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Pool Table & a Pint - City Centre

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  • 25-01-2013 4:35pm
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    BeanFlicker
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    Hi All,

    Is there anywhere in the city centre where ye can have a pint and play a game of pool?

    I called the Trinity Bar but they don't have the table anymore so looking for something around O'Connell Street/Temple Bar area.

    I know The Palace have a pool table but any other options out there?

    Cheers


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    petethebrick
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    There have been plenty of threads on this before if you search for them.

    Of top of my head
    Fibber Magee's and Woolshed on Parnell st
    The living room around the corner from there
    The Palace on Wexford street


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    BeanFlicker
    Registered Users Posts: 1,085 ✭✭✭BeanFlicker


    petethebrick wrote: »
    There have been plenty of threads on this before if you search for them.

    Of top of my head
    Fibber Magee's and Woolshed on Parnell st
    The living room around the corner from there
    The Palace on Wexford street

    Thanks pete, yea I've searched but they're all 2/3 years old so wasn't sure if they still had the pool tables.

    Cheers for the heads up on Fibber Magee's & Woolshed, will check them out


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    Nodster
    Registered Users Posts: 950 ✭✭✭Nodster


    Oil Can Harry's on Lower Mount Street for pool n' pints ;)


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    Skittlebrau
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    Frank Ryan's in Smithfield. Great little boozer.


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    YumCha
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    Hacienda Bar on Little Mary Street - if you can get in ;)


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    Chocoholic84
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    Carr & O'Connell on Bachelor's Walk...lovely pub with a nice pool table and doesn't be that busy!


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    Mr Simpson
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    YumCha wrote: »
    Hacienda Bar on Little Mary Street - if you can get in ;)

    If you can find it!! Great little bar though


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    admiralofthefleet
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    strand house at the five lamps has one


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    Grid.
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 68,370 Mod ✭✭✭✭Grid.


    Break for the Border aswell.


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    Holsten
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    Palace - loads of tables.
    Woolshed - one table.
    Downstairs in Bruxelles? One table.
    The Living Room - Two tables.
    Murrays - One table?
    Fibbers - two tables.

    And the others that have been mentioned. I wish more places had a pool table.


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    Miguel_Sanchez
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    YumCha wrote: »
    Hacienda Bar on Little Mary Street - if you can get in ;)

    Only opens after 8 at night.

    Also you have to be buzzed in and if Shay doesn't like the look of you or doesn't feel like it, you don't get in.


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    Sinfonia
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    McGrattans off Baggot Street has a couple of tables; nice pub too!
    The Palace is only place I know of with big American pool tables.


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    Collie D
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    MarkMc wrote: »
    If you can find it!! Great little bar though

    What is the deal with that place? Was in there a couple of Fridays back. Really liked it, buzzed in - owner came and let us in. Seems a really nice guy, bit of an old hippy vibe about him. Nice friendly vibe about the place, played winner stays on in the pool room. Good mix of customers from older locals to students in the local DIT. Not for haters of Rod Stewart though - sounded like he had his greatest hits on shuffle.

    Will definitely be back.


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    YumCha
    Closed Accounts Posts: 519 ✭✭✭YumCha


    Miguel_Sanchez wrote: »
    Only opens after 8 at night.

    Also you have to be buzzed in and if Shay doesn't like the look of you or doesn't feel like it, you don't get in.

    I'm not seeing any downsides there... :D

    Also the first time I went, Shay gave us all a card so we didn't have to go through 20 questions at the door next time... Making sure I hang onto that!


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    Mr Simpson
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    Its proper cool. Great place for Celeb watching too ;) He gets some huge stars in there when they're in Dublin, have a look at the photos on the wall next time you're there


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    Miguel_Sanchez
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    YumCha wrote: »
    I'm not seeing any downsides there... :D

    Also the first time I went, Shay gave us all a card so we didn't have to go through 20 questions at the door next time... Making sure I hang onto that!

    Ah it's a nice place alright - just wouldn't be the place to organise to meet up with a load of people as you're not guaranteed to get in.


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    BeanFlicker
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    Cheers for all the suggestions, will keep my busy :D

    Sound job..!


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    Hilly Bill
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    YumCha wrote: »
    Hacienda Bar on Little Mary Street - if you can get in ;)

    Is that owned by Mick Wallace? I was in there once on a sunday i think it was.


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    Mr Simpson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,332 ✭✭✭Mr Simpson


    Hilly Bill wrote: »

    Is that owned by Mick Wallace? I was in there once on a sunday i think it was.

    Afaik no. Its run by a guy called shay, pretty sure he owns it too


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    Mr.Saturn
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    The Longstone on Townsend St, just across from Pearse St Garda station. They've one in the smoking area, which itself is a grand auld spot.


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    Mr Simpson
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    Mr.Saturn wrote: »
    The Longstone on Townsend St, just across from Pearse St Garda station. They've one in the smoking area, which itself is a grand auld spot.

    Yep, its grand. Owned by the same people who own Fibbers, Murrays, The Living Room and Czech Inn


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    BeanFlicker
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    Here's a fairly comprehensive list for anyone else looking for tables around the city centre

    http://publin.ie/category/facilities/pool/


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    jimmii
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    BeanFlicker wrote: »
    Cheers for the heads up on Fibber Magee's & Woolshed, will check them out

    The table at the woolshed is not and its pretty busy. If you were planning on going on your own its good as you'll always have someone to play but if you wanted to play with a buddy then your unlikely to have match table time during peak times. Pitchers of beer for €10 make up for that though!!


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    Mr Whirly
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    The Palace on Camden Street have dropped their prices to €5 an hour for a table and pints are €3.50. I think the drinks deal is between 5 and 9 on weekdays. Not too sure about the weekend. Pool is that price all the time.


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