What happened

Fuinseog

venkman wrote: »

I went down to shop street to get a new video player in O'Connors but it wasn't there. There was something called River Island in its place. What the hell is going on?

http://goo.gl/HkQn6

Lydons is gone as well and you can no longer a motor car down shop street.

Fuinseog

MargeS wrote: »

Great thread!
But I remember Woolworths where Supermacs is and Heatons was there before News at 10

I remember the closing down sale. there was nearly a riot as people tried to storm the building desperate for a bargain

Fuinseog

We Need Community wrote: »

Personally I prefer Chic the barber or Seanin Thorntan for a haircut, shaved all over with a warped cruke cut fringe, Where did I leave my X-Worx jeans and my petramotion top that I bought in hairy legs :eek: Have to go meet the boys in the vic later where we are gonna listen to 2-unlimited

he did do it a bit uneven alright, as he was more concentrated on telling you a tale. he was the cheapest in town. Ni bheidh a leitheid aris ann.

what happened to hairy legs type clothing? it was only worn by a certain type of person.

Fuinseog

TheCosmicFrog wrote: »

Galway really needs a decent kebab shop other than Abrakebabra on the square. Some sort of, "charcoal grill", if you will.

maybe reasonably priced would not go astray

Andrea B.

...........and buy a single cigarette from Caulfields on Dominick St. which would be smoked by the time you got to the Genoa Bar on Mainguard St............before that bar got "smoked"...........

mike kelly

Fuinseog wrote: »

it was only worn by a certain type of person.

LOL

mike kelly

Fuinseog wrote: »

maybe reasonably priced would not go astray

remember the Kebab shop on dominick Street? They had great sauces

Fuinseog

mike kelly wrote: »

remember the Kebab shop on dominick Street? They had great sauces

such exotic cuisine was not be had in the eighties, or was it?

in terms of business Galway really is a place of come and go and it is hard to keep up with whats open and closed.
BTW what ever happened to Le Graal, that wine bar in Dominic Street? it had potential or so I thought.

TheCosmicFrog

Guys, I'm absolutely starving. Can't decide between a proper slap-up in Hooker Jimmy's down in the Spanish Arch or if I should just get a takeaway in Blue Thunder on Dominick St.

Any other good restaurants I should know about?

emptybladder

pseudonym1 wrote: »

What was that pharmacy called where O2 is now opposite Lougues shoe shop?

McGoldrick's

paddytheloaf

Rareroastbeef wrote: »

Sing us a few bars there...

For sheer reliability and technical ability you're guaranteed ??ty O'Connor TV!!

loveBBhate

Great thread.

Gaillimh Abú.

Redhairedguy

But it still makes me laugh

antoobrien

Redhairedguy wrote: »

But it still makes me laugh

I know the feeling.

Laughing so hard I feel like heading down the Lisheen for a pint

galah

Taylor's anyone? Or is that too soon?:P

antoobrien

galah wrote: »

Taylor's anyone? Or is that too soon?:P

It's only too soon if we can't go to Liquid afterwards.

brutes1

galah wrote: »

Taylor's anyone? Or is that too soon?:P

Im not sure if its open till later on, maybe you should try the Jug of Punch or Calico Jacks in the meantime..

BeardySi

galah wrote: »

Taylor's anyone? Or is that too soon?:P

It'll ALWAYS be too soon..... :mad:

Stevolende

TheCosmicFrog wrote: »

Galway really needs a decent kebab shop other than Abrakebabra on the square. Some sort of, "charcoal grill", if you will.

I was wondering a couple of weeks back if the entire nationwide chain closed. Couldn't remember when they left Galway. Do remember them on the square though, or just off it.

Stevolende

Sea Devils wrote: »

I might head to Banana Phoblacht later for a Coffee.

Blow in, probably get the same myself for calling it Apostasy though

BeardySi

Down to the Snackbox for a farmhouse burger and some gravy & cheese chips??

Sea Devils wrote: »

I might head to Banana Phoblacht later for a Coffee.

That place was all aboutthe hot chocolate!

ArtyC

Marios.... Miss u

Redhairedguy

Treadhead wrote: »

That place was all aboutthe hot chocolate!

Savage shtuff altogether! I remember bringing a girl on a date there when I was 14, paying for her hot chocolate (from my meager earnings washing neighbour's cars), went in for the shift later on, only to be told she had a boyfriend. All I think of was, 'I wasted a good hot chocolate on you....' :pac:

Aglomerado

Treadhead wrote: »

That place was all aboutthe hot chocolate!

Best hot chocolate in the world. Nice way to round off an evening after a few pints in Monroe's.

whatlliwear

Treadhead wrote: »

Down to the Snackbox for a farmhouse burger and some gravy & cheese chips??

Good 'ole SnackBox! mmMMMM

snubbleste

Consulting my 1994 bus timetable it says I can get a town commuter ticket for £7pw or £25pm.
I can also get a £6 day return to Dublin but it costs £2.50 return to Oranmore

thesandeman

I used get a season ticket to every music act in the Arts Festival for £50.

