is way a better option than the BS.

niconline76 wrote: »

Poor service at the bar/counter

I wanted a glass of wine and there are 4 wine taps. I asked the barman which wines did they have and he told me he didn't know. That was it. He just stood staring at me. I asked would he be able to ask someone else and thankfully he did and one of his colleagues was able to tell me their selection.

niconline76 wrote: »

Personally, if i go for a drink locally and it's not the traditional/usual local pub, the Bald Eagle is way a better option than the BS.

Same here. I would find it very hard to walk past The Hut and the Bald Eagle to go back into the BS, especially as I can also see Hedigan's in my periphery as I'd be walking in.

St. Peter's Church bells just went off at midnight! 10pm is the latest you would normally hear them until the next morning

Edit: they wen't all though the night!

Zipppy wrote: »

Why would you go there for Guinness with both the Gravediggers and the Hut a few steps away ? (Gravediggers pints is what got me started on Guinness...absolutely perfect...and the Hut is fab too)

Plain in GBS is not Guinness but the porterhouse brand.

hankless wrote: »

I was in the Bernard Shaw at the weekend. It's The Whitworth (again) with a new sign over the door. I would like to go when they have a ticketed night with DJs to see if there's anything different to it, because as it is it's just more of the same.

Yeah it's still basically the Porterhouse. As said above the layout needs changing. They've got these massive windows facing south and half the bar is in darkness due to central bar location. It'd be costly to change but with the right architects it could have potential.

In saying all that, I went in to see Andy Weatheral DJ there before Christmas. Great night with a good atmosphere. The crowd was older (30's 40's mainly) which I imagine was due to Weatheral being around for decades.

hankless wrote: »

Do they turn the front, south-facing part into a large dancefloor? And do people dance upstairs too? I'm intrigued to know what the layout is like for a big-name DJ night.

Yeah the dancefloor was that south facing part downstairs - a bit tight (in my opinion)
DJ is on the first floor overlooking the dancefloor. I went upstairs and people were lounging around the Dj area, bit of dancing. More relaxing with drinks really. Might have changed later that night but I wasn't up there after that.

Weatheral to me would be a big name DJ but that just shows my age really and I doubt I'd know any of the newer ones.

Does anyone know anything about Tony Murray Displays? It's been derelict for years and there's no sale/let sign outside. It's a great size and now, unfortunately, an eyesore.