Adult Cinemas

whiteblueman · 23-05-2011 7:04pm #1

Hi all,

Just wondering were they any Adult Cinemas in Dublin City like in Soho in London and Amsterdam?

Heading there soon and would like to check em out!

Thanks

Raekwon · 23-05-2011 7:20pm

Hell no! They aren't illegal mind you but because the Catholic Church still has some sort of grip on most people, especially those in power, there are no adult cinema's in Dublin and I doubt that there ever will be.

I'm not surprised though, sure even Peter Stringfellow's strip club on Parnell Street had to close due to protests and Playboy only made it back on our shelves in the late 90's after a lengthy ban and there was still a massive shít storm over that :rolleyes:

Hardcore pornography, while legal in Ireland, isn't allowed to depict any acts which are illegal in the state. This also covers any participants being beneath the Irish age of consent. If any of these are in a video, DVD, film, photograph or website, use and possession of them is illegal.

In the 1960s, the Roman Catholic Church via Archbishop John Charles McQuaid lobbied the Irish government to have pornography banned outright.

The government-controlled IE Domain Registry currently has a ban on all pornography-related domain names. For example, the domains Pornography.ie and Porn.ie continue to be banned as they are considered "offensive or contrary to public policy or generally accepted principles of morality".

TaraFoxglove · 23-05-2011 9:13pm

Raekwon wrote: »

I'm not surprised though, sure even Peter Stringfellow's strip club on Parnell Street had to close due to protests and Playboy only made it back on our shelves in the late 90's after a lengthy ban and there was still a massive shít storm over that :rolleyes:

Didn't Stringfellows close because no-one went there, not helped by its crappy location?

phasers · 23-05-2011 9:31pm

I thought the same TaraFoxglove, I mean putting it right next to shops and an arcade? ffs

Raekwon · 23-05-2011 9:54pm

For the few months that it was opened local residence were outside it every weekend night protesting with placards obviously putting potential punters off going in.

Plus the Deputy Lord Mayor at the time along with several politicians and councillors, lobbied for the clubs closure.

It was obviously doomed for failure from the offset.

fryup · 23-05-2011 10:25pm

adult cinemas? nah thats soooo 1970s

surely there's plenty of filth on the web to keep you happy

West Brit · 23-05-2011 10:32pm

Degsy · 23-05-2011 10:53pm

HavingCrack · 23-05-2011 11:42pm

Is there even a demand for adult cinemas these days? It's not the 1970's, porn of every variety is available on the internet in peoples homes. Why would anyone want to go and watch porn with a bunch of strangers in a cinema? Unless you're into that sort of thing and all :pac:.

Seriously though, I doubt there's any market for it anymore.

Fuinseog · 24-05-2011 8:27am

Raekwon wrote: »

Hell no! They aren't illegal mind you but because the Catholic Church still has some sort of grip on most people, especially those in power, there are no adult cinema's in Dublin and I doubt that there ever will be.

I'm not surprised though, sure even Peter Stringfellow's strip club on Parnell Street had to close due to protests and Playboy only made it back on our shelves in the late 90's after a lengthy ban and there was still a massive shít storm over that :rolleyes:

lets blame all our woes on the catholic church. There are at least two strip clubs in Dublin city centre. they are not welcome in some areas because residents object, so would I to be honest.

i can not remember much protesting about playboy to be honest.

Fuinseog · 24-05-2011 8:28am

TaraFoxglove wrote: »

Didn't Stringfellows close because no-one went there, not helped by its crappy location?

yes, but it handier to blame the catholic church, although I cannot remember them speaking out about it

SteoL · 24-05-2011 9:22am

whiteblueman wrote: »

Hi all,

Just wondering were they any Adult Cinemas in Dublin City like in Soho in London and Amsterdam?

Heading there soon and would like to check em out!

Thanks

Yes, some porn shops (Dorset St/Capel St/Temple Bar presumably), have adult cinemas out back.

John Mason · 24-05-2011 9:59am

there is on dorset street that's open until 3am

SteoL · 24-05-2011 10:20am

irishbird wrote: »

there is on dorset street that's open until 3am

Dirty bird

Raekwon · 24-05-2011 10:26am

Fuinseog wrote: »

lets blame all our woes on the catholic church that there are at least two strip clubs in Dublin city centre

FYP

Degsy · 24-05-2011 12:00pm

irishbird wrote: »

there is on dorset street that's open until 3am

Wtf?? How do you know that??

