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bazz26 · 21-01-2012, 15:40

Refloat the Christmas Tree.....

Limerick west · 21-01-2012, 22:58

I think there is no room for more big malls in the city. Unless the council has plan to restructure the city and bring the railway to the centre and move the milk market to bigger and convenient place. In the short term, I think traffic inside the city should be directed in ways to serve the city and businesses. Night market is a good idea especially at the beginning of schools and Uni terms.

dave 27 · 22-01-2012, 11:08

To answer your question op,

The best way to promote the city is to look at what makes the city unique or special..when I think of Limerick I think

Munster
Thomond Park
Local Rugby Legends
Sports Capital of Ireland
Third largest city in the country
one of the youngest populations in the country
one of the highest student populations in the country
the milk market

in order to promote the city, these assets need to be promoted, i see limerick city council and the university of limerick want to start developing in town, thats a great start!

tonyheaney · 22-01-2012, 11:41

There are some very good ideas here, i find it saddening that after all the bad news we finally got a brake on TV last week only or it to be destroyed by the stabbing. I feel we need to show that limerick while like many other city's has more to offer

angry kitten · 22-01-2012, 12:04

I'm not really sure that there is anything positive about Limerick to promote. I've got to be honest, I live in Clare and my favourite thing about shopping in the city is getting on the bus back to Clare. My husband and I had a look at Dealz on Friday morning, never again. We watched a female drug addict screaming and shouting as she was tackled by security staff and threatening to use her syringe. There's very little do in the city, it's very limited in terms of places to eat and lets be honest, given the pyjama brigade it would be laughable to even consider using the word 'pride' in any way to promote Limerick. Perhaps a good start would be for retailers to refuse to serve people dressed in pajamas.

angeldaisy · 22-01-2012, 12:14

I would like to see more independent shops opening, the council needs to look at who the people are that have money to spend. Most of these people are either students and the older generation. Neither have decent shops to buy from, younger parents will generally tend to congregate in the shopping centres anyway, it's safer, warmer, dryer and there are plenty of coffee shops in them.

What I would like to see is the parking spaces in town revert back to 1 hour spaces, since they changed from to 2 hour I find it impossible to find on the road parking and if I only need a few things from town I find it too much hassle going into a car park.
We have enough discount shops now in town, we need something unique to draw people in. Surely we have enough people with business accumen and marketing skills to come up with something? Limerick could be a fantastic city, we have beautiful architecture, wonderful history and it's a great sporting city.
I'm not from Limerick but I did choose to live here and I think we need someone with a little vision.
Unfortunately we do need more garda presence in town, but we also need something for the younger kids/teenagers to do. What do they have to do in town, where can they go?
Unfortunately it's not going to be a quick fix or one solution to fit all. But I'm sure it can be done, soon before it becomes too difficult to fix.

tonyheaney · 22-01-2012, 12:50

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Originally Posted by bazz26

Refloat the Christmas Tree.....

Put that thing down with the titanic plz

Limerick west · 22-01-2012, 13:06

I found that people in this city blame Garda for the crime issues and the council for the bad image. Only limerick's people are the hope to bring the city back. There is need to creat volunteering groups from the public to brain storm new ideas and to collaborate to start new projects to promote the current attractions. Waiting for authorities to solve our problems is not a good idea. I will be happy to see people in the street with new initiatives and I am ready to participate.

tonyheaney · 22-01-2012, 13:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by dave 27

To answer your question op,

The best way to promote the city is to look at what makes the city unique or special..when I think of Limerick I think

Munster
Thomond Park
Local Rugby Legends
Sports Capital of Ireland
Third largest city in the country
one of the youngest populations in the country
one of the highest student populations in the country
the milk market

in order to promote the city, these assets need to be promoted, i see limerick city council and the university of limerick want to start developing in town, thats a great start!

Regarding the the milk market i finally had the chance to come down and see it i love the new indoor/outdoor vibe they now got, BUT surely they whole place needs a redevelopment. not the milk market but the surrounding
buildings.

