It's all a load of Cannonballs in here! This is the virtual Arsenal pub where you can chat about anything except football. Be warned though, like any pub, the content may not always be suitable for everyone.
Bradywasking wrote:Gooner Sam..where are you staying in Dublin ? City centre is always busy but is full of beggars , junkies and opportunists. Don't want to paint a bad picture because Dublin is a great City but like any City you must be careful in what you do and where you go. Temple bar is lively but expensive and touristy. My own favourite City centre pub is The Oval just at the junction of O Connell Street and Abbey Street. Small but welcoming and proper bar staff that know what Guinness is and how to pull it.
I worked for many years in the hospitality trade in Dublin City centre and one thing that always amused me was the look of shock/ disbelief/ bewilderment on the faces of the American tourists when you advised them to be careful with cameras or bags etc when in Town..Simple advice you would give in any city but they believed there was an innocence about Ireland.
There are Hurling and Gaelic football games in Croke Park (within walking distance of City centre) over the next three weekends. Tickets should be easily got and are on sale in outlets near the ground on match days. May not be your thing but for a different perspective you might take a look. €35 would probably be the most expensive ticket. Great buzz in the pubs around the stadium pre and post matches.
Hope my post wasn't negative but once you have your wits about you you will have a great weekend.
Haha - I drink in there on the odd occasion after work. Also my mob do leaving-the-job parties in TP Smiths down the other end of Abbey Street. I like the Oval though. We have probably stood beside each other drinking in there at some point, Brady!
Hmmmm, well Brady, if you have stood next to a guy jumping up and down with a tenner in his hand trying to get it above the bar and the attention of the barmaids then you have stood next to DB.
Next time be a gentleman and give the guy a leg-up
Ah that explains the "If patrons require a step-ladder please contact any member of staff " sign at the bar.
Bradywasking wrote:Gooner Sam..where are you staying in Dublin ? City centre is always busy but is full of beggars , junkies and opportunists. Don't want to paint a bad picture because Dublin is a great City but like any City you must be careful in what you do and where you go. Temple bar is lively but expensive and touristy. My own favourite City centre pub is The Oval just at the junction of O Connell Street and Abbey Street. Small but welcoming and proper bar staff that know what Guinness is and how to pull it.
I worked for many years in the hospitality trade in Dublin City centre and one thing that always amused me was the look of shock/ disbelief/ bewilderment on the faces of the American tourists when you advised them to be careful with cameras or bags etc when in Town..Simple advice you would give in any city but they believed there was an innocence about Ireland.
There are Hurling and Gaelic football games in Croke Park (within walking distance of City centre) over the next three weekends. Tickets should be easily got and are on sale in outlets near the ground on match days. May not be your thing but for a different perspective you might take a look. €35 would probably be the most expensive ticket. Great buzz in the pubs around the stadium pre and post matches.
Hope my post wasn't negative but once you have your wits about you you will have a great weekend.
Haha - I drink in there on the odd occasion after work. Also my mob do leaving-the-job parties in TP Smiths down the other end of Abbey Street. I like the Oval though. We have probably stood beside each other drinking in there at some point, Brady!
Hmmmm, well Brady, if you have stood next to a guy jumping up and down with a tenner in his hand trying to get it above the bar and the attention of the barmaids then you have stood next to DB.
Next time be a gentleman and give the guy a leg-up
Bradywasking wrote:Gooner Sam..where are you staying in Dublin ? City centre is always busy but is full of beggars , junkies and opportunists. Don't want to paint a bad picture because Dublin is a great City but like any City you must be careful in what you do and where you go. Temple bar is lively but expensive and touristy. My own favourite City centre pub is The Oval just at the junction of O Connell Street and Abbey Street. Small but welcoming and proper bar staff that know what Guinness is and how to pull it.
I worked for many years in the hospitality trade in Dublin City centre and one thing that always amused me was the look of shock/ disbelief/ bewilderment on the faces of the American tourists when you advised them to be careful with cameras or bags etc when in Town..Simple advice you would give in any city but they believed there was an innocence about Ireland.
There are Hurling and Gaelic football games in Croke Park (within walking distance of City centre) over the next three weekends. Tickets should be easily got and are on sale in outlets near the ground on match days. May not be your thing but for a different perspective you might take a look. €35 would probably be the most expensive ticket. Great buzz in the pubs around the stadium pre and post matches.
Hope my post wasn't negative but once you have your wits about you you will have a great weekend.
Haha - I drink in there on the odd occasion after work. Also my mob do leaving-the-job parties in TP Smiths down the other end of Abbey Street. I like the Oval though. We have probably stood beside each other drinking in there at some point, Brady!
