Grill Music Venue
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| Grill Music Venue | |
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| Type | Nightclub |
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| Owner | Paul McGlinchey |
| Website | http://www.gmv.ie/ |
The Grill Music Venue also known as The Golden Grill or simply The Grill is a major nightclub located in Letterkenny, County Donegal , Ireland. DJs and live acts that have played in the Grill include Shane McGowan, Ash, Hot Chip, Dirty Sanchez, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Paul Van Dyk, Judge Jules, Republic of Loose, Ocean Colour Scene and Chuck Berry.
The complex houses six bars - Black Bar, VIP members bar and Ocean's Restaurant, Bar and Casino. The other three are located in the Main Room.
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[edit] History
The venue first opened in 1961. A key success factor for the complex was its 1,000 car parking spaces. Bellas Club was born in the seventies and the Millionaire Club opened in the eighties.
Forty-six years after it first opened the entertainment complex went under a major €2 million refurbishment. 21 Spaces, a Dublin based Donegal owned interior design company, designed the newly refurbished complex. The team was also behind the Oceans Restaurant which is incorporated into the Grill facility. After its refurbishment the venue now houses six bars and two smoking areas. [1]
[edit] 2008 Raid
The Grill Music Venue was raided by An Garda Siochana, on Saturday March 29, 2008. The gardaí were using the powers of a 1874 Licensing Act to seize drink they believed was being sold without a licence. [2] [3]
The management of the venue subsequently renewed their licence and took court action to recover tens of thousands of euros worth of drink seized from the premises by gardaí. [4]. [5]
[edit] Performances
The Grill Music Venue has played host to many major international bands and DJs including:
[edit] References
- ^ Piping hot Grill set for re-opening Donegal Democrat May 3, 2007
- ^ Gardai use old law to seize up to €200,000 in stock from nightclub Irish Independent March 31, 2008
- ^ Cllr says closure of the Grill is “a step too far” Highland Radio March 31, 2008
- ^ Grill wants drink back Derry Journal April 2, 2008
- ^ Three more Letterkenny premises under garda investigation Donegal News April 4, 2008
