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Well, I've watched Leprechaun I-IV, I pour Guiness into my Lucky Charms at breakfast, and I've been throwing rocks at anyone who walks past my apartment wearing orange. I'm all ready for my big trip to Ireland!

So what is there to do in Dublin? What should I put on my "must see" list?

― Sengai, Monday, 14 July 2003 23:28 (twenty years ago) link

You really must take a trip to the Ballymun estates.

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 14 July 2003 23:34 (twenty years ago) link

Natural History Museum. It belongs in a museum itself.

― tigerclawskank, Tuesday, 15 July 2003 10:15 (twenty years ago) link

I like the Hugh Lane Gallery. the socialist realist painting of the Dockers is very nice. as is Les Parapluies by Renoir.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Tuesday, 15 July 2003 14:05 (twenty years ago) link

Now really attn: Dubliners. Can someone explain to me the strike action being taken by your public transport folks on Friday? Is it true that all transport will continue to run but no money will be taken? If so this is a great work of industrial action gennius.

― Tim (Tim), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 10:53 (twenty years ago) link

That's the, er, ticket.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 11:01 (twenty years ago) link

yep, free buses, trains and darts for all.

― angela (angela), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 11:03 (twenty years ago) link

Is this Friday only? Will Ireland go daytripping mad?

What's the dispute about?

― Tim (Tim), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 11:12 (twenty years ago) link

proposed privatisation of public transport.

― angela (angela), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 11:14 (twenty years ago) link

Attn: Dubliners. You rock, HARD. Shame I only met two ILx types (Ronan and Lara... Ronan you left at the right time to avoid the disastrous but inevitable slide into ruination) but I just had a rollicking good weekend. Also: the COBRA and Christina Iglesias shows at IMMA are trivvic, as is the thing with the magnifying glasses int he project rooms or whatever they're called.

No ballerinas, TB or glassy marbles were involved and I'll sue anyone who says they were.

― Tim (Tim), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 11:32 (twenty years ago) link

I so picked the wrong weekend to return to Navan.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 12:12 (twenty years ago) link

there's a right weekend to return to navan?

― angela (angela), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 12:25 (twenty years ago) link

AF yes you'd have had a right old laugh, sorry to have missed you (and all you other Dublin types obv) but maybe I'll be back.

― Tim (Tim), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 13:22 (twenty years ago) link

Maybe you'll be back?? Ha! You left your self respect in the Lord Edward and you're bound to need it sooner or later.

You really must take a trip to the Ballymun estates.

Don't you mean Ballymoooooon?

― Lara (Lara), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 18:19 (twenty years ago) link

one year passes...

So I have a few days in Dublin this week. It's my first time here. I'm looking for any recommendations of things to do, perhaps not just the usual tourist places. Also, if any Dublin ILXors see this and would be interested in FAPing tomorrow evening or Saturday, please speak up here or in e-mail. The e-mail address is real and I will be checking it. Thanks!

― o. nate (onate), Thursday, 19 August 2004 09:19 (nineteen years ago) link

i might be able to pop out for a quick pint if somethings happening on saturday. am workin til half 9 in stillorgan tomorrow so probably wont be out then.

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Thursday, 19 August 2004 09:27 (nineteen years ago) link

I'd be up for something on Saturday. I pretty much have the day clear for sightseeing and so forth so a quick pint would be easy to manage.

― o. nate (onate), Thursday, 19 August 2004 09:52 (nineteen years ago) link

tomorrow = friday? I might be game for a pint. Saturday not good for me.

I will try and think of things you should go and see and post them later. I'd recommend the Sophie Calle exhibit in the royal hospital, only it finished last sunday.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Thursday, 19 August 2004 10:52 (nineteen years ago) link

we could go for a pint in the Brazen Head, for it is both olde and nice. And for all that tourists go to it, it is nevertheless off the beaten track.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Thursday, 19 August 2004 11:00 (nineteen years ago) link

You really must take a trip to the Ballymun estates.

an internet friend is really keen to visit The Mun. Because she is a big Virgin Prunes fan. Or a mentalist.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Thursday, 19 August 2004 12:15 (nineteen years ago) link

Friday night would be fine for me too. I could do either that or Saturday or both, depending on what other people can make it to. The Brazen Head looks good. I wouldn't mind going there.

