FabSwingers.com forum: Ye old stomping ground

By *rRios OP Man
15 weeks ago

dublin

I was in the old Temple Bar Music Centre last night and it got me thinking of the number of places that I used to frequent that have changed or simply don’t exist anymore!

Where did y’all used to go out? Does it still exist or what is it now?

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By *apri 555Man
15 weeks ago

wexford or Dublin

Vixens in tallaght,,was changed to fables after that ,was a great spot at the wkends,,,

Not sure if it's even still there anymore 🤔

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By *ursecretmischiefCouple
15 weeks ago

Westmeath The West.

All my old clubs are long gone, most of the pubs too. One or two pubs hanging on by a thread, but a shadow of their former self's!

In the late 90s early 00s they were all hopping, every weekend!

It's mad when you drive by them now!

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By *elanie De La CoeurTV/TS
15 weeks ago

Dublin

Who remembers The Old Chinaman!?

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By *onor80Man
15 weeks ago

Waterford, Wexford, Kildare

Tramko in Rathmines back in the day, about 4 nights a week

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By *og-ManMan
15 weeks ago

somewhere

Rainbows in Dublin city centre

Tramps Disco bar in crumlin

Coco's in Tallaght

Major Toms in Stephens Green

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By *agneyandhutchCouple
15 weeks ago

lucan

"Who remembers The Old Chinaman!?"

I do! In there with Strikniën D.C rehearsing downstairs. From there to the William Tell. I still frequent Bruxelles and Foggy Dew today. C

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By *heeky_and_TroubleCouple
15 weeks ago

Dublin

"Rainbows in Dublin city centre

Tramps Disco bar in crumlin

Coco's in Tallaght

Major Toms in Stephens Green "

Loved major toms even if I was a little younger than they thought

Fibbers

Bruxelles

Fireworks

Boomerang

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By *ildiciousMan
15 weeks ago

Smithfield

So many messy nights in Rí-Rá 😿

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By *elanie De La CoeurTV/TS
15 weeks ago

Dublin

"So many messy nights in Rí-Rá 😿"

For sure. And most of them involving work in the morning!!

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By *rRios OP Man
15 weeks ago

dublin

"So many messy nights in Rí-Rá 😿

For sure. And most of them involving work in the morning!!"

Actually, I seen The Globe has reopened but unfortunate no Rí Rá. Not been in it yet mind

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By *elanie De La CoeurTV/TS
15 weeks ago

Dublin

Dice Bar

The guy that owned it now has a pub in rural Roscommon and it's called...

The Old Stomping Ground

I kid you not!

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By *easingTimMan
15 weeks ago

Loughlinstown

The Pod in Harcourt Street 🫛

Tomangos (where the gang goes) in Portmarnock was brilliant 🥳

Club 92 ("The Club Of Love 💕")which should open for this generation

...So many great memories! 👍

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By *ipstick KissesWoman
15 weeks ago

Newry

The Coach (now an evangelical church)

Circus Circus (now a bingo hall)

Both legendary venues up here back in the day

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By *ealitybitesMan
15 weeks ago

Belfast

"The Coach (now an evangelical church)

Circus Circus (now a bingo hall)

Both legendary venues up here back in the day

I was never in either venue as a customer but I was in the Coach hundreds of times back in the 80s and 90s as part of my job at the time and it was often the morning after the night before.

All I can say is that if it was now the cleaning staff would be demanding hazmat suits.😳

I wasn't a cleaner or directly connected to the place but some of those cleaners had the heart of a lion.

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By *elanie De La CoeurTV/TS
15 weeks ago

Dublin

Padraicíns down the docks in Galway. Early house.

No early house in the city now due to Sheridans buying it and despite promising the landlord they would retain the harbour licence they ended up going to court to get 7 days a week opening thereby nullifying the harbour licence, which only allows six days trading, unlike a market licence which does allow seven day but can't open as early as a harbour licence.

That's how Galway lost its harbour licence boozer.

