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Over 25's bars in Dublin?

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  • 28-11-2006 7:31pm
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    Summerjones
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    I'm talking the 25-30 age group....where's the best places to go? Sick of all these tenny bopper pubs.


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    shane86
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    Id to attend Pal Joeys for a birthday, they gave me a rake of hassle me being 20 said it was 25s and over. Got in in the end thanks to the older crowd I was meeting, but thatd be your bet

    Didnt particularly like it, it had a small dancefloor Im more of a club man myself.


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    Movershaker
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    Depends on what you like. Places like the Bailey and anywhere around Grafton St/Dawson St. are usually full of over 25s, but a lot of people hate the bars on Dawson St. because they consider them overpriced, pretentious or whatever. Also George's St/Wexford St has a few good ones. Just stay away from Temple bar and the O'Connell bridge area and you should be ok!


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    Heyes
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    Summerjones wrote:
    I'm talking the 25-30 age group....where's the best places to go? Sick of all these tenny bopper pubs.

    Im 26, and i hate going to a place where the crowd is young. I have found that the porter house in temple bar and fitzsimons has an older crowd and a good buzz to it. Always a good night had.


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    irlirishkev
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    I'm 29, and like bars such as -

    Grand Central, O'Connell Street.
    The Stag's Head
    Banker's, Dame Lane.
    Rogue, Dame Street.
    Thomas Reades, Dame Street.
    Slattery's, Capel Street.

    K.


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    Dave!
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    The Odeon has an older crowd. I think it's over 23's.


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    spacecoyote
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    viperoom, last time i was there there was an older crowd alright. That or else cafe en seine or ron blacks


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    ClareBear
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    I agree with Dawson's Street...bit older...but yeah can be a bit pretentious/overpriced....but if you want a slightly older crowd the bars on that street are your best bet. Samsara is a personal favourite.


    Shane86, where is Pal Joeys? Never heard of it.


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    seamus
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    Generally, the more expensive a place is, the less students and younger people you'll get in it. As people have said - Viper Room, Cafe en Seine, Ron Blacks, Samsara, Pal Joeys.
    To a lesser extent - The Porter House, The Stag's Head, O'Neills of Suffolk St., The Bailey, The Market Bar.

    Pal Joey's is on Temple Bar, across the road from Eamonn Doran's. Unless you know it's there, you'll easily walk past it.


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    parliament
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    Pal joeys is on Crown Alley opposite Eamon Dorans. Nice spot, the crowd is a mix of older folks, only thing is you try get in after say 9pm and you arent wearing the right shoes (lads) you may not get in


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    melekalikimaka
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    DaveMcG wrote:
    The Odeon has an older crowd. I think it's over 23's.

    when they so choose, its not THAT old there


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    jdivision
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    Solas on Georges Street tends to be 23 plus as is Anseo across the road.


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    sunnyjim
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    Flannerys aint bad for an older crowd apparently, I know a crowd around that age bracket who head there every now and again!


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    lostexpectation
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    Summerjones wrote:
    I'm talking the 25-30 age group....where's the best places to go? Sick of all these tenny bopper pubs.


    what were the pubs you going to


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    Trampas
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    sunnyjim wrote:
    Flannerys aint bad for an older crowd apparently, I know a crowd around that age bracket who head there every now and again!

    Only people from outside Dublin are allowed in


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    seamus
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    sunnyjim wrote:
    Flannerys aint bad for an older crowd apparently, I know a crowd around that age bracket who head there every now and again!
    Flannerys is a cattle market. If you're female and liked being groped and mauled by drunken culchies, Flannerys is the place for you.


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    Summerjones
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    lostexpectation wrote:
    what were the pubs you going to

    Dakota, Q Bar, Redz....

    Thanks for the info everyone! :D


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    irlirishkev
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    Summerjones wrote:
    Q Bar, Redz....

    That explains your first post.. ;)


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    Summerjones
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    irlirishkev wrote:
    That explains your first post.. ;)

    He he yeah....my work friends are a few years younger than me so it's high time I started hanging out with people my own age.

    If I never see Q Bar again I'll die happy!


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    Heyes
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    Summerjones wrote:
    If I never see Q Bar again I'll die happy!

    know that feeling, far to many a night spent in that place :o :rolleyes:


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    ClareBear
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    Summerjones wrote:
    Dakota, Q Bar, Redz....

    Thanks for the info everyone! :D

    Dakota isn't that young. I'd say there's a good enough age mixture there.


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    layke
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    The bank on Dame st. usually boasts an older crowd. Get there early tho or there will be no seats.


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    irlirishkev
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    layke wrote:
    The bank on Dame st. usually boasts an older crowd. Get there early tho or there will be no seats.

    That's a nice bar alright, though can get a bit crowded. Another pub along the same lines is The Church, at the bottom of Henry Street. Newly renovated church with restaurant and bar. Quite big, but downstairs is a little more intimate..


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    nollaig
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    I was out in Temple Bar last weekend and was walking imto a bar and the bouncer refused me entry. I asked why? and he just said no reason.

    dont go out in dublin often but is this usual??? I'm 23, had id with me but he didnt even ask for it, just said no reason???

    It seems lousy to me, like I hadnt even been drinking as this was the first place me & my friend were going to.

    Are bouncers actually allowed to refuse you entry without giving you a valid reason???


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