Dublin is an unadulterated kip

snubbleste

Not my words, but the spoken gospel of the €300k+ pa taxpayer-funded Joe Duffy himself.
"The city is being turned into pound shops, banks are now housing fast-food restaurants, Go around to Parnell Street; Peat's Electronics is now dead. A liquidation store is now there for Clery's."

Is proud sal o de eart dubliner Duffy correct?
Why has Bord Fáilte not cottoned on to this?

Valetta

snubbleste wrote: »

Not my words, but the spoken gospel of the €300k+ pa taxpayer-funded Joe Duffy himself.
"The city is being turned into pound shops, banks are now housing fast-food restaurants, Go around to Parnell Street; Peat's Electronics is now dead. A liquidation store is now there for Clery's."

Is proud sal o de eart dubliner Duffy correct?
Why has Bord Fáilte not cottoned on to this?

Joe must have been talking to Kermit

snubbleste

Nah, he was talking to the nation from his cushy throne in Montrose

custard gannet

snubbleste wrote: »

Not my words, but the spoken gospel of the €300k+ pa taxpayer-funded Joe Duffy himself.
"The city is being turned into pound shops, banks are now housing fast-food restaurants, Go around to Parnell Street; Peat's Electronics is now dead. A liquidation store is now there for Clery's."

Is proud sal o de eart dubliner Duffy correct?
Why has Bord Fáilte not cottoned on to this?

The loss of Cleary's is sad, but banks? God yes, banks really bring a tear to my Dublin in the rare oul times eye with all the good they did for this country fueling the property bubble :rolleyes:

HeidiHeidi

snubbleste wrote: »

Nah, he was talking to the nation from his cushy throne in Montrose

He was actually shouting at/over one of his callers - you know, one of those people who make his show what it is (God help us all).

AnonoBoy

snubbleste wrote: »

Why has Bord Fáilte not cottoned on to this?

Do you think they're missing a trick for a catchy ad campaign?

"Get to Dublin, it's a kip that's worth the trip!"

"Dublin - bag o'sh*te but the price is right!"

"Up the Dubs (and the rent and the cost of living!)"

"Dublin: Come for the unadulterated kip, stay because your wallet was robbed and you can't afford to get home."




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Turtyturd

Valetta wrote: »

Joe must have been talking to Kermit

They ever been seen in the same room together?

The Backwards Man

Heard that today alright, couldn't stop laughing to myself.

Some days I almost feel sorry for you, citizens of the capital.

Almost.

endacl

Can't be a kip. We have some galleries and museums. And Sam.

snubbleste

endacl wrote: »

Can't be a kip. We have some galleries and museums. And Sam.

You argue with Joe, huh huh?!!

Day Lewin

Ho hum - there are many, many places on this earth that are much worse than Dublin.
Try living in Castlerea.

The Backwards Man

endacl wrote: »

Can't be a kip. We have some galleries and museums. And Sam.

And pretty soon they'll be poundshops Enda! Pound shops!

And you can't even spend a feckin pound in them

HeidiHeidi

snubbleste wrote: »

You argue with Joe, huh huh?!!

You'd want to make sure your volume is set to the max!

The Backwards Man

katemarch wrote: »

Ho hum - there are many, many places on this earth that are much worse than Dublin.
Try living in Castlerea.

Love the wiki photo for Castlerea

Nodin

snubbleste wrote: »

Not my words, but the spoken gospel of the €300k+ pa taxpayer-funded Joe Duffy himself.
"The city is being turned into pound shops, banks are now housing fast-food restaurants, Go around to Parnell Street; Peat's Electronics is now dead. A liquidation store is now there for Clery's."

Is proud sal o de eart dubliner Duffy correct?
Why has Bord Fáilte not cottoned on to this?

Not Peat's Electronics!!!!!!


The answer to the main street of the capital being dominated by fast food shops and the like seems to be to introduce soulless foreign store dominated shopping centres around its environs. Personally, I'd prefer it stay as is.

My name is URL

Dublin is grand relative to most other European cities really. It seems mainly Dubs themselves that look at the negatives before considering the positives

But that's pretty standard fare wherever you go. Even in places like Amsterdam and San Francisco you'll find locals that couldn't have a lower opinion of their cities.

The other arse is always cleaner

NegativeCreep

He's right, it is a kip. I'd still rather live in this kip than in any other part of Ireland though.

Nodin

The Backwards Man wrote: »

And pretty soon they'll be poundshops Enda! Pound shops!

And you can't even spend a feckin pound in them

The Foriegners Joe, they robbed the pounds joe.