As for the student part i think near everyone of them need a good firm kicking from the devastation i have seen in cruses street from what im told its not the first time they have caused destruction.

tonyheaney · 22-01-2012, 13:47

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Originally Posted by TEMPLAR KNIGHT

honestly if the city is to survive( and it porbably wont), these shopping centres that they are opening on the outskirts of the city should not be allowed to open ( i know they create jobs and everything which im all for) but not at the cost of the city centre the more of these that open like childers road,the crescent, the parkway an the new one near tk max its obvious they are killing the city, the city centre is like a ghost town the majority of shops are closed and boarded up giving it a horrible look. the opera centre would be a great boost when and if it was to open...the job they did on william street is fantastic and brings a breath of fresh air to the city now if we could just get shops opening which wold be a great thing, but unfortunately there is no spport from local or national government in terms of small business or self employed people all these places are closing down(even a family member of mine closed his shop after 22 years of busiess in the city because of rent and rates which are extremely high so trying to drop these to entice people to open would be a good start) I could write about this all night but i wont haha.

Re: shops not be allowed to open

While i agree this point has become a mute point. there already there standing and trading so now its more along the point we have to accept them and move on. Why these shops could have moved in to the City center i don't know. Also what would be great to see is a vast improvement to the ageing buildings in the city center. the opera center would be great but is this just a pipe dream? the new proposed building at the town hall has the whole of old dunnes arthur's quay park penny's completely demolished. would this be good? you tell me.

Amazotheamazing · 22-01-2012, 19:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by TEMPLAR KNIGHT

honestly if the city is to survive( and it porbably wont), these shopping centres that they are opening on the outskirts of the city should not be allowed to open ( i know they create jobs and everything which im all for) but not at the cost of the city centre the more of these that open like childers road,the crescent, the parkway an the new one near tk max its obvious they are killing the city, the city centre is like a ghost town the majority of shops are closed and boarded up giving it a horrible look. the opera centre would be a great boost when and if it was to open...the job they did on william street is fantastic and brings a breath of fresh air to the city now if we could just get shops opening which wold be a great thing, but unfortunately there is no spport from local or national government in terms of small business or self employed people all these places are closing down(even a family member of mine closed his shop after 22 years of busiess in the city because of rent and rates which are extremely high so trying to drop these to entice people to open would be a good start) I could write about this all night but i wont haha.

Do you really think a city of 100,000 people is going to vanish or something?

The boundary extension will change the rates in the city but anyhow, promoting the city...

Hold a beer festival.

SnoopyGunner · 22-01-2012, 23:14

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Originally Posted by Amazotheamazing

Do you really think a city of 100,000 people is going to vanish or something?

The boundary extension will change the rates in the city but anyhow, promoting the city...

Hold a beer festival.

Yeah, a beer festival would be great. I'd love to see an event that makes full use of the river, maybe some kind of boat race or tall ships event similar to ones that other cities have. Then have a beer festival on at the same time for the evening's entertainment.

At the moment the only time there's any atmosphere around is when Munster are playing in Thomond Park.

angry kitten · 23-01-2012, 14:19

Fantastic ideas about promoting sporting events in Limerick. The problem is what do people do when the game is over. I wonder how many first time tourists going to Limerick actually cut their holiday short and if any of them ever return. Limerick is a ghost town, sorry but the accent is God-awful, there are so many scumbags walking the streets.

In all seriousness a trip to Limerick is like visiting an alien planet with a deeply unpleasant species.

I can appreciate the desire to do something with the city, but maybe its time to raze it to the ground and start again. As for the market what is the fuss about. Dull and full of stalls selling the same thing at varying prices

**Insect Overlord** · 23-01-2012, 14:23

Anything positive to add to this thread at all, Kitten? I get the impression you're just trying to wind up the locals.

mikemac1 · 23-01-2012, 14:28

What happened the flying boats?
Wasn't there some company going to fly between Galway docks to the Shannon in Limerick.

And take the scenic route, along the West Clare coastline

I'd head to Limerick for a go at that and return trip back, spend a few hours in the city

I think there was a thread here and every rowing club were fine with it but one were objecting strongly

Also Limerick is the city of sport, how about hosting a tournament for Rugby Sevens?
I know a good few lads who spent a weekend in Edinburgh when they hosted it
You'll have international fans and people from the other nations, great advertisment

22-01-2012, 13:06	#23
Limerick west Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 31 Adverts \| Friends	I found that people in this city blame Garda for the crime issues and the council for the bad image. Only limerick's people are the hope to bring the city back. There is need to creat volunteering groups from the public to brain storm new ideas and to collaborate to start new projects to promote the current attractions. Waiting for authorities to solve our problems is not a good idea. I will be happy to see people in the street with new initiatives and I am ready to participate. Last edited by Limerick west; 22-01-2012 at 13:16.

