Copper Face Jacks turns 30: 'Myself, Aidan on the door, and two of the managers all met our wives while working here. Coppers has a lot to answer for!'

""I got an illustrator to draw the two of us outside Coppers," grins Lauren. "I even mentioned it in my wedding speech. I said, 'I went to Coppers every weekend religiously for 10 years and I found a doctor'," she laughs. "If you want to find the love of your life, you need to go to Coppers!""

""My husband is a crazy dancer," she laughs. "I met him, had a dance, had a shift on the dancefloor and thought nothing more of it. Then I went back the next night and I saw him on the dance floor again and thought, 'ok this guy is a man after my own heart, he's in Coppers two nights in a row as well - it's meant to be!'""

Copper Face Jacks celebrates its 30th birthday as a central fixture of Dublin nightlife. The club has become synonymous with late-night socialising, devoted regulars and repeat visits that often lead to romance. Many couples recount chance meetings and return nights out that developed into long-term relationships, marriages and families. The phrase 'Coppers couple' has entered the national lexicon to describe partners—frequently nurses, gardaí or teachers—who met on the dancefloor. National media have even run searches related to encounters at the club. The venue’s cultural role spans three decades of Irish social life.

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