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Sakura
Let’s take the roof off!” proclaims Eclectic Bar’s commercial director Roger Dyer. It’s something that he and managing director Reuben Harley have become rather accustomed to since launching the company two years ago, and in more ways than one. He is referring to their unusual, yet effective technique of creating... Read more
mayfair
Whisky Mist
If the late-night industry has its own premier league then the team of Nick House and Piers Adam is up there at the top of the table. The pair first came together on the hugely successful project Mahiki, in London, and have now opened their second venture, the hotly anticipated Whisky Mist at Park Lane’s Hilton Hotel. Named by the... Read more
Brentwood
Eclipse
When Sam’s Nightclub in Brentwood was earmarked for demolition, to make way for new commercial site redevelopment, its huge customer base staged a protest sit-in on the club’s final night (and created a ‘Save Our Sam’s’ Facebook site). This was a sure indication that owners Robert Bartella, John Brodie and Kevin Springham... Read more
Cookstown
Mint Cafe Bar
Where there once stood a hardware store on Cookstown’s James St, a £5m hybrid venue, going by the name of Mint Café Bar, now takes pride of place. The hardware store bit the dust with a little help from several bulldozers and in its place came a three-storey licensed premises that incorporates a public/café bar on the ground floor... Read more
Limerick
Club Icon
Prominently placed on the corner of Robert Street and Denmark Street, looking down onto Limerick city centre, Icon takes up a commanding position within one of the most vibrant parts of town. “Anybody that comes up from the city, flocking up the street; the first thing they’re going to see is this. There’s people, and music oozing out... Read more
limerick
Angel Lane
The roar of the Celtic Tiger may, like the global economy, be a little less fierce than it has been over the last four years, but the remnants of its glory days remain to be enjoyed by the people. Limerick, a town often given less than a fair coverage by some of the Irish press, has flourished into a vibrant city, complete with a neat... Read more
Basildon
Liquid & Envy
Luminar’s iconic multi-venue site in Basildon has always anchored a dominant position between three feeder towns: Romford, Chelmsford and Southend. It makes sense that the nightlife nucleus, previously occupying Lava & Ignite, Bonds and Jumpin Jaks, has now been opened up so that customers can flow freely between its structural arteries.... Read more
swansea
Oceana
It’s not every day that you go to a hotel for a club opening and the reception staff cannot contain their excitement about the forthcoming new venue. But when NIGHT travelled to Swansea in Wales for the VIP night of the new multi-room Oceana, we were met by a girl on the desk who repeatedly enthused: “I’m soooo excited about Oceana... Read more
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