Off Topic Thread 4.0

Dubinusa

Such as?

Buer

....it's classified.

Or I'll just be banned for incurring the wrath of the mods!

Dubinusa

Getting back to the bailouts.... it shouldn't have happened. I think they should have collapsed and drowned in the mire.
The gov. made a mistake imo. But, I think the special interests and lobbyists influenced the decision making. Shameful to be sure.
If anyone cares, my favorite city is Barcelona followed closely by Galway, London and Belfast.
Although born and raised in Dublin, I think it's a dump.

Synode

Dubinusa wrote: »

Getting back to the bailouts.... it shouldn't have happened. I think they should have collapsed and drowned in the mire.
The gov. made a mistake imo. But, I think the special interests and lobbyists influenced the decision making. Shameful to be sure.
If anyone cares, my favorite city is Barcelona followed closely by Galway, London and Belfast.
Although born and raised in Dublin, I think it's a dump.

I like cake! What's your favourite humming sound

Podge_irl

Dubinusa wrote: »

Although born and raised in Dublin, I think it's a dump.

Based on?

Podge_irl

Podge_irl wrote: »

Based on?

All the school shootings.

irishbucsfan

I'm a big fan of Dublin anyway. Very happy living here, despite the fact I was born and raised in a far better and more cultured place (Kildare).

I've lived in cities across the world, Dublin is definitely one of the most liveable (if you're making a decent salary I guess).

thomond2006

I hate Dublin and all Dublin based sports teams.

Podge_irl

irishbucsfan wrote: »

I'm a big fan of Dublin anyway. Very happy living here, despite the fact I was born and raised in a far better and more cultured place (Kildare).

I've lived in cities across the world, Dublin is definitely one of the most liveable (if you're making a decent salary I guess).

It has got its faults obviously. One or two small areas in the centre could do with some cleaning up (O'Connell st in particular is underutilized). The public transport is not as good as it could be and the weather can leave something to be desired at times.

It is categorically not a "dump" though.

irishbucsfan

Podge_irl wrote: »

It has got its faults obviously. One or two small areas in the centre could do with some cleaning up (O'Connell st in particular is underutilized). The public transport is not as good as it could be and the weather can leave something to be desired at times.

It is categorically not a "dump" though.

O'Connell street is frustrating. It could be great.

No idea how you'd go about revitalising such a thing though. I'm sure it's been done before in other major cities.

stephen_n

Just saw mod warming!

stephen_n

thomond2006 wrote: »

I hate Dublin and all Dublin based sports teams.

Not enough Turnips?

Podge_irl

irishbucsfan wrote: »

O'Connell street is frustrating. It could be great.

No idea how you'd go about revitalising such a thing though. I'm sure it's been done before in other major cities.

Yeah I've no real idea either. The amount of empty frontage certainly doesn't help though.

stephen_n

irishbucsfan wrote: »

O'Connell street is frustrating. It could be great.

No idea how you'd go about revitalising such a thing though. I'm sure it's been done before in other major cities.

Probably give planning permission to massive shopping Mall they’ve spent the last 20 years trying to build. Not that Dublin really needs more shopping centers, but there is very little to draw people to O’Connell Street, especially with Clery’s gone.

Buer

With the retail industry dwindling, O'Connell Street can never return to it's previous status. Clerys should be as good an indication of that as anything.

They'll need to deviate from the traditional approach and diversify into accommodation, civic properties and financial sector etc. if the area is to regain some sort of respectability. Those hoping it returns to being the hub of retail activity will be disappointed I believe. All easier said than done however given the costs involved in acquiring any property and the need for instant returns.

It's a shame because if you stand back and look at the street from a distance, it's still very impressive visually due to the architecture and scale of the street. It's only when you walk down it and see what rubbish occupies the street do you get a sense of how depressing it is.

thomond2006

Just turn it into a big wetherspoons and be done with it.

thomond2006

stephen_n wrote: »

Not enough Turnips?

Too many smoked salmon socialists.

dregin

Synode wrote: »

I like cake! What's your favourite humming sound

My favourite humming sound is that of lazy, uninformed opinions being given airtime.

dregin

irishbucsfan wrote: »

O'Connell street is frustrating. It could be great.

No idea how you'd go about revitalising such a thing though. I'm sure it's been done before in other major cities.

CPO the whole thing and bring in small businesses while charging reasonable rent. The likes of those being kicked out of the Co-op at Newmarket. Also, launch dealz into the ****ing sun.

Anyone have any idea how those tacky phone shops make money? I'm convinced their sole purpose is money laundering.

pickarooney

Make O'Connell Street residential and put a park in the middle.

I can't see how that would not work.

dregin

dregin wrote: »

CPO the whole thing and bring in small businesses while charging reasonable rent. The likes of those being kicked out of the Co-op at Newmarket. Also, launch dealz into the ****ing sun.

Basically turn it into a bigger Ranelagh?

Artisan shops and markets and the ground floors, studio apartments for hip-pee's on the upper floors?

.Ak would never leave!

errlloyd

O Connell Street could do with some love alright. You'd think with the luas and almost every bus in Ireland stopping there it'd be doing alright. Its okay between the gpo and the river but beyond the gpo it's tragic.

It's the most connected street in the city, I'd happily. Love work or shop there. What is the background to the planning issues? That North West Side could really do with something.

sydthebeat

Trump just speaks out of both sides of his mouth.......

http://time.com/5341137/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-russian-meddling-correction/

what an absolute idiot !!!!

molloyjh

sydthebeat wrote: »

Trump just speaks out of both sides of his mouth.......

http://time.com/5341137/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-russian-meddling-correction/

what an absolute idiot !!!!

If you read the actual transcript of the press conference after the summit his opening remarks read fairly well, clearly because someone else wrote them. Then you read his answers to the questions he is asked and he becomes his true self. He waffles his way through the answers. And when asked about the Russian interference he basically wouldn't stop talking about Hilarys emails and the DNC server. Some of it is painful reading tbh. Putin comes across like a proper statesman while Trump comes across as someone they just randomly selected off the street to answer questions about topics he knows little about.

https://www.vox.com/2018/7/16/17576956/transcript-putin-trump-russia-helsinki-press-conference

dregin

Deleted User wrote: »

Basically turn it into