Balbrigan Market?

CooliyoG

Anyone know if the Balbigan market is still up and running? I havn't been there in a while and I plan on heading up this Sunday.

100gSoma

CooliyoG wrote: »

Anyone know if the Balbigan market is still up and running? I havn't been there in a while and I plan on heading up this Sunday.

late reply, but yeah.. still up and running if your into that sort of thing.

tiredmam

Yes it is still there, i hate it though for some reason.
Does anyone know if there is a car selling market in the same place on a Saturday. I remember seeing it advertised somewhere. Forgot to check it out.

greatgoal

100gSoma wrote: »

late reply, but yeah.. still up and running if your into that sort of thing.

heard it was raided yesterday,guards,branchers,customs , the works,they seized loads of stuff,from trainers,cable boxes ,dvds ,cds ,tools,they even dipped the vans for diesel..serious stuff.

PurplePrincess

Its been raided on a weekly basis for the last while. People are probably going for the entertainment factor rather than to buy anything:p

100gSoma

LOL @ PurplePrincess comments.. So true. There is always a bit of action up that way on a Sunday. I think a garda got a belt in the face 3 weeks back.

the best market I have been to is Jonesborough.. Its a proper market. 100s of stalls, lots of stuff... nice sellers. its a 30 minute drive from Balbriggan. on each sunday.

hogwind

Can anyone tell me what time the market starts and do sellers at the car boot sale have to book their space in advance?

d-redser

100gSoma wrote: »

LOL @ PurplePrincess comments.. So true. There is always a bit of action up that way on a Sunday. I think a garda got a belt in the face 3 weeks back.

the best market I have been to is Jonesborough.. Its a proper market. 100s of stalls, lots of stuff... nice sellers. its a 30 minute drive from Balbriggan. on each sunday.

Where is Jonesborough?

tbh

just by Newry, right?

blastman

It's not far from the Carrickdale Hotel on the old Dublin-Belfast road, but it's a bit off the beaten track. There's a left turn that is a long straight narrow road/lane going uphill just before the places that do sterling exchange just before the hotel.

Hard to explain as the sign posting is so bad in the area!

100gSoma

@ hogwind: you just trun up and pay a 5er or 10er and park your car up. simple as that.

Yeah the jonesborough market is just off the dublin belfast road before newry. You come to a pub called "the half door pub" and take the left immediately after the pub. follow the road then. plenty of signage and parking on a sunday. can't miss it. they take euro too.

Gillo

Yeah, Jonesborough is great. Bit more of a drive though, but you can easily go on into Newry do a shop in Sainsbury's and have a good feed. Make a day of it sort o' thing. (Well a few hours anyway)

Jloner2

Hi all, The sunday market up at Balbriggan every sunday is not that bad. The vast majority of traders are legit and above board. I for one selling brand new house hold furniture at keen prices. There is also a large number of new item traders at this market so come on and grab yourselves a bargin. Jimbo

blastman

Heard the dodgy DVD dealers have returned, so expect the raids to start again soon!

Jloner2

Well people have a funny point of view on this one. The raids mean
absolutely nothing to any trader who is within the law :rolleyes:

Critic 69

Anything I have ever gotten from the market is rubbish. Would never go back. Have to look at it like this too, most of it is stolen gear and all your doing by buying stuff there is encouraging the thieves to keep stealing. Only realised that after my fathers shed was broken into and all his tools were stolen and turned up in the market...

The Hill Billy

Critic 69 wrote: »

Anything I have ever gotten from the market is rubbish. Would never go back. Have to look at it like this too, most of it is stolen gear and all your doing by buying stuff there is encouraging the thieves to keep stealing. Only realised that after my fathers shed was broken into and all his tools were stolen and turned up in the market...

A bit of perspective please. jloner2's point is very valid.

Not all of the gear on sale is knocked off. It really depends on what you're buying. Yeah - the tools, the dvds & smokes are all a bit dodgy & only serve to keep the criminal fraternity in business. But that's not all that's on sale up there.

What about the toy, fruit 'n' veg, house plants, 2nd hand furniture, clothing stalls...?

Critic 69

OK Hill Billy, point taken, its not all rubbish, but a lot of it is. I for one will never go back

tbh

why did you buy stuff if it was rubbish? Surely *that's* whats keeping the dodgy lads in business?

Jloner2

My point exactly Hill Billy, There are over a hundred stalls selling new items like myself. Most of these are classed as casual traders, selling in a different town on different days repeating it every week, like Kildare town, Drogheda town, Swords, smithfield etc. The rest have shops and use the market as an additional outlet. Ive been up there 4 years now and I do a lot of repeat business from the market so no complaints from anyone yet

Critic 69

tbh wrote: »

why did you buy stuff if it was rubbish? Surely *that's* whats keeping the dodgy lads in business?

