Should we bring back the Galway Air Show in 2009?

chat2joe

http://www.salthillairshow.com/ wrote:

THE SALTHILL AIR SHOW ORGANISING TEAM REGRET TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE SALTHILL AIR SHOW WILL NOT BE HELD IN 2008.

IT IS HOPED THAT THE SALTHILL AIR SHOW WILL RETURN IN 2009. UPDATES WILL BE POSTED ON THIS SITE IN DUE COURSE.

Sounds like there's a possibility of the air show returning. Would you want it back?

JohnCleary

BRING IT BACK!

What a brilliant day out for EVERYONE (Even those anti-war people, sure when else do they get to express their interest in Ireland )

And free too! Oh and it brings business to Salthill.


Seriously wtf like, how is the Salthill Airshow a BAD thing? For all you anti-war protesters - fcukoff and protest outside the White House or something because personally I don't give a sh1t, and I think the majority (if not all?? ) people who attend the Airshow would agree

galwayrush

Absolutely bring it back.:cool:
I missed it this year, and bring as many fast , loud fighter planes as possible.:cool:

chat2joe

To answer my own question - YES, bring it back! It was a great event! I can't think of anywhere better than Salthill for an airshow either!

It was even a great oppertunity for anti-war protestors to make the odd protest if they want their message heard. Don't protest against the show though - ok the guy that got the chopper door landing on him may protest all he likes!

JIZZLORD

Bring it back, stuff the crusties!

CrowdedHouse

Ah shur once you seen one,you've seen them all......:D

BrokenArrows

definitely bring it back. anti war people can suck our collective balls.

the airshow was great fun.

chat2joe

Ah shur once you seen one,you've seen them all......

What about the young'ns that havn't seen one!!

Fey!

Bring it back.

DRakE

Only if theres crashes.

Mrs OBumble

JohnCleary wrote: »

BRING IT BACK!
Seriously wtf like, how is the Salthill Airshow a BAD thing? ... I think the majority (if not all?? ) people who attend the Airshow would agree

Total waste of scarce fossil fuels, and unnecessary noise pollution for Salthill residents who have no choice but to "attend".

Leave it out.

JIZZLORD

/me pulls up with a chair and popcorn to watch thread

galwayrush

JustMary wrote: »

Total waste of scarce fossil fuels, and unnecessary noise pollution for Salthill residents who have no choice but to "attend".

Leave it out.

My cousins in Salthill love it, and there's an enormous amount of fossil fues in the sand banks in northern Canada.:cool:

Sarky

Unless the air show involves fighter jets actually shooting something down over the Atlantic (a remote controlled helicopter, a balloon, I'm not picky), I have to admit I'm pretty apathetic.

Bring it back. Salthill needs the boost.

JohnCleary

JustMary wrote: »

Total waste of scarce fossil fuels, and unnecessary noise pollution for Salthill residents who have no choice but to "attend".

Leave it out.

I could say the same thing for the Amusments at Salthill - Should we get rid of those too? Infact, aren't a LOT of things unnecessary noise pollution? Like motorbikes - lets get rid of those too yeah!

I live in Salthill and don't consider it unnecessary noise pollution - so please don't try to speak on my behalf


Get a haircut and have a shower (Or is that an unnecessary waste of water??) ye frickin' hippy

padi89

JustMary wrote: »

unnecessary noise pollution for Salthill residents who have no choice but to "attend".

Really are you a resident? Strange you should say that, as i have yet to hear anyone i know moan about it.

ZorbaTehZ

Big planes flying around galway bay woowoo... amazing how fickle the plebs are.

gd1987

Bring it back, always a good day out. As expected the majority want back, ignore the anti-war & green protestors!

padi89

ZorbaTehZ wrote: »

Big planes flying around galway bay woowoo... amazing how fickle the plebs are.

Must suck to be in the minority :rolleyes:

Madame Razz

ZorbaTehZ wrote: »

Big planes flying around galway bay woowoo... amazing how fickle the plebs are.

Yes, us thousands of us, all plebs are we??? heaven forbid it might bring a crowd to the town, and boost the economy, and showcase the skills of talented pilots and provide a great day out for young and old alike????

O No, it would never do to have people enjoying themselves!!! DOWN WITH THAT SORT OF THING!!!


More likely the plebs were the mongs that let off balloons in flightpaths of fighter planes a few years ago...f**king morons..

Oh, and everytime you boil a kettle you're wasting fossilfuels in this country, as the majority of the grid is run on oil.

Hate these anti-airshow anti-fun anti-enjoyment types...GRRRRRRRRR
:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

JamesStephens

i agree with j cleary. feic those english accented protestors. how come every protestor has an out of town accent. northern, american or british or french. is it poss to join a protest group cos im from town.

