Christmas Market

Keyser Söze

It's looking very well, very impressed by the way it's laid out. Does anyone know when it will be opening?

Shakti

should be before christmas

biddywiddy

Looks like this Friday.

JONJO THE MISER

Hopefully this year they wont be charging 7 Eur for a pork sandwich roll.

skelliser

how many of the stalls will be selling local produce?

irisheddie85

there was a list of traders on the website last year but there isn't one for this year. Does anyone know who is setting up at it this time round

thesandeman

Took a wander around today. Think it might look better than last year alright.
6.50 for a hot whisky though :-o Hope they are large measures.
A few less food stalls than last year. Two Crepe places I think and a 'real Italian' coffee booth (whatever that means) for the caffine heads and a Hot Dog place amongst others.
Theres one of those twisty slides for the kids but I suggest parents bring a spare pair of pants for them cos its gonna be very hard to keep the landing area dry.

Mrs OBumble

skelliser wrote: »

how many of the stalls will be selling local produce?

Define "local"

For example, is Charcoal Grill (yes, they have a stall) local in your eyes? I don't see too many "Irish" people working in their stores ....

JONJO THE MISER

Will the place that sells crocodile burgers be there, never got one last year but will splurge out this year.

thesandeman

Is it the 'Galway' Charcoal Grill or the other crowd that did the Ocean Race?

ben.schlomo

JustMary wrote: »

Define "local"

For example, is Charcoal Grill (yes, they have a stall) local in your eyes? I don't see too many "Irish" people working in their stores ....

No but they work and spend their money locally so it should be good enough for you.

And yes im fairly sure its not the Galway Charcoal Grill that run that stall in the market.

Buglim

JustMary wrote: »

Define "local"

For example, is Charcoal Grill (yes, they have a stall) local in your eyes? I don't see too many "Irish" people working in their stores ....

What the hell??? These people live and spend locally and if thats the way we want to think local, do we have to ask every Irish person what county they are from when we enter a business?????

Proxy

Really bugs me when people criticise non-national people having business in Ireland. We've been in the EU since the 1970's, this was the whole point!

Private Joker

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Hopefully this year they wont be charging 7 Eur for a pork sandwich roll.

I have heard that the cost of having a stall there has increased by 1/3 so expect to pay that and probably more. It would be unfortunate if it was more expensive than last year, as higher prices will leave a bitter taste in everyones mouths, and it wont have the same atmosphere as last year, which i think was added to by the "continental" weather we had.

buzz11

JustMary wrote: »

I don't see too many "Irish" people working in their stores ....

I think you should clarify what you mean here as the remark could be interpreted in all sorts of ways.
However based on what you stated, using your eyes to judge if someone is "Irish" is pretty ridiculous.
BTW they do promote the market as a "continental market" so you would expect to find people from there outside the district ??

JONJO THE MISER

Private Joker wrote: »

I have heard that the cost of having a stall there has increased by 1/3 so expect to pay that and probably more. It would be unfortunate if it was more expensive than last year, as higher prices will leave a bitter taste in everyones mouths, and it wont have the same atmosphere as last year, which i think was added to by the "continental" weather we had.

In that case they can sod off, i know a few pubs in the area who done great deals on food last year when the market was on.
The recession is well and truly worse than last year and people are worried about the budget so if these guys think they can charge over 7 Eur for a sandwich well i think they will have very little customers.

muppetkiller

They'd hardly put up prices by 1/3 ? They were so expensive last year they alienated a large number of people from eating in there.

snubbleste

but but but everyone was saying how great it was last year to see the germanisation of Eyre Square regardless of the high cost of products or the dimly lit throughfares..
It's definitely not a galway market.

JONJO THE MISER

snubbleste wrote: »

but but but everyone was saying how great it was last year to see the germanisation of Eyre Square regardless of the high cost of products or the dimly lit throughfares..
It's definitely not a galway market.

I must admit it was lovely to walk through, adds a lovely festive air to the square.

snubbleste

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

I must admit it was lovely to walk through, adds a lovely festive air to the square.

Where's the crib with the baby jesus? Huh? huh?

muppetkiller

snubbleste wrote: »

Where's the crib with the baby jesus? Huh? huh?

Isn't it normally in the "Browne doorway" ?

