Why isn't any club open at 4 in the morning?

1ZRed

Fuck sake I'm in the mood for drinking and going out and I'm on the last of a few too many little Heinekens and it's not doing the job well enough!


If no place is open should we organise a boards rave to sort everything out?

B.A._Baracus

Good question. Why isn't there?
In fact, why can't I buy alcohol when I want? Be it at 7.30am or 4.30am? Be it in a supermarket or pub? I'm an adult man. I have the right to choose when to drink.

It would seem the government knows whats best for me and everyone else in Ireland ... "Don't drink before 10am!" - But then drink as much as you want :rolleyes: Can't help but think of the word "freedom" with this..

1ZRed

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Good question. Why isn't there?
In fact, why can't I buy alcohol when I want? Be it at 7.30am or 4.30am? Be it in a supermarket or pub? I'm an adult man. I have the right to choose when to drink.

It would seem the government knows whats best for me and everyone else in Ireland ... "Don't drink before 10am!" - But then drink as much as you want :rolleyes: Can't help but think of the word "freedom" with this..

Good question, good question.


I'm out of Heineken but I've found a few cans of Carlsberg . It may be piss, but at least there's alcohol in it! :pac:

Lyaiera

I guess it's a utilitarian approach. There are many nights it's gotten to 2am and I've only been out for two or three hours and am raring to go. I'd love to have an all night place open then. There's also nights it's gotten to 2am, I've been out seven hours and am raring to go. It's a good thing there's no where to go then.

Although the times I have been looking for somewhere to continue the night I've had a fairly good time in a 24 hour cafe.

Fizzlesque

Yeah, very annoying. A few years ago places were open later, till that very annoying new rule that we all had to go home once the clock struck 2.30 and off licences had to close at 10pm came in. I remember there was always somewhere else to go for a drink and a dance - and then it all changed. I was complaining to my dad about the ridiculous new 'rules' and he told me that when he was a youngster dancing wasn't allowed on a Sunday. Hard to believe today's restrictions would be wild freedom back in my dad's day.

aaronjumper

The people in charge know what is best for us.
*May contain traces of sarcasm*

OneArt

I always forget about this rule when I go back to Ireland.

I usually just go to the pub for a bit and then go to peoples' houses when I'm back home. Ireland really needs to loosen up on some of the rules.

speedboatchase

Because it's a nanny state and apparently it's a better idea to send everyone out onto the street, pissed up, to fight in takeaways or for taxis at the exact same time as one another.

Where To

If there was no closing time I'd never get a woman, I have to rely on my cunning and wit to woo maidens, and the best time to do that is after the pubs have closed.


I'm in a 24 hour environment at the minute, and it's hell I can tell you. I'm currently riding up and down the elevators with a sob story that my shower is broke and can I use theirs. Not one girl has fallen for it. Not one

Lurching

Where To wrote: »

I'm in a 24 hour environment at the minute, and it's hell I can tell you. I'm currently riding up and down the elevators with a sob story that my shower is broke and can I use theirs. Not one girl has fallen for it. Not one

So the boys are loving it?

Rabies

24hr bars or off licenses work over seas.
It's the mind set of people that use and abuse it need to change.
Not sure how Ireland would take it, prob a drunken mess for a few months or years, then it would settle.

Where To

Lurching wrote: »

So the boys are loving it?

I've already been taken up the Grand Canyon once today, that's plenty thank you very much. Here's a pic if you don't believe me

Gauss

Lyaiera wrote: »

I guess it's a utilitarian approach. There are many nights it's gotten to 2am and I've only been out for two or three hours and am raring to go. I'd love to have an all night place open then. There's also nights it's gotten to 2am, I've been out seven hours and am raring to go. It's a good thing there's no where to go then.

Although the times I have been looking for somewhere to continue the night I've had a fairly good time in a 24 hour cafe.

Ever consider going out earlier.

uberalles

There are always the early houses.

Sure there must be a shebeen somewhere !

uberalles

Alt catch a flight to London. There is a boardsie who does and clubs to 6am and gets a ryan air flight home at 8 am!

He is like a socialising navy seal, hopefully he wont club himself to death.

Rock n roll or dub n step

House music all night long .....

Now where is my hot water bottle?

up for anything

1ZRed wrote: »

it's not doing the job well enough!

What job?

Barna77

If this is the Eu and Brussels/Berlin are telling us what to do, I say bring on European opening hours, clubs open to early hours. Ah I miss those days of drunk people mixing with commuters at 8am....

Well, you still get that here :rolleyes:

FairytaleGirl

there's a club in Belfast that opens at 2 of closes at 6. They can only serve water though which is why its been nicknamed the comedown club. . .

