Adult shop on shop street

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To my absolute horror today when walking down Shop street I saw that an adult shop had opened up. Shop street is the jewel of Galway city and I am extremely disappointed that the city council have allowed this to happen. Also I saw that in my opinion a few very tacky looking shops have opened up in shop street. Surely the integrity of this street should be maintained?

Panthro

Haven't seen it. Perhaps a sign of the times, although I'm surprised one didn't appear during the height of the boom period to be honest. Ann Summers has a spot on O'Connell Street in Dublin if that's any comparison. Suppose if there is a market there for it, every business creates a few jobs.
It wouldn't bother me too much.

ronnie3585

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ronnie3585 wrote: »

Only fornicator would respond like that.

mikehunts

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To my absolute horror today when walking down Shop street I saw that an adult shop had opened up. Shop street is the jewel of Galway city and I am extremely disappointed that the city council have allowed this to happen. Also I saw that in my opinion a few very tacky looking shops have opened up in shop street. Surely the integrity of this street should be maintained?

Every business has to start up somewhere.:D

El_Drago

To be honest there's very little that the city council can do about it.I'm baffled as to why you think it ruins the integrity of the street though?For years Ann Summers have had a large store in the middle of O'connell st in Dublin, and although it hasn't added any "integrity" to the street, it certainly hasn't done any harm either.

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papagormo wrote: »

Haven't seen it. Perhaps a sign of the times, although I'm surprised one didn't appear during the height of the boom period to be honest. Ann Summers has a spot on O'Connell Street in Dublin if that's any comparison. Suppose if there is a market there for it, every business creates a few jobs.
It wouldn't bother me too much.

Shop street is equal to Dublins Grafton street and my opinion the standard should be highly maintained. Leave the sex shops for the back alleys.

Kells...

Is it affecting you in any way what so ever.No.So why do you care about it?.

snubbleste

Buisness start up wrote: »

Shop street is equal to Dublins Grafton street and my opinion the standard should be highly maintained. Leave the sex shops for the back alleys.

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El_Drago wrote: »

To be honest there's very little that the city council can do about it.I'm baffled as to why you think it ruins the integrity of the street though?For years Ann Summers have had a large store in the middle of O'connell st in Dublin, and although it hasn't added any "integrity" to the street, it certainly hasn't done any harm either.

Ann summers is a high class establishment. Shop street is Galways main shopping thorough fair.It should be high class and not ruined by bright pink adult shops. Surely the city council could do something about, The new business would have to pay rates etc. This is my opinion.

Panthro

Buisness start up wrote: »

Shop street is equal to Dublins Grafton street and my opinion the standard should be highly maintained. Leave the sex shops for the back alleys.

They have been making their way out of the back alleys and into mainstream business districts for the past 10 odd years at this stage!:)
If there is enough of a market it will stay open and if not, it will eventually close down, just like any other business.

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TroutFisher wrote: »

Is it affecting you in any way what so ever.No.So why do you care about it?.

Yes I do care about it, I would like tourists to country and my children to walk down the jewel of Galway city without seeing shops that sell mechanical sex devices, hard core pornographic audio and visual and Nurses uniforms that any real nurse would catch puenomia in.

El_Drago

Buisness start up wrote: »

Ann summers is a high class establishment. Shop street is Galways main shopping thorough fair.It should be high class and not ruined by bright pink adult shops. Surely the city council could do something about, The new business would have to pay rates etc. This is my opinion.

What makes Ann Summers more "high class" than any of the other sex shops?Branding?
Personally,I'd rather encounter a sex shop while I stroll down Grafton St than being heckled by the many junkies that seem to have made the street home.The reason why a sex shop hasn't popped up on Grafton St yet is probably due to the rent,not Dublin City Council trying to maintain the street's integrity.

