Trinity College Dublin question - nightlife

[booklover789]

Hello
Parent of a prospective Trinity College Dublin student here. My DS is v keen to accept an offer but we're trying to figure out whether it'll be the best place for him socially. He's gay, and loves clubbing in London in places like Heaven. We have read elsewhere on MN that you can't get into nightclubs in Dublin unless you're over 21. Is that true? TIA for any help you can give.

Legal drinking age in Ireland is 18 and most nightclubs are over 18s, there are a few that are over 21.

Dublin is smaller than London so the number of gay bars/clubs would be smaller than what he is used to.

George’s Street very near to Trinity and Capel St have gay bars.

There are student nights and student venues, gigs and clubs are also good. He won’t be bored.

Hi - did he accept? My child is off there next week but has accommodation dilemma (private hall vs a shared room in trinity hall that came up today!).
in terms of clubs, I think the issue is that at weekends, some clubs go 21+ to get the bigger spending tourist €€.