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THE latest results from the Tralee Chamber Alliance’s ‘Let’s Talk About Town’ survey reveals what people want and expect from a night out in Tralee.
The survey accumulated 1,191 responses from Tralee town centre users, on a wide range of questions, between May 6 and May 15.
The research findings show clear differences between the various age profiles in terms of what they want from a ‘night out’ in Tralee.
Almost one fifth of respondents say they will socialise less at night-time in Tralee post Covid 19 restrictions, however, almost one quarter say they will socialise to a greater extent.
While the pub is still an important part of the nightlife of Tralee, restaurants and alternative entertainment venues are now just as important.
Restaurants are rated very favourably but the overall night out in Tralee needs a lot of improvement according to respondents.
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When asked if they would change how often they go out post COVID-19, 58% said they would not change their habits, 18% said they would go out less while 23% said they would go out more frequently.
When asked about the number of taxis available in town, over 68% said there were enough, while 31.5% said more were required. The majority of people aged under 25 were of the opinion that more were needed.
Respondents were asked to rate seven items in terms of how important they are to the nightlife of Tralee and the results were interesting.
In terms of being rated ‘Very Important’ or ‘Important’, Restaurants came out on top at 89%, followed by ‘Alternative Entertainment Venues’ at 85%; ‘Locally Owned Bars’ 83%; Live Music Venues 79%; Culture And Live Show Venues 78%; Late Bars and Clubs 61% and Off-Licences 37%.
Over 73% of respondents rated the quality of cafes and restaurants in town over 7 out of 10.
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Respondents were asked to rate twelve items in terms of how important they are to you when choosing which Pub to go to.
In terms of being rated ‘Very Important’ or ‘Important’, Friendliness Of Staff And Owners was on top at 94%; Cleanliness And Safety 92%; Community Pride and Contribution To Tralee 78%; Style and Decor of Pub 78%; Outdoor seating area 72%; live music 67%; having a food offering 58%; later opening hours 52%; opportunity to dance 44%; choice of artisan beverages 42%; live sports on TV 36% and themed nights and events 35%.
When rating Tralee as a safe place out of 10, over 64% of respondents rated it 6 or higher. Worryingly for businesses, when rating the nightlife scene in Tralee out of 10, over 57% gave it a rating of 5 or under, with just 8% giving it a rating of 8 or over.
A bar with all ages was preferred by 46.3% or respondents, a quieter bar with seating was chosen by 27.8% and a bar ‘with my own age group’ was preferred by 25.9%.
Over 69% said they would support staggered closing times in pubs (between 12am and 4am).
When asked about people’s habits on a night out, understandably there was a yawning chasm between young people and older respondents.
75% of people between 18 and 25 said a typical night out would be a ‘Pre-drink at home, pub for late drinks and home by 3am’, compared to 3% of those over 56 and 5% between 46 and 55.
Meanwhile 52% of people aged over 56, 44% aged 46-55 and 34% of 36-45 age group opted for the ‘Go for a meal first, one drink and then home’ option.
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For results of the ‘Let’s Talk About Town’ survey, click here.
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Tralee is lacking dancing venues for all age groups – when I was a teenager we had 3 very good night clubs – people of all ages went – I also feel thar the volume of music in venues is very loud almost to a dangerous level for my ear drums