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El_Drago wrote: »

What makes Ann Summers more "high class" than any of the other sex shops?Branding?
Personally,I'd rather encounter a sex shop while I stroll down Grafton St than being heckled by the many junkies that seem to have made the street home.The reason why a sex shop hasn't popped up on Grafton St yet is probably due to the rent,not Dublin City Council trying to maintain the street's integrity.

Look ten years down the road and imagine what shop street will be like given the current calibre of shops opening. Moore street in Dublin will be comparable. With head shops, hair extensions in every second door.

TheCosmicFrog

I'd be happier if a sex shop moved into Taaffe's rather than the way it is now.

_Whimsical_

I have to say that I agree with the OP on this one. I think it's a terrible pity that no effort is made to make Galway's main Street a bit less homogenous and a little more sophisticated than it is at the moment.Right now Shop Street looks like a tacky back street in any dingy town in Ireland or the UK. It has no charm and no unique vibe at all.I can't see what attraction it could hold for visitors.A sex shop plonked in the middle will only detract from it. The truth is that in terms of bolstering the local economy, tourism creates a whole lot more jobs than a singular sex shop ever will. A little forethought about what we want out of a city centre, what kind of city centre might most benefit us, and some planning to create that would not go a miss.

pleasant Co.

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Look ten years down the road and imagine what shop street will be like given the current calibre of shops opening.

While you're there could you tell me if a Nandos ever opened?is it still open on your Shop Street of the future?
Much appreciated.

TheReverend

Yay more porn

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_Whimsical_ wrote: »

I have to say that I agree with the OP on this one. I think it's a terrible pity that no effort is made to make Galway's main Street a bit less homogenous and a little more sophisticated than it is at the moment.Right now Shop Street looks like a tacky back street in any dingy town in Ireland or the UK. It has no charm and no unique vibe at all.I can't see what attraction it could hold for visitors.A sex shop plonked in the middle will only detract from it. The truth is that in terms of bolstering the local economy, tourism creates a whole lot more jobs than a singular sex shop ever will. A little forethought about what we want out of a city centre, what kind of city centre might most benefit us, and some planning to create that would not go a miss.

Well said, a lot better put then the way I said it.

Panthro

TheReverend wrote: »

Yay more porn

says the Reverend!:pac::pac:

(All in good jest!)

doubleglaze

Most sex shops are terribly tacky and Shop Street should be child-friendly.

I think sex shops are best suited to business zones like Lisbaun Industrial Estate, or the new business district beside B&Q, where adults work, or a discreet area at the back of a chemist shop, etc.

Ann Somers (sp?) does contain tasteful lingerie and products, unlike most sex shops which can contain rather disturbing gear, like sinister looking black leather gear/whips, etc.

I am not against sex shops: but everything has its place and I agree with the OP that Shop Street is not the place for them.

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Buisness start up wrote: »

To my absolute horror today when walking down Shop street I saw that an adult shop had opened up. Shop street is the jewel of Galway city and I am extremely disappointed that the city council have allowed this to happen. Also I saw that in my opinion a few very tacky looking shops have opened up in shop street. Surely the integrity of this street should be maintained?

LOL.

Welcome to the 21st century.

Thankfully people have moved on from the backward place Ireland used to be.

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rarnes1 wrote: »

LOL.

Welcome to the 21st century.

Thankfully people have moved on from the backward place Ireland used to be.

Leave aside the sex shop for the moment. How about the other shops that have opened up in the recent past? do you like tourists pointing out and talking about large Liquidation sale signs? how about the other calibre up jobs are they befitting of the area?

JONJO THE MISER

Looks like the Sunday mass crowd have discovered the internet:eek:

snubbleste

You should contact loudmouth Cllr. Conneely OP, he's been campaigning about the filthy immoral sex cinema located on an industrial estate in town. I'm sure he'll be outraged at this development.

Karona

The shop is on the 2nd floor of a building, you can barely notice it if you were just looking into shops, you have to look up to notice it and a lot of people dont do that when shopping. I walked along Shop Street one day looking up for a change to see how many business's i was missing.