Terrible, terrible, awful, ahh jaysus help us

testaccount123

Dublin 1 is a kip. Dublin 2, 4 & 6 are very nice.

Gatling

Yeah it's a kip


But it's our kip

newacc2015

The economy is recovering. All the ****ty shops are starting to be replaced with restaurants, shops and cafes. Most of the areas he is talking about are scheduled to be turned into a shopping centre. Its like looking at a building site and giving out there is nothing on it yet.

Look at NYC. Time square was full of porn cinemas in the 1970s/1980s. They almost closed the subway as it was so run down. It was one of the most unpleasant places to live in America. Now its been slowly redeveloped into one of the most desirable cities in the World to live in.

Dublin has so rough parts. But the city is slowly getting better. Eg Capel Street was a kip 10 years ago. Now its full of decent bars and Restaurants. Dublin 2 is one of the nicest urban places in Ireland. It has excellent shopping, bars and restaurants.

Saying all of Dublin is a kip is complete sensualist BS.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

" I know, I know, I know, I know..."

AllGunsBlazing

It's seen worse days. Back in the 70's and 80's it made places like Beirut look homely by comparison. Now it's just a bit tacky. But then again, so is much of the country.

Magico Gonzalez

The rare auld times of budget electronic stores and a 4 different multinational bank branches on every street corner.

We'll not see the likes of it again Joe.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Maybe it's time to elect Rudy Giuliani as Lord Mayor.

The Backwards Man

Tyler Sparse Wax wrote: »

" I know, I know, I know, I know..."

*audible sigh*

Senna

It's like asking a scumbag "are you a scumbag?".
Of course people from Dublin don't think it's a kip, but it really is.

nullzero

It isn't as swanky as some cities but it isn't a complete dump. I think the real issue is that Dublin city centre could be better than it currently is, there is undoubtedly a lot of tatty shops and vacant buildings but then again right now we have are crawling out of a recession and have a serious issue surrounding rents of commercial properties in the city centre which are both contributing factors which need to be dealt with. It is also important that individual shops and retailers are helped along otherwise the city will end up like London with the same shops cafes and restaurants in every part of the city.

c_man

My opinion of Dublin would definitely go up if the good citizens put Joe Duffy into stockades on Stephens Green for a fortnight.

Riverireland

If they tackled the drugs and homeless problems dublin would be fine. There has been a huge decline in the city centre since the recession, no one can deny that!

nullzero

Riverireland wrote: »

If they tackled the drugs and homeless problems dublin would be fine. There has been a huge decline in the city centre since the recession, no one can deny that!

Junkies have ruined the city centre over recent years. Unsurprisingly at the same time when Garda resources have be slashed. Greater powers need to be given to Gardai to help them tackle this problem, unfortunately it does mean a new modern prison be built, but that goes for all criminality in the country, as prisons are over crowded and criminals cannot be housed and thus walk the streets with suspended sentences.

Earthhorse

What a load of nonsense.

Personally speaking, I know loads of adulterers.

ThisRegard

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Heard that today alright, couldn't stop laughing to myself.

Some days I almost feel sorry for you, citizens of the capital.

Almost.

Just wait until he brings his Funny Friday show to a town near you. Guess who'll be laughing then (certainly not the audience or listeners).

MilesMorales1

Some salty culchies in here.

AnonoBoy

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

Some salty culchies in here.

I'm a Dub but I'd love to be salty.

Original salty flavoured AnonoBoy, nome of your barbecue flavour guff for me. No way!

The Backwards Man

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

Some salty culchies in here.

Not salty at all, I'm belting out REO Speedwagon from my 20 meg phone connection to the 50 inch telly, downloading a few episodes of the Dukes Of Hazzard to watch on the tablet and keeping an eye on a Korean streetcam on the laptop.

I don't need Joe, I don't need Dublin, and I don't need you.:)

Titzon Toast

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Not salty at all, I'm belting out REO Speedwagon from my 20 meg phone connection to the 50 inch telly, downloading a few episodes of the Dukes Of Hazzard to watch on the tablet and keeping an eye on a Korean streetcam on the laptop.

I don't need Joe, I don't need Dublin, and I don't need you.:)

Your county needs Dublin though, those roads, streetlights, and dole payments have to come from somewhere you know!

The Backwards Man

Titzon Toast wrote: »

Your county needs Dublin though, those roads, streetlights, and dole payments have to come from somewhere you know!

We've already paid that back. Remember the seven billion the Brits gave Cowen? That was the tax they collected from us Donegal folk when we were working in the North and signing on out here. :P

Titzon Toast

The Backwards Man wrote: »

We've already paid that back. Remember the seven billion the Brits gave Cowen? That was the tax they collected from us Donegal folk when we were working in the North and signing on out here. :P

Ye's have it handy up there alright!
In all fairness though, there are some pretty shìtty parts of Dublin alright, unfortunately for me I work on the ground in lots of them.
I've seen, heard, and smelled things that I'll never be able to forget..

