Let. Me. In. [Extended Opening]

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45 thoughts on “Let. Me. In. [Extended Opening]”

  4. Fergalito

    Always fancied “An Ciaróg Eile” as a pub name.

    Somewhere dark, dive-bar-ish and a safe haven for all oddballs.

    1. Slightly Bemused

      If you offered food at 9 euro a meal, special offer, you could call it the Vaxx Inn ‘Ater

      I’ll get my coat

  16. U N M U T U A L

    Arthur’s Gargle…

    or

    Snarky Kelly’s, the Broadsheet private members club… ;-)

  18. Slightly Bemused

    I once seriously considered opening an Irish bar in Montenegro, specifically in Budva, on the coast. Using Murphys as a theme, I was in serious discussion with them when the Kosovo war flared up. Montenegro was not yet separated from Serbia, so there was a risk to open a business there with the sanctions imposed by the UN and EU.

    In an idea shamelessly stolen from my brother and a friend who were setting up a band, I was going to call it ST Eliot & Rab. The inspiration for this was the glass door separating the lounge from the access to the function room and car park in my local pub. When approached from that side, it said ‘Toilets and Bar’. A little poetic license and voila, a name confusing to everyone.

    Anyway, that war happened, and I went back to work, eventually meeting the mother of my daughter back in Kosovo. We one day went to a new bar called the ‘Irish Bar’ in Pristina. Naturally interested, I went in one day for a look-see. When asking for anything, he had no Irish beers, no Guinness in cans, nothing. I eventually asked if he had any Irish whiskey, To which he brightened up and said: “Oh yes! Ballantines.”

    My friend, after stopping laughing at whatever look had crossed my face, went off into a short conversation. It turned out the owner just liked the name ‘Irish Bar’, and with the upcoming deployment of UN and EU troops, including the Irish who would be based not far away, he was hoping to attract rich, big spending foreign drinkers.

    Sorry, I have been talking with Little Slightly and we do a language exchange programme. For a while afterwards she adopts her Irish accent, and I use Americanisms, until eventually we hit reset and normality resumes.

    With Montenegro now fully independent and looking to join the EU, I may yet rekindle the idea for my retirement.

  19. CapernosityandFunction

    The Lock Inn

    We’ll never close. Arrangement with the local law enforcement.16 months and counting to catch up on

  25. RidersOnTheStorm

    The World’s End Inn

    Sooner or later the call will be right: ‘Ok, Ladies and Gentlemen………Last Drinks (Awwwww)
    ………and they’re…….. On The House! {Yeahhhhh}

  31. italia'90

    JAbbey Tavern

    Tony Holoney’s Boloney Bar

    Bodgers and Gammonsteins

    Lemmings and Dupes

    Gullible Taverns

    Johnny Dangerously Ryans

    The Ratlicker Lodge

    Vaxxie Dargle’s

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