anyone in manchester

Kevhog1988

Hi,

Working in manchester as a qs, just wondering is anyone else working/living in manchester. Where do ye socialise?? Any Irish clubs etc about??

ancapailldorcha

Hi,

I live and work in south Manchester. As far as socialising goes I don't as I know next to noone here. There's an Irish bar called O'Shea's in the city centre I might check out. There's a few suggestions in the "What do you miss about home?" thread in the London subforum if you're stuck.
There's bound to be a few Irish clubs in Manchester. Never really got round to googling it.

JoseJones

I'm in Chester, not too far away and I haven't come across many Irish people here at all. There is a big Irish community in Manchester tho, Fiddlers Green pub in Levenshulme is where I would go to watch a hurling match. There is football and hurling teams if you're into that. What is a qs btw?

ancapailldorcha

I had to google it. It stands for Quantity Surveyor.

whatnext

theemigrant wrote: »

Hi,

Working in manchester as a qs, just wondering is anyone else working/living in manchester. Where do ye socialise?? Any Irish clubs etc about??

Where in manchester are you living? There are plenty of GAA Clubs. Even if you don't play they are a good place to start meeting people.
I lived there for nearly 10 years and still have a lot of ties there. I always thought O'Shea's in town was a bit of a kip, preferred Mulligans near Kendles off Deans Gate.
There was always a bit of craic in the Irish club in Chorlton especially for the Gaa games. St Kentigans in fallowfield was a good buzz too.
Depends on your age too I suppose.

gstack166

Hi, I've a lot of family in Manchester & I'm th
Ere every second week myself as a season ticket holder for Manchester City. The Whalley Range pub in Whalley range in Manchester is an Irish pub, it's owned by my Gran Uncle Eddie Leavy. Shows all your GAA etc & has Irish Music live every weekend, good crowd of Irish always in there too, be glad to meet any of ye for drink in there sometime.

Very seldom you'll find any Irish in city centre pubs it seems. south Manchester has a big contingent of Irish especially in Wythenshawe but unless you have business there, you wouldn't fancy just going there to drink, it's a bit rough (I should know, I stay there at my Aunts every time I go)

ancapailldorcha

Not dying about O'Sheas myself. Must give Mulligans a go.
I work in Wythenshawe and it's definitely somewhere I'd recommend staying away from, especially at night.

gstack166

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

Not dying about O'Sheas myself. Must give Mulligans a go.
I work in Wythenshawe and it's definitely somewhere I'd recommend staying away from, especially at night.

Where in Wythenshawe do you work mate? & can you swing us a job lol get me out of this place!

Kevhog1988

o neills in didsbury can be good but its a long spin from my place.
I dont personaly like mulligans. Always too crowded on weekends

whatnext

theemigrant wrote: »

o neills in didsbury can be good but its a long spin from my place.
I dont personaly like mulligans. Always too crowded on weekends

so which part of the City are you in?

Kevhog1988

whatnext wrote: »

so which part of the City are you in?

Living in Salford, Higher Broughton

fangee

gstack166 wrote: »

Hi, I've a lot of family in Manchester & I'm th
Ere every second week myself as a season ticket holder for Manchester City. The Whalley Range pub in Whalley range in Manchester is an Irish pub, it's owned by my Gran Uncle Eddie Leavy. Shows all your GAA etc & has Irish Music live every weekend, good crowd of Irish always in there too, be glad to meet any of ye for drink in there sometime.

Very seldom you'll find any Irish in city centre pubs it seems. south Manchester has a big contingent of Irish especially in Wythenshawe but unless you have business there, you wouldn't fancy just going there to drink, it's a bit rough (I should know, I stay there at my Aunts every time I go)

No harm dude but are ya trying to get her mugged ?

It's hardly the kind of place you'd send your mates never mind some single lass.

Kevhog1988

fangee wrote: »

No harm dude but are ya trying to get her mugged ?

It's hardly the kind of place you'd send your mates never mind some single lass.

FYI, im a guy

fangee

theemigrant wrote: »

Living in Salford, Higher Broughton

How committed to Salford are ya ?

Chorlton is one of the better places to live in Manchester.

fangee

theemigrant wrote: »

FYI, im a guy

So why did I think you were a girl ?

Kevhog1988

fangee wrote: »

How committed to Salford are ya ?

Chorlton is one of the better places to live in Manchester.

Free rent, no bills, 5 mins from work...

fangee

theemigrant wrote: »

Free rent, no bills, 5 mins from work...

I hear ya. Sounds like a sweet set up.

Well if you're after the Irish thing then Levenshulme and Chorlton have a few Irish bars/clubs.

The other Irish "bars" in the likes of Didsbury and the city centre are not really Irish if ya see what I mean.

Kevhog1988

Do you ever got to the cheetham hill irish centre??

gstack166

fangee wrote: »

No harm dude but are ya trying to get her mugged ?

It's hardly the kind of place you'd send your mates never mind some single lass.

