# Coldie comes to Dublin. Part 2 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 20, 2002, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldie-comes-to-dublin-part-2/128758 "2002-09-20T08:29:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldie-comes-to-dublin-part-2/128758/1 "2002-09-20T08:29:44Z")
Can’t find the original thread. Did we loose much data btw? Anyway, his Dutchness is coming over to the fair city on the wkend of the 18th Oct. with some other clog wearers. We were talking about how great the Southside of the city was and everyone was agreeing 😉 The venue and date etc. had still to be set. ---
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldie-comes-to-dublin-part-2/128758/2 "2002-09-20T09:19:02Z")
I’m thinking about coming over. It’ll be very grand, and I want to see Tiggsy the Tiggmaster General. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to, and if so, will I stay at my in-laws? That seems very strange to me, being there without my husband. We’ll see, though. Southside rulz. (Speaking of south-north thing, have you all heard that song, popular about a year or more ago, “Going down the southside, gonna have myself a Heini…blah, blah.” ?) ---
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldie-comes-to-dublin-part-2/128758/3 "2002-09-20T09:32:43Z")
I thought the date was October 18th? No? ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldie-comes-to-dublin-part-2/128758/4 "2002-09-20T10:01:17Z")
Hope you can make it **Anahita**. The 18th is no good for me as I’ve got a family wedding. I’ll be available and hungover on the 19th. ---
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldie-comes-to-dublin-part-2/128758/5 "2002-09-20T10:03:34Z")
I thought we were planning around Coldy, who is coming from the 18th - 20th? ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldie-comes-to-dublin-part-2/128758/6 "2002-09-20T10:28:53Z")
We are planning around Coldie. I’m just saying when I can’t be there 🙂 AFAIK Coldie and two of his friends are here for the wkend. **Aro** from the north said he may come down but no definite answer was given. Everybody else who replied to the original thread was flexible about when during the wkend. If there was a decision made about the date I didn’t read the thread after it had been made. Was there? ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldie-comes-to-dublin-part-2/128758/7 "2002-09-20T10:29:57Z")
Its the Northsides turn for a fest!! ---
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldie-comes-to-dublin-part-2/128758/8 "2002-09-20T10:41:51Z")
Hehe, you guys act like Dublin’s the size of Tokyo or something. I wouldn’t mind, because actually, slumming it is sometimes fun. (I’m JOKING, Twisty, please, don’t kill me.) ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldie-comes-to-dublin-part-2/128758/9 "2002-09-20T11:03:41Z")
Are you dissing our Megalopolis? ---
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldie-comes-to-dublin-part-2/128758/10 "2002-09-20T11:16:00Z")
Of course I am not. It’s just very amusing. It’s amazing how much like a small town Dublin can be sometimes. Every time I go out with John, we end up running into someone he knew from school or uni. I’ve been to Dublin for a total of probably 6 months or so, and I don’t think I’ve ever even been to the northside. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldie-comes-to-dublin-part-2/128758/11 "2002-09-20T11:22:26Z")
Well if you feel like that, we won’t let you ride on the monorail. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Aro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b3f665/32.png) [@Aro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aro)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldie-comes-to-dublin-part-2/128758/12 "2002-09-20T11:46:17Z")
**Twisty** and **Ruadh** have already agreed (in the other thread) to having the night out in a pub Northside. Oh, there’s gonna be fights… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Aro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b3f665/32.png) [@Aro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aro)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldie-comes-to-dublin-part-2/128758/13 "2002-09-20T11:48:22Z")
Hey Twisty, I swear your post wasn’t there when I posted that above note. What’s going on…? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldie-comes-to-dublin-part-2/128758/14 "2002-09-20T11:57:57Z")
I don’t know aro… perhaps a rift in the Space Time continum? Are you still coming down? Is UDS in the House? how about Irishgirl? Any other Irishdopers or Eurodopers want to come over for this? ---
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldie-comes-to-dublin-part-2/128758/15 "2002-09-20T12:07:22Z")
I’ll go check prices on Ryan scAir and let you know. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldie-comes-to-dublin-part-2/128758/16 "2002-09-20T12:13:20Z")
RyanArse is currently selling flights at a penny a piece. All you have to do is pay the tax. Not a bad deal, what what, even though you have to endure their appalling service. ---
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2002, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldie-comes-to-dublin-part-2/128758/17 "2002-09-20T12:18:20Z")
Just to point out, that if you want to change your ticket at all with RyanAir, even to the flight one hour later, it’s 25E per person per flight. There are no refunds. Period. Read the fine print before you book. Just for your info, in case anyone is interested, it’s approx 98E roundtrip from Beauvais to Dublin. Maybe **clairobscur** would consider going? I know she mentioned being interested in living in Ireland. ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2002, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldie-comes-to-dublin-part-2/128758/18 "2002-09-23T06:19:53Z")
We were discussing northside pubs, as I recall. The Hut was mentioned, which would be fantastic for me location-wise, but unless I’m mistaken it doesn’t have a late licence. In fact I’m not sure if anyplace around here does apart from McGowan’s, which is notoriously difficult to get into late at night, especially with a large group of people. So I was thinking maybe we should just spend the entire evening there. Anyone object? Alternatively there’s Hanlon’s, but it’s (a) not open as late, (b) closes downstairs early (forcing you to find new seating upstairs, also not good with a lot of people) and © harder to get a taxi home from. ---
**Author:** ![manwithaplan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@manwithaplan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manwithaplan)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2002, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldie-comes-to-dublin-part-2/128758/19 "2002-09-23T10:45:55Z")
I’ll try to make it. As a southside born resident of the northside (even my daughter’s a northsider), I’ll do my best to referee the inevitable row. Speaking entirely unselfishly, is Harry Byrne’s in Clontarf too far from town? ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2002, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldie-comes-to-dublin-part-2/128758/20 "2002-09-23T12:18:31Z")
Clontarf? Oooh, hark at her. The Hut is a reasonable old man pub, and it does lockins, but not in a reliable fashion. Can I put in another bid for Ryan’s of Parkgate Street? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldie-comes-to-dublin-part-2/128758.md?page=2)