― o. nate (onate), Thursday, 19 August 2004 12:22 (nineteen years ago) link

You really must take a trip to the Ballymun estates.

Pronounced 'Ballymooon'.

― Lara (Lara), Thursday, 19 August 2004 12:51 (nineteen years ago) link

I can't believe I've made the same lame comment I made over a years ago. Perhaps some of you can.

I am about tomorrow but I might be *stressed*. I can't believe I have known Tim Hopkins this long (and that Pavarotti story).

― Lara (Lara), Thursday, 19 August 2004 12:55 (nineteen years ago) link

Nate, will you be checking mail laToR? I will have to try and think of a time when we should meet and stuff.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Thursday, 19 August 2004 14:24 (nineteen years ago) link

Yes, I'll be checking e-mail and reading the board tomorrow during the day.

― o. nate (onate), Thursday, 19 August 2004 15:29 (nineteen years ago) link

It is funny about Kilian working in Stillorgan.

Lara, I often read old threads and think something, and find that it is the same thing I wrote 3 years ago.

Go and see Clontarf? The Dart breaks down specially to let you off near it.

Myles's house in Blackrock has a cat outside it.

One day I had better go to McDaid's - I am baffled by how it has avoided me so long.

I have just finished me drafts on Behan and (again) Myles!

― the finefox, Thursday, 19 August 2004 15:53 (nineteen years ago) link

McDaid's is a pub for rugger buggers. Run Away!

Nate, I will send you an e-mail in a bit with my phone number and meetup suggestions.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Thursday, 19 August 2004 18:26 (nineteen years ago) link

Got your e-mail. Thanks. My reply is on its way.

― o. nate (onate), Friday, 20 August 2004 09:23 (nineteen years ago) link

I am going to be in Germany but I extend the welcome of Dublin to you.

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 20 August 2004 10:05 (nineteen years ago) link

I am suggesting meeting Nate at front gate of Trinity at 6.30.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Friday, 20 August 2004 10:14 (nineteen years ago) link

Alright, that sounds like a plan. I'm looking forward to meeting you, and any other Dublin ILXors who can make it.

ps - Thanks for the welcome, Ronan. Sorry I missed you on this trip.

― o. nate (onate), Friday, 20 August 2004 10:31 (nineteen years ago) link

I will try to come along too (for a little bit). Where are we planning on going for drinks - I'm presuming alcohol is part of the bargain here?

Welcome welcome indeed.

― Lara (Lara), Friday, 20 August 2004 11:54 (nineteen years ago) link

Thank you for the welcome. I'm not sure where is the best place to go for drinks - any suggestions would be welcome, or we could just stroll around until we find a place.

― o. nate (onate), Friday, 20 August 2004 12:59 (nineteen years ago) link

I was thinking somewhere like The Palace, because that's where we went with the Pinefox.

To some extent we just need to go somewhere to kill time till Irene gets in from her badger-baiting.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Friday, 20 August 2004 13:12 (nineteen years ago) link

there is talk of September 27th

― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Friday, 20 August 2004 14:44 (nineteen years ago) link

Is this happening NOW?

― the finefox, Friday, 20 August 2004 15:30 (nineteen years ago) link

Finefox - in a couple of minutes I will slouch from my office down to meet this O.Nate fellow.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Friday, 20 August 2004 15:47 (nineteen years ago) link

And what Dirty Vicar

Slouches towards Trinity

To be drunk

― the finefox, Friday, 20 August 2004 15:49 (nineteen years ago) link

What is Dublin's weather like?

I am going to want a report on the state of THE PALACE BAR, in CAMDEN STREET, I mean, FLEET STREET.