In Derry bar closes at half 1 and kick out is at two, ye love going out in letterkenny because its open till 3!

gobnaitolunacy

Because we can't handle it as a nation.

The ppl on the continent can behave themselves but here it would be A & E mayhem/streets flowing with puke (more so) and stomach pumps all round.

Defiler Of The Coffin

FairytaleGirl wrote: »

there's a club in Belfast that opens at 2 of closes at 6. They can only serve water though which is why its been nicknamed the comedown club. . .

Which club is this?

spank_inferno

Indeed... Some people may want it but Irish people cannot handle it.

And the rest of us have to put up with the noise and dirt.

dd972

What I like about mainland europe especially Brussels or Berlin is that it caters for folk who'd like a few quiet, civilized beers at whatever time of the night.

What about grown up people who can handle their ale, don't want to binge drink or gyrate around a nightclub listening to chart dross ? Why do we all have to go home or go to bed when we're told?

BraziliaNZ

The sad thing is alcohol consumption would probably be far more if it was as available in Ireland as it is here in London for e.g. Let's face it we're a nation of p*ss heads. There are 24hr booze shops within meters of my house and bars that open till all hours at the weekends. You really do drink more if you're a booze hound like me with all these temptations, and I've had to try really hard these days to knock it on the head.
I still disagree with the Irish laws on principle though.

FairytaleGirl

Defiler Of The Coffin wrote: »

Which club is this?

Yello

opinion guy

Fizzlesque wrote: »

Yeah, very annoying. A few years ago places were open later, till that very annoying new rule that we all had to go home once the clock struck 2.30 and off licences had to close at 10pm came in. I remember there was always somewhere else to go for a drink and a dance - and then it all changed. I was complaining to my dad about the ridiculous new 'rules' and he told me that when he was a youngster dancing wasn't allowed on a Sunday. Hard to believe today's restrictions would be wild freedom back in my dad's day.

Ha those late places still stay open until 4am (or 3:30 anyhow)

Hulk Hands

speedboatchase wrote: »

Because it's a nanny state and apparently it's a better idea to send everyone out onto the street, pissed up, to fight in takeaways or for taxis at the exact same time as one another.

It's Ireland. If the pubs/nightclubs close at 4am, everyone will leave at 4am. Your not going to have people suddenly becoming sensible and leaving 2hrs before closing

deathrider

dd972 wrote: »

What I like about mainland europe especially Brussels or Berlin is that it caters for folk who'd like a few quiet, civilized beers at whatever time of the night.

What about grown up people who can handle their ale, don't want to binge drink or gyrate around a nightclub listening to chart dross ? Why do we all have to go home or go to bed when we're told?

Because those eejits you've mentioned are the reason nobody else can have nice things.

1ZRed

up for anything wrote: »

What job?

Get me locked, which it didn't. Yup. 'Twas a dull night in fairness

Caveman1

A few friends went back to a party after a nightclub a few weeks ago, they left around half 4 and there was an indian restaurant open, they went in and the owner was serving them drink till they couldn't get anymore into them, now thats where they go after a night out in town all the time, they do be falling out of the place at 7 in the morning. Great at the time I'm sure but cant imagine its too healthy for the pocket or the aershole for that matter after a spicy indian.

Mince Pie

they brought in the 24 hour thing for booze while I was living in the UK and to be honest I didn't notice any difference in behaviour other than you didn't have to order a triple round at closing and skull it into ya.

brummytom

Mince Pie wrote: »

they brought in the 24 hour thing for booze while I was living in the UK and to be honest I didn't notice any difference in behaviour other than you didn't have to order a triple round at closing and skull it into ya.

The vast majority of pubs didn't take up the 24 hour opening though, 99% of them will still close at either 11pm or 12am, and any club I've been to closes around 3.

There must be enough demand for a late club, so where are they?!

Freddy Smelly

brummytom wrote: »

The vast majority of pubs didn't take up the 24 hour opening though, 99% of them will still close at either 11pm or 12am, and any club I've been to closes around 3.

There must be enough demand for a late club, so where are they?!

that is because the 24hr license fee is enormous.. most pubs in the uk can't justify the cost because their max patrons limit is too low.

they would lose too much money staying open for a handful of customers

Casillas

In this country lots of people live near pubs/clubs, There would be lots of hassle with residents if closing times were extended.

Max_Charger

Technically there is no such thing as a nightclub in Ireland, all they are is pubs that have applied for a late licence so they can serve drink till 2am on Fri and Sat night instead of 12.30am. Costs clubs €440 roughly per night for a late licence which is why a lot of pubs don't do it.

