I have previously written about the trend of there being "entertainment" pubs in Dublin - darts, golf, VR, bowling etc etc. Entertainment for adults that's entirely safe for work.
The thing is, as goes completing Every Pub, is that there are three premises that specialise in actual Adult Entertainment. Strip clubs, to get blunt about it. There were four with licences, but one has closed during the time I've been doing this.
S3794 Lapello - an actual old pub; but with the ground floor changed to a Centra, is an outstanding tick for me, with a Theatre licence. S3732 The Barclay Club holds an actual Publicans licence, with S3639 Angels finishing up this set with a Theatre licence.
It should just be easy, if a bit expensive, for me to tick these off. There are two problems with that, however.
The first one is that I'm rather uneasy with this type of sex work, where I have little knowledge of just how much agency the workers involved have. I trust that the operators have done all required checks, but I'm still worried about things that might not have been easily found.
The second, and fundamentally more important one here, is that I'm not attracted to women. I've occasionally mentioned my long-term fiancé on here over the years; as well as my decades old history of going to Dublin's gay bars; but it isn't something I feel needed to be pointed out a lot. However, it means that any trip to these premises would be a massive waste of money in that regard.
I have asked all three about going in just for a drink - buying said drink, I never look for freebies. None of them allow it, all have an entry fee that includes a lap dance.
So I'm just not going to go to them. My target, my rules. Additionally, I don't consider these to be places that a normal punter can just go in to, even with an entry fee; which is the basic rule I apply for everywhere else.
Fair play to you, it's an interesting wrinkle that I never would've considered👍
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