Is Fusion in Drogheda Shut??

pk88

Just asking the question because drove by on Friday night and it didnt seem open atall!!is it shut entirely or just opening on saturday nights now???

longhalloween

I thought it shut down after the rave 2 weeks ago.

Might be under new management now.

Rossin

closed till ownership changes hands, so a few weeks I think

flyswatter

Was there about 4 weeks ago, both sides were open but a month or two before I went and it was completely shut. Don't know what the deal is with it.

kormak

who cares? it's a ****hole anyway...

CMpunked

Yeah i heard it was pulling in really low numbers some weekends ago.

Rossin

it has been for a long time now it needs a major reboot somehow

WindmillWarrior

CMpunked wrote: »

Yeah i heard it was pulling in really low numbers some weekends ago.

Shocking numbers. I've been myself when there was about 20 people in it!

Its a shame though as Drogheda has always had a good indie nightclub

andrew1977

Bring back the days of good old Man Fridays

The place used to be jammers ! Antics of all sort went on

longhalloween

WindmillWarrior wrote: »

Shocking numbers. I've been myself when there was about 20 people in it!

Its a shame though as Drogheda has always had a good indie nightclub

I think the Purple Room serves that purpose now.

I've gone into Fusion a few times after 12 and it was just the staff and cleaners hanging around. The last time I saw it properly busy was new years and at that it was mostly people who got turned away from Earth.

WindmillWarrior

longhalloween wrote: »

I think the Purple Room serves that purpose now.

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Havent been there in a while actually. Good spot, though I've only ever been when there's a band on

coolhandluke

Unfortunately for drogheda, there is simply too many nightclubs, pubs, cafes, takeaways, restaurants and taxis currently chasing the amount of business in the town.

flyswatter

coolhandluke wrote: »

Unfortunately for drogheda, there is simply too many nightclubs, pubs, cafes, takeaways, restaurants and taxis currently chasing the amount of business in the town.

It's got 3 nightclubs, 4 if you count the Star and Crescent. Totally disagree, isn't it the biggest town in Ireland?

kormak

andrew1977 wrote: »

Bring back the days of good old Man Fridays

The place used to be jammers ! Antics of all sort went on

Paddy Connors dropping decent tunes, dancefloor made out of bamboo & fishing nets, bar in the middle of the floor, Gardai arriving in and said barpeople scurrying off upstairs like navy seals and a little man with glasses in a box who called everyone "chief"...
ah yeah... good times!!

CRM Ireland

flyswatter wrote: »

It's got 3 nightclubs, 4 if you count the Star and Crescent. Totally disagree, isn't it the biggest town in Ireland?

Not by a long way. Swords is way bigger than Drogheda.

CMpunked

CRM Ireland wrote: »

Not by a long way. Swords is way bigger than Drogheda.

Drogheda has a larger population by about 2 and a half thousand.

WindmillWarrior

Yeah, Drogheda is defo the biggest town in Ireland. Followed closely by Dundalk.

dundalkfc10

http://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/news/local/dundalk-louth-s-biggest-town-but-drogheda-is-bigger-1-3783960

kormak

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

http://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/news/local/dundalk-louth-s-biggest-town-but-drogheda-is-bigger-1-3783960

nehhh... my town's bigger than yours...! totally irrelevant to this thread!

zac8

Looks like it might be closed for a while - http://www.daft.ie/5102280

Rossin

no way! wow, there's really only one nightclub to go to in our town now, thats shocking

kormak

zac8 wrote: »

Looks like it might be closed for a while - http://www.daft.ie/5102280

€625k!! It has great potential but not in this economy...
That's the end of an era right there!

CMpunked

Just cos its up for sale doesnt mean its closed yet.
But €625k for what you get is a steal. All them houses and premises.

ratsam

As far as I know it closed after that rave. Apparently someone either died or was seriously sick after taking something and a lot of the weight/blame was thrown at Fusion. Such a shame as I've had some serious good nights in there over the years. In the last couple of years it was seriously quiet. Good music and great spot for a late pint but very little atmosphere.

Rats

flyswatter

kormak wrote: »

€625k!! It has great potential but not in this economy...
That's the end of an era right there!

ratsam wrote: »

As far as I know it closed after that rave. Apparently someone either died or was seriously sick after taking something and a lot of the weight/blame was thrown at Fusion. Such a shame as I've had some serious good nights in there over the years. In the last couple of years it was seriously quiet. Good music and great spot for a late pint but very little atmosphere.

Rats

It does indeed have a lot going for it, good layout, nice beer garden and a good deal better than Earth structurally.

Did anyone else use to go into the pub beside it before 12 on a night out?

You could get free entry into Fusion when it opened as they were connected.

This rave being mentioned, was it that big event in the premises with a lot of DJs playing? Remember it being advertised.

enricoh

yeh, pub use to open during the week but in last couple of years it just opened at the weekend.
imho they should never have bothered opening the new bit. the old place use to be jammed but when they opened the new bit they couldnt care less about the regulars. n then when all the new faces went back to earth there was no one there

southlouth type

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

http://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/news/local/dundalk-louth-s-biggest-town-but-drogheda-is-bigger-1-3783960

Classic small time mentality from our cousins in the north ...:D

longhalloween

southlouth type wrote: »

Classic small time mentality from our cousins in the north ...:D

That is kinda funny.

Drogheda may have the biggest population but it's a dormitory town. If you consider the amount of people who live in Drogheda, but work, socialise and shop in Dublin, plus the amount of unemployment in the area PLUS the fact that in the last few years most young people in the town move away to college or emigrate it's no surprise the town is quiet.

Fusion really ballsed up when they split into Old and New Fusion. 15euro entry, not letting people move from one side to the other and no drinks deals. I heard there was all sorts of behind the scenes drama between the owners, though I'm not sure if that was true.

Rossin

they ballsed up by building the extension, but sure who doesn't know someone who wished they hadn't built during the boom!

kormak

enricoh wrote: »

yeh, pub use to open during the week but in last couple of years it just opened at the weekend.
imho they should never have bothered opening the new bit. the old place use to be jammed but when they opened the new bit they couldnt care less about the regulars. n then when all the new faces went back to earth there was no one there

nail-hit-on-the-head!
someone saw the $ signs and made a serious mistake... why change something when it already works? Man Fridays / Early Fusion was always jammers until they changed things. I appreciate the reccesion has played it's part but there are deffo other factors at play for it's downfall.