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By *trangerkissersCouple
15 weeks ago

dublin

The Temple Theatre, it was short lived but without a doubt some of the most epic nights

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By *og-ManMan
15 weeks ago

somewhere

"The Coach (now an evangelical church)

Circus Circus (now a bingo hall)

Both legendary venues up here back in the day

At least you still get to go to Circus Circus

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By *osie2023Woman
15 weeks ago

Tallaght

This will really show my age; McGonagles on South Anne Street. Thursday night was alternative night & Friday night rockers night. Just dancing & hopping about and a few sneaky snogs in the corridor near the toilets 😋

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By *rCupidMan
15 weeks ago

Monaghan Cavan

Eamon Doran’s, Ormond Multi Media & Red Box when venturing down to the capital.

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By *aseylee324Couple
15 weeks ago

Valley of Squinting Windows

The Warwick and the Oasis in Salthill when I was a student

Oasis was some kind of strip club last I knew, Warwick has been demolished

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By *aid backMan
15 weeks ago

by a lake with my rod out

Depending on the year

Normal clubs

Club M

Coco's

Plaza

Rave type clubs

Temple theatre

Colombia Mills

Sides.

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By *elanie De La CoeurTV/TS
15 weeks ago

Dublin

"The Warwick and the Oasis in Salthill when I was a student

Oasis was some kind of strip club last I knew, Warwick has been demolished "

I had some great nights in The Warwick!

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By *parkie2Man
15 weeks ago

mullingar

On a Monday night, Flannerys and on to Coppers then BurgerMax, you'd never eat out of it sober, I can still remember clearly Dancing at Crossroads and The Hills of Donegal lidlfting the roof in Flannerys, Id love to remind for one night again.

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By *rRios OP Man
14 weeks ago

dublin

Anyone remember Gigs Places? You could get a full Irish with a beer at 5am

It is now a fancy restaurant called The Richmond

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By *indenMan
14 weeks ago

Naas which is South West of Dublin

"Anyone remember Gigs Places? You could get a full Irish with a beer at 5am

It is now a fancy restaurant called The Richmond "

And The Manhattan…..😋

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By *elanie De La CoeurTV/TS
14 weeks ago

Dublin

O'Reilly's early house beside the Four Courts

Closed since COVID I think. Had a couple of mad mornings in there

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By *rRios OP Man
11 weeks ago

dublin

The Findlater on Dorset Street was a great little boozer. You could get a lock in most nights of the week if you were in with the bar man. Sadly closed last year replaced with nothing.

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By *he SophisticatsCouple
11 weeks ago

Portarlington, Casa Del Fun

I worked in Bewleys (Grafton St) So mostly we all hung out in Bruxelles, Daniel O’Connell, Madigans or The Harp bar.

Early days was Ziggys (Bakers corner, Monkstown),

Blinkers (Leopardstown Racecourse),

Nova Park

Apple Annies (Eden Quay)

Sweet Jesus, those are some memories! 🤩

Showing my age with some of those 🤣

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By *inkywife1981Couple
11 weeks ago

A town near you

"Vixens in tallaght,,was changed to fables after that ,was a great spot at the wkends,,,

Not sure if it's even still there anymore 🤔"

Often had a few in molloys and then into fables

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By *inkywife1981Couple
11 weeks ago

A town near you

"The Findlater on Dorset Street was a great little boozer. You could get a lock in most nights of the week if you were in with the bar man. Sadly closed last year replaced with nothing. "

Back in the day use to public crawl Dorset st, Tom Mayes, the meeting point and all the way down to Quinns

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By *D666KellyTV/TS
10 weeks ago

drogheda

Fibbers

Bruxelles

Rock Garden/Eamon Dorans

13th Floir

Slatterys for gigs

Barnstormers for gigs, punk, rock

Ormond music venue

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By *aptain Caveman41Man
10 weeks ago

Home

Sin bin

Docs

Icon

The gallery

The market

The coach

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By *ubzrMan
10 weeks ago

Dublin

Switch

Temple bar music centre

Boomerangs

The Vatican

Red box

Charlie's

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By *rRios OP Man
5 weeks ago

dublin

Bondi Beach Club, Ormand Quay. Paying into a place that has sand on the floor as a USP, more fool me!