― the finefox, Friday, 20 August 2004 15:53 (nineteen years ago) link

ah now, ah now.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Friday, 20 August 2004 16:04 (nineteen years ago) link

The Palace on FLEET STREET is packed so we are going to tha aptly named Temple Bar in Temple Bar. I am about to leave my office. Apparently this O.Nate fellow is American!

Weather: sunny, breezy, bloody cold with a propensity towards rain.

― Lara (Lara), Friday, 20 August 2004 16:53 (nineteen years ago) link

Here, it is a downpour!

I can't believe it is sunny in Dublin. I half wish I were there.

― the finefox, Friday, 20 August 2004 17:17 (nineteen years ago) link

I bet they are still in the pub.

It must be good.

― the finefox, Friday, 20 August 2004 20:26 (nineteen years ago) link

Thanks to all who came out for showing me such a fun evening last night. Dublin ILXors are the best. I hope I can come back sometime soon.

― o. nate (onate), Saturday, 21 August 2004 17:58 (nineteen years ago) link

was there a saturday night FAP too?

I am going for more booze now.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Sunday, 22 August 2004 09:27 (nineteen years ago) link

More booze? Where??

― the finefox, Sunday, 22 August 2004 11:39 (nineteen years ago) link

No, unfortunately, there was no Saturday night FAP. I slept in rather late on Saturday (hmm, wonder why?) and frittered away the afternoon in a disorganized fashion and by the time I got to an Internet terminal, it was too late to make any plans or contact anyone.

― o. nate (onate), Sunday, 22 August 2004 16:17 (nineteen years ago) link

Excellent to meet you on Friday, Nate! I hope you enjoyed the rest of your time in the City of Rain.

Pintfox: we were at a wedding reception on Saturday in CLONTARF CASTLE. And we walked all the way home afterwards.

― rener (rener), Monday, 23 August 2004 08:52 (nineteen years ago) link

I am sorry I didn't make it to the pint-up. I have recently relocated to my parents' house in Swords (near the airport) prior to re-relocating to Laytown. It is hard for me to muster up any energy after the commute these days, although in six months or so I should have it figured out.

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Monday, 23 August 2004 10:11 (nineteen years ago) link

Clontarf Castle has a TEMPLARS BAR in it!

― DV (dirtyvicar), Monday, 23 August 2004 11:25 (nineteen years ago) link

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DV and I were discussing how you never get CHAMPAGNE CIDER any more. Is this because students nowadays are rich enough to buy proper champagne for their piss-ups?

This is not to suggest that we should have champagne cider at the picnic, mind. I suspect it's like all stuff you drank as a student, i.e. it would taste rank if you were to try it now.

― rener, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 09:56 (seventeen years ago) link

Well we could add alka selzer to a can of bulmers. Would that be close enough?

I will look in to a cooler and some ice. It will be practice for the summer. Have decided not to go to Lovebox in July, 85 euro for ticket and I'm not totally convinced by it really!

Anyone here know of a good contact for Oxegen tickets? Bloody lineup keeps getting better and better :(

― kv_nol, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 10:14 (seventeen years ago) link

Well we could add alka selzer to a can of bulmers. Would that be close enough?

If only I'd thought of this 15 years ago ...

Super Furry Animals and The Rapture are on the lineup for Lovebox, so I'm tempted. I went to Oxegen once when it was still called Witnness - MY GOD, NEVER AGAIN.

― rener, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 12:09 (seventeen years ago) link

I know but the line up is pretty great this year. It's only a DJ set by the rapture but yeah, SFA are definitely causing me second and third thoughts about not going :(

― kv_nol, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 12:21 (seventeen years ago) link

Looking out the window and hearing dire weather forecasts for next week. Back up plan, anyone?

― kv_nol, Thursday, 3 May 2007 12:48 (seventeen years ago) link

I can't think of anything off-hand. I only ever eat lunch in the Chester Beatty nowadays when I'm in town, so unless people want to meet there, I'm out of ideas.

― accentmonkey, Thursday, 3 May 2007 14:07 (seventeen years ago) link

Could work. How's about we think of back ups closer to the time. I would love a picnic!