There was a lot.

Ireland is moving forward and people arent so shy about sex any more.

Anyhow you cant see into the shop so kids wont even know that its there.

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Karona wrote: »

The shop is on the 2nd floor of a building, you can barely notice it if you were just looking into shops, you have to look up to notice it and a lot of people dont do that when shopping. I walked along Shop Street one day looking up for a change to see how many business's i was missing.

There was a lot.

Ireland is moving forward and people arent so shy about sex any more.

Anyhow you cant see into the shop so kids wont even know that its there.

Its painted bright pink!! how can you not notice it?

mikom

Buisness start up wrote: »

Shop street is the jewel of Galway city

A street with a load of shops is the jewel of Gaway city?
You've got a lot more than porno to worry about lad.

Karona

So what if its bright pink, you cant even see inside it unless you go in through another shop and go upstairs.....

UrbanSea

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Looks like the Sunday mass crowd have discovered the internet:eek:

Haha,you made me lawl.

los5845

Live and let live. Someones started a new business and no doubt is trying really hard to make a go of it. Anyone with the stones to do that these days should be given a big clap on the back,not be moaned about.

So its not to your taste? That doesnt mean it should be shoved out of the way, and there is a market for it. As said by another poster its upstairs out of the way, and although its bright pink its not "in your face".

It would be worse if the shop was lying empty like so many retail units up and down the country today. Fair play to them i say

softmee

I agree, this makes town look cheap and tacky. Shame

UrbanSea

Boo Hoo.

You'd swear we were living in the eighteenth century.
I'm sure the little tourists and visitors know what a sex shop is and one shop on the main street isn't going to suddenly implode the whole tourist industry of a city.
I say fair play to them for opening and taking the risk in setting up a business. I suppose criticism from goody two shoes is inevitable for a shop of that nature but I don't think it deserves a thread.

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UrbanSea wrote: »

Boo Hoo.

You'd swear we were living in the eighteenth century.
I'm sure the little tourists and visitors know what a sex shop is and one shop on the main street isn't going to suddenly implode the whole tourist industry of a city.
I say fair play to them for opening and taking the risk in setting up a business. I suppose criticism from goody two shoes is inevitable for a shop of that nature but I don't think it deserves a thread.

There is a wider issue here. Galway relies heavily on tourism. If it continues along its current level of tackiness it could end up like Bundorran.

UrbanSea

That's true,it is important.
However,one as I said,one shop isn't the end of the world. However,a sea side town like Bundoran is a different kettle of fish. Tourism is the only thing there,the population is minimal. All of those towns are like that,Blackpool,Brighton etc.
Galway is still an old fashioned town with a strong cultural and traditional presence.It would have to take a hell of a lot of sex shops to change that.

softmee

UrbanSea wrote: »

Boo Hoo.

You'd swear we were living in the eighteenth century.
I'm sure the little tourists and visitors know what a sex shop is and one shop on the main street isn't going to suddenly implode the whole tourist industry of a city.
I say fair play to them for opening and taking the risk in setting up a business. I suppose criticism from goody two shoes is inevitable for a shop of that nature but I don't think it deserves a thread.

It's not about beeing prudish (is that the word?) or not! Cmon, do you think this is the sign of "modern times" to have a sex shop on main street? It's about good or bad taste. I've seen like beautiful place can be ruined by cheap "Las Vegas" like style in place called Bundoran. Lovely beach and everything and nightmare little ugly town.

softmee

Buisness start up wrote: »

There is a wider issue here. Galway relies heavily on tourism. If it continues along its current level of tackiness it could end up like Bundorran.

I havent seen that before i posted.

Krieg

Hmmm
*OP's name is "business start up"*
*Registered this week*
*"Outraged" over new business start up*

UrbanSea

softmee wrote: »

It's not about beeing prudish (is that the word?) or not! Cmon, do you think this is the sign of "modern times" to have a sex shop on main street? It's about good or bad taste. I've seen like beautiful place can be ruined by cheap "Las Vegas" like style in place called Bundoran. Lovely beach and everything and nightmare little ugly town.