Brian from Bray

It's a shame really because Dublin would be a lovey City if they could eliminate the junkies and scumbags.

MilesMorales1

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Not salty at all, I'm belting out REO Speedwagon from my 20 meg phone connection to the 50 inch telly, downloading a few episodes of the Dukes Of Hazzard to watch on the tablet and keeping an eye on a Korean streetcam on the laptop.

I don't need Joe, I don't need Dublin, and I don't need you.:)

Oh ok, we'll be our own little thing then, and we'll stop propping the rest of you up. Enjoy.

ClovenHoof

I lived in New York when it was a bit of a ****hole and it was great!

Now it is a soulless bland retirement home for millionaires.

I know it is very difficult for the Civil Servants on boards with their entitlements and inability to survive in the real world without Mr Government making the 'bad people and things go away', but a spotless clean and well run city is usually a soulless void. A high rise suburbia of blandness.

There is a lot to be said for cities with a dark and nasty side too. Womb of culture and all that.

hatrickpatrick

testaccount123 wrote: »

Dublin 1 is a kip. Dublin 2, 4 & 6 are very nice.

Don't forget Dublin 8, lovely old part of the city which has (somewhat) escaped from the blandness of modern architecture

Buona Fortuna

Wouldn't say it was unadulterated.

Baggy Trousers

I lived in Dublin for a few years when I was younger and I really enjoyed it, especially the social scene. I am back in Galway now and while I do enjoy going to Croke Park and Lansdowne Road for matches, I would never go to Dublin for a weekend away. It is dirty, loud and smelly and there are a lot of scumbags. I suppose all cities are like that but Dublin seems to concentrate it all in a small claustrophobic area. They really need to clean up around O'Connell St.

I love Dublin. I think it's a shame the way planners have allowed O Connell Street to basically disintegrate into a shabby, shady mess of sex shops and fast food outlets, but overall Dublin is great. Sure there are no go areas and some problems, but every large city has those.

It isn't a kip, but more could be done to make the very centre more attractive and more upmarket for both the ambiance and the traffic on the main street of the capital.

Dubliners are the best, too.

Jesus Wept

If Joe Duffy was paid according to his talent, he'd be a regular in the pound shops.

hatrickpatrick

ClovenHoof wrote: »

I lived in New York when it was a bit of a ****hole and it was great!

Now it is a soulless bland retirement home for millionaires.

I know it is very difficult for the Civil Servants on boards with their entitlements and inability to survive in the real world without Mr Government making the 'bad people and things go away', but a spotless clean and well run city is usually a soulless void. A high rise suburbia of blandness.

There is a lot to be said for cities with a dark and nasty side too. Womb of culture and all that.

I don't think you can call dereliction a "soul". What's being primarily addressed by this thread is the incredible amount of either boarded up or tacky parts of Dublin.

Actually that'd be my one complaint about Dublin 8 - the number of areas which were demolished for regeneration and then abandoned. I always wondered what the big field near Chamber St was for before someone explained that it had been an apartment block which was supposed to be only temporarily demolished. There's a similar site near Bridgefoot St which I think is also a former residential site that's been left to rot. You can see boarded up and run down buildings, both residential and commercial, all over the north and South inner city - and that's a shame.

The council should introduce a law that heavily penalises people for leaving good sites and buildings derelict for prolonged periods of time.

EDIT: Vincent St near Kilmainham has a site like this which has been vacant for years, anyone know what the story there is? It looks like another site which was once residential but got abandoned. Opposite the Tyrone Place flats.

MilesMorales1

Candie wrote: »

I love Dublin. I think it's a shame the way planners have allowed O Connell Street to basically disintegrate into a shabby, shady mess of sex shops and fast food outlets, but overall Dublin is great. Sure there are no go areas and some problems, but every large city has those.

It isn't a kip, but more could be done to make the very centre more attractive and more upmarket for both the ambiance and the traffic on the main street of the capital.

Dubliners are the best, too.

This is true. Dublin has a great soul, I love it.

ThisRegard

Candie wrote: »

I love Dublin. I think it's a shame the way planners have allowed O Connell Street to basically disintegrate into a shabby, shady mess of sex shops

There's no sex shops on O'Connell Street? If you think Ann Summers is one, you're in for a shock if you ever venture into the darkened windows kind.

the groutch

Could be a lot worse, could be living in Portlaoise.