I go a couple of times a year as I have a load of dub mates and I think the uk has caught up price wise. Very little in it these days. I'd say it could even be cheaper than Edinburgh.

But a few years ago I went to a wedding in some posh gaff out near maynooth. Think england stayed there when they played in Dublin the other year.

Walks in there, and there's 12 of us, 6 couples, so I go straight the bar, and get the 12 drinks in, which included 6 doubles plus mixers for the girls (as there's no way I'm looking like a door hinge)

The round came to over 200 euros.

A tough one to swallow but such is life.

The second I passed the final drink back and paid another fella we know walks over and goes 'what are you doing' 'going the bar obviously'. Only for him to burst out laughing and tell us there's a free bar in the room we'd just walked past for all wedding guests.

Felt like crying.