Maybe it's been a while since you were in there, but never any trouble when I'm in there EVER. Brilliant at weekends, & loads of Irish branches of Manchester United Supporters Club meet before during & after games there with brilliant banter. Your probably afraid of your own shadow that's your trouble.

getz

theemigrant wrote: »

Hi,

Working in manchester as a qs, just wondering is anyone else working/living in manchester. Where do ye socialise?? Any Irish clubs etc about??

the world irish heritage center is in cheetham hill manchester,amust place to go,goggle it

whatnext

theemigrant wrote: »

Living in Salford, Higher Broughton

Never really spent much time up that way, had a few half decent nights in the Cheetham Hill IC - but a few not so good too, it can attract strange types at times.

The Pev - Pevril of the Peak had a decent crowd, late twenties / early thirties Irish. Toms Chop House on Cross St the same.

You could get the metro out to Chorlton - always thought the Horse and Jockey in Chorlton Green was amazing, especially on a Sunday afternoon in the summer.

St Anne's GAA club based in Stretford would be a good place to meet up with lads, there are plenty of them involved in the construction game, I think they train in Turn Moss Stretford (again not far on the tram if you go for pints.

branners69

fangee wrote: »

How committed to Salford are ya ?

Chorlton is one of the better places to live in Manchester.

I lived in Salford Quays for 3 years and loved it! Not quite Salford but not too far away!

Kevhog1988

whatnext wrote: »

Never really spent much time up that way, had a few half decent nights in the Cheetham Hill IC - but a few not so good too, it can attract strange types at times.

The Pev - Pevril of the Peak had a decent crowd, late twenties / early thirties Irish. Toms Chop House on Cross St the same.

You could get the metro out to Chorlton - always thought the Horse and Jockey in Chorlton Green was amazing, especially on a Sunday afternoon in the summer.

St Anne's GAA club based in Stretford would be a good place to meet up with lads, there are plenty of them involved in the construction game, I think they train in Turn Moss Stretford (again not far on the tram if you go for pints.

Was actually in St annes on my first week over, Paddys day almost two years ago ... Nice place, Fell asleep on the bar (3/4 solid nights out had me wrecked)

fangee

theemigrant wrote: »

Do you ever got to the cheetham hill irish centre??

That's another place I forgot to mention. You'll get any foods ya miss in there or many other places really.

You'll find a surprising amount of Irish in Manchester.

Some actually did head up the road after they got off the ferry in Liverpool.

I never really did the Irish thing when I was there so I'm afraid I can't opine too much.

To be honest it wasn't Irish girls I was after.

Kevhog1988

fangee wrote: »

That's another place I forgot to mention. You'll get any foods ya miss in there or many other places really.

You'll find a surprising amount of Irish in Manchester.

Some actually did head up the road after they got off the ferry in Liverpool.

I never really did the Irish thing when I was there so I'm afraid I can't opine too much.

To be honest it wasn't Irish girls I was after.

I think ive went trough enough of the salford/manchester ones at this stage

fangee

gstack166 wrote: »

Maybe it's been a while since you were in there, but never any trouble when I'm in there EVER. Brilliant at weekends, & loads of Irish branches of Manchester United Supporters Club meet before during & after games there with brilliant banter. Your probably afraid of your own shadow that's your trouble.

Not at all dude but I've been mugged TWICE outside that bar and I still miss that Nokia 8910i. It cost me £200 if I remember correctly.

I agree it seems a lot nicer (the pub not the area) than it was about 10 years ago but you're mad in the head if you think that Whalley Range is a safe area.

Either that or you lived in Harlem in the late 70's early 80's and are well up for it.

I think if you're being shipped in on a bus to the pub and heading off on said bus then it's a perfectly pleasant experience within the pub itself.

whatnext

gstack166 wrote: »

Maybe it's been a while since you were in there, but never any trouble when I'm in there EVER. Brilliant at weekends, & loads of Irish branches of Manchester United Supporters Club meet before during & after games there with brilliant banter. Your probably afraid of your own shadow that's your trouble.

I lived within a couple of hundred yards of it for 3 years, an drank there quite a bit. The thing is though if you are not known there, or you don't know what's going on there is an edge to it like many other places. I've brought friends in there and more often than not they couldn't wait to get out, me on the other hand never noticed much. Also seen plenty of trouble there, but mostly over as quick as it started.

Kevhog1988

is the whalley range also known as the wally??

whatnext

theemigrant wrote: »

is the whalley range also known as the wally??

sure is

Kevhog1988

whatnext wrote: »

sure is

Have a few friends who drink there a good bit, (older guys ive known from my times coming here as a youngster, basically family friends) There does be a ot of trouble there alright but that wouldnt really bother me... I tend not to get into rouble unless someone else causes it

fangee

theemigrant wrote: »

Have a few friends who drink there a good bit, (older guys ive known from my times coming here as a youngster, basically family friends) There does be a ot of trouble there alright but that wouldnt really bother me... I tend not to get into rouble unless someone else causes it

Dulcimer and Pi in Chorlton are good bars. Depends what you're into.

Chorlton has an easy going vibe. Not much trouble about either.