McDonalds in Temple Bar - Yay or Nay?

JupiterKid

So it has become knowledge to me that McDonalds is planning to open a large outlet in in Temple Bar. What do AHers make of this proposal? Yay to the Golden Arches as it will provide much needed soakage for the booze that's consumed there en masse?

Or nay - the final nail in the coffin of Dublin's erstwhile cultural quarter?

Biggins

Nay.

There is two close by within ten minutes walk anyway.

Mr. Denton

A McWhat?

Biggins

Mr. Denton wrote: »

A McWhat?

McDees... you know, that scary clown that likes to chase young children! :pac:

landsleaving

If it means the Hen and Stag parties maintain an even more clearly defined 'no man's land' at the weekends by not venturing further afield for food then I'm all for it. In fact just stick it in Club M and be done with it.

Superbus

Unnecessary. Grafton St/O'Connell St cover the area.

The Scientician

Temple Bar's a bit kippy anyway, would hardly make much of a difference.

holystungun9

Mr. Denton wrote: »

A McWhat?

A McDowells, the one with the golden arcs. Not the other one.

starbelgrade

It wouldn't affect my life one little bit either way.

rockmongrel

Short answer, no.

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Mr. Denton

Biggins wrote: »

McDees... you know, that scary clown that likes to chase young children! :pac:

Michael Jackson?

Kojak

Biggins wrote: »

McDees... you know, that scary clown that likes to chase young children! :pac:

That sounds extremely dodgy.....

Biggins

Kojak wrote: »

That sounds extremely dodgy.....

...Just wait till he slaps out the salami!

WindSock

They need to tidy the place up a bit, not make it tackier.

AnneElizabeth

No, Temple Bar needs Subway back, not McDonald's!

The Scientician

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2011/0702/1224299715351.html

Biggins

Not loving it: Row over McDonald’s plan for Temple Bar

A GROUP OF businesses in Dublin’s Temple Bar have said they will be examining a proposal to open a giant McDonald’s outlet in the area.

The fast-food giant has applied for permission to install a three-storey McDonald’s franchise on Temple Bar Square, replacing Frankie’s Steakhouse & Bar – the restaurant run by jockey Frankie Dettori and chef Marco Pierre White. The company states in its application that an outlet in the heart of Dublin’s so-called Cultural Quarter would generate traffic and “add to the vitality of the area”, the Sunday Times reported yesterday (subscription).

Martin Harte, managing director of Temple Bar Traders – whose mission statement is “to promote the arts tourism, trade and commerce in the Temple Bar area” – told TheJournal.ie his group will be scrutinising the application. “We’d have have a look at it, to see what exactly what they’re proposing to do and how,” he said. “We have a policy and we will be looking at all the information in the application.”

However, a spokesman for the Temple Bar Cultural Trust told the Sunday Times: “There is no room for McDonald’s, full stop.” He added the franchise would be “an undesirable development for the area” and “something we would abhor”. McDonald’s is reported to have hired a design agency for the proposed outlet, which it says will create 60 jobs, and plans to decorate it with images of “street art” and “grunge”.

A spokesperson for Dublin City Council said they do not comment on open planning applications. McDonald’s runs more than 30,000 restaurants around the world, including 77 in Ireland which serve an average of 150,000 customers a day.

http://www.thejournal.ie/not-loving-it-row-over-mcdonalds-plan-for-temple-bar-180109-Jul2011/

JupiterKid

I think that if McDonalds are allowed to open an outlet in Temple Bar that we can finally drop any pretence that the area is a "cultural quarter." This will only further cheapen an already tarnished and cheapened product.

At this stage, perhaps it would just make sense to erect a giant glass roof over the area and have bouncers at the entrances.

WindSock

Oh great, let's turn the place into a ****hole so it can lose its unique appeal and look like every other ****hole. Can't wait for Starbucks and BK to muscle in too. Tesco and Spar have already got in, so why not?

rossie1977

maybe they should go and call it something else like supermacs did and then we won't have a problem, hungry harrys......

anyway there is an abrakebabra right smack bang in the middle of temple bar so its not like mcdonalds will bring down the aesthetic feel of the place or something

previous user

ahh temple bar, a river of puke runs through it.