"The Browne Doorway
Dated 1627, was originally the entrance to the Browne family mansion in Abbeygate Street. Moved to its current position in 1904 by the Galway Archological Society. "
See we all learned something today

Unless they're not allowed put it there anymore.

snubbleste

muppetkiller wrote: »

Isn't it normally in the "Browne doorway" ?

"The Browne Doorway
Dated 1627, was originally the entrance to the Browne family mansion in Abbeygate Street. Moved to its current position in 1904 by the Galway Archological Society. "
See we all learned something today

Unless they're not allowed put it there anymore.

I already knew that about the Brownes.
For health & safety reasons the baby jebus can no longer be seen relaxing in public with his family. GCC demotes all religions equally

Acoshla

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Hopefully this year they wont be charging 7 Eur for a pork sandwich roll.

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

never got one last year but will splurge out this year.

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

The recession is well and truly worse than last year and people are worried about the budget so if these guys think they can charge over 7 Eur for a sandwich well i think they will have very little customers.

Off topic but you really live up to your name

I love the market, loved all the food, I thought there was a nice atmosphere there, the only thing that made me want to scratch my own eyes out was having buggies rammed into the back of my legs, but that's not the market organisers fault, I just need to learn to go when the toddlers are in bed!

dinneenp

I was in town today, saw a few stall being set up. Saw a sign with 'mulled wine €5'! If that's for just a normal cup then it's daylight robbery.

JONJO THE MISER

Anyone know will that German beer tent be there?
Never went to it last year, how much is a pint there?

ben.schlomo

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Anyone know will that German beer tent be there?
Never went to it last year, how much is a pint there?

Steins were €6.
As for the prices, if ye think its too dear then dont buy anything, its a matter of choice, no point whingeing and whineing over and over.

happyoutscan

ben.schlomo wrote: »

As for the prices, if ye think its too dear then dont buy anything, its a matter of choice, no point whingeing and whineing over and over.

Totally agree. If you don't like it then stay away and leave your money elsewhere.

Simple.

Shakti

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Steins were €6.
As for the prices, if ye think its too dear then dont buy anything, its a matter of choice, no point whingeing and whineing over and over.

Whinging and whining aside I think it is a responsibility of the council to ensure a reasonably priced market stall rent for stalls selling reasonably priced produce, this market is in a public space a space used by all of the public not just the affluent least they could do was show some ahem .....christmas spirit.

Fuinseog

snubbleste wrote: »

Where's the crib with the baby jesus? Huh? huh?

Christmas is about spending too much money. There is no baby Jesus there because teh crib was burnt down last time they put it up.

JONJO THE MISER

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Steins were €6.

How many pints in a stein?

Fuinseog

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

How many pints in a stein?

one, well a bit less. they always overcharge for 'exotic' goods in this country. on the other hand the council is charging them enough rent.
I don't know why they have the beer tent there in the first place. at the real christmas markets folks tend to drink mulled wine or turbo punch. it keeps out the cold more. five euro for a bit of hot spicy wine is a bit much.

JONJO THE MISER

6 Eur for less than a pint of crap lager, rip off Ireland is alive and well.

skelliser

JustMary wrote: »

Define "local"

For example, is Charcoal Grill (yes, they have a stall) local in your eyes? I don't see too many "Irish" people working in their stores ....

WTF!!


I asked a simple question!
AFAIK lasts years market was run by an english company and thus all profits were spent elsewhere.

If everyone spent a little bit more in local shops it would help the economy and probably save a few more jobs.

and it seems that particular stall is not run by the proper charcoal grill. seems pretty opportunistic.

oh and btw i love the charcoal grill!!

please think a little before you try to play the race card!

Mrs OBumble

Buglim wrote: »

What the hell??? These people live and spend locally and if thats the way we want to think local, do we have to ask every Irish person what county they are from when we enter a business?????

Cop on lads - I'm foreign and *I* was being sarcastic about the whole concept of "local", which is pretty meaningless as soon as you start to ask any questions about what it means.

Ironically, when two settled Irish people meet for the first time, finding out what county they come is one of the first things they do. And while the county of your local newsagent owner may not influence where you buy your newspaper, I'm convinced it does affect some larger-scale business relationships in this country.

Mrs OBumble

Shakti wrote: »

Whinging and whining aside I think it is a responsibility of the council to ensure a reasonably priced market stall rent for stalls selling reasonably priced produce, this market is in a public space a space used by all of the public not just the affluent least they could do was show some ahem .....christmas spirit.

