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Illusions opening Capel Street

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  • 20-09-2013 12:40pm
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    jimmii
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    Signs up saying its opening tonight (well it says Friday 19th but assume its tonight!) just heard it had a good bit of trouble back in the day. I can't find a website or facebook page or anything anyone know anything about it?


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    chopper6
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    What is it?


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    jimmii
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    chopper6 wrote: »
    What is it?

    a bar. I think it'll be fairly tough for them to pull in the punters there. Hard to get people to go past the Black Sheep!


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    chopper6
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    jimmii wrote: »
    a bar. I think it'll be fairly tough for them to pull in the punters there. Hard to get people to go past the Black Sheep!

    There's a couple of bars on capel st that do a good trade,but they tend to be near the river end.


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    jimmii
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    chopper6 wrote: »
    There's a couple of bars on capel st that do a good trade,but they tend to be near the river end.

    I have a shop on Capel St where they are is going to be tough unless its really good. Beer House had a tough time getting people to go down there they are having a trad night on during the week it'll be interesting to see what else they come up with to get people in.


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    liffeylite
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    is this on the spot where the beerhouse is? or is the beerhouse still open and this is in a different building?

    I head the king 7 place does quite well on the street also.


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    jimmii
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    Its about 100m down Capel St from Beer House from the outside it looks like an office more than a bar! I went in for a few drinks last night its nice and tidy inside music was quite old so doubt it will get over run with young ones! The kitchen isn't done yet so no food for now €4.80 for a pint of bud so middle of the road price wise these days.

    Hard to tell with King 7 you can't see much from the outside! Always see a steady stream of people going in and out though.


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    A Disgrace
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    Terrible name for a bar


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    Miguel_Sanchez
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    I passed it last night just after 12 and they seemed to have closed the doors.

    Looked in throught the window and they seemed to be shutting up for the night.

    Opening night must have been slow.


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    power pants
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    is it just down from the pub which used to be the 4 seasons at the junction of Bolton/capel street?

    always thought illusions was a gay bar?


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    AnonoBoy
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    power pants wrote: »
    is it just down from the pub which used to be the 4 seasons at the junction of Bolton/capel street?

    always thought illusions was a gay bar?

    Nah, it always just had the illusion of one. :pac:


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    hynesie08
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    power pants wrote: »
    is it just down from the pub which used to be the 4 seasons at the junction of Bolton/capel street?

    Yeah, about 2 doors down
    always thought illusions was a gay bar?

    Unless i'm mistaken, the gay bar was across the road where black sheep is now.

    Anyway, no idea what this'll be like, had first hand experience with the old illusions and tbh it was a complete ****hole.


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    sasta le
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    Is Capel st seen as rough?How long is the Black Sheep there?


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    power pants
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    Capel st isn't rough. Black sheep has been there a couple of years now, was a stage the pub was changing its name regularly


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    Koptain Liverpool
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    Can't see this place having any sort of success. It's a terrible looking building, not inviting at all, terrible name, and no opening offers of any kind by the looks of it.
    Really makes you wonder if some businesses do any market research I reckon


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    jimmii
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    sasta le wrote: »
    Is Capel st seen as rough?How long is the Black Sheep there?

    Not at all only saw trouble one time and that was when a guy almost ran someone over when he was parking!


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    chopper6
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    sasta le wrote: »
    Is Capel st seen as rough?How long is the Black Sheep there?


    It's not rough exactly..it's just sort of depressing and jumbled IMO.


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    jimmii
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    Koptain Liverpool wrote: »
    Can't see this place having any sort of success. It's a terrible looking building, not inviting at all, terrible name, and no opening offers of any kind by the looks of it.
    Really makes you wonder if some businesses do any market research I reckon

    They had €4 pints for the match yesterday and they are running a competition to name the place at DIT or something like that I think.
    Also its temporarily called D One now not Illusions.


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    Koptain Liverpool
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    jimmii wrote: »
    They had €4 pints for the match yesterday and they are running a competition to name the place at DIT or something like that I think.
    Also its temporarily called D One now not Illusions.

    Fair enough with the offer but 'D One' doesn't give me much of a better impression than 'Illusions' as to the type of place it will be. Hope they come up with a better one in the competition.


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    jimmii
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    Koptain Liverpool wrote: »
    Fair enough with the offer but 'D One' doesn't give me much of a better impression than 'Illusions' as to the type of place it will be. Hope they come up with a better one in the competition.

    Yeh I agree it was just because they could make a sign saying D one out of the old one that said Illusions!


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    jimmii wrote: »
    Signs up saying its opening tonight (well it says Friday 19th but assume its tonight!) just heard it had a good bit of trouble back in the day. I can't find a website or facebook page or anything anyone know anything about it?

    A god awful kip in it's day, every cardboard wanna be gangster drank there on asunday night..


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    jimmii
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    not yet wrote: »
    A god awful kip in it's day, every cardboard wanna be gangster drank there on asunday night..

    lol that bad! I was told it was closed down by the cops about 4 years ago so guessing it must have been somewhere to avoid! Hopefully that doesn't happen again!!


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    jimmii wrote: »
    lol that bad! I was told it was closed down by the cops about 4 years ago so guessing it must have been somewhere to avoid! Hopefully that doesn't happen again!!

    The local ''lads'' will not take long to settle in...


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    Caonima
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    A Disgrace wrote: »
    Terrible name for a bar

    Agreed. Sounds like a lapdancing bar..


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