Massive Taxi Sign on Dominic Street

dolphin city

Anyone notice the massive taxi advertisement on the building opposite the Galway Arms. Advertising their taxi number. and the words Welcome to Dominick Street you are now entering Old Galway. Its the ugliest thing I ever saw. Why all the new labels for Galway all of a sudden - the latin quater, old galway, etc. anything for business i suppose

ronnie3585

Noticed it for the first time this morning - fookin 'orrible!

I wonder if the ole planning laws have been adheared to?

biko

"Old Galway"?
When Galway was old Dominick street was a field of mud.
Old Galway stretched from Eyre Square to Corrib.
We're talking 1651 here folks

alwaysadub

biko wrote: »

"Old Galway"?
When Galway was old Dominick street was a field of mud.
Old Galway stretched from Eyre Square to Corrib.
We're talking 1651 here folks

Jesus Biko, for a 350odd yr old person, you're doing well to be using a computer:D


Yep,its all just advertising i think-they don't seem to care once they get their point across

ErnieBert

Agreed. That stupid sign cheapens the area.

Mrs OBumble

Yup, saw with last night and was immediately moved to wonder how "that monstrosity" got planning. (half-guessing it hasn't ..)

It's on the side of the Bridge Mills building (surely it's protected???), so can only be seen by folks going from Mill St garda station over O'Briens bridge: so, yes, it is on the edge of "old Galway". Somehow I'm picking that most of the folks travelling along that route will already know where they are.

Time for some negative consumer feedback to Galway Taxis, methinks.

Greaney

I know this is slighly off the point (but it's still about signage and planning permission) but, why is there signs for the 2009 Volvo ocean race still all over the city? Who's supposed to take them down and when?

Local politicians have to remove their posters within weeks of an election finishing so how come the volvo signs have been up for over a year after the event? I understand they extended thier use when the green dragon was in Salthill, but seriously

snubbleste

Those are city council signs.
They can do what they like!

Greaney

Touché :rolleyes:

spender.j

Greaney wrote: »

I understand they extended their use when the green dragon was in Salthill, but seriously

My parents went looking for the Green Dragon the other week, assuming the signs were still accurate... the council are utterly unhelpful!

ronnie3585

Had a quick look at the Planning Map on the City Co's site and there doesn't appear to be any planning in place for the sign.

snubbleste

spender.j wrote: »

My parents went looking for the Green Dragon the other week, assuming the signs were still accurate... the council are utterly unhelpful!

His lair is in Dangan

snubbleste

ronnie3585 wrote: »

Had a quick look at the Planning Map on the City Co's site and there doesn't appear to be any planning in place for the sign.

ah sure leave it up like the countless other signs that go up in galway without planning especially on friday evenings at 15:59 and disappear by monday morning at 08:56

JohnCleary

spender.j wrote: »

My parents went looking for the Green Dragon the other week, assuming the signs were still accurate... the council are utterly unhelpful!

It's in a locked compound down the docks