OK, SO you’re in a nightclub.

But is it a real, genuine, staight-down-the-line-no-messing Irish nightclub?

You’ll know it is when…

1. Your feet are stuck to the floor

By layers of sweat, spilt Heineken and Lynx Africa.

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2. The crush at the bar would be considered a health hazard in most EU countries

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3. There are girls wearing GAA jerseys

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4. Someone has requested Galway Girl

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5. There is carpet covering part or all of the walls

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6. At one point you accidentally wander into a hotel reception

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7. A man is doing an ‘ironic’ or ‘comedy’ dance

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8. The DJ stops the music for people to roar ‘WHO THE F*** IS ALICE’ at the appropriate time

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9. At the slightest sign of rap music, every man does embarrassing ‘urban’ dance moves

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10. There is a man/woman working in the toilet

Who everyone thinks they’re mates with, but really you’re all irritating the hell out of him/her.

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11. You can always smell the jacks, even if it’s nowhere in sight

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12. There are totally arbitrary (but rigorously enforced) rules about where you can and can’t walk/dance/take your drinks

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13. There is a couple REALLY going for it on the couches off the dancefloor

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14. There are posters advertising an appearance by a Home And Away star

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15. Maniac 2000

16. There is a fight when the lights go on

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17. There is a savage rush to get you out because they have to set up for the communion/confirmation/85th birthday party that is using the same spot the next day

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What have we missed? Let us know in the comments…

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