I know now and thats why I will never go back. Apologies JLoner and hope the business keeps up but twice bitten, very sore!:D

tiredmam

I only go for the bog roll, DVd's are crap. Raids are funny.

blastman

Anyone know why the market has been closed for the last couple of Sundays? Is it gone for good?

Gillo

With the number of raids that were happening I'd say it was losing too much business TBH.

Was passing there yesterday morning and there were police about (naked and uniformed) stopping cars not sure if it is related.

dubmick

was there any naked ban gardai?

T-Maxx

The cops had the road leading off the Naul Rd and past the market closed for some reason. When I asked him why the road was closed, he replied "Because we closed it."

blastman

Surely the raids would only inconvenience those selling goods of a questionable nature (i.e. the dodgy DVD/fags crew)? Most of the other sellers seemed legit enough any time I was there.

T-Maxx, that cop sounded like a right <SNIP>. Not exactly enouraging relations with the public, eh?

Gillo

I think the questionable goods attracted a lot of people up to the market, kinda like "loss leaders" in a supermarket, with them gone fewer people will go up to it.

greatgoal

T-Maxx wrote: »

The cops had the road leading off the Naul Rd and past the market closed for some reason. When I asked him why the road was closed, he replied "Because we closed it."

probably pissed cos he was getting no free dvds.

blastman

I actually heard from a very reliable source why it was closed. Some very dubious activities going on there, way beyond a few pirate DVDs.

T-Maxx

Like what?

Frank Spencer

T-Maxx wrote: »

Like what?

Well I don't know if it's what Blastman was referring to but that area either side of the market and M1 is well known locally as a drop-off point for drugs. A couple of farmers have found big quantities of illicit narcotics on their land.

Zorba

Am i right in thinking the balbriggan market is still closed ?

If so anyone know where i can get some cheap toilet rolls, preferably bails and washing powder and such like ?

Thanks in advance

northdubgal

Zorba wrote: »

Am i right in thinking the balbriggan market is still closed ?

If so anyone know where i can get some cheap toilet rolls, preferably bails and washing powder and such like ?

Thanks in advance

We get ours in the Newsagents in the Castlemill shopping centre. They are the same price as the market.. Quite handy..

Zorba

northdubgal wrote: »

We get ours in the Newsagents in the Castlemill shopping centre. They are the same price as the market.. Quite handy..

Where's the Castlemill shopping centre ? up by moryalah or however u spell it ?

Was up in Fairyhouse market on sunday and picked some up which was grand.

Moonbeam

Haven't seen any there recently.

blastman

Think the market was open again last Sunday, anyone out that way to confirm?

And no, it wasn't drugs that got it closed down.

T-Maxx

blastman wrote: »

Think the market was open again last Sunday, anyone out that way to confirm?

And no, it wasn't drugs that got it closed down.

The suspense is just killing me...:rolleyes:

blastman

Are you dead yet?

tiredmam

Whats the big secret, why cant you just say the reason why?

meditraitor

tiredmam wrote: »

Whats the big secret, why cant you just say the reason why?

Its a secret shhhh. something to do with satanism and illegal orgies:pac:

greatgoal

meditraitor wrote: »

Its a secret shhhh. something to do with satanism and illegal orgies:pac:

yeah,couldnt believe it myself,true though.

tiredmam

What are illegal orgies????

Ok just spit it out instead of pussy footing around. This is Balbriggan, no secrets here.

Frank Spencer

Me thinks this may be the reason.

http://www.fingal-independent.ie/news/weapons-seized-at-balbriggan-1482862.html

Moonbeam

That is mad,pity a few spoil it for everyone.

tiredmam

Jeepers, were they going to start a fight with innocent people/children present?? Just goes to show....
That place always gave me the shivvers.

Gillo

Yeah, heard that also.

Christ, it'd certainly make a day to remember, think I'd need the bogroll and a lot of it if that kicked off.

On a different note, we bought a load of washing tablets up there a while back, they were meant to be ariel, but were useless, clothes smelt rank afterwards. Not saying that they were, but wouldn't be surprised if they were about as genuine as the DVD's.

northdubgal

Is the market open tormorrow or what?

Frank Spencer

I think I saw a sign up as I passed saying something like "Market closed this Sunday. Will re-open soon".

Bluetonic

northdubgal wrote: »

Is the market open tormorrow or what?

Or what what?

northdubgal

Bluetonic wrote: »

Or what what?

what?