Fibber Magees, Galway, Ireland - pub details
Address: 3 Eyre Square, Galway, County Galway IRELAND
Pub facilities/features:
- Sky TV, Jukebox
- Dartboard
> Current user rating: 4.6/10 (rated by 5 users)
user reviews of Fibber Magees, Galway
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| Fibbers was the most famous pub on the Planet for about 3 days last summer when it became the first pub to openly flout the smoking ban. A publicity stunt ? Maybe, but it seems to have worked. Despite being fined a couple of grand for their defiance the pub recieved worldwide attention. I got a E-Mail from a friend in New Zealand telling me she read about it in a newspaper down there. ( At the time the New Zealand parliament was debating a similar ban ). I visited the pub during the mini rebellion and had to clambour over TV equipment from RTE, TV3, Sky News, ITN, BBC and others just to get to the bar. The newspaper reporters seemed to appreciate being able to smoke on the job. Smoking was confined to the upstairs area only and even then, you could'nt smoke at the bar. Even though I favour the ban I thought this was a fair compromise. As for the pub itself, its on two levels with the upstairs section being marginally more intimate the downstairs which has a slight American theme to it. A fair dash of neon and a prominence of Coors & Bud. The clientle is mainly of the 18 - 25 age group with a few permantly anchored around the jukebox. I had a Guinness when I was here and it was'nt the best. But one gets the impression this is'nt a Guinness drinkers kind of bar. The pub recently dropped its prices to �3 a pint in response to increased public disquiet on the price of drink. It was one of the first pubs in Galway to do so and I applaud the move. Even so it will take more than cheap beer to encourage me to return. Nothing wrong with the place, just not my Cupan Tae. The_Inspector - 24 Feb 2005 20:14 |
