So when is all the galway takeaways going to be boarded up

dolphin city

they seem to be sprouting up everywhere at the minute - chippers, kebab houses, etc.

do they not realise that very very soon people will not be going out to purchase fast food - maybe they might get the odd bag of chips at the weekend as a treat, but with more cuts coming how long will it take for these places to pack up and board up the premises.

the only one that will probably survive is Supermacs.

Wompa1

dolphin city wrote: »

they seem to be sprouting up everywhere at the minute - chippers, kebab houses, etc.

do they not realise that very very soon people will not be going out to purchase fast food - maybe they might get the odd bag of chips at the weekend as a treat, but with more cuts coming how long will it take for these places to pack up and board up the premises.

the only one that will probably survive is Supermacs.

Aren't the take aways mean to be doing well now. Old Pat came out and said families aren't going out for dinner anymore because of the price and settle on take out as a cheap alternative and treat.

McTigs

Fast Food thrives in a recession

dolphin city

after December you will only be having a takeaway as a treat - maybe once a month. We will all be going back to cooking at home (which is a good thing). I bet three quarters of these places will be closed down in a year. Why do you think they are going mad putting fliers in peoples door's all of a sudden - all trying to beat the other guy - I never had as much junk fast food mail than I have had in the last six months.

People will not be going out to bars to drink like they used to either.

Wait till this time next year - it will be a ghost town.

dolphin city

McTigs wrote: »

Fast Food thrives in a recession

not in a way that you need a fast food joint on every corner. Most of them will close.

Wompa1

I don't know. I have lived in the city for about 7 years at this stage and haven't noticed too much of an increase. Actually I think I'm getting less than I did a couple of years ago.

Things are supposed to be very bad at the moment and its made no difference so I cant see more fairly small cuts in comparison with whats gone before making much difference. The take aways will still be packed out on a Friday and Saturday night after the pubs and clubs close which is probably enough to keep them in business.

Pubs getting quite at weekends is being threatened for a long time now, and town is still packed on the weekends.

Also despite a lot of what is said in the media there are still plenty of people who are not being overly effected by the recession, no doubt a lot of people are suffering but not everyone.

Xiney

People will always buy fast food, especially in Ireland.

People have been saying that the country is close to collapse for the past few years - that unemployment is near 14%.

That still means 86% of people are working.

And what harm is it if some people start businesses that fail - people starting businesses is what we want and need to get that 10% back to work.

Xiney

Deleted User wrote: »

People have been saying that the country is close to collapse for the past few years - that unemployment is near 14%.

That still means 86% of people are working.

And what harm is it if some people start businesses that fail - people starting businesses is what we want and need to get that 10% back to work.

Well, 86% of employable people (ie, 18-64, not students, not disabled, not SAH parents etc)

(I know you know this but a lot of other people don't understand how unemployment is calculated)


The problem with a lot of business startups is that people are being encouraged by the government to try to start businesses with the redundancy payments they've gotten and what savings they've managed when honestly the best thing for most people individually would be to simply emigrate.

Opening a business in the current economic climate is an exercise in alturism - but not one that is likely to come without casualties.

dolphin city

Deleted User wrote: »

People have been saying that the country is close to collapse for the past few years - that unemployment is near 14%.

That still means 86% of people are working.

And what harm is it if some people start businesses that fail - people starting businesses is what we want and need to get that 10% back to work.

hilarious post :D

dolphin city

well if what ye are all saying is true, then I think the best spot to put up the next kebab shop would be next door to the dole office - we could call it the "one stop shop" Collect your dole and head straight for your kebab for all the family.

Xiney

dolphin city wrote: »

well if what ye are all saying is true, then I think the best spot to put up the next kebab shop would be next door to the dole office - we could call it the "one stop shop" Collect your dole and head straight for your kebab for all the family.

If they had a live feed of what ticket they were calling, it would work incredibly well.

Wompa1

Xiney wrote: »

Opening a business in the current economic climate is an exercise in alturism - but not one that is likely to come without casualties.