Sponge Bob

I would like it back but ONLY if they guarantee an SU27 or a derivative thereof , otherwise feck off.

mrsdewinter

I'm not a hippie or anti-anything.

It's just naff standing around on Salthill prom, gawping at the big metal birds in the sky.

Leave the airshow in the Cold War-era time capsule it belongs in

galwayrush

mrsdewinter wrote: »

I'm not a hippie or anti-anything.

It's just naff standing around on Salthill prom, gawping at the big metal birds in the sky.

Leave the airshow in the Cold War-era time capsule it belongs in

I like looking at the powerful modern metal birds,

JohnCleary

mrsdewinter wrote: »

It's just naff standing around on Salthill prom, gawping at the big metal birds in the sky.

No one is making you look at the planes. I don't like watching horses run around a track, so I don't bother with the Galway Races.... it's not that hard to understand really :pac:

ErnieBert

Catch 22. I have seen many of the Airshows but got out of town for the last one because my 3 year old daughter freaks out with the noise.

Steyr

Thanks for all your positive comments about us and what we bring to Salthill, really appreciated. Well see what we can do for 2009.:)

Sherifu

Yes. Just glue on those helicopter doors with loctite.

JohnCleary

Steyr wrote: »

Thanks for all your positive comments about us and what we bring to Salthill, really appreciated. Well see what we can do for 2009.:)

You should get in contact with the ISA (Irish Sailing Association) powerboat section about combining the Airshow with a Powerboat demonstration/race - There was a European Thundercat Powerboat beach challenge (Part of a season long racing event) in Youghal, Co. Cork a few weeks back - It was a total success with over 20,000 people attending on the Sunday (not bad considering Youghal is a small place) and opened a lot of peoples eyes up to a sport that a lot of people hardly knew existed

PM me for a contact in the ISA if you think that could work for 2009 - By chance the ISA are having a meeting next Saturday to discuss powerboat race events for 2009 - PM me for details on this

allybhoy

Air show's are awesome especially the Salthill one

tracker-man

JohnCleary wrote: »

I could say the same thing for the Amusments at Salthill - Should we get rid of those too? Infact, aren't a LOT of things unnecessary noise pollution? Like motorbikes - lets get rid of those too yeah!

Not to mention GAA games in Pearse stadium with the hoards of people often drunk and disorderly causing trouble and traffic chaos! Lets get rid of that too! And hey, while we're at it lets cancel the Galway races! Its a whole week long of disruption! All those helicopters causing noise pollution, visual pollution, general pollution and god knows what else! :rolleyes:

Get over it protesters, once a year event that, as said before, is enjoyed by young and old alike, showcasing pilots' fantastic skills and mans great engineering of these aircraft, it gets international attention and is regarded as one of the greatest air shows around. It boosts the economy, boosts salthill's reputation as a tourist area etc. etc.

BRING BACK THE AIRSHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Robbo

Hang on a second, are we back to blaming the cancellation solely on GAAW and their ilk?

I was under the impression that there simply wasn't a financing plan to pay for the insurance hikes and so forth.

Steyr

Robbo wrote: »

Hang on a second, are we back to blaming the cancellation solely on GAAW and their ilk?

I was under the impression that there simply wasn't a financing plan to pay for the insurance hikes and so forth.

Re read the posts and you will see they just want the Airshow back, nothing to do with the GAAW, but people are giving their views on the protestors which they are entitled to.

galwayrush

Steyr wrote: »

Thanks for all your positive comments about us and what we bring to Salthill, really appreciated. Well see what we can do for 2009.:)

Sounds good.Best of luck :cool:

danniemcq

mrsdewinter wrote: »

I'm not a hippie or anti-anything.

It's just naff standing around on Salthill prom, gawping at the big metal birds in the sky.

Leave the airshow in the Cold War-era time capsule it belongs in

then **** off outta galway for the day or weekend or however long it goes on for. you don't even have to leave the county. unless someone actually forces you to watch it by tying you down then ok you can complain. untill that happens STFU

i am an anti war guy but i love the air show i used to live in/around Salthill and loved the air show most of the anti people here have no real arguements and are trying to be all high and mighty and end up looking like twats

vulcan57

Bring it back and make it even bigger!! I was out in Salthill along the prom on Sunday 22nd June and the place was dead! 12 months earlier there was 80.000 people there despite the horrendous weather and the hotels and guesthouses were full. A great free day, brings in 100's of thounsands of Euro into the area. Bring it back and make it even bigger and to hell with the kill joy minority.

Mars Bar

I hate the airshow, just like I hate the races. But you can't fault it for bringing the people to the city and to Salthill, just like the races.

Still, I hate it.

tracker-man

mars bar
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Tuam? Sure it hardly imposes on ye that much does it?

padi89

mars bar wrote: »

I hate the airshow, just like I hate the races. But you can't fault it for bringing the people to the city and to Salthill, just like the races.