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21-01-2012, 15:40	#16
bazz26 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Co. Limerick Posts: 20,296 Adverts \| Friends	Refloat the Christmas Tree.....

21-01-2012, 22:58	#17
Limerick west Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 31 Adverts \| Friends	I think there is no room for more big malls in the city. Unless the council has plan to restructure the city and bring the railway to the centre and move the milk market to bigger and convenient place. In the short term, I think traffic inside the city should be directed in ways to serve the city and businesses. Night market is a good idea especially at the beginning of schools and Uni terms.

22-01-2012, 11:08	#18
dave 27 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Rip-off republic Posts: 680 Adverts \| Friends	To answer your question op, The best way to promote the city is to look at what makes the city unique or special..when I think of Limerick I think Munster Thomond Park Local Rugby Legends Sports Capital of Ireland Third largest city in the country one of the youngest populations in the country one of the highest student populations in the country the milk market in order to promote the city, these assets need to be promoted, i see limerick city council and the university of limerick want to start developing in town, thats a great start!

22-01-2012, 11:41	#19
tonyheaney Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 551 Adverts \| Friends	There are some very good ideas here, i find it saddening that after all the bad news we finally got a brake on TV last week only or it to be destroyed by the stabbing. I feel we need to show that limerick while like many other city's has more to offer

22-01-2012, 12:04	#20
angry kitten Closed Account Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 305 Adverts \| Friends	I'm not really sure that there is anything positive about Limerick to promote. I've got to be honest, I live in Clare and my favourite thing about shopping in the city is getting on the bus back to Clare. My husband and I had a look at Dealz on Friday morning, never again. We watched a female drug addict screaming and shouting as she was tackled by security staff and threatening to use her syringe. There's very little do in the city, it's very limited in terms of places to eat and lets be honest, given the pyjama brigade it would be laughable to even consider using the word 'pride' in any way to promote Limerick. Perhaps a good start would be for retailers to refuse to serve people dressed in pajamas.

22-01-2012, 12:14	#21
angeldaisy Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,050 Adverts \| Friends	I would like to see more independent shops opening, the council needs to look at who the people are that have money to spend. Most of these people are either students and the older generation. Neither have decent shops to buy from, younger parents will generally tend to congregate in the shopping centres anyway, it's safer, warmer, dryer and there are plenty of coffee shops in them. What I would like to see is the parking spaces in town revert back to 1 hour spaces, since they changed from to 2 hour I find it impossible to find on the road parking and if I only need a few things from town I find it too much hassle going into a car park. We have enough discount shops now in town, we need something unique to draw people in. Surely we have enough people with business accumen and marketing skills to come up with something? Limerick could be a fantastic city, we have beautiful architecture, wonderful history and it's a great sporting city. I'm not from Limerick but I did choose to live here and I think we need someone with a little vision. Unfortunately we do need more garda presence in town, but we also need something for the younger kids/teenagers to do. What do they have to do in town, where can they go? Unfortunately it's not going to be a quick fix or one solution to fit all. But I'm sure it can be done, soon before it becomes too difficult to fix.

23-01-2012, 14:19	#28
angry kitten Closed Account Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 305 Adverts \| Friends	Fantastic ideas about promoting sporting events in Limerick. The problem is what do people do when the game is over. I wonder how many first time tourists going to Limerick actually cut their holiday short and if any of them ever return. Limerick is a ghost town, sorry but the accent is God-awful, there are so many scumbags walking the streets. In all seriousness a trip to Limerick is like visiting an alien planet with a deeply unpleasant species. I can appreciate the desire to do something with the city, but maybe its time to raze it to the ground and start again. As for the market what is the fuss about. Dull and full of stalls selling the same thing at varying prices

23-01-2012, 14:23	#29
Insect Overlord Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Limerick Posts: 17,324 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Gaeilge (Irish), Teach na nGealt	Anything positive to add to this thread at all, Kitten? I get the impression you're just trying to wind up the locals.

23-01-2012, 14:28	#30
mikemac1 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 8,648 Adverts \| Friends	What happened the flying boats? Wasn't there some company going to fly between Galway docks to the Shannon in Limerick. And take the scenic route, along the West Clare coastline I'd head to Limerick for a go at that and return trip back, spend a few hours in the city I think there was a thread here and every rowing club were fine with it but one were objecting strongly Also Limerick is the city of sport, how about hosting a tournament for Rugby Sevens? I know a good few lads who spent a weekend in Edinburgh when they hosted it You'll have international fans and people from the other nations, great advertisment