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Galway squats

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  • 12-10-2010 3:02am
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    Dr McManus
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    Are there any squats in Galway?
    With all the empty property in Galway after the Celtic Tiger boom I am surprised more people aren't living in these empty ghost estates.


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    civis_liberalis
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    What makes you think we they aren't?


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    Dr McManus
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    civis_liberalis wrote: »
    What makes you think we they aren't?

    The property is empty.


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    civis_liberalis
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    Dr McManus wrote: »
    The property is empty.
    Whoooosh


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    [Deleted User]
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    There aren't many/any ghost estates in Galway.
    I thought rent rose marginally in the first half of the year?


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    inisboffin
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    Some squats are by their nature low key, you may not even know people are there. The people actually living in them probably don't want their location known and are unlikely to post the whereabouts online!


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    Sponge Bob
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    There aren't many/any ghost estates in Galway.
    I thought rent rose marginally in the first half of the year?

    There are plenty of ghost estates in Galway but not many in the city itself.


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    Acoshla
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    There aren't many/any ghost estates in Galway.
    I thought rent rose marginally in the first half of the year?

    There's a thread on a different website about ghost estates on Google Streetview, nearly every second post shows another one in Galway, Doughishka, Claregalway, Barna, etc.

    Edit: @Sponge Bob, snap!


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    Bobeagleburger
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    I can only do about 5 of them :(

    Prefer situps.


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    mikom
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    Dr McManus wrote: »
    Are there any squats in Galway?
    With all the empty property in Galway after the Celtic Tiger boom I am surprised more people aren't living in these empty ghost estates.

    Are there any journalists in Galway?
    With all the empty property in Galway after the Celtic Tiger boom I am surprised more people aren't writing about these empty ghost estates.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Sponge Bob wrote: »
    There are plenty of ghost estates in Galway but not many in the city itself.
    Handy map thanks - in the city I see three apartment buildings and one estate in Fionnuisce, three commercial sites and two duplicates.


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    Wompa1
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    There is an estate out in the old West of the City...many people say it's haunted. 50 Polish labourers died during it's construction, people say if you listen closely during the night you can hear the ghosts saying "Przeklinać" softly on the breeze...

    I'd imagine there are plenty of empty estates around


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    bonzodog2
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    Anybody know the difference on that map between the green and red markers ?


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    civis_liberalis
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    bonzodog2 wrote: »
    Anybody know the difference on that map between the green and red markers ?
    Finished and unfinished? Just guessing.


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    muppetkiller
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    mikom wrote: »
    Are there any journalists in Galway?
    With all the empty property in Galway after the Celtic Tiger boom I am surprised more people aren't writing about these empty ghost estates.

    Don't you know Boards.ie is where most of the journalists get their inspiration, so expect one later this week in the Galway advertiser :D


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    [Deleted User]
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    bonzodog2 wrote: »
    Anybody know the difference on that map between the green and red markers ?
    The green ones in the city seem to be duplicates - there is a green one and a red one for Crowne Plaza.


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    Sponge Bob
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    Red is a streetview link and Green is a link to photobucket or flickr from what I can make out.


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