Good afternoon.
Shamrock Rovers away it is then and a small but hardy gang of Lillywhites will be braving airports various and venturing towards a destination the natives call… Tallaghtfornia.
Dublin has considerable charms but these have been tarnished somewhat by the phenomenal financial drain of the city even to a visitor attempting to keep to the most modest of budgets.
I used to live there and am a frequent visitor to this day, so there’s no malice from me just based upon a long weekend that went wrong. It’s horrifically expensive across the board.
You’re all adults and getting to the stadium is your own business – but on taxis – should you step into one, make sure that you know where you are going. A considerable percentage of city center taxi men are, shall we say, not Irish. So if you know the postcode of your destination, I’d humbly suggest you have it to hand for the old Sat Nav.
Pre and post the game you may wish to seek out something to eat and drink. I would recommend Zaytoon which has branches both in Lr Camden St and Parliament St. Rotten for vegetarians I’m afraid, but super reliable high class Persian kebabs fare. Not cheap, but bloody nice and you can sit down in decent surroundings.
Temple Bar is rubbish. If you haven’t experienced it and wish to enjoy it’s many splendid ‘things’ then I shan’t even attempt to coax you round. Good luck, God bless.
Not too far across town however is Dawson Street where Cafe En Seine and Samsara lay in wait. These two gems are not only nice buildings to be in but actually populated by decent local types. There’s a pair of really good food options in this road too.
For Pizza, Milano is essentially Pizza Express by another moniker and if you want something very very nice indeed, then look no further than Fire at The Mansion House which more or less is opposite the bars previously listed.
If you need use of an Internet cafe, their are a good few as one would expect in a city center, the arguably most central is Global on O’Connell Street.
Aside from make sure that you wear clean pants in case you get case run over, I think that’s it. Hopefully it’s of some small use. Of course, it would be better if readers were to add their own thoughts.
BIOYSRC!
Way to keep it upbeat the only way possible – by not talking about the game.
hello HH hello all
i’ll be there. go to watch rovers a bit with the brother in law who is a crumlin hoop. the luas or the ‘daniel day’ to the locals is the best bet to get from town(dublin city) to tallaghtfornia, it stops outside the ground. hoops fans are a knowledgeable and passionate lot, many being responsible for keeping their club alive during two decades of homelessness but never hopelessness. they really enjoyed themselves in london and were a credit to their club,city, country and themselves. they were treated well and we should expect the same. like any club they have a naughty element the youngest of whom may be keen to make an appearance on the rte1 news at nine. luas there and luas back to town and sample the delights of great pubs,grub and obviously ‘the craic’. temple bar is lively but rippy offy, copper face jacks after midnight is a must do for any visitor. i’ll be in the maldron hotel across from the ground for pre match libations, home crowd but shouldn’t be a problem. slan agus beannacht libh. COYS
A major earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale has hit
Tallaght in the early hours of Thursday 15 January 2004.
Epicentre: The Square Shopping Centre.
Victims were seen wandering around aimlessly muttering “…bleedin story?”,”aaaaawrigh’ bud” and “fUUUcksake”.
The earthquake decimated the area causing approximately EUR30 worth of damage.
Several priceless collections of mementos from Crete and Santa Ponza were damaged beyond repair. Three areas of historic burnt out cars were disturbed.
Many locals were woken well before their welfare cheque arrived. The Tallaght News reported that hundreds of residents were confused and bewildered, still trying to come to terms with the fact that the damage had not been caused by illegal means.
One resident – Alexis Crystal Duffy, a 15-year-old mother of 5 said:
“Ih was such a fckin’ shock, me little wan Chardonnay Mercedes cem runnin’ into me bedruem cryin’. Me youngisst two: Tyler-Morgan n Megan-Brooklyn slept tru ih all. Buh I was still shakin’ when I was watchin’ fckin’Rikki Lake leh-er in the fckin’ mornin”
Apparently though, looting, muggings and incidental crime did carry on as usual. The Irish Red Cross has so far managed to ship 4,000 crates of Strongbow, Dutch Gold, frozen pizza and John Player Blue to the area to help the stricken locals.
Rescue workers are still searching through the rubble and have found large quantities of personal belongings, which include welfare books,jewellery including thousands of sovereign rings, many large medallions and Hash leaf ear rings from Elizabeth Duke at Argos and fine Bone China from Tommy’s Wonderland of Value.
HOW CAN YOU HELP
This appeal is to raise money for food and clothing, parcels for those unfortunate to be caught up in this disaster.
Clothing is most sought after, items most needed include:
* Fila or Kappa baseball caps,
* Hoodies (any type)
* Tommy Hilfiger tracksuits (his and hers)
* Nike/Adidas Shell suits (female)
* White sport socks Rockport boots and any other items usually sold in TK Maxx.
* Anything from Magic or Unique Boutique.
Food parcels may be harder to come by, as refrigeration may be a problem, but are needed all the same.
Required foodstuffs include:
* McCains oven chips
* Heinz baked beans
* Goodfellas Frozen Pizza
* Coke/Fanta
* Strongbow Cider
* Smirnoff Ice.
* John Player Blue 15’s. (unmarried mother handy pack)
And remember that your contribution counts!
Just 22c buys a biro for filling in the compensation forms and bookie slips.
Just EUR5 .00 buys chips, crisps and blue fizzy drinks for a family of 9.
Only EUR 6.00 will pay for a packet of 20 Major to calm the nerves of those affected.
oh… and Shams to win 2-1
Please do not send tents for shelter, as the sight of such
plush accommodation is unfair on the population of the local halting sites.
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Did you hear about that fecking snake they found in the car park at The Square?
It was from a Pet Shop that had closed down 3 years earlier :shocked2:
It hid in the grass.
Heinz baked beans!? Snobs.
Overrun with poles,and not dancers.will I go?I will I will I will.
lets beat the paddywacks 7-o just fer the craik