Articles tagged ‘drinking in Ireland’
The Irish hate Guinness?
By Seán | August 10th, 2007 |
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No they don’t. With 10 million pints poured a day, Guinness is still very popular.
However, many younger tourists get this impression when visiting Ireland and drinking with the 20-something Irish population. I was reading today on vagabondish.com about an experience blogger Mike had when visiting Ireland a couple of years ago that gave him the [...]
Tipping in Irish pubs
By Seán | June 28th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
During my brief visit to the bay area a few weeks ago I did somehow find the opportunity to have a couple of beers at a bar and it all came back to me.
Allow me to provide some context: like most socially-minded young men I spent a number of months tending bar around the time [...]
Research expedition
By Seán | April 2nd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Well campers, in the name of my science I found myself in the pursuit of inebriation.
As part of this meticulous and clinical process I decided it was necessary to better understand the alcohol consumption of the previous evening before evaluating its impact the following morning. To further this cause, I have documented the stages [...]
Temple Bar, Dublin
By Seán | January 5th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
You will probably hear an awful lot about the Temple Bar area in Dublin. This is a neighbourhood on the south side of the river where most of Dublin’s partying happens.
Temple Bar has all the right elements for drunken shenanigans: it’s centrally located, chock full of pubs, restaurants and cultural venues, plus it’s near the [...]
Good Karma?
By Seán | December 2nd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Why do I do the things I do?
Okay, so those of you who have read my guide to the ettiquette of drinking in Ireland know well what happens on an average Friday night anywhere in this country. The difference is, for me, I’m not usually caught up in it. Oh, I might have a [...]