Hmmmm, well Brady, if you have stood next to a guy jumping up and down with a tenner in his hand trying to get it above the bar and the attention of the barmaids then you have stood next to DB.
Next time be a gentleman and give the guy a leg-up
unless things have changed, take plenty of Euros, it's bloody expensive out there. Went a few years ago, and was accosted by some pikey, before we even got out the ferry port
although Dublin centre was a nice place with some good bars, shopping, restaurants and also as others have said the Zoo and guinness factory was good, get a free pint, when you get too the top
Bradywasking wrote:Gooner Sam..where are you staying in Dublin ? City centre is always busy but is full of beggars , junkies and opportunists. Don't want to paint a bad picture because Dublin is a great City but like any City you must be careful in what you do and where you go. Temple bar is lively but expensive and touristy. My own favourite City centre pub is The Oval just at the junction of O Connell Street and Abbey Street. Small but welcoming and proper bar staff that know what Guinness is and how to pull it.
I worked for many years in the hospitality trade in Dublin City centre and one thing that always amused me was the look of shock/ disbelief/ bewilderment on the faces of the American tourists when you advised them to be careful with cameras or bags etc when in Town..Simple advice you would give in any city but they believed there was an innocence about Ireland.
There are Hurling and Gaelic football games in Croke Park (within walking distance of City centre) over the next three weekends. Tickets should be easily got and are on sale in outlets near the ground on match days. May not be your thing but for a different perspective you might take a look. €35 would probably be the most expensive ticket. Great buzz in the pubs around the stadium pre and post matches.
Hope my post wasn't negative but once you have your wits about you you will have a great weekend.
Haha - I drink in there on the odd occasion after work. Also my mob do leaving-the-job parties in TP Smiths down the other end of Abbey Street. I like the Oval though. We have probably stood beside each other drinking in there at some point, Brady!
Hmmmm, well Brady, if you have stood next to a guy jumping up and down with a tenner in his hand trying to get it above the bar and the attention of the barmaids then you have stood next to DB.
Next time be a gentleman and give the guy a leg-up
Ah that explains the "If patrons require a step-ladder please contact any member of staff " sign at the bar.
A few suggestions Sam. If the weather is good you could head up to Croke Park, don't bother with the museum, I don't think it'd mean anything to you but do the Skyline walk
RoscommonGooner wrote:A few suggestions Sam. If the weather is good you could head up to Croke Park, don't bother with the museum, I don't think it'd mean anything to you but do the Skyline walk
RoscommonGooner wrote:A few suggestions Sam. If the weather is good you could head up to Croke Park, don't bother with the museum, I don't think it'd mean anything to you but do the Skyline walk
RoscommonGooner wrote:A few suggestions Sam. If the weather is good you could head up to Croke Park, don't bother with the museum, I don't think it'd mean anything to you but do the Skyline walk
RoscommonGooner wrote:A few suggestions Sam. If the weather is good you could head up to Croke Park, don't bother with the museum, I don't think it'd mean anything to you but do the Skyline walk
After that there is the Guinness Storehouse tour finishing at the Gravity Bar
And you can round the night off in my favourite bar in Dublin, Whelans of Camden St.
When looking these up I discovered that there is a National Leprechaun Museum in Dublin
Fucking Lepps - taking all our dwarf work! Ain't that right Lefty?
Whelans.
I wouldn't know I'm 5' fucking 9"
How's your time travelling going these days
Methinks the lady doth protest too much.
Time travelling's gone to shit.
Anyhow.....forgetting for a minute about how "above average height" I am (as a human being, not a hobbit ), are we doing the Gooner v Makem game this season? I think we play them in Feb at the Ems.
RoscommonGooner wrote:A few suggestions Sam. If the weather is good you could head up to Croke Park, don't bother with the museum, I don't think it'd mean anything to you but do the Skyline walk
After that there is the Guinness Storehouse tour finishing at the Gravity Bar
And you can round the night off in my favourite bar in Dublin, Whelans of Camden St.
When looking these up I discovered that there is a National Leprechaun Museum in Dublin
Fucking Lepps - taking all our dwarf work! Ain't that right Lefty?
Whelans.
I wouldn't know I'm 5' fucking 9"
How's your time travelling going these days
Methinks the lady doth protest too much.
Time travelling's gone to shit.
Anyhow.....forgetting for a minute about how "above average height" I am (as a human being, not a hobbit ), are we doing the Gooner v Makem game this season? I think we play them in Feb at the Ems.
I shall bring a tape measure
No shower jokes please
I'm deffo hoping we'll do the mackems fan game again. I still owe the team a goal (and sobriety! ) from a couple years ago!
Ain't that right Lefty? 
) from a couple years ago! 