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    #242
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    All those people who walk through the Square every day to get from Forster Street to Williamsgate Street would be counted?

    Has Kennedy Park been liberated from this commercial venture yet? Can the grass breathe again and photosynthesise in relative peace..


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    #243
    dinneenp
    Registered Users Posts: 8,138 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    fishy fishy wrote: »
    why, cause it doesn't have a carousel? one word...."specsavers" :D

    But there was a carousel there....

    To me I wouldn't say they were boring but there wasn't much/anything there that'd I'd buy besides the food.
    Plants, hats, hats, teddy bears etc. The lamps one I liked but I already have one like that.
    I guess some of the problems are that the space is so small that there can only be X amount of stalls. And it's a big risk to set up if costs are up to €6/7,000!
    I suppose you could ask what kind of stalls would you like to see, what would you buy?


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    #244
    Storm 10
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    So that means all of the passengers from the Dublin and Limerick trains, Bus Eireann and and other bus passengers who take the short cut to the top of the square are counted as having visited the market.

    I still say they cannot give a correct number of people who came to the market if they done it the way they said.


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    #245
    squonk
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    I liked the market overall but one thing that bugged me is that, for the prices charged, the food wasn't all that great. I visited the Charcoal Grill and had a bbq hotdog which was nice but the Kangaroo burger I had wasn't all that great. The corn dog wasn't all that nice either and the Irish Sausage Company stand was a real disappointment. I was expecting various types of sausages that could be tried, but it was largely a chipper with a big leek sausie in a bagette. There didn't seem to be many other varieties of suasage that they had.

    I liked the beer tent and the Pretzel stall, and the macroon stall but a lot fo the rest of the fodo wasn't the greatest considering the price.


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    #246
    fishy fishy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,456 ✭✭✭fishy fishy


    well, it's gone now thank goodness.


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    #247
    ben.schlomo
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    fishy fishy wrote: »
    well, it's gone now thank goodness.
    Get over it, seriously.


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    #248
    Mrs OBumble
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    Amik wrote: »
    I'm assuming the nun with the decorations gets a hefty pitch fee discount.

    Why would you assume that? They're market traders, like any others. Can't see why they wouldn't pay the same fees.


    (And as someone who visited the market at least twice every day, once on the way to the bus and once on the way back, I'm sure that my opinion is very important here. :D )


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    #249
    dinneenp
    Registered Users Posts: 8,138 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    Anywhere in Galway that sell nuts like the 'nut' stall had?
    some of the coated nuts are lovley.


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    #250
    hondasam
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    The Christmas market is nice for the atmosphere, it adds something different to Galway for the holidays.
    What does it matter how many attended, it was a success.


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    #251
    fishy fishy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,456 ✭✭✭fishy fishy


    ben.schlomo wrote: »
    Get over it, seriously.

    Oh, apologies - I didn't realise you couldn't have alternative opinions on here. :D:D:D:D or people would get the hump


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    #252
    Robbo
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    dinneenp wrote: »
    Anywhere in Galway that sell nuts like the 'nut' stall had?
    some of the coated nuts are lovley.
    Gourmet Tart Company do some nice ones. The honey roasted macadamias are particularly compulsive.


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    #253
    ben.schlomo
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    fishy fishy wrote: »
    Oh, apologies - I didn't realise you couldn't have alternative opinions on here. :D:D:D:D or people would get the hump
    Everyone can have their opinion, but to come on three times in three days to ram your negative Xmas Market views down everyones throats is worthless in my opinion. You didnt even try anything there as far as we all know from what you said, yet you slate it constantly, therefore you are not worth listening to.


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    #254
    El_Dangeroso
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    snubbleste wrote: »
    All those people who walk through the Square every day to get from Forster Street to Williamsgate Street would be counted?

    Has Kennedy Park been liberated from this commercial venture yet? Can the grass breathe again and photosynthesise in relative peace..

    funny-pictures1.jpeg


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    #255
    the realpigiron
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,220 ✭✭✭the realpigiron


    Market was great, only got to visit it twice. How come it closed on Dec 18th, another week to go 'til Christmas?


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    #256
    dinneenp
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    the realpigiron wrote: »
    Market was great, only got to visit it twice. How come it closed on Dec 18th, another week to go 'til Christmas?

    I'd imagine the local traders wanted this as one of the stipulations when they were discussing about having the market...


