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Horse Fair for Merrion Square

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  • 01-04-2011 5:59am
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    Condatis
    Registered Users Posts: 651 ✭✭✭


    So the City Council have decided on a new home for the Smithfield Horse Fair.

    It is to be located in Merrion Square. What utter nonsense. This is one of the few places where you can still get free parking on Sundays. It will be havoc.

    They plan to put protective fencing around the flower beds. As if that will stop the beasts - sure they'll trample the fences anyway.

    There will horses tied to the railings of Georgian Dublin. Surely some way could be found to keep them on the north side. At least our scarce tourists wouldn't be troubled so much.

    They could use the canal bank at Phibsborough for example.


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    markpb
    Registered Users Posts: 9,311 ✭✭✭markpb


    NIMBY much? :-D


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    GerardKeating
    Registered Users Posts: 7,662 ✭✭✭GerardKeating


    markpb wrote: »
    NIMBY much? :-D


    Or April 1st...


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    markpb
    Registered Users Posts: 9,311 ✭✭✭markpb


    Gah! :-S


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    Sunnyisland
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    That's ridiculous they should have it around herbert park instead, just beside the rds. :-)it be a natural place for it.


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    Condatis
    Registered Users Posts: 651 ✭✭✭Condatis


    Labour Councillors want all animals attending the Fair to be fitted with chips for a basic 5 euro with the City Council footing the rest of the cost.


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    Cookie_Monster
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    Condatis wrote: »
    Labour Councillors want all animals attending the Fair to be fitted with chips for a basic 5 euro with the City Council footing the rest of the cost.

    what about the horses?


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    Condatis
    Registered Users Posts: 651 ✭✭✭Condatis


    Cookie_Monster wrote: »
    what about the horses?

    Including horses and donkeys.


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    dubtom
    Registered Users Posts: 3,084 ✭✭✭dubtom


    I wonder how many donkeys believed this one.;)


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    darkman2
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    Travellers will make a **** of an area no matter where they go.


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    mikemac
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    Condatis wrote: »
    There will horses tied to the railings of Georgian Dublin. Surely some way could be found to keep them on the north side. At least our scarce tourists wouldn't be troubled so much.

    At best I think this is an April fools story and at worst you are a NIMBY

    Anyway, the horse fair has no business in an urban area.
    If you're looking for open space in Dublin city take it to Grangegorman


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    Condatis
    Registered Users Posts: 651 ✭✭✭Condatis


    Ok! I own up. It was April 1st.

    But I am disappointed that there was not a better sense of humour here.

    Instead of displaying how clever they were by spotting this could posters not have entered into the spirit of day and joined in, that could have been fun.

    It brings to mind people who, when somebody starts telling a joke in company act the smart aleck saying "I heard that before" and give away the punch line.

    Pitiful really.


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    BraziliaNZ
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    lol, I was stupid enough to think it was real!


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    Lurching
    Registered Users Posts: 1,239 ✭✭✭Lurching


    Condatis wrote: »
    Ok! I own up. It was April 1st.

    But I am disappointed that there was not a better sense of humour here.

    Instead of displaying how clever they were by spotting this could posters not have entered into the spirit of day and joined in, that could have been fun.

    It brings to mind people who, when somebody starts telling a joke in company act the smart aleck saying "I heard that before" and give away the punch line.

    Pitiful really.

    Nobody wants to look that stupid.
    If everybody did that, they would look like the most gullible people around.
    Get real.


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