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Towns where everyone behaves on nights out

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  • 19-07-2024 11:15am
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    veryangryman
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    Been to Maynooth a few times and the behaviour seems to be exemplory at weekends. You can be out till 2,3,4 in the morning. Everyone queues orderly, nobody roars in the streets, never a loud argument. You'd nearly forgive the mad prices for entertainment over it.

    Anywhere else (town with 10K + people) where you wouldnt worry walking home? I dont see many other examples in my experience.



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    Wanderer78
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    …coolock seems to be a happening place at the moment, might be worth a shot….



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    Donald Trump
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058360410/towns-where-everyone-behaves-on-nights-out

    Why so angry about it?



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    Ubbquittious
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    Pyongyang?



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    z80CPU
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    Darth Randomer


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122399680#Comment_122399680

    "Cool Rock" as described when the local cinema was promoting "The Flintstones" movie



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    Hungry Burger
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    Like everywhere depends on the night in question. Some nights be grand, others pandemonium…



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    Padre_Pio
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058360410/towns-where-everyone-behaves-on-nights-out

    That's because the students have gone home for the weekend. Go out during rag week and you'll see a different side of Maynooth. Is there a nightclub in the town? There wasn't when I was out a few years back.

    TBH, towns which are older and wealthier are quieter, and all the better if there's no clubs. That said, the last time I was in a club I noticed the age profile was closer to my own age than the usual early 20s crowd I was expecting, seems younger people are going elsewhere.



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    Mister Vain
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    Maynooth is a good spot alright, Ive never seen any trouble there. Its the 3rd wealthiest town in Ireland. Most other towns in Kildare are dives. You'd see some carnage in Naas and Newbridge.



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    cj maxx
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    Monaghan is a nice town during food festivals



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    Thelonious Monk
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    I know you all think dublin is the 7th circle of hell, but you never see revellers on nights out getting in fights these days at night and when the pubs close etc., seemed to be far more common in 90s.

    The buzz around drury st and south william street is great these days, absolutely thronged and no trouble.



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    Feisar
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122399923#Comment_122399923

    Must… not… click… Thanks button

    First they came for the socialists...



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    BrianD3
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    Any town with a large proportion of third level students has a relatively happy vibe. There might be some loudness and drunkenness from students but it's usually good natured.

    Contrast that with towns that don't have a third level institution, what sort of individuals are out at weekend. Angry "lifers" who never left the place, dog rough and poorly educated people, scumbags. If the town has a significant number of members of a certain ethnic minority, that's another factor. If the town is also near the "Baaw-da", even worse.



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    cj maxx
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    "Baaw-da" what’s that , the border ?



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    Mister Vain
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    Any small town or rural area where the main source of nightlife is a pokey nightclub stuck to the side of a hotel is generally rough.



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    BingCrosbee
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    Mullingar is a lovely quiet spot and you’d never see trouble or hear roaring and shouting.



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    Luna84
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    Crossmaglen was a great spot for british army soldiers to have a quiet one at the weekend back in the day.



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    suvigirl
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122399912#Comment_122399912

    Monaghan is a great town for going out



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    Charlo30
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    You can never get in the soup in Roscommon Town. Fact. Period.



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    Mannesmann
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    I guess Westport, Carlow, Kilkenny?



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    Donald Trump
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122400879#Comment_122400879

    Is that because all of the Rossies that took the soup back in the day?



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    John_Rambo
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    I started visiting various rural towns during the 90's and was very surprised at the general rowdiness after a night out. Fights, drunken feats of strength, vandalism, punch ups, bravado noise making (kicking metal shutters very effective), obvious reckless (sometimes drunk) driving with burn outs and donuts, kicking mirrors off cars… and general rowdiness in comparison to Cork and Dublin City centres at go home time. I think a lot of it is just juvenile bravado and noise. At the end of it, there's no knives or guns produced. (the drunk driving is a more serious matter)

    It's not unusual though, I've seen the same thing in rural America and Australia that you don't see in the cities. Harmless enough, lots of noise but no real harm.



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    Hippodrome Song Owl
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122400923#Comment_122400923

    The roughest nights out I ever experienced were Carlow and Abbeyfeale. Particularly Carlow - brawls were the norm.

    I'd agree re Maynooth - even during rag week! No nightclub these days means it's more civilised than ever.



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    pgj2015
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    Tir na nOg.



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    orourkeda1
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    Coolock. Good sesh.

    https://www.orourkeda.blog



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    castletownman
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    I'd say Gorey, recall a couple of rows occuring when I first started to go out, but very laid-back now.

    Annual fair on this weekend and not one report of any issues.



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    dragonkin
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    leixlip and maynooth are like being at church on a night out. Not my thing as I often feel you need to keep the noise down even sitting at the bar



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    Hippodrome Song Owl
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122409988#Comment_122409988

    These days maybe, but my god that is not what Leixlip was like in the days of the Hitchin Post and Rockafellas!



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    Sgt Hartman
    Registered Users Posts: 2,491 ✭✭✭Sgt Hartman


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122400424#Comment_122400424

    Yes, in the accent of Cavan/Monaghan/Louth



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    Oscar_Madison
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122409975#Comment_122409975

    wealthy enough town overall - a lot of shops last time I was there a few years ago and decent shops, not just pound stores and vape shops- as opposed to bordered up shopfronts like you see in other places - so a good sign that the town has quality economic activity



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    BlueSkyDreams
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    Ranelagh & Upper Baggot St/Ballsbridge. Both places always busy, late bars and good atmopshere. Never any trouble.

    Common theme appears to be wealth.



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    Lewis_Benson
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    Very hard to find these days

    Thankfully I live in the sticks, the local pub is as laid back as can be, no rowdiness.



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