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    #257
    hondasam
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    the realpigiron wrote: »
    Market was great, only got to visit it twice. How come it closed on Dec 18th, another week to go 'til Christmas?

    I would say some traders needed to travel home for Christmas.


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    #258
    fishy fishy
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    ben.schlomo wrote: »
    Everyone can have their opinion, but to come on three times in three days to ram your negative Xmas Market views down everyones throats is worthless in my opinion. You didnt even try anything there as far as we all know from what you said, yet you slate it constantly, therefore you are not worth listening to.

    you are welcome to hit the ignore button :D, but you don't seem to be able to resist


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    #259
    fishy fishy
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    the realpigiron wrote: »
    Market was great, only got to visit it twice. How come it closed on Dec 18th, another week to go 'til Christmas?

    well, they've made all the money they can and now going home to spend it I reckon and be rested up for Christmas


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    #260
    K.C
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    I thought the market was brilliant.Tried a lot of the food and beer and really enjoyed it.Well organised and will miss it this week.Well done to everyone involved.


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    #261
    the realpigiron
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    fishy fishy wrote: »
    well, they've made all the money they can and now going home to spend it I reckon and be rested up for Christmas


    You're a waste of space. What are you doing hanging around on a thread blathering about something you don't like.


    Anyway, the market was a great success and will be back again next year. I still think it should have ran up 'til christmas eve.


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    #262
    thesandeman
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    Let the troll starve lads.


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    #263
    mikom
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    thesandeman wrote: »
    Let the troll starve lads.

    Not hard considering the market prices.....


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    #264
    fishy fishy
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    :D:D hilarious. such imaginations on ye.


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    #265
    snubbleste
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    My opinion has not changed since 2010.
    Overhyped, overpriced and over here.


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    #266
    ben.schlomo
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    snubbleste wrote: »
    My opinion has not changed since 2010.
    Overhyped, overpriced and over here.
    Whats your opinion on the regular market? I find it to e very overpriced, the butcher, woman selling cakes/buns, jams and the like, all way overpriced for what you get and could get elsewhere for far less. Markets are inherently dearer in my experience.


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    #267
    dinneenp
    Registered Users Posts: 8,138 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    How can anyone say if they were a success already?
    By success does it mean stalls made a profit, visitors to Galway increases by X or simpliy did you enjoy it?

    Here's my overview what people are complaining about:
    Yes, things may cost a euro or two more that you'd like to pay but stalls are expensive to rent. You have to get over that or else you won't enjoy the markets. Maybe give feedback to the relevant people/Galway City Council

    The selection of stuff on sale wasn't great: Let me put that back to you- what would you like to see on sale, what would you buy?

    For me the markets are more about the atmosphere, wandering around having a drink and a bite more than going there to buy (non-food) stuff.

    They're an addition to Gawlay and something different to do. That has to be good. It's only the second year so there's still lessons to be learnt I'm sure but it's better having the markets rather than not having them.


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    #268
    dinneenp
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    ben.schlomo wrote: »
    Whats your opinion on the regular market? I find it to e very overpriced, the butcher, woman selling cakes/buns, jams and the like, all way overpriced for what you get and could get elsewhere for far less. Markets are inherently dearer in my experience.


    Too croweded, tight space.
    Not a massive amount of stalls
    I'm all for markets but would love to see a big one, spaced out and with more stalls (and different stalls instead of the same all the time).


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    #269
    Mrs OBumble
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    snubbleste wrote: »
    Overhyped, overpriced and over here.

    At our invitation - because it encourages Irish people from Mayo, Roscommon, etc to come "over here" to Galway.


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    #270
    fishy fishy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,456 ✭✭✭fishy fishy


    JustMary wrote: »
    At our invitation - because it encourages Irish people from Mayo, Roscommon, etc to come "over here" to Galway.

    LOL - I wouldn't agree with that at all - unless they have mad cravings for overpriced battered sausages. I don't agree with he "at our invitation" either. Its only a couple of councillers with too much spare time on their hands that thought it might be a good idea, but then again, they don't seem to know much about anything really.


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    #271
    Robbo
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    fishy fishy wrote: »
    LOL - I wouldn't agree with that at all - unless they have mad cravings for overpriced battered sausages. I don't agree with he "at our invitation" either. Its only a couple of councillers with too much spare time on their hands that thought it might be a good idea, but then again, they don't seem to know much about anything really.
    By councillers (sic), you mean the Galway City Business Association?


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