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    #242
    C.K Dexter Haven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,711 ✭✭✭C.K Dexter Haven


    cailinardthair wrote: »
    I think the Christmas market hasn't improved since Frist year, the food is lovely if a tiny bit expensive, but on the craft side I thought there more....I would love more home made decorations stalls, bring some of the crafts people up from St. Nicolas Market. The first year was great but it hasn't improved in my option except for the mulled wine and carousal!
    amiable wrote: »
    Galway's market is still a poor market in my opinion in comparison to numerous towns I've visited in Europe.
    It appears to me some are a little over protective of it

    I think there's a few of us on this thread who can see the potential of this market in helping local, Irish based crafts and industries- it's disappointing that it hasn't reached anywhere like its potential especially after a few years of running.


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    #243
    amiable
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    C.K Dexter Haven wrote: »
    I think there's a few of us on this thread who can see the potential of this market in helping local, Irish based crafts and industries- it's disappointing that it hasn't reached anywhere like its potential especially after a few years of running.

    You say that as if I'm not able to see the potential. It's got to a stage where the market needs to start fulfilling it's potential though.

    I genuinely can't see why anyone would drive to it from a distance.
    The Market that is in Limerick every Saturday Morning throughout the year is not a continental market but a better market in general.


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    #244
    C.K Dexter Haven
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    amiable wrote: »
    You say that as if I'm not able to see the potential. It's got to a stage where the market needs to start fulfilling it's potential though.

    I genuinely can't see why anyone would drive to it from a distance.
    The Market that is in Limerick every Saturday Morning throughout the year is not a continental market but a better market in general.

    No, I was actually agreeing with you:)


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    #245
    GY A1
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    Whats the pulled pork likke this year :-)


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    #246
    charlie_says
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    Beer tent could do with turning down the atrocious music. Seriously, the stuff of nightmares.


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    #247
    Angron
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    Yeah, I found the music far too loud when I was there, and what was played was for the most part awful.


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    #248
    fishy fishy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,456 ✭✭✭fishy fishy


    sure it's all over on Sunday (if not before with the weather). Back to the normal market after that (which is way way better imho).


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    #249
    Mr_A
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    Went in there last night, it was so obnoxiously loud we turned around and walked out. The place was heaving though so clearly there's a lot of people it doesn't bother.


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    #250
    snubbleste
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    I thought we were not allowed diss the morket?


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    #251
    Giruilla
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    snubbleste wrote: »
    I thought we were not allowed diss the morket?

    Only newspeak allowed here.


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    #252
    ben.schlomo
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    snubbleste wrote: »
    I thought we were not allowed diss the morket?

    Didnt know Salthill had one?


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    #253
    snubbleste
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    ben.schlomo wrote: »
    Didnt know Salthill had one?
    Salthill East


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    #254
    Seaneh
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    So seriously, where are the fecking churros?


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    #255
    seosamh1980
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    Seaneh wrote: »
    So seriously, where are the fecking churros?

    Not there...


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    #256
    ben.schlomo
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    Seaneh wrote: »
    So seriously, where are the fecking churros?

    Spain and Portugal it would seem.


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    #257
    seosamh1980
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    Cava have great churros! I got them there the night I realised they weren't at the market, like the lies on boards had led me to believe :p


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    #258
    dropping_bombs
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    La Salsa on Mary Street do amazing churros.


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    #259
    Lundar.
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    hi folks,

    tried to go the beer house in the market but it was packed out. so went to O'Connells for 1-2 pints, was still packed out when i tried again (30+ waiting to get in, i do realise it was the last sat before christmas). had a very nice bagel before motoring on to other venues.

    The Staff i was talking to said the weather has affect business a lot over the last week.It was nice night but very cold at times.


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    #260
    irisheddie85
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    dropping_bombs wrote: »
    La Salsa on Mary Street do amazing churros.

    What lasalsa do are not churros they are nachos covered in sugar and cinnamon. Churros are more like cinnamon flavored doughnuts that you dip in Choclate sauce (they aren't really like doughnuts but can't think of anything more similar)


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    #261
    ben.schlomo
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    irisheddie85 wrote: »
    What lasalsa do are not churros they are nachos covered in sugar and cinnamon. Churros are more like cinnamon flavored doughnuts that you dip in Choclate sauce (they aren't really like doughnuts but can't think of anything more similar)

    Spot on with the description, kinda chewier than doughnuts id say.


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    #262
    Links234
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    charlie_says wrote: »
    Beer tent could do with turning down the atrocious music. Seriously, the stuff of nightmares.
    I'm used to metal concerts and the only time I was in there it was too much for me, I just had to leave, it was an incredibly uncomfortable experience.


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    #263
    dropping_bombs
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    irisheddie85 wrote: »
    What lasalsa do are not churros they are nachos covered in sugar and cinnamon. Churros are more like cinnamon flavored doughnuts that you dip in Choclate sauce (they aren't really like doughnuts but can't think of anything more similar)

    Sounds amazing!!


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    #264
    seosamh1980
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,126 ✭✭✭seosamh1980


    irisheddie85 wrote: »
    What lasalsa do are not churros they are nachos covered in sugar and cinnamon. Churros are more like cinnamon flavored doughnuts that you dip in Choclate sauce (they aren't really like doughnuts but can't think of anything more similar)

    La Salsa's thing sounds horrific. Mmm now I want churros.


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    #265
    irisheddie85
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    seosamh1980 wrote: »
    La Salsa's thing sounds horrific. Mmm now I want churros.

    They actually taste Ok. Just the fact they call them churros annoys me


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    #266
    renegademaster
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,670 ✭✭✭renegademaster


    anybody got anything to say about the state of eyre sq after the traders pulled out and left the whole sq in a state of disarray??






    Nm, renegademaster banned from forum again for posting in thread they were banned from
    biko wrote: »
    renegademaster banned, and banned from thread until 2016


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    #267
    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Do you?


    Edit: Nm, poster banned from thread previously. My bad for not remembering.


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    #268
    renegademaster
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    biko wrote: »
    Do you?

    yes

    why did the council not charge the fees for using the square so it can be repaired afterwards?????

    remember the damage the occupy was apparently doing to the corner of eyre sq yet when the camp was dismantled it was like it was never there that same day, take a walk around eyre sq now and see the difference


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    #269
    antoobrien
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    renegademaster wrote: »
    yes

    why did the council not charge the fees for using the square so it can be repaired afterwards?????

    remember the damage the occupy was apparently doing to the corner of eyre sq yet when the camp was dismantled it was like it was never there that same day, take a walk around eyre sq now and see the difference

    Spot the difference - the results of an apparently illegal "camp" on concrete vs a market covering concrete and grass at a time of year when there is little/no grass growth.

    Yes the council took fees, among other things for the restoration of the space afterwards. However it does not automatically follow that it will immediately look like it was on the first on November, especially as the council have other things to worry about right now, such as the damage caused be the recent series of storms.


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    #270
    JohnCleary
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    It's a bit of grass, which will grow once the weather picks up.

    Doesn't impede on the place as no one will be sitting (never mind walking through) on the grass this time of year as it'd be sopping wet.

    Infact, the grass which wasn't covered is really long and due a cut. So if a dry day was found and the whole place was cut, it'd look fine again


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    #271
    WallyGUFC
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    The market added something to the city for the Christmas period, contributed to a decent atmosphere and enabled small traders to make a few bucks and get their names out there.

    The Occupy camp closed off a corner of the square near its most popular attraction (the fountain) for close on 9 months, left it in a state when they were moved on and, IMO, contributed absolutely nothing to Galway.

    Yeah...


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