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any place to play snooker in town

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  • 11-02-2017 8:02pm
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    debok
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    Just wondering is there any place to play snooker in the town. Not a club just for few frames


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    Mulbert
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    Downes pub have a table down the back.


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    debok
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    Good stuff wasn't sure if that was still going.


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    callaway92
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    The Showboat is def missed big time.


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    reni10
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    There also needs to be a pub or somewhere with 2 or 3 pool tables; surely that would do well with a few people coming into play everynight and buying a few pints as well!


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    callaway92
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    reni10 wrote: »
    There also needs to be a pub or somewhere with 2 or 3 pool tables; surely that would do well with a few people coming into play everynight and buying a few pints as well!

    Yup, Mulcahys in Clonmel is an example of how this is done so well.


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    reni10
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    The Mansion would have been a good place to put something like this in and get some people into the place when it re-opened.

    The outlay is only about €3k for 3 tables and they would make that money back easily within a few months.

    The thing to do is to charge 50c or something like that a game and you can be guaranteed they would have a steady string of players in there also buying drinks.

    Then do a weekly pool comp or something like that on a quiet night like a Tuesday and get a few people in there for that night too...

    Pity no-one has this vision in Waterford...


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    Sully's on O'Connell St has a full size and half size table down the back.

    Its beside Maxim House


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    bradolf pittler
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    The Hawks Nest Snooker Club is a private club with 2 pro standard tables with a great mix of lads.Its on the Cork rd,private parking etc.
    There's regular leagues and competitions for all standards,Coaching available too.
    50 euro to join and 5 euro per hour to play.
    They can be contacted on their facebook page.


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    callaway92
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    Edz87 wrote: »
    Sully's on O'Connell St has a full size and half size table down the back.

    Its beside Maxim House

    Come on though... Sully's is a complete dive.


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    Shellakybooky
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    reni10 wrote: »
    There also needs to be a pub or somewhere with 2 or 3 pool tables; surely that would do well with a few people coming into play everynight and buying a few pints as well!

    Two good tables upstairs in Norris's


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    reni10
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    Shellakybooky wrote: »
    Two good tables upstairs in Norris's

    How much are they charging per game of pool in Norris's?

    Also is it busy in there in terms of would you get a few games in without being interrupted?


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    Shellakybooky
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    reni10 wrote: »
    How much are they charging per game of pool in Norris's?

    Also is it busy in there in terms of would you get a few games in without being interrupted?

    The lights are on a timer so you just top it up as you go. Depends on the length of the frame then I suppose how much it cost, no more the a euro or two. Haven't been in a while so I can't say if it's busy at the moment but I've never seen a too busy when I've been there.


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    reni10
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    Shellakybooky wrote: »
    The lights are on a timer so you just top it up as you go. Depends on the length of the frame then I suppose how much it cost, no more the a euro or two. Haven't been in a while so I can't say if it's busy at the moment but I've never seen a too busy when I've been there.

    Is it pool or snooker tables in Norris's?


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    Shellakybooky
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    reni10 wrote: »
    Is it pool or snooker tables in Norris's?

    Both


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    thomasm
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    reni10 wrote: »
    There also needs to be a pub or somewhere with 2 or 3 pool tables; surely that would do well with a few people coming into play everynight and buying a few pints as well!

    There is a perception that pool tables attract an undesirable element according to a publican I spoke to on this previously. Not sure how true this is though. Grimes is the only pub I go to that has a table and I never see any issues here..


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    debok
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    thomasm wrote: »
    There is a perception that pool tables attract an undesirable element according to a publican I spoke to on this previously. Not sure how true this is though. Grimes is the only pub I go to that has a table and I never see any issues here..

    Becketts on Dunmore road have pool table out in smoking area now. 2 euro a game


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    lassykk
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    Can you pay pool on a timer in Norris'? Is it standard pool (8 ball with red/yellow balls)

    Used to spend a lot of time playing down in the pool hall by the park (long gone now) where they had one normal pool table on a timer and the rest were American pool with buckets for pockets!


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    debok
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    lassykk wrote: »
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    Forgot bout place by the park. That was grand spot didn't last long though.


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    reni10 wrote: »
    The Mansion would have been a good place to put something like this in and get some people into the place when it re-opened.

    The outlay is only about €3k for 3 tables and they would make that money back easily within a few months.

    The thing to do is to charge 50c or something like that a game and you can be guaranteed they would have a steady string of players in there also buying drinks.

    Then do a weekly pool comp or something like that on a quiet night like a Tuesday and get a few people in there for that night too...

    Pity no-one has this vision in Waterford...
    Are you from/living in Waterford? Maybe you can be that vision :)


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    lassykk
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    debok wrote: »
    Forgot bout place by the park. That was grand spot didn't last long though.

    No, unfortunately not. Turned into a poker/casino after that and now I assume it's long shut down.

    Don't think I'd find the time to spend hours in there anymore even if it were open!


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