Still, I hate it.

toiletduck

I'd love to see it back. It's given some great performances throughout the years from the Eurofighter, the two A-10's, Thunderbirds right up to the Aer Arann plane banking very gently over the bay...

Zzippy

Meh. Didn't vote, couldn't give a toss either way. Long as my tax money isn't spent on supporting it I don't give a ****

JohnCleary

Zzippy wrote: »

Meh. Didn't vote, couldn't give a toss either way. Long as my tax money isn't spent on supporting it I don't give a ****

Don't forget that lots of taxpayers money is used to stock our rivers and lakes with salmon I'm sure there's plenty of people who think that's a waste, but it provides a hobby/lifestyle/job for a lot of people.... just like the Airshow!

Wompa1

My take on it is. There are 3 main groups of people in Galway: Yuppies, Crusties and Others. Crusties have their Arts festival, Yuppies have their races and the others use to have the Air show which was also often attended by the Yuppies too but still give us back our Airshow! I never got to go because I worked weekends, now I don't and I can't go because its not on!? COOMMMMEEEEE ONNNN!

Zzippy

JohnCleary wrote: »

Don't forget that lots of taxpayers money is used to stock our rivers and lakes with salmon I'm sure there's plenty of people who think that's a waste, but it provides a hobby/lifestyle/job for a lot of people.... just like the Airshow!

Not any more. Hatcheries are no longer regarded as a good method of maximising fish stocks. Although salmon fishing does provide quite a few jobs in the accommodation/fishing guide/tackle shop/etc economy. I don't see that the air show provides a huge boost in terms of job numbers.
Sustaining salmon stocks, on the other hand, is also a legal requirement on the government under EU law, whereas providing entertainment isn't

padi89

Wompa1 wrote: »

My take on it is. There are 3 main groups of people in Galway: Yuppies, Crusties and Others. Crusties have their Arts festival, Yuppies have their races and the others use to have the Air show which was also often attended by the Yuppies too but still give us back our Airshow! I never got to go because I worked weekends, now I don't and I can't go because its not on!? COOMMMMEEEEE ONNNN!

Yuppies, Crusties and others That's a great view of the city

Mars Bar

tracker-man wrote: »

mars bar
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Join Date: Nov 2005
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Tuam? Sure it hardly imposes on ye that much does it?

I think it might be because it nearly always fell around my bday when I was younger and couldn't head into galway coz it was just too busy. You know how excited you'd get when your bday came around...ridiculous, I know.

And during race week, well the traffic does be looney in Tuam!
And for some reason or other, you just have to go into Galway to do something in race week.

chat2joe

There's a lot of people who don't like the airshow clogging up galway, esp salthill. What about all the crusties sitting on shopstreet making/selling crusty armbands and stuff!

Maybe have the airshow in salthill and run a free shuttle-bus service out to a bongo workshop in a bog in connemara on the same day?





:rolleyes:

Steyr

Zzippy wrote: »

I don't see that the air show provides a huge boost in terms of job numbers.

Of course it doesnt it's an Airshow its not a Job. It's a labour of love of Aviation and everything that goes with it done by a voluntary commitee who get nothing.

AircraftTechie

Whenever i visit Galway it was for the Atrs Festival and the Salthill Airshow yet i was always dumbfounded as to how much the Atrs festival got thrown at them yet you still had to PAY to go to see what was on Salthill got a pittance yet pulled of some unbelieveable atcs down through the years, il never forget seeing F14 Tomcats, amazing brought Top Gun right back into my head, Salthill is one of the damn best shows i have ever been to and iv'e been to LOTS now i have to go to the UK to see an Airshow, thats a raw deal.

Its a great day out. I hope it returns.

Zzippy

Steyr wrote: »

Of course it doesnt it's an Airshow its not a Job. It's a labour of love of Aviation and everything that goes with it done by a voluntary commitee who get nothing.

I was referring to a post where John said:

Don't forget that lots of taxpayers money is used to stock our rivers and lakes with salmon I'm sure there's plenty of people who think that's a waste, but it provides a hobby/lifestyle/job for a lot of people.... just like the Airshow!

I also refer to the previous thread on this where you seemed to claim that Salthill would be dead without the airshow, thereby implying that it was vital to the local economy i.e. for jobs.

Steyr wrote:

GAAW the effect you have had on the Airshow and now the local economy is sickening your entitled to your views but you went too far Airshows happen everywhere Salthill will now return to a Ghost Town, You make me sick.

Steyr wrote:

Bottom line guys its Bad for Salthill and Galway, there is nothing here now to attract tourists. Simple as that.

Steyr wrote:

What have you in Salthill now???Oh ya the 5's, a huge crowd puller...:rolleyes: