Grafton St not what it used to be

df1985

Bambi wrote: »

tommy hilfiger and M&S...such an improvement, thank christ for for DCC *insert roll eyes smiley*

its better than another centra/spar or vodafone shop!

BraziliaNZ

I used to avoid Grafton st like the plague to avoid those little street urchin inner city kids that used to sing the fields of athenry. So embarassing for all, their voices used to scratch at my brain. Does this still go on?

Linku

Isn't there a Tommy Hilfiger already just off Grafton St?

After this ban, they should try limit the mobile phone stores and fast food places to 1 per street, there's already 2 Vodafone, O2 and Londis stores and Burger Kings. It's not long enough a street to justify that sort of saturation. Baggot St has a lot of repeated business, but at distinctly different ends of a long street, with maybe one exception.

I'm another one who sticks to the side streets due to the human traffic jam at all times of day...

arybvtcw0eolkf

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

little street urchin inner city kids that used to sing the fields of athenry. So embarassing for all, their voices used to scratch at my brain. Does this still go on?

Mostly they were members of the travelling community and not "inner city - urchins", and no you won't see them anymore.

They've largely been replaced by Roma mother's with baby wrapped in a shawl selling 'The Big Issue', or being accosted at the ATM's by other visitors to Ireland :rolleyes:

kowloon

Tommy Hilfiger, Gap etc. are the symbols of what Ireland is fast becoming or perhaps has already become.
Idiots with too much money spending it on mass produced crap with an artificially high value placed on it by the power of marketing.
[/rant]

The food on the other hand is starting to improve, Good Indian, Sushi etc.
Wasn't common in ye olde times.

Nolanger

There should have been someone in power with vision to see the future effect of these shops on the street. Bit late now banning these kind of shops from the area when the street's reputation is damaged.

dubtig

the other day some girl was walking drown Grafton and put her fag in the bin and smoke started coming out of it!!!! then this mad old bloke ran up and poured his coffee into it, but it turned out it wasnt all coffee:eek::eek::eek: and the bin almost exploded:pac:. it was funny at the time

Irish Halo

kowloon wrote: »

The food on the other hand is starting to improve, Good Indian, Sushi etc.
Wasn't common in ye olde times.

Too true I seem to spend a lot of my time when I'm back in Dublin stuffing my face Selection of decent beers is getting better too.

Grafton St is mainstreet UK but that isn't a surprise this is happening everywhere not just Ireland, also I remember that the rents on Grafton St were meant to be shooting up at some stage and apparently has actually the highest rent in the world (http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2003/11/23/story482179715.asp) OK that is just one shop but beating out 5th avenue? Is it any surprise that the shops are going to be aimed at the mass market and high ticket items?

I am pie

it might not be great, but (regardless of your fondness or otherwise!) at least grafton street has a large Irish dept store (Brown Thomas) , not one Starbucks - instead it's Bewleys, and a selection of good pubs on either side of the road the way up. For all it's commercialisation i'd say it's better than most UK "main shopping streets" in comparison. I like the buskers and find the atmosphere much more appealing that O'Connell street.

AnonoBoy

spiderbeast wrote: »

Dave McSavage was actually there today doing his stuff. HE can be funny sometimes

That sir is a lie. It has been scientifically proven that McSavage is genetically incapable of being funny.

AnonoBoy

I am pie wrote: »

not one Starbucks.

You haven't been on the street in a while obviously. :rolleyes:

AnonoBoy

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

I used to avoid Grafton st like the plague to avoid those little street urchin inner city kids that used to sing the fields of athenry. So embarassing for all, their voices used to scratch at my brain. Does this still go on?

The lads with the sunglasses on. They were great.

And as somebody pointed out above - they were members of the travelling community. However I fail to see how they can't too be classed as 'inner city urchins'.

Shine yer shoes guvnor??

lostexpectation

arn't they building a news malls on the dorset street side?

what about the new wax museum that was supposed to be opening too.

too many mobile shops!

Dord

I am pie wrote: »

it might not be great, but (regardless of your fondness or otherwise!) at least grafton street has a large Irish dept store (Brown Thomas) , not one Starbucks - instead it's Bewleys, and a selection of good pubs on either side of the road the way up. For all it's commercialisation i'd say it's better than most UK "main shopping streets" in comparison. I like the buskers and find the atmosphere much more appealing that O'Connell street.

Actually there is a Starbucks on Grafton street, its above BT2.