Stringfellow's Get Dublin Club License...
The relatively non event of another adult entertainment club opening in Dublin has drawn media interest due to a number of factors.
It was to be expected that a club linked to Peter Stringfellow would result in column inches and wasted ink but objections raised by The North Inner City Residents Group seem to have given him even more free publicity than he was entitled to.
Some of their comments below were taken from RTE.ie
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Local people said they were concerned about the type of clientele the club would attract in an area where a large number of elderly and young people live.
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The North Inner City Residents Group raised objections, saying it did not want the club in an area which had a girl's secondary school, a toy shop, a cinema and corporation flats.
I also heard their spokesperson on TodayFM and to paraphrase, she made comments like, "men will be coming out from the club sexually aroused and that will be very intimidating for local women."
Now I know the area very well, having lived around the corner for a number of years, and there's nothing more intimidating than the local residents. There are some seriously nasty individuals knocking about there.
The venue where the club is to be located was a disco bar for a while and it's one of the only places in Dublin City were every guy had to be searched for weapons going in.
At closing time, there would be numerous drunking fights. I've seen some of the most vicious fights between girls.
Now this expensive srtip club has been granted a license and the locals are up in arms. (The arms not confiscated on the door of the old club)
Again I think this is another case of people having too much time on their hands. All I'm worried about is who is funding their legal campaign.