Needler

AnneElizabeth wrote: »

No, Temple Bar needs Subway back, not McDonald's!

There's a few spare ones down in Cork

starviewadams

Biggins wrote: »

Not loving it: Row over McDonald’s plan for Temple Bar



http://www.thejournal.ie/not-loving-it-row-over-mcdonalds-plan-for-temple-bar-180109-Jul2011/

That's bollocks!

Temple Bar aint no cultural quarter,it's where idiots go to get pissed and fight every weekend.

Chucking in a McDonalds won't make things any worse,the restaurants/pubs are probably just shítting themselves about having to lower their rip off prices for food.

JupiterKid

WindSock wrote: »

Oh great, let's turn the place into a ****hole so it can lose its unique appeal and look like every other ****hole. Can't wait for Starbucks and BK to muscle in too. Tesco and Spar have already got in, so why not?

I think it has already turned into a s***hole - having a big MaccyDs slap bang in the middle of Temple Bar would just make the place an even s***ier s***hole.

So much for the bohemian arty cultural quarter it was supposed to become in the 90s.

OPENROAD

WindSock wrote: »

Oh great, let's turn the place into a ****hole so it can lose its unique appeal and look like every other ****hole. Can't wait for Starbucks and BK to muscle in too. Tesco and Spar have already got in, so why not?

Nothing wrong with Starbucks imo

The Scientician

JupiterKid wrote: »

I think that if McDonalds are allowed to open an outlet in Temple Bar that we can finally drop any pretence that the area is a "cultural quarter." This will only further cheapen an already tarnished and cheapened product.

At this stage, perhaps it would just make sense to erect a giant glass roof over the area and have bouncers at the entrances.

Huh, I was just thinking today how great Temple Bar would be if there were a security cordon, it might stop the worst messers. People do have to live there though!

WindSock

OPENROAD wrote: »

Nothing wrong with Starbucks imo

I use the multi national franchises from time to time too. But keep them where they belong. On the high street and shopping malls.

chucken1

Is there a Dublin Forum I wonder

OPENROAD

WindSock wrote: »

I use the multi national franchises from time to time too. But keep them where they belong. On the high street and shopping malls.

I think it can work with certain multi national franchises if they get the actual shop decor right for the area/location.

WindSock

OPENROAD wrote: »

I think it can work with certain multi national franchises if they get the actual shop decor right for the area/location.

As a tourist, I hate to see these places in certain areas of cities, I know where to find them if I want to.
I am sure visitors to Dublin would feel the same.

carlcon

Temple bar... the cultural quarter... I'm sorry, but that's the funniest thing I've ever read.

I'm only 24, so maybe I missed out on the Temple Bar of the 70's and 80's, but over the last 10-15 years of experiencing it, I've found it to be nothing more than a place to walk through for a short cut during the day, and a place for getting p1ssed up at night, which tends to have rivers of vomit and urine flowing through it 50% of the day.

At least McDonalds will have toilets... might keep some of it off the streets.

johnmcdnl

I don't care because I don't live in Dublin

Goldenegg

You can just picture it already. Will open brand spanking new and within a week, it will be a dirty kip, full of junkies/drunks/everything under the sun and the drunk knacks causing fights over who skipped the queue and telling the security guard to go back to his own country!

chucken1

johnmcdnl wrote: »

I don't care because I don't live in Dublin

Lots of people dont!! :eek:

Imagine Not knowing about fast food in Temple bar?

I dont know how we survive outside the pale

WindSock

Isn't there a Whinging and Moaning forum for people who don't live in Dublin? :P

chucken1

WindSock wrote: »

Isn't there a Whinging and Moaning forum for people who don't live in Dublin? :P

We dont need one. Its the Dubs that are "whinging"

Im Sure theres a Dub forum???/

Sharpshooter

JupiterKid wrote: »

So it has become knowledge to me that McDonalds is planning to open a large outlet in in Temple Bar. What do AHers make of this proposal? Yay to the Golden Arches as it will provide much needed soakage for the booze that's consumed there en masse?

Or nay - the final nail in the coffin of Dublin's erstwhile cultural quarter?

Try here, OP.