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The logo for Escape nightclub.
OUT goes Quarters and in comes ‘Escape’, as a new look nightclub is set to open on Friday night.
The once Fabric, then Quarters nightclub on Godfrey Place has come under new ownership. It will reopen under new name, ‘Escape’, after undergoing refurbishment and will employ up to 30 staff.
The previous owners of Quarters, decided not to renew their one year lease in April and taking over is Cork man, David Quinn, who had been general manager of Quarters.
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He has taken out a longer lease on the club and says he’s “in it for the long term”.
Along with a new sound and lighting system, one of the other new features of the club will be a 5×3 metre screen that will project visuals.
The club plans to open on Friday and Saturday nights with regular entry €5 and between €10 – €15 when national and international DJ acts perform. The upstairs over 23 bar will be free-entry.
Mr Quinn is 31 years in the nightclub business. He spent 22 years of those in London learning the industry and has previously been involved with the Savoy nightclub in Cork.