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By *iscuits8Man
5 weeks ago

Dublin / Meath / Birmingham

Fibbers. Every Saturday and the occasional Friday. Take me back.

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By *he General 2 0 2 5Man
5 weeks ago

Limerick City

Does anyone ever remember,

Henry Js or the Porterstall in Ennis. I buried alot of Sex on the beach ⛱️ in Henry Js

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By *ildarekinkstersCouple
5 weeks ago

kinkytown

At home it was scraggs, Tully's and levett and fryes.

When I was Dublin it was fibbers and bruxelles (in the dungeon naturally as that has the best metal jukebox in Dublin at the time)

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By *rish_wolfMan
5 weeks ago

North Wales

TramCo & Rody Bolands in Rathmines were great as they let us bar staff in no matter how busy.

The late 90s early 00s was some craic in Dublin as there was an abundance of places. As soon as one closed down, another would reopen in it's place.

Fireworks - one of the best conversions / concepts I've seen anywhere. The student deals were ridiculous

The Palace on Camden Street - pound a drink every weeknight

Temple Theatre - the venue was amazing as were the legendary line ups

POD / RedBox

Spirit

The Playhouse in Tallaght

Zanzibar on the quays to name a few

Notable mentions: the dance nights at the TF in Castlebar

The Sly Fox in Moy

Lambert in Camolin

Temple Bar Music Centre

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By *rRios OP Man
9 hours ago

dublin

Some good club nights were had in The Twisted Pepper on Middle Abbey Street, now the far more mundane WigWam

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By *elfastblondMan
9 hours ago

Belfast

The Chimney Corner, especially grab a granny night, wouldn't stand a chance these days as I'd be older than most of the grannies

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By *dinsonMan
8 hours ago

carlow

"This will really show my age; McGonagles on South Anne Street. Thursday night was alternative night & Friday night rockers night. Just dancing & hopping about and a few sneaky snogs in the corridor near the toilets 😋"

Used to go to Mcgonagles to metal gigs,savage memories of the place

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By *ursecretmischiefCouple
7 hours ago

Westmeath The West.

"Sin bin

Docs

Icon

The gallery

The market

The coach "

Wasn't a big fan of Sin Bin, it didnt feel like Limerick to me, or the Icon.

But Docs and the Gallery were always a brilliant night out, are they gone now?

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By *hatCoupleNextDoorCouple
6 hours ago

nearby

"Sin bin

Docs

Icon

The gallery

The market

The coach

Wasn't a big fan of Sin Bin, it didnt feel like Limerick to me, or the Icon.

But Docs and the Gallery were always a brilliant night out, are they gone now?"

Had a housemate that worked in docs so manys the free night! Think we hit a place called the globe on a Sunday, PJ's on a Tuesday , think that's a religious book shop now! Another club that had a carpet in it and the smell was cruel, can't remember the name now! Good times in Limerick!

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By *haringisCaring1208Couple
5 hours ago

Lurgan

"Sin bin

Docs

Icon

The gallery

The market

The coach "

The coach was a great spot

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By *ursecretmischiefCouple
5 hours ago

Westmeath The West.

"Sin bin

Docs

Icon

The gallery

The market

The coach

Wasn't a big fan of Sin Bin, it didnt feel like Limerick to me, or the Icon.

But Docs and the Gallery were always a brilliant night out, are they gone now?

PJs was a mad spot, a Tyrone fella had it, was a pute header!! Lock ins there every week. A group of us were so late some nights we helped bring drink up from the cellar to restock for the following day!

Was it the Temple of Doom that had the carpets? £1 for a vodka and red bull on a Monday night!!

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