― kv_nol, Thursday, 3 May 2007 16:06 (seventeen years ago) link

Looks like showers people! So that puts paid to Iveagh unfortunately. Now we could try out Chester Beatty again or head somewhere new, I'm easy. I wouldn't mind somewhere that had pints available should the tea/coffee prove to be foul muck! Suggestions anyone?

― kv_nol, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 11:51 (seventeen years ago) link

Well, Chester Beatty has the advantage of being only around the corner from the Long Hall, should pint action be required for the drinkers. Does anyone know if the Market Bar does food during the day or only in the evenings? It might be alright, and I seem to remember their coffee was okay too, but I could be imagining that.

Wait, I don't live in Dublin, why the hell am I chiming in?

― accentmonkey, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 11:59 (seventeen years ago) link

Market Bar does food during the day, I have eaten there many times. Avoid the mussels but the meatballs and patatas bravas are great. They also do cheese and things. Long Hall is v nice if a bit smelly!

If only we could do a poll! Market bar or Beatty? I am hungover so the Market Bar with it's chips and things sounds much nicer than healthy veggie option :)

― kv_nol, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 15:21 (seventeen years ago) link

Well, I'm happy to do that.

Can we tempt Ronan out, I wonder?

― accentmonkey, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 15:24 (seventeen years ago) link

I've dropped enough hints all the place :)

Has anyone heard from Kilian? Should a webmail be sent perhaps or has he forsaken us?

― kv_nol, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 15:49 (seventeen years ago) link

For real Blast From Past action, we need Lara.

― The Real Dirty Vicar, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 15:49 (seventeen years ago) link

Did she not make the transition either? We are a dying breed the celts of ILX...

― kv_nol, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 15:53 (seventeen years ago) link

I am slow to commit cos I don't know how I'm fixed (a) workwise and (b) healthwise. But I will see, that's the best I can manage unfortunately :)

― Ronan, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 16:06 (seventeen years ago) link

No worries. No commitment required. You know what we all look like anyway! So Market Bar from 2 on? That allows for hangovers etc.

― kv_nol, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 16:21 (seventeen years ago) link

You know what we all look like anyway!

Ha ha, not me! I've only met Ronan's brother.

Market bar from 2pm seems good to me.

― accentmonkey, Tuesday, 8 May 2007 16:38 (seventeen years ago) link

Right. This is happening tomorrow whether you like it or not! I'll be at market bar from 2 on. Trish, I'll try to remember your DVD! Was I meant to bring anything for anyone? Memory is v bad (tis the age, the age...)!

― kv_nol, Friday, 11 May 2007 11:24 (seventeen years ago) link

Sorry mateys, I have too many things to do tomorrow. Shame really, as I imagine the Market Bar is dead nice in the afternoon when it's not stuffed full of munters.

Have fun!

― rener, Friday, 11 May 2007 12:20 (seventeen years ago) link

Hmm. Looks like it's just you and me, Kev. Oh well. If you remember the DVD, that's great. If not, I'll get it next time.

― accentmonkey, Friday, 11 May 2007 12:47 (seventeen years ago) link

Ha ha Trish, I'll try to watch it tonight but it looks like pub after work so odds aren't good! Sorry, you'll have to hold off on Paul Bettany swooning for a bit longer. I'll see you at 2 so! We don't need them to have fun, we have booze and ting* :-p

*Patatas bravas and meatballs. Not w33d!

― kv_nol, Friday, 11 May 2007 14:07 (seventeen years ago) link

Market bar at 2.00pm? I hope to be there.

― The Real Dirty Vicar, Saturday, 12 May 2007 09:24 (seventeen years ago) link

hi dubliners. arrived midday yesterday & been wandering the streets. it is impossibly lovely here. so far really only had time for the natural history museum, book of kells, christ church cathedral.

playing a free show tonight at temple bar gallery if anyone wants to stop by and say ilx hi to bewildered-person-from-san-francisco.

― Milton Parker, Thursday, 17 May 2007 11:12 (sixteen years ago) link

Are you 'wobbly' then?