Shop St is also a public place. Do you think that price-control should be applied there, too so that everyone can afford to buy clothes there instead of Pennies.

ben.schlomo

Fuinseog wrote: »

one, well a bit less. they always overcharge for 'exotic' goods in this country. on the other hand the council is charging them enough rent.
I don't know why they have the beer tent there in the first place. at the real christmas markets folks tend to drink mulled wine or turbo punch. it keeps out the cold more. five euro for a bit of hot spicy wine is a bit much.

The Steins at last years market were litre steins, therefore you got just under two pints.

pleasant Co.

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

6 Eur for less than a pint of crap lager, rip off Ireland is alive and well.

What lager are they serving?

thesandeman

But the litre ones were 10euro or something (plus deposit). The half litre were 6ish.

ben.schlomo

thesandeman wrote: »

But the litre ones were 10euro or something (plus deposit). The half litre were 6ish.

Knew 6 sounded wrng for a litre.

ben.schlomo

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

6 Eur for less than a pint of crap lager, rip off Ireland is alive and well.

Interesting, you said you had never been to the beer tent but yet you know the beer is crap!!!!
And no in fact its not crap its Erdinger.

Buglim

JustMary wrote: »

Cop on lads - I'm foreign and *I* was being sarcastic about the whole concept of "local", which is pretty meaningless as soon as you start to ask any questions about what it means.

Ironically, when two settled Irish people meet for the first time, finding out what county they come is one of the first things they do. And while the county of your local newsagent owner may not influence where you buy your newspaper, I'm convinced it does affect some larger-scale business relationships in this country.

Being "foreign" does not give you the right to make the statement you did. The above statement does not really help your argument either.

Buglim

Am I the only one that considered the prices to be reasonably OK? The only place I thought was overly priced was the pick n mix stalls. I had no problem paying €7 for one of those rolls, especially considering the amount you got in them. God I hope that stall is still there!

Buglim wrote: »

JustMary wrote: »

Cop on lads - I'm foreign and *I* was being sarcastic about the whole concept of "local", which is pretty meaningless as soon as you start to ask any questions about what it means.

Ironically, when two settled Irish people meet for the first time, finding out what county they come is one of the first things they do. And while the county of your local newsagent owner may not influence where you buy your newspaper, I'm convinced it does affect some larger-scale business relationships in this country.

Being "foreign" does not give you the right to make the statement you did. The above statement does not really help your argument either.

I'm assuming that what JustMary said was done so tongue-in-cheek and probably shouldn't be taking as seriously as people seem to be.

Robbo

skelliser wrote: »

AFAIK lasts years market was run by an english company and thus all profits were spent elsewhere.

This year's one is run by a Galway based company.

As long as various exotic animals are grilled for my pleasure and the quality German beer flows, I'm happy.

Black_Knight

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Interesting, you said you had never been to the beer tent but yet you know the beer is crap!!!!
And no in fact its not crap its Erdinger.

Is it Erdinger this year? Seens alot of Pauliner signs around the beer tent yesterday. Still, nice beer whichever it is!

antoobrien

Website for your perusal

http://www.galwaychristmasmarket.ie/

dinneenp

Beers:
Paulaner
Oktoberfest
Paulaner

Bottles:
paulaner
Erdinger Schneeweiss
erdinger dunkel
spaten
weihenstaphan hefeweiss
hofbrau
leffe blonde

soft drinks a very reasonable €1.50

antoobrien

dinneenp wrote: »

Beers:
Paulaner
Oktoberfest
Paulaner

Bottles:
paulaner
Erdinger Schneeweiss
erdinger dunkel
spaten
weihenstaphan hefeweiss
hofbrau
leffe blonde

soft drinks a very reasonable €1.50

No steins for me then.

On the bright side I do like the Erdinger Dunkel, so nothing stopping a few beverages being consumed

WesternNight

antoobrien wrote: »

Website for your perusal

http://www.galwaychristmasmarket.ie/

There's no useful information there. No list of traders like last year, but thanks anyway.

djfitzerjnr

Anyone know what time they are turning the lights on at tonight?

Robbo

djfitzerjnr wrote: »

Anyone know what time they are turning the lights on at tonight?

Some kind of ceremony at 5:40.

Mars Bar

Yay for Dunkel!