Worked in the nightclub trade for 6 years pre-pandemic. It was always a uphill battle to do anything, and years of false promises like introducing a ‘Night Mayor’ in Dublin to support all night activates such as night transport. Not surprised to see it’s still a dying industry
whooo_me on
Limerick – night club city!
Kilkenny – 🙁
Cautious-Hovercraft7 on
Just 4 nightclubs in Galway county? That can’t be right???
kevovek on
Where is the nightclub in Wexford? I thought the only one left was The Stores and thats gone
bogbody_1969 on
Kilkenny can’t be right – surely Langtons is a nightclub?
Electronic-Seat1402 on
Nightclubs trending downwards. Social media, Gen Z drinking less and Covid the driving factors. Festivals are going from strength to strength though.
Annatastic6417 on
Jaysus i remember when Cavan had 2 and Meath had 3.
BobbyKonker on
Younger people just want ketamine and cocaine. Not interested in boozing.
The demise in night club and pub industry correlates pretty strongly with the rise in drug taking.
Horror_Finish7951 on
Something needs to be said about the quality of nightclubs here too. 80+ but many of them are absolutely woeful. In so much of the country, if you want techno you need to go to Dublin or abroad.
Ireland, and Dublin in particular, has the potential to be a world-leading entertainment destination but so much is holding it back. NIMBYism and greed being two that stick out straight away.
The rave needs to come back in a huge way.
oshinbruce on
No comment on night club’s but the map showing Kilkenny as a coastal county is misleading
Timely_Log4872 on
The Left Bank in Kilkenny has a night club no?
Classic_Spot9795 on
Did they ever sort out the licensing?
Having to close at what, 2am? That made nightclubs here a joke. The nightclubs over in the UK were running until 4 or 6am by default 25 years ago. And that’s not counting the unlicensed clubs that opened around 4am and just served water, soft drinks, ice pops, lollipops and chewing gum.
Garry-Love on
Nightclubs in Clare are one of the layers of Dante’s inferno
TalkingGibberish on
Is the government still extending nightclub opening hours??
Rogue7559 on
Nightclubs causes their own death. Masters in taking the piss.
Charging ppl 10-15 ‘entry fee’, plus a favour to store your coat. To pay extortionate prices for a beer that increase as the night goes on.
Versus you’re average decent latebar
isaidyothnkubttrgo on
I think I’ve been to one of the two nightclubs in Clare…never again.
grodgeandgo on
It’s not higher because it’s literally not worth the hassle to operate a night club compared to a late bar. A late bar can sell alcohol until 02:00, and the close up at 02:30. A night club licence allows to serve until 02:30 and stay open until 03:00. You can’t turn a bar into a night club, there’s different requirements like fire safety, security and other stuff. You can get a Special Exemption Order for your bar to operate until almost the same time as a night club, so what’s the point of going through all the extra hoops?
Spurioun on
The last time I regularly went to clubs was back in like, 2010. But that was mainly down to pints being a fiver. I’m in my 30’s and I’ve got a proper job now, but there’s no way I could afford to still do that.
B0bLoblawLawBl0g on
I remember back in the early 90s there were at least 13 nightclubs in Galway city alone.
seane200 on
What about the northern counties?
Western_Tell_9065 on
Don’t tell me The Palace counts as a nightclub and where is the second one in Meath?
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Fingering the night away.
More nightclubs in Donegal than Cork.
Worked in the nightclub trade for 6 years pre-pandemic. It was always a uphill battle to do anything, and years of false promises like introducing a ‘Night Mayor’ in Dublin to support all night activates such as night transport. Not surprised to see it’s still a dying industry
Limerick – night club city!
Kilkenny – 🙁
Just 4 nightclubs in Galway county? That can’t be right???
Where is the nightclub in Wexford? I thought the only one left was The Stores and thats gone
Kilkenny can’t be right – surely Langtons is a nightclub?
Nightclubs trending downwards. Social media, Gen Z drinking less and Covid the driving factors. Festivals are going from strength to strength though.
Jaysus i remember when Cavan had 2 and Meath had 3.
Younger people just want ketamine and cocaine. Not interested in boozing.
The demise in night club and pub industry correlates pretty strongly with the rise in drug taking.
Something needs to be said about the quality of nightclubs here too. 80+ but many of them are absolutely woeful. In so much of the country, if you want techno you need to go to Dublin or abroad.
Ireland, and Dublin in particular, has the potential to be a world-leading entertainment destination but so much is holding it back. NIMBYism and greed being two that stick out straight away.
The rave needs to come back in a huge way.
No comment on night club’s but the map showing Kilkenny as a coastal county is misleading
The Left Bank in Kilkenny has a night club no?
Did they ever sort out the licensing?
Having to close at what, 2am? That made nightclubs here a joke. The nightclubs over in the UK were running until 4 or 6am by default 25 years ago. And that’s not counting the unlicensed clubs that opened around 4am and just served water, soft drinks, ice pops, lollipops and chewing gum.
Nightclubs in Clare are one of the layers of Dante’s inferno
Is the government still extending nightclub opening hours??
Nightclubs causes their own death. Masters in taking the piss.
Charging ppl 10-15 ‘entry fee’, plus a favour to store your coat. To pay extortionate prices for a beer that increase as the night goes on.
Versus you’re average decent latebar
I think I’ve been to one of the two nightclubs in Clare…never again.
It’s not higher because it’s literally not worth the hassle to operate a night club compared to a late bar. A late bar can sell alcohol until 02:00, and the close up at 02:30. A night club licence allows to serve until 02:30 and stay open until 03:00. You can’t turn a bar into a night club, there’s different requirements like fire safety, security and other stuff. You can get a Special Exemption Order for your bar to operate until almost the same time as a night club, so what’s the point of going through all the extra hoops?
The last time I regularly went to clubs was back in like, 2010. But that was mainly down to pints being a fiver. I’m in my 30’s and I’ve got a proper job now, but there’s no way I could afford to still do that.
I remember back in the early 90s there were at least 13 nightclubs in Galway city alone.
What about the northern counties?
Don’t tell me The Palace counts as a nightclub and where is the second one in Meath?