It's a risk but I'm sure there are also some great oppurtunities to be had too. Gamble and lose big or gamble and win big. Look at all the companies that would have set up during the last recession that were then in the right place at the right time.

dolphin city

or...or...they could just give the dole money in fast food vouchers vouchers instead - that way they don't even have to worry bout counting out the right amount of money, and all the healthy sh*t shops can close down, because we all know fast food flourishes in a recession. LOL

soundbyte

Deleted User wrote: »

That still means 86% of people are working.

No, it means that Live Register figures show 'unemployment' rate of 14%. THey are people claiming JA or JB.

What about all those not entitled to claim benefits who are not included in the 14%. I'd say the figure is closer to 18%. I don't have figures to back that up, it's a guesstimate.

soundbyte

soundbyte wrote: »

No, it means that Live Register figures show 'unemployment' rate of 14%. THey are people claiming JA or JB.

What about all those not entitled to claim benefits who are not included in the 14%. I'd say the figure is closer to 18%. I don't have figures to back that up, it's a guesstimate.

There are different ways to measure it - I quoted the Central Statistics Office's Seasonally Adjusted Standarised Unemployment Rate of 13.7% which is based on the Quarterly National Household Survey.

http://www.cso.ie/statistics/sasunemprates.htm
http://www.cso.ie/qnhs/core_outputs_qhns.htm

What is the QNHS?
The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is a large-scale, nationwide survey of households in Ireland. It is designed to produce quarterly labour force estimates that include the official measure of employment and unemployment in the state (ILO basis).

This is far more reliable than a guesstimate.

swe_fi

Aliyah Scary Thresher wrote: »

Things are supposed to be very bad at the moment and its made no difference so I cant see more fairly small cuts in comparison with whats gone before making much difference. The take aways will still be packed out on a Friday and Saturday night after the pubs and clubs close which is probably enough to keep them in business.

Pubs getting quite at weekends is being threatened for a long time now, and town is still packed on the weekends.

Also despite a lot of what is said in the media there are still plenty of people who are not being overly effected by the recession, no doubt a lot of people are suffering but not everyone.

Well said.

We'll be limited to a bag of chips as a TREAT on the weekend??? What the...

As someone else said, fast food thrives in a recession, as long as the places provide quality or perceived quality more like it.

If boards is anything to go by, the excitement in Galway around fast food, pizza, KFC etc is astonishing. There is i'd say about 10-15 threads per week about chips this or pizza that on the Galway forum.

connollys

Just came in to say the same, never saw a forum with such an interest in terrible food.

dolphin city

connollys wrote: »

Just came in to say the same, never saw a forum with such an interest in terrible food.

it must have been interesting enough for you to pop into and read tho :D:D

okay, we'll watch and learn but if you honestly think that the govt are going to get 7BN out of us this year, yet we will all be queuing at the fast food joints to pay for something that we can make at home for quarter of the price, then ye are all far more optimistic than ye should be. I bet this time next year at least HALF the joints will be gone. But we'll wait and see.

brianthebard

dolphin city wrote: »

after December you will only be having a takeaway as a treat - maybe once a month. We will all be going back to cooking at home (which is a good thing). I bet three quarters of these places will be closed down in a year. Why do you think they are going mad putting fliers in peoples door's all of a sudden - all trying to beat the other guy - I never had as much junk fast food mail than I have had in the last six months.

People will not be going out to bars to drink like they used to either.

Wait till this time next year - it will be a ghost town.

I see where you're coming from but if this was ever going to happen it would have happened already. I've been telling anyone who'll listen ( :pac:) that people have not been able to cut back significantly in their expenditure the last 1-2 years, but instead give the appearance of doing so. for instance there's been a huge increase in bikes on campus in the last while - instead of daddy buying a car for his precious, they've been given high spec bikes which cost almost the same as a car (probably took advantage of the bike to work scheme as well tbh). Instead of eating in town more students seem to be eating in the canteen or bar, which can be slightly cheaper. Never mind that bringing your lunch would be a fraction of the price again. It is the illusion of cutting back that people are concerned about, and fast food is part of that - not going out for a meal but getting a burger and chips instead.