BraziliaNZ

brummytom wrote: »

The vast majority of pubs didn't take up the 24 hour opening though, 99% of them will still close at either 11pm or 12am, and any club I've been to closes around 3.

There must be enough demand for a late club, so where are they?!

They're all over the place in London, well maybe not 24hr but till 6am etc, can easily get a drink at 3am on a Thursday too, not a club even, just late bars, at least around where I live

end of the road

Fizzlesque wrote: »

Yeah, very annoying. A few years ago places were open later, till that very annoying new rule that we all had to go home once the clock struck 2.30 and off licences had to close at 10pm came in. I remember there was always somewhere else to go for a drink and a dance - and then it all changed. I was complaining to my dad about the ridiculous new 'rules' and he told me that when he was a youngster dancing wasn't allowed on a Sunday. Hard to believe today's restrictions would be wild freedom back in my dad's day.

the rules were brought in to (curb binge drinking) and are working well, oh wait no their only working well in lala land, sorry.

Defiler Of The Coffin

FairytaleGirl wrote: »

Yello

You sure? I was there a few months ago and it was closed up by two. Maybe it's only on certain nights?

Corruptedmorals

D2 and coppers close at 4 not half 2. There's definitely a wine bar near them that is open until 6.

end of the road

spank_inferno wrote: »

Indeed... Some people may want it but Irish people cannot handle it.

not good enough. if it happened they would eventually handle it, your nanny state way has failed.

spank_inferno wrote: »

And the rest of us have to put up with the noise and dirt.

you'l get over it, you buy or rent in an area where their clubs and bars and you know their there i've no sympathy for you.

end of the road

Hulk Hands wrote: »

It's Ireland. If the pubs/nightclubs close at 4am, everyone will leave at 4am. Your not going to have people suddenly becoming sensible and leaving 2hrs before closing

again no excuse not to go ahead with it. its the current rules that have the mindset the way it is.

charlemont

speedboatchase wrote: »

Because it's a nanny state and apparently it's a better idea to send everyone out onto the street, pissed up, to fight in takeaways or for taxis at the exact same time as one another.

Thus creating easy work for the justice system.

end of the road

Casillas wrote: »

In this country lots of people live near pubs/clubs, There would be lots of hassle with residents if closing times were extended.

they could still go ahead anyway and tell the residents to put up and shut up, after all some who live near bars/pubs bought their houses or rented their places knowing their were bars/pubs in their area

1ZRed

I know this is an old enough thread without much more to add but ffs, I don't want to go to bed! I want to keep throwing them back and keep listening to some fecking deafeningly loud music, get bombed and enjoy the fvck out of myself!!

Jaysus, I'm thinking of starting a petition up here to get the clubs to extend their hours!

brummytom

Over here, gay clubs seem to stay open later than (whatever the non offensive word for 'the rest of') clubs is.. would be right up your street, OP

MaxSteele

Max_Charger wrote: »

Costs clubs €440 roughly per night for a late licence which is why a lot of pubs don't do it.

This needs to be totally scrapped. Kills the incentive to open later, not to mention influencing the extortionate costs charged by nightclubs.

Shure anything to keep the curtain twitchers happy.

1ZRed

brummytom wrote: »

Over here, gay clubs seem to stay open later than (whatever the non offensive word for 'the rest of') clubs is.. would be right up your street, OP

I couldn't give a fuck if it was a lesbian bar as long as I had a laugh and got loaded!! :pac:



Btw, I usually just refer to them as normal clubs. I'm not really one for gay clubs anyway so they do me well enough :P

hatrickpatrick

I hate the "people can't handle it" bullsh!t argument. If someone's causing fights or whatever arrest them, leave everyone else alone. Repeat offenders get a drinking ban for x amount of time, violation of this results in jail.

Btw though, some places in Dublin do in fact stay open well after 4 *coughcoughCopperscoughcoughGardaiBlindSpotcoughcough*

NegativeCreep

Why should other people or the government be able to decide whether I can "handle it" or not? If I want to stay out all not and get incredibly drunk I should be allowed to! I usually hide a naggin somewhere and bring it back to a 24 hour cafe on o connell street and have it there. Does be great craic

Max Power

Maybe it's a good thing they close at half 2 otherwise I wouldn't have a pot to piss in.

LiffeyValleyB

FionnMcCool87 wrote: »

Maybe it's a good thing they close at half 2 otherwise I wouldn't have a pot to piss in.

Why would you urinate into a pot? They say this country doesn't have a drink problem...

Max Power

LiffeyValleyB wrote: »

Why would you urinate into a pot? They say this country doesn't have a drink problem...

*whoosh*