_Whimsical_

Increasing your lung capacity by holding your breath for extra long as you pass Taffes on hot sunny days. Noticing that even their dogs have evacuated themselves out to lie in the sun to escape the new summer pitch intensity of the smell.

The dogs always looked half conscious actually.

nuac

snubbleste wrote: »

I think for the day that is in it you should go to Strawberry Fields and stroll along and get a bucket seat on the balcony in the Claddagh Palace. Get your sweets in Murrays first

I still remember great ice-cream in Murrays' Nile Lodge back in the forties

nuac

Fuinseog wrote: »

I remember the closing down sale. there was nearly a riot as people tried to storm the building desperate for a bargain

I remember Costelloes Royal Hotel before Woolworths came

bobbyss

I'm going to walk as far as the RTC and hitch a lift to Dublin. Once I make it to Moate it's plain sailing after that. I think the Philosophers are playing there. Anybody want to come?

My headache is gone after listening to that fella with a bunch of newspapers for sale under his arm shouting out 'Connacht Tri-bune' down Shop Street. That was just before I bought a pair of Liverpool socks in Stauntons.

XR3i

techno party in the warwick tonight

youngrun

Room to rent, Rahoon flats, 5 pound a week

I parked my car on Shop Street the last day. Wanted to get a pair of Runners in Feet Athlete in the Eyre Square Shopping Center, and then grab something for my niece in Toymaster.
But in the end, I ended up buying rollar blades upstairs in Champions Sports instead, and grabbed a pizza in Super Valu in the Eyre Square Shopping Center.
No Bogarts for me tonight. Going to wait until the weekend, and go to Blue beside Garavans for one or two, and end up in The Alley

Aglomerado

Deleted User wrote: »

I parked my car on Shop Street the last day. Wanted to get a pair of Runners in Feet Athlete in the Eyre Square Shopping Center, and then grab something for my niece in Toymaster.
But in the end, I ended up buying rollar blades upstairs in Champions Sports instead, and grabbed a pizza in Super Valu in the Eyre Square Shopping Center.
No Bogarts for me tonight. Going to wait until the weekend, and go to Blue beside Garavans for one or two, and end up in The Alley

Blue? Pish! T'will always be "The Snug!!!" :D

BeardySi

Aglomerado wrote: »

Blue? Pish! T'will always be "The Snug!!!" :D

Beat me to it ya fecker! :P

thesandeman

Aglomerado wrote: »

Blue? Pish! T'will always be "The Snug!!!" :D

Nope. G's!!

Without trying to de-rail the thread, I was in Garavans at the weekend, and asked the barman about The Snug
Seems it's just left derelict now.
Also, I called it The Snug, and my friends called it Blue. Thought I had gotten it mixed up with another pub.

Aglomerado

Pints in the Lisheen after lectures in H Block UCG anyone?

youngrun

Aglomerado wrote: »

Pints in the Lisheen after lectures in H Block UCG anyone?

Is that the pub of choice for UCG students these days? Hopefully I will get the points, studying hard for the Matric now just in case...

Aglomerado

youngrun wrote: »

Is that the pub of choice for UCG students these days? Hopefully I will get the points, studying hard for the Matric now just in case...

Only if the College Bar in the Quad is full...

XR3i

heading down to taylors bar for a few quiet pints of guinness this evening

and will be smoking indoors

biko

Dafuq is this thread even about?

bonzodog2

XR3i wrote: »

heading down to taylors bar for a few quiet pints of guinness this evening

and will be smoking indoors

Hopefully the beer garden will be nice tonight

biko wrote: »

Dafuq is this thread even about?

Memories Biko. Rather like Neil Armstrong's alleged bad jokes about the moon - "I guess you had to be there" :rolleyes:

bobbyss

Mam said she'd buy me a new pair of those Gola football boots at Christmas. I know that's a long way away but I can't wait.

XR3i

drum n bass party in o' malleys this friday night

flazio

popped by the studios of i102-104 yesterday, they recommended this great vinyl album to me so I went straight down to Red Records on Eglinton Street. Afterwards I popped across the street to Game to buy the latest Gran Turismo game for my PlayStation 2.

youngrun

XR3i wrote: »

drum n bass party in o' malleys this friday night

Ill be in the Castle how could you miss the sex kitchen ???:D

Mrs OBumble

biko wrote: »

Dafuq is this thread even about?

Time travel.

Maybe us blow-ins should start messing with their heads over things that appear new but are really old


Think I might head out to Salthill now there are double-decker buses on the route ...

ben.schlomo

flazio wrote: »

popped by the studios of i102-104 yesterday, they recommended this great vinyl album to me so I went straight down to Red Records on Eglinton Street. Afterwards I popped across the street to Game to buy the latest Gran Turismo game for my PlayStation 2.

Red-light records.