Fionn MacCool

OP is some economic genius eh..

tbh people love to whinge about the recession, but in the last 2-3 years you could go out nearly any mon/wed/thurs and find loads of people out spending money in the clubs. Even Tuesdays this year have been busy.

mike kelly

Supermacs was started during the last recession in the 1980's.

Anyone remember Buck Rodgers on Prospect Hill? Home of the original Smokey Bacon burger.

fish fingers

mike kelly wrote: »

Supermacs was started during the last recession in the 1980's.

Anyone remember Buck Rodgers on Prospect Hill? Home of the original Smokey Bacon burger.

Remember it well. A friend of mine used to work there. Major discount for us when he was on.:)

dolphin city

mike kelly wrote: »

Supermacs was started during the last recession in the 1980's.

Anyone remember Buck Rodgers on Prospect Hill? Home of the original Smokey Bacon burger.

where is buck rogers gone?

mike kelly

dolphin city wrote: »

where is buck rogers gone?

Buck went back to outer space but he left many happy memories behind

s_carnage

dolphin city wrote: »

after December you will only be having a takeaway as a treat - maybe once a month. We will all be going back to cooking at home (which is a good thing). I bet three quarters of these places will be closed down in a year. Why do you think they are going mad putting fliers in peoples door's all of a sudden - all trying to beat the other guy - I never had as much junk fast food mail than I have had in the last six months.

People will not be going out to bars to drink like they used to either.

Wait till this time next year - it will be a ghost town.

dolphin city wrote: »

it must have been interesting enough for you to pop into and read tho :D:D

okay, we'll watch and learn but if you honestly think that the govt are going to get 7BN out of us this year, yet we will all be queuing at the fast food joints to pay for something that we can make at home for quarter of the price, then ye are all far more optimistic than ye should be. I bet this time next year at least HALF the joints will be gone. But we'll wait and see.

Wow slow down, God in a few more pages you'll be saying I'll bet there will be twice as many fast food outlets here next year!!

But seriously OP have you anything to back up this sudden wipe-out of the Galway fast food market or is it just a gut feeling you have??

Robbo

connollys wrote: »

Just came in to say the same, never saw a forum with such an interest in terrible food.

Do yourself a favour and don't look into BG&RH then...

dolphin city

dolphin city wrote: »

it must have been interesting enough for you to pop into and read tho :D:D

okay, we'll watch and learn but if you honestly think that the govt are going to get 7BN out of us this year, yet we will all be queuing at the fast food joints to pay for something that we can make at home for quarter of the price, then ye are all far more optimistic than ye should be. I bet this time next year at least HALF the joints will be gone. But we'll wait and see.

But as I said before I would imagine a large amount of the money fast food places make is from people after a nights drinking. Have you seen what the queues are like for food in any of the places open, the queue is out the door and up the street for charcoal, both supermac's are always wedged etc and lets face it after a feed of pints people are not going to decide to go home and make something to eat, they are going to get the fastest most tasty thing they can get their hands on.

dolphin city

s_carnage wrote: »

Wow slow down, God in a few more pages you'll be saying I'll bet there will be twice as many fast food outlets here next year!!

But seriously OP have you anything to back up this sudden wipe-out of the Galway fast food market or is it just a gut feeling you have??

gut feeling. wait and see.

mike kelly

dolphin city wrote: »

gut feeling. wait and see.

I had one hell of a gut feeling the last time I ate a coleslaw chip in Supermacs.

eagle10

dolphin city wrote: »

they seem to be sprouting up everywhere at the minute - chippers, kebab houses, etc.

do they not realise that very very soon people will not be going out to purchase fast food - maybe they might get the odd bag of chips at the weekend as a treat, but with more cuts coming how long will it take for these places to pack up and board up the premises.

the only one that will probably survive is Supermacs.

I agree and the sadest part of it supermacs is probably the worst

I don't see why so many people have a problem with numerous fast food joints opening, the one thing it offers is choice. Granted the food in most may not be the best in the world but you get what you pay for.

A place like Eddie Rockets may not have the best food around but when a couple can go in and get two burgers, two chips and 2 drinks for a tenner then it's hard to complain.

