Nothing to do in Ireland except drink !

asdasd

See above.

See what? that whiny moaners want to have fun at night but want to spend no mpney? Jesus wept, people have to pay into cinemas in Ireland, or to gigs. Where else the f*ck does that happen?.


I bet I could look up plenty of free concerts in Dublin too, or free access to pubs with live music, but hat probably wouldnt be the your cup of tea either. Maybe we need a whine club.

rossie1977

asdasd wrote: »

I bet I could look up plenty of free concerts in Dublin too, or free access to pubs with live music, but hat probably wouldnt be the your cup of tea either. Maybe we need a whine club.

i have been to every major city in europe and the amount of free live music in pubs all within a stone throw of each other while i lived in galway would stand up to anywhere, head out on a wednesday/thursday night and you would have a free rock band in the cellar, free rock band in kings head, free trad band in quays, free trad band in taffees, free trad band in monroes, this really spoiled me though

walked all around frankfurt on a sunday night, every bar empty rome city centre on new years eve we ended up in a underground disco with about 20 people over the age of 50 dancing to 1970s disco, we had to settle for a spanish waiter type guy and his guitar in a mexican restaurant on saturday night in luxembourg.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

rossie1977 wrote: »

i have been to every major city in europe and the amount of free live music in pubs all within a stone throw of each other while i lived in galway would stand up to anywhere, head out on a wednesday/thursday night and you would have a free rock band in the cellar, free rock band in kings head, free trad band in quays, free trad band in taffees, free trad band in monroes, this really spoiled me though

walked all around frankfurt on a sunday night, every bar empty rome city centre on new years eve we ended up in a underground disco with about 20 people over the age of 50 dancing to 1970s disco, we had to settle for a spanish waiter type guy and his guitar in a mexican restaurant on saturday night in luxembourg.

We're trying to think away from outside the pubs, remember...?

sillysasauge

I think people only realize what's on offer in their own doorstep when you have friends or family coming over from abroad.

My friends a personal trainer and wants an active holiday in Dublin so i'm organizing going canoeing, kick boxing and indoor rock climbing, things i wouldn't normally consider doing but it'a all out there if you can be bothered.

rossie1977

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

We're trying to think away from outside the pubs, remember...?

i was addressing the previous point, btw this thread is something to do except drink; you don't have to drink if you go to see a live band in a pub

AnonMous

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

There is, but it requires money and (if you don't have a car) organisation. I used to find a lot of people I know where annoyingly lazy when you did come up with something but all they wanted to do was head down the pub. One of the main reasons I left.

You're your own worst enemy i'm afraid!

aDeener

op you must know no one other than wasters, there is any amount of sport to choose from in this country! plenty of hills and beaches.

some people just dont want to know about these as they prefer to drink their weekends away

bonerjams03

I think people make this generlisation about Ireland once they've gone abroad because they're specifically trying to make the most of their time abroad.

If you really wanted to you could join one of many of Ireland's sports clubs, buy an allotment, go mushroom picking in a forest, go to the beach (even for a walk) etc. etc. etc. If you were actually bothered doing so.

Deus Ex Machina

I believe that there is very little which is intrinsically boring in the world. If you fail to derive interest from your environment I think it is more to do with your own lack of imagination than the poverty of the setting.

aDeener

Armin_Tamzarian wrote: »

Ah yes, the commm-it-eeeee...
How many of these have we encountered where you're either in the clique or not.
As I say, having been involved with comparative organisations in the UK, the focus was on getting stuck in, having fun and passing on knowledge to people starting out.
Not massaging egos and maintaining the exclusivity of 'this thing of ours'.

I've also noticed the 'GAA problem' in most of Ireland's villages and small towns.
As a sporting and social entity, if you're not into / part of the local GAA then you're pretty much left out.
This is not so much a criticism as an observation.
It just strikes me that if one were into GAA the one would have alot less difficulty in, say, integrating oneself into a new community and getting involved in things.

how on earth can that be described as a problem is beyond me. helping people integrate into a new area is a problem? so people who arent involved in GAA are left out, if there was no GAA would that not mean there would be a whole pile more not integrating into new areas.

unbelievable....

