― Gale, Tuesday, 12 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― DV, Tuesday, 12 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Ronan, Wednesday, 13 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)
But by night Leeson st. is transformed into one long den of SIN and DEPRAVITY. The basements of most of the buildings houses seedy (and totally illegal) nightclubs serving overpriced nasty wine to people who like listening to bad music while they try and cop off with people. The traditional quip is that Leeson Street is where girls go looking for husbands, and husbands go looking for girls.
Leeson St. has taken a further nosedive in recent years with the addition of Strings, a lapdancing club.
If you want a vision of hell, walk down Leeson St. at chucking out time.
So Gale, your kind of place? :-)
― DV, Wednesday, 13 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Gale, Wednesday, 13 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Mike Hanle y, Wednesday, 13 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Dan Perry, Wednesday, 13 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 13 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Michael Bourke, Wednesday, 13 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)
I think Gale is more of a Harcourt Street gal! ;-)
― DV, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Andrew L, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Gale, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Billy Dods, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Michael B, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Gale, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)
because sub-editors are slaves to obvious puns, the incident spawned numerous "Lady In Bed" headlines.
― DV, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Sarah, Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― N., Friday, 15 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)
Michael Bourke, he speaks the truth I'm afraid.
― Ronan, Saturday, 16 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Gale, Saturday, 16 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)
― Graham, Sunday, 17 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)
Are the bars as expensive as I'm led to believe? We're staying on Aston Quay and the two things we'll be looking for are a nice pub, not too pricey and preferably with live music, and a good Irish breakfast.
Nor where should I be going for these requirements?
― Rumpsy Pumpsy (Rumpie), Thursday, 24 February 2005 15:30 (twenty years ago)
― Rumpsy Pumpsy (Rumpie), Thursday, 24 February 2005 15:32 (twenty years ago)
Does the place you are staying in not to do Irish breakfasts? It's surprisingly hard to find fry-ups in the city centre these days. Maybe in that Sherri's place on Abbey Street.
When you say live music, do you mean Irish traditional music? Where to find good Irish traditional music in Dublin is a long unsolved conundrum. you will get bad Irish music in the pub attached to the hotel on Aston Quay that you may be staying in, or in Fitzsimons in Temple Bar (otherwise known as the first circle of hell).
I will have to think more about this.
However, I do recomment The Brazen Head pub. Not merely is it Dublin's oldest pub, it's actually nice and does good Guinness and stuff. Possibly has music too.
― DV (dirtyvicar), Thursday, 24 February 2005 18:17 (twenty years ago)
The Munchies near Christchurch does a really nice breakfast bap - ideal if you're in work early on a Saturday morning. It is known as Mexican Munchies because it's run by a Mexican man called Hugo, who is very nice. They do huevos rancheros there too.
― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Thursday, 24 February 2005 21:27 (twenty years ago)
As far as the traditional music goes, as long as I'm drunk enough Scottish or Irish music will have me misting at the eyes and clapping along no matter how badly it's played.
― Rumpsy Pumpsy (Rumpie), Friday, 25 February 2005 13:42 (twenty years ago)
― DV (dirtyvicar), Friday, 25 February 2005 14:56 (twenty years ago)
― Rumpsy Pumpsy (Rumpie), Friday, 25 February 2005 15:20 (twenty years ago)
― DV (dirtyvicar), Friday, 25 February 2005 18:25 (twenty years ago)
― DV (dirtyvicar), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 22:30 (twenty years ago)
Kev was over the moon that I'd arranged that for his birthday - me! A heathen! Happy to trail along as he took photos of the Sinn Fein shop and talked Celtic with barmen. I'm a martyr.
― Rumpsy Pumpsy (Rumpie), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 16:13 (twenty years ago)
"Don't look at him, just drink quickly, get up slowly and run for the door" Kev advised through a frozen smile. We did. Pass on my regards to this young man if you encounter him.
― Rumpsy Pumpsy (Rumpie), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 16:16 (twenty years ago)
was Sherry's any cop? I have often wondered about that place.
I realise now that you should have gone to the restaurant in the The Liberties (wheh wheh wheh) that promises food straight from the heart of the rowl.
Did you see Bang Bang while you were over? Or Billy In The Bowl?
― DV (dirtyvicar), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 18:07 (twenty years ago)
I seen neither of these things (at least I don't think so) but a middle aged american got us to take his photo with his head between Oscar Wildes legs - and I LOVE all the sculptures.
― Rumpsy Pumpsy (Rumpie), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 07:18 (twenty years ago)
― smee (smee), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 09:39 (twenty years ago)
― Rumpsy Pumpsy (Rumpie), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 09:43 (twenty years ago)
― smee (smee), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 10:40 (twenty years ago)
― DV (dirtyvicar), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 17:20 (twenty years ago)