Dublin early house

littleredspot

Hi, Just looking for an early house in the city center. A lot of them seem to have closed and the last thread on the subject is over a year old so thought I might start another one.

enda1

I think they went the way of 'after 10p.m. off licences', with the reform of the licensing system a couple of years back.

Open to correction on this however.

BeerNut

enda1 wrote: »

Open to correction on this however.

I correct you. They didn't.

OP, take a walk down Capel Street. I think a few of the pubs down there have early licences. The Windjammer off Pearse Street does too, or certainly used to.

enda1

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/early-houses-saved-as-ahern-yields-to-publican-pressure-1420647.html

Yeah seems you're right. But no more can open so if they go, they're gone for good. Until Ireland fixes its draconian alcohol related laws of course. Enjoy the early pins op, if you can fnd them. Seems killybeggs is your best bet though, or try the ones as beernut mentioned.

kraggy

Just be careful that whatever is listed by posters here as being an earlyhouse, chances are they won't be opened on a Sunday morning.

BeerNut

Nowhere is allowed to open on a Sunday or St Patrick's Day morning.

Technocentral

Was only in an early house once, was seriously depressing, full of alcho's including a guy who had shi*ted himself at the bar, never again!

littleredspot

Technocentral wrote: »

Was only in an early house once, was seriously depressing, full of alcho's including a guy who had shi*ted himself at the bar, never again!

Name and shame, so we can avoid!

As far as I know they were never open on sundays. The reason I asked for a few recomendations was the last time I looked (abut 2 years ago) a lot of the one's I remembered were gone.

Technocentral

Can't remember name and exact location, but it was on the northside quays as far as I can remember, this was around 1997, heard other horror stories as obviously these places attract desperate alcoholic types, not many respectable people want a drink at 8am, think we went their after a lock in in a restaurant on the south quays thats gone now, was one of my mates ideas, we stayed around 20 minutes .

crashplan

The Chancery on the Quays by the Four Courts, Molloys on Talbot Street. There is also one up on Sean Mc Dermot Street.

murphym7

enda1 wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/early-houses-saved-as-ahern-yields-to-publican-pressure-1420647.html

Yeah seems you're right. But no more can open so if they go, they're gone for good. Until Ireland fixes its draconian alcohol related laws of course. Enjoy the early pins op, if you can fnd them. Seems killybeggs is your best bet though, or try the ones as beernut mentioned.

You have read it wrong - the early license is transferable. New ones can not be issued though. There is one in Cork for sale, specifically mentions that it is an early license.

Many years ago I used to frequent early houses - many a strange person to spotted and chatted to. Interesting chaps and ladies around drinking at 7.30am!

Bigcheeze

Slattery's on Capel Street I think.

Seemed like a decent spot last time I was there (not at 7am)

Sid_Justice

The White horse inn burgh quay
Windjammer on lombard/townsend st

littleredspot

I've only ever been to a few early houses and there's definitely a time and a place for them. It's a totally different experience and I've thankfully never ended up in one of the really rough ones.

The White Horse is now the Dark Horse and no longer an early house as far as I know.

The last time I was in Molloys it was knock on the door and hope the barman likes the look of you. Which with the aid of a regular out for a smoke, he did.

Never liked the Windjammer at normal times, so wouldn't be too keen in the am. Ned's might be a runner, or maybe the old reliable Slatterys