maninasia

rossie1977 wrote: »

connemara is a huge area, it takes you a long time to see that fully once never mind 4 times )

what about salthill, barna, spiddel, burren, Aliwee cave, aran islands, loch corrib, loch mask, in galway city itself you have Go Karting, greyhound, stadium, theatres, an arts centre, an equestrian centre, golf courses

ireland needs new attractions for sure, i have long complained on this forum that dublin needs a mega-casino and a huge themepark but there are plenty of things to do here already.

but this problem exists everywhere, i bet venice will still have st marks square and rialto bridge next time i visit the only city that i know that has re-invented itself over the last 30 years is las vegas and only then the strip while downtown has stayed stagnant except for a big roof, new hotels and attractions pop up on the strip every 6 months. orlando is still much the same as it was in the 1980s, how many times can one ride space mountain or watch shamu drown another victim with water, and yet it attracts 50 million people every year

People in Ireland are very conservative, as soon as a major new project is proposed most will try to shoot it down for one reason or another. Now that has it's good points but it also prevents the development of major modern attractions like theme parks and casinos as poster mentioned above. Some of these can also be white elephants so has to be considered carefully. More tourist farms should be opened, more independent brewhouses, this kind of thing. I think Ireland should build a round the island cycleway and promote it worldwide as the top cycleway for leisure cyclists in the world! That would be a way to get on the map and improve things for locals at the same time.

There are 100s of cities in the Middle East and Asia that have been completely transformed in the last decade or two. There have also been cities like New York which have been extensively redeveloped in the West.

MarkGrisham

maninasia wrote: »

People in Ireland are very conservative, as soon as a major new project is proposed most will try to shoot it down for one reason or another. Now that has it's good points but it also prevents the development of major modern attractions like theme parks and casinos as poster mentioned above. Some of these can also be white elephants so has to be considered carefully. More tourist farms should be opened, more independent brewhouses, this kind of thing. I think Ireland should build a round the island cycleway and promote it worldwide as the top cycleway for leisure cyclists in the world! That would be a way to get on the map and improve things for locals at the same time.

There are 100s of cities in the Middle East and Asia that have been completely transformed in the last decade or two. There have also been cities like New York which have been extensively redeveloped in the West.

There's loads we could do with this country. Still a good bit of countryside (despite all the housing estates). We can go beyond the "diddly aye" sthick. And talking of conservative...

Irishchick

If there is nothing to do where you live get a few people together and try and organise a club or something.

Everybody sits on their asses sayin "Oh there's nothin to do" and there never will be anyhting to do if you keep waiting for others to come up with stuff.

If your good at painting start an art class at night for adults.

Have a movie night where one person rents a DVD each week.

If your interested in astrology you could do that at night, get a couple of people to club together for a telescope.

start a book club if you enjoy reading.

ect.

You just need some initiative.

mikemac

Irishchick wrote: »

If your interested in astrology you could do that at night, get a couple of people to club together for a telescope.

That's astronomy

If you're interested in astrology then you can read your star sign in the paper

Irishchick

feelingstressed wrote: »

That's astronomy

If you're interested in astrology then you can read your star sign in the paper

Yeah I suppose that would be cheaper :rolleyes:

30H!3

Irishchick wrote: »

If there is nothing to do where you live get a few people together and try and organise a club or something.

Everybody sits on their asses sayin "Oh there's nothin to do" and there never will be anyhting to do if you keep waiting for others to come up with stuff.

If your good at painting start an art class at night for adults.

Have a movie night where one person rents a DVD each week.

If your interested in astrology you could do that at night, get a couple of people to club together for a telescope.

start a book club if you enjoy reading.

ect.

You just need some initiative.

If you're interested in some basic spelling and grammar, you could do a class on that. :rolleyes:

Irishchick

30H!3 wrote: »

If you're interested in some basic spelling and grammar, you could do a class on that. :rolleyes:

No Im good. You need a hobby though. :rolleyes:

30H!3

Irishchick wrote: »

No Im good. You need a hobby though. :rolleyes:

:rolleyes:

This is my hobby.

Chuchoter

The problem isn't that there is nothing to do, the problem is that the majority of people in Ireland LIKE the pub and are too lazy and unpunctual to do anything else. As someone else said, its the organization thats the problem. You can arrive at the pub any time, but if you say hey guys lets go rockclimbing/paddle the liffey/go to sports club people have to remember to get up at the right time and bring their gear.

Micky Dolenz

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