[13:22] <emboss> mulligans is really going down hill of late
[13:22] <emboss> a victim of it's own success
[13:27] <ebel> oh? ☹
[13:27]  * ebel likes mulligans
[13:28] <emboss> I used to love it too
[13:53] <slashtommy> oh, what's happened to the grocer?
[13:54] <slashtommy> or is emboss talking about the other mulligans?
[14:01] <emboss> Well a number of issues, which I understand will always be hard for them and that's to retain knoweldgeable waiting staff
[14:01] <emboss> The stocking of a lot of beers that don't sell aswell
[14:02] <emboss> Allowing almost 90% of the bar to be reserved is really off putting
[14:02] <emboss> the quality of food is going down and the menu is not rotating as frequently as it did
[14:03] <emboss> A recent visit the girl brought me the wrong bottle, 4 times...
[14:03] <emboss> in a row..
[14:03] <emboss> 4 times...
[14:03] <emboss> apart from that, it's aces
[14:10] <slashtommy> i would never order bottled beer there
[14:10] <emboss> Well they don't have what I drink on draught
[14:10] <emboss> so i've no choice
[14:11] <slashtommy> all the bottled beer is available across the road for half the price
[14:11] <slashtommy> the draught beer is changed often
[14:11] <emboss> Yes but obviously I can't bring it into the pub with me
[14:11] <slashtommy> and on draught the beer usually tastes better
[14:11] <emboss> slashtommy: They ~_never_ have what I drink on draught
[14:11] <emboss> :)
[14:11] <emboss> and never have
[14:11] <slashtommy> also, there are so few places that serve cask beer
[14:11] <emboss> but that's something I can live with
[14:11] <slashtommy> what do you drink?
[14:12] <emboss> dunkel hefe
[14:12] <emboss> i'm not fussy on which one
[14:13] <emboss> again, the having to purchase it from a bottle, was never a problem
[14:13] <slashtommy> ok, i usually go there for the irish craft beer
[14:13] <slashtommy> getting a good few casks in, which is great to see
[14:14] <emboss> it's not great if you can never get a seat because most of the place has been reserved
[14:14] <emboss> ;)
[14:14] <slashtommy> friday or saturday you have to book in advance
[14:15] <slashtommy> in fact, in two weeks time we have the entire restaurant section booked
[14:15] <emboss> slashtommy: what night do people tend to go to the pub?
[14:15] <slashtommy> if you just want a beer, have you tried the black sheep, brewdock of wj kavanagh?
[14:16] <slashtommy> although, release party at the black sheep on saturday :)
[14:16] <slashtommy> we have table reserved!
[14:16] <emboss> i want to go mulligans
[14:16] <emboss> whenever i want
[14:16] <emboss> and have a beer
[14:16] <emboss> :)
[14:16] <emboss> can you organise this?
[14:16] <slashtommy> it's our local, we go when we want
[14:17] <emboss> so you have no problem getting a seat on fri/sat night then?
[14:18] <ebel> well we often go there on a fri/sat, and just turn up in the bar
[14:18] <emboss> that's not what i asked
[14:18] <ebel> but yes, it is often full with people eating
[14:18] <emboss> right..
[14:18] <emboss> or often full of reserved tables with no one sitting at them, very annoying :)
[14:19] <slashtommy> we don't usually have a problem
[14:19] <emboss> well you must be going to a different mulligans than i
[14:19] <slashtommy> if you're arriving in the evening, after 10pm. there is often room in the restaurant to sit with a beer
[14:19] <slashtommy> aye, maybe
[14:20] <slashtommy> a friend who lives in the 'batter went all the way into town to mulligans
[14:21] <ebel> emboss: l mulligan grocer in stoneybatter, right?
[14:21] <emboss> ebel: right..
[14:21] <emboss> what I will say, when i first started going about two years ago, if they didn't have a certain drink i could email them and they would usually have it in the following week
[14:22] <emboss> you could pretty much arrive anytime any night
[14:22] <emboss> and it was just nice
[14:22] <emboss> no tv
[14:22] <emboss> love it
[14:22] <emboss> it has a lot of good quslities
[14:22] <slashtommy> it has beer, a rarity in irish pubs
[14:22] <ebel> yeah. you're right. it is getting busy
[14:22] <emboss> so lets keep it as a pub
[14:23] <slashtommy> if you want just a pub, try the black sheep
[14:23] <emboss> not a place for prententious nit wits to hold tables from 6pm till closing
[14:23] <emboss> where's the black sheep?
[14:24] <slashtommy> capel street
[14:24] <slashtommy> the pangolin release party is there on saturday
[14:24] <slashtommy> 8pm
[14:24] <ebel> also try brew dock beside busáras luas
[14:24] <slashtommy> table booked in the name of ubuntu ie
[14:26] <slashtommy> and wj kavanagh on dorset street
[14:27] <slashtommy> and if you don't like to venture north-side, there is always against the grain on wexford street
[14:28] <emboss> well i live on the northside
[14:28] <emboss> so not much choice
[14:28] <emboss> but to venture here
[14:28] <emboss> :~)
[14:28] <emboss> against the grain was worse
[14:28] <emboss> noisy bulmer drinking teenagers
[14:28] <emboss> horrific
[14:28]  * emboss is getting old
[14:29] <slashtommy> they don't serve bulmers
[14:29] <emboss> I'm pretty sure they do
[14:29] <emboss> if not bulmers
[14:29] <emboss> some other rowdy cider
[14:29] <emboss> :~)
[14:29] <slashtommy> it's a craft beer pub
[14:29] <emboss> i know
[14:29] <emboss> but they had bulmers
[14:30] <emboss> same way some porterhouse sneak in "guiness"
[14:30] <slashtommy> are you coming to the release party?
[14:31] <emboss> no i have a special italian lady to entertain :)
[14:31] <czajkowski> emboss: I remember the days when you were sociable :)
[14:31] <emboss> but i am going to venture into the sheep
[14:32] <emboss> czajkowski: I am very socialable, but the love of my life has been missing for a week
[14:32] <emboss> :)
[14:33] <czajkowski> emboss: you old romantic you
[14:33] <emboss> but I will be spending tomorrow evening installing 12.04 LTS if it manages to reach an ftp server
[14:33] <czajkowski> emboss: do it today so :)
[14:34] <emboss> I couldn't find an ISO on an irish mirror
[14:34] <emboss> only BETA 2
[14:34] <slashtommy> czajkowski: it's a shame you're missing the best thing in the 'batter
[14:34] <czajkowski> emboss: really
[14:34] <czajkowski> feck :(
[14:34] <emboss> slashtommy: the chinese?
[14:34] <emboss> ;)
[14:35] <emboss> czajkowski: release day is tomorrow no?
[14:35] <czajkowski> yarp
[14:35] <emboss> I can wait a day :)
[14:44] <emboss> looking at uk mirror i only see BETA 2 also
[14:44] <czajkowski> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PrecisePangolin/ReleaseNotes/Credits/Developers
[14:44] <czajkowski> looking good
[15:57] <czajkowski> oh release party in limerick happening tomorrow
[16:01] <ebel> kewl!
[21:28] <mokmeister> release party in Limerick? Details? Don't see anything on ubuntu-ie.org
[23:06] <locodir-user> natman: yo
[23:06] <natman> hello
[23:07] <natman> does anyone in irish ubuntu land use Kubuntu?