Of course it's the sign of modern times. It's a shop selling sex toys and other sexual paraphernalia. Oh the horrors,not in my town.

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Krieg wrote: »

Hmmm
*OP's name is "business start up"*
*Registered this week*
*"Outraged" over new business start up*

In fairness I was only thinking out loud about a new business. How ever if I was to start one, I would have respect for the city of Galway with my choice and location of business.

softmee

UrbanSea wrote: »

Of course it's the sign of modern times. It's a shop selling sex toys and other sexual paraphernalia. Oh the horrors,not in my town.

Maybe for some, but thats not the case for me. I just think its cheap and ugly.

Diabhal Beag

Have you never noticed that awful smell that you that is often on Shop Street? I'd say that is worse than a sex shop.

UrbanSea

softmee wrote: »

Maybe for some, but thats not the case for me. I just think its cheap and ugly.

Fair enough,that's an opinion.
Are you against it being in Galway in general or is it just that it's shop street?

Predalien

Buisness start up wrote: »

Its painted bright pink!! how can you not notice it?

I walked down shop st earlier and I didn't notice it.

El_Dangeroso

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Have you never noticed that awful smell that you that is often on Shop Street? I'd say that is worse than a sex shop.

I've pinned down that smell as eminating from McDonalds, you get it round the back street of it too. Probably the food.:eek:

I agree with the OP, a sex shop is tacky and brings down the look of the street, I also find it hilarious that any objection to this is seen as being a prude. It's not about morals, it's about maintaining the attraction to Galway as a tourist destination.

softmee

UrbanSea wrote: »

Fair enough,that's an opinion.
Are you against it being in Galway in general or is it just that it's shop street?

Just that it's shop street, but i am not fan of sex shops anyway. I just think plastic penises and stuff like that are for sad people.

UrbanSea

softmee wrote: »

Just that it's shop street, but i am not fan of sex shops anyway. I just think plastic penises and stuff like that are for sad people.

That made me lol :pac:

Birroc

Buisness start up wrote: »

To my absolute horror today when walking down Shop street I saw that an adult shop had opened up. Shop street is the jewel of Galway city and I am extremely disappointed that the city council have allowed this to happen. Also I saw that in my opinion a few very tacky looking shops have opened up in shop street. Surely the integrity of this street should be maintained?

I take it you are not an adult.

mikom

Buisness start up wrote: »

To my absolute horror today when walking down Shop street I saw that an adult shop had opened up. Shop street is the jewel of Galway city and I am extremely disappointed that the city council have allowed this to happen. Also I saw that in my opinion a few very tacky looking shops have opened up in shop street. Surely the integrity of this street should be maintained?

Translation:

To my absolute horror today when i looked out of my premises on Shop street I saw that an adult shop had opened up. Shop street is the jewel of my income and I am extremely disappointed that the city council have allowed this to happen. Also I saw that in my opinion a few very tacky looking shops have opened up in shop street. Surely the integrity of this street should be maintained so that I can continue to profit?

softmee

UrbanSea wrote: »

That made me lol :pac:

lol as much as you want. I just think most of you just dont get it and you havent been to really well maintained towns where history and general appearance is keept in order and people think those towns are beautifull but dont understand why ( and they are because they dont allow there things like that to happen).

charlemont

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Yes I do care about it, I would like tourists to country and my children to walk down the jewel of Galway city without seeing shops that sell mechanical sex devices, hard core pornographic audio and visual and Nurses uniforms that any real nurse would catch puenomia in.

Ha Ha Ha This is hilarious, Im sure anyone coming here from a foreign country has these shops anyway, You want to protect children from sex, Well then dont ever bring your child to church because thats were the real depraved stuff goes down.