Our New City Christmas Lights

snackatack

Well guys what do you think of the auld lights down o'connell street. personally i think they could have down with a bit more colour.

IceHawk

Haven't seen them lit up yet, but I was impressed with the garlands and things during the day. Pictures, anyone?

1huge1

isnt there supposed to be like a million lights there or am i way of
im sure i heard that figure somewere but the more i think of it, it seems impossible

IrishMike

They spent a million euro on the lights maybe thats what you mean

sioda

I have to agree that more colour but they are a million times better than last year

limerick_man

IrishMike wrote:

They spent a million euro on the lights maybe thats what you mean

No, they spent something like €200,000 on them, they are a million christmas lights in the city

limerick_man

I think they look great anyway ... the old ones look so tacky during the day, these ones look good all the time!
I've always felt that the way the city lights up for christmas has always been pretty ugly, in dublin the lighting is along the trees, it looks alot classier, but at least these look much better

snackatack

the style are ok, but come on, we need more colour on them at least.

billy the squid

O'Connell Street

1huge1

limerick_man wrote:

No, they spent something like €200,000 on them, they are a million christmas lights in the city

aha i was right
woah a million lights

Amazotheamazing

I think they're great, no pleasing some people, if they were all colour there'd be folk going on about how white lights are classier etc.

limerick_man

Amazotheamazing wrote:

I think they're great, no pleasing some people, if they were all colour there'd be folk going on about how white lights are classier etc.

Yep, These look so great, i hope they will eventually get them on all main streets

iguana

limerick_man wrote:

I think they look great anyway ... the old ones look so tacky during the day, these ones look good all the time!
I've always felt that the way the city lights up for christmas has always been pretty ugly,

The old lights were first introduced in 1997 and they looked pretty great then. A vast improvement on 1996 when the lights were plain strings of white lights which the Post had a bit of a hate campaign for. Due to how unpopular they were the city made a huge investment on the lights in '97. And they were pretty great and really popular.

Unfortunately that Christmas eve saw the country hit by hurricane force storms, which blew two holes in the roof of the Parkway, shattered the windows of Benetton and Roches and knocked down Penney's clock amoung other things. They also destroyed 2/3's of the city's shiny, new lights. And as there was no budget to replace them the lights were spread thinly through the main streets for the last 7 years. Amoung the destroyed was the big centre-piece light formation that spanned the O'Connell St/William St junction, so the one from Bedford Row/Thomas St/O'Connell St was moved there instead. Leaving the whole place looking a bit half-hearted.

Still though I generally prefer the lights in Limerick to Dublin as they have a unified theme. In Dublin each area is decorated differently, to the point where all of Henry St is all star lights, all Mary St is all tree shaped lights, O'Connel St has no lights spanning the street, Grafton St is all white lights and the best area is around George's St as there is some variety and colour. (A bit like the lights in Limerick).

1huge1

well theres a bit of history for ya

limerick_man

Yeah, LOL... i never knew that!

Jumpy

DO they still have the reindeer with the wonky leg?

billy the squid

I think he is on the junction of Thomas Street and O'Connell Street.

dv

Have to say the Christmas tree they put up on O'Connell Street looks really nice. Can't help but wonder if/when knackers will start stealing its balls though. Some of 'em are pretty low down...

Chong

I went into to town last week and I was pleasantly surprised with the new lights, so I have to say I do like them.

chuckles30

I think O'Connell Street looks really well this year. I like the white lights - well done to the relevant people

dloob

I was down in Limerick the other day and was impressed by the new lights.
Big improvement on the old broken ones which really made the place look shabby.
The new ones are pretty classy, not too gaudy and they should age well.

hugh_jass_ie

fair play to the lads in wks for doin a great job puttin them up

sioda

Yeah remember living in patrick street and heard a noise out in my balcony it was the corpo lads putting up the lights on a cold wet Sunday morning so definately thumbs up to them

billy the squid

Anyone got a clue as to when they plan on taking them down. Its now the 10/11th of January and they are still up, and still on.

vkid

billy the squid wrote:

Anyone got a clue as to when they plan on taking them down. Its now the 10/11th of January and they are still up, and still on.

Ha..was thinking the exact same thing last night.:D

limerick_man

Well the rink closed on the 10th so i guess anytime now, probably Sunday!!

Amazotheamazing

Was the rink any good?

limerick_man

yeah it was great, i went three times, i most say the last was the worst... the tent started leaking everywhere... and thhe ice didnt feel as good, but it was still great fun, i'd recommend going before christmas next year if you want to try it out

Inge Binge

I have noticed today that they have remeved the christmas lights. Instead of the lights they have flags of Munster Rugby (?) all over O'Connel Street.

IB

hobie

Instead of the lights they have flags of Munster Rugby (?) all over O'Connel Street.

where's the photo? .....

I'll go and have a look Tuesday