Redhairedguy

Deleted User wrote: »

A place like Eddie Rockets may not have the best food around but when a couple can go in and get two burgers, two chips and 2 drinks for a tenner then it's hard to complain.

How in the name of monkey jesus did you get all that from Eddie 'empty-your-pockets' Rockets for a tenner? :eek::eek::eek:

I'm doing well if I walk away only spending 12 squids on a burger and shake.

brianthebard

Redhairedguy wrote: »

How in the name of monkey jesus did you get all that from Eddie 'empty-your-pockets' Rockets for a tenner? :eek::eek::eek:

I'm doing well if I walk away only spending 12 squids on a burger and shake.

vouchers in advertiser since the start of summer every week or two almost.

Melty

when *are all the galway takeaways going to be boarded up

Redhairedguy

Melty wrote: »

when *are all the galway takeaways going to be boarded up

*pshaw... we has no times for grammerers when dere is the takeaways in questions!

Xiney

Melty wrote: »

when *are all the galway takeaways going to be boarded up

have to admit it's been bugging me too

Amhran Nua

Wompa1 wrote: »

Gamble and lose big or gamble and win big.

That rarely applies even for the average times. Its more like gamble and lose big, or gamble and break even for a few years, hover on the edge before maybe making a few bob, while earning less than your employees, keep pushing and perhaps get there eventually. What we need is much more government support for entrepreneurs, and I mean financial support as well as a general cultural shift in government departments away from their property portfolios.

swe_fi wrote: »

If boards is anything to go by, the excitement in Galway around fast food, pizza, KFC etc is astonishing. There is i'd say about 10-15 threads per week about chips this or pizza that on the Galway forum.

There may be a bit of a disproportionate level of student participation hereabouts.

mike kelly

anyone ever heard of a square fish? you can get this in Limerick chippers but I never saw it anywhere in Galway

mike kelly

mike kelly wrote: »

anyone ever heard of a square fish? you can get this in Limerick chippers but I never saw it anywhere in Galway

haha, man that takes me back. They used to have them in Supermacs years ago. Horrible looking things

ErnieBert

Xiney wrote: »

Well, 86% of employable people (ie, 18-64, not students, not disabled, not SAH parents etc)

.

Disabled people and students work too.

mike kelly

ErnieBert wrote: »

Disabled people and students work too.

yes, often in fast food places so very relevant for this thread

d-gal

Ireland is one of the fattest and unhealthiest nation in the world. Fast food has increased its business if anything!
Hell Charcoal has opened up 3 new places during the recession. Then Capital Kebab opened up within 50 yards!
Then think of Apache Pizza, Bistro Bianconi, Burger King, Jack Gordons, Al Capones... and don't even get me started on KFC!
KFC had the most popular thread on here for weeks, it caused traffic delays when it opened!
OP think logically - a unhealthy person during times of stress will always turn to bad food. They are too tired to cook, too busy at home/work and see fast food as quick easy alternative to healthy food. And Brianthebard also mentioned people always thin they are cutting back but never really do; they would see a kebab and chips for €10 as 'cheap'

mike kelly

it would be great to see a list of all fast food places in Galway, with google maps integration. Any programmers with spare time on their hands out there?

inisboffin

I wouldn't lump Bistro Bianconi in there with the takeaways. While you can get fried grub there, I consider them similar to the Indian and better Chinese; a range of stuff in the menu. Bianconi pizzas are thin crust and heavy on the veg. They do good salads and pasta dishes too. Not diet food but it's not all 'bad for you' by a long shot.

Seaneh

d-gal wrote: »

Bistro Bianconi

Doesn't deserve to be on that list. Their menu is very varied and has some fantastic dished on it.

Seaneh

mike kelly wrote: »

anyone ever heard of a square fish? you can get this in Limerick chippers but I never saw it anywhere in Galway

Most of the "Italian" style chippers have them. Reminds me of the cheap generic brand fish fingers.

mike kelly

Seaneh wrote: »

Most of the "Italian" style chippers have them. Reminds me of the cheap generic brand fish fingers.

can you give me an example? I will be in Galway for Christmas and would like to test this out