Sadly I can't make tonight, I am too far away and didn't know you'd be here. I hope it's a good show though.

― accentmonkey, Thursday, 17 May 2007 12:01 (sixteen years ago) link

Hello Milton Parker. I unfortunately cannot come to your show tonight. And I am a bit tied up over next few days (etc.). When are you leaving? Still around monday?

Actually, might be able to do lunch or something like that over next few days. maybe we could try to meet up by e-mail... drop me a line at dirtydotvicaratgmaildotcom ... you know the score.

― The Real Dirty Vicar, Thursday, 17 May 2007 12:06 (sixteen years ago) link

If you are around tomorrow evening, btw, me and Mister M are meeting a friend of ours for after work dinner, and then going on somewhere else, so if you're getting eats you could join us, if you like.

You can mail me also! I will get the webmail if you do it through here, or mail trishATperfectlycromulentDOTcom

― accentmonkey, Thursday, 17 May 2007 12:09 (sixteen years ago) link

I might be able to make this on the way to dinner or after cinema. Have you any ideas of times?

― kv_nol, Thursday, 17 May 2007 12:11 (sixteen years ago) link

Oh right, sorry just saw the 8 pm. Looks like I won't be able to make it until much later so I'll probably have missed you. I'll walk by on the way back and see what's going on. Any clue of what you look like to prevent embarrassment (a la colonel whatchamaycallhim at a fap a long long time ago :( )?

― kv_nol, Thursday, 17 May 2007 12:21 (sixteen years ago) link

I'm going away this weekend, so no ILX pranks for me ... I hope you enjoy Dublin/Ireland, Milton!

― rener, Thursday, 17 May 2007 15:16 (sixteen years ago) link

xpost, tonight I'm Freddy actually!

I _love_ Dublin, I'm walking around kind of awestruck, the whole city is really hitting me. I can't believe it but my schedule has me leaving tomorrow morning, on the bus to the airport at 530 -- I am not sleeping tonight. raincheck on dinner with more advance warning to accentmonkey & all on dubliners, I am really going to have to come back to this place...

kv -- I got glasses & a blue shirt and somebody just tolds me I look like Clark Kent and I'll be drinking (not a helpful descriptor I know)

― Milton Parker, Thursday, 17 May 2007 18:43 (sixteen years ago) link

I'm sorry to miss you, Milton. It's always good to have visitors. Drop us a mail in advance next time you're over and we'll for sure hook up, and show you secret places that non-dubs don't know.

I can't think of any off-hand, but I'm sure we can invent some.

― accentmonkey, Thursday, 17 May 2007 19:34 (sixteen years ago) link

"And here is Fitzsimons, a lovely place we like to keep to ourselves"

― The Real Dirty Vicar, Thursday, 17 May 2007 22:04 (sixteen years ago) link

Anyway, sorry to miss you, Mr/Ms Parker.

― The Real Dirty Vicar, Thursday, 17 May 2007 22:05 (sixteen years ago) link

Ha ha @ Fitzsimons. Horrible place.

I got there too late Milton. The place was shut at 10:45! Hope it went well. Hope to catch you next time for pints and things.

― kv_nol, Friday, 18 May 2007 08:17 (sixteen years ago) link

four months pass...

Does anyone remember the Pinefox? He will soon be in Dublin.

― The Real Dirty Vicar, Friday, 28 September 2007 12:49 (sixteen years ago) link

Savage. Would be good seeing him again. When?

― kv_nol, Friday, 28 September 2007 14:05 (sixteen years ago) link

ten months pass...

R.I.P. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7565754.stm

― StanM, Sunday, 17 August 2008 00:27 (fifteen years ago) link

Oh. Sorry, thought this was an ILM thread about the band :-(

― StanM, Sunday, 17 August 2008 00:28 (fifteen years ago) link

silly stan, i just knew that was why this had been revived

― Herman G. Neuname, Sunday, 17 August 2008 00:54 (fifteen years ago) link

six years pass...

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