SteoL · 24-05-2011 12:07pm

Degsy wrote: »

Wtf?? How do you know that??

There's a big sign in the window advertising it

24-05-2011 12:27pm

Fuinseog wrote: »

lets blame all our woes on the catholic church. There are at least two strip clubs in Dublin city centre. they are not welcome in some areas because residents object, so would I to be honest.

i can not remember much protesting about playboy to be honest.

Eh.. I can. Front page of the evening press, women standing around protesting. The same ones who protested when Virgin started selling condoms at the till. The catholic mindset was to blame for that one.

SteoL · 24-05-2011 12:33pm

Papa Smut wrote: »

Eh.. I can. Front page of the evening press, women standing around protesting. The same ones who protested when Virgin started selling condoms at the till. The catholic mindset was to blame for that one.

Yep remember all them protests - Stringfellows, Playboy, Virgin condom row.:rolleyes:

whiteblueman · 24-05-2011 1:11pm

Someone said that Adult Cinemas were dated and out of fashion - i was only interesting in going as a couple for some "fun" there. It is common in Soho for people to do it in cinemas.

With regards to the failure of stripjoints = too expensive. Plain and simple

Degsy · 24-05-2011 2:04pm

whiteblueman wrote: »

Someone said that Adult Cinemas were dated and out of fashion - i was only interesting in going as a couple for some "fun" there. It is common in Soho for people to do it in cinemas.

With regards to the failure of stripjoints = too expensive. Plain and simple

HavingCrack · 24-05-2011 2:16pm

whiteblueman wrote: »

Someone said that Adult Cinemas were dated and out of fashion - i was only interesting in going as a couple for some "fun" there. It is common in Soho for people to do it in cinemas.

Is having sex in a public place not eh illegal here?

Kintarō Hattori · 24-05-2011 2:20pm

Papa Smut wrote: »

Eh.. I can. Front page of the evening press, women standing around protesting. The same ones who protested when Virgin started selling condoms at the till. The catholic mindset was to blame for that one.

Feck off. I remember the Virgin Condom thing now that you've mentioned it. I had forgotten all about it. You've just made me feel old!

phasers · 24-05-2011 3:48pm

People go to adult cinemas to have sex? Oh that's disgusting, imagine how many old men have been giving themselves the old Hand Solo right where you're doing it!

John Mason · 24-05-2011 3:59pm

Degsy wrote: »

Wtf?? How do you know that??

:P:cool::pac::o

SteoL · 24-05-2011 5:11pm

phasers wrote: »

People go to adult cinemas to have sex? Oh that's disgusting, imagine how many old men have been giving themselves the old Hand Solo right where you're doing it!

Once you don't have to peel yourself off the seat afterwards I see no problem with that :eek:

No1J · 24-05-2011 6:48pm

Anyone remember the cinema on Westmorland street next to the Harp, think it was called the Film center, very naughty in the 70s-80s. never went, bit to young.

Lab_Mouse · 24-05-2011 9:55pm

Raekwon wrote: »

For the few months that it was opened local residence were outside it every weekend night protesting with placards

and ignoring the heroine dealing that was going on in the flats beside it.Go figure.

Esel · 25-05-2011 11:48pm

Lab_Mouse wrote: »

and ignoring the heroine dealing

I remember her!

Ahoyhoy · 26-05-2011 12:46am

Raekwon wrote: »

For the few months that it was opened local residence were outside it every weekend night protesting with placards obviously putting potential punters off going in.

Plus the Deputy Lord Mayor at the time along with several politicians and councillors, lobbied for the clubs closure.

It was obviously doomed for failure from the offset.

I love that, no sleaze on Parnell street. Love, the club isn't the only thing you'd want to go after!

Paparazzo · 26-05-2011 12:58am

Raekwon wrote: »

For the few months that it was opened local residence were outside it every weekend night protesting with placards obviously putting potential punters off going in.

Plus the Deputy Lord Mayor at the time along with several politicians and councillors, lobbied for the clubs closure.

It was obviously doomed for failure from the offset.

http://www.showbiz.ie/images/stars2/stringfellows-shah08.jpg

I remember there was an auld one protesting outside by repeating the hail mary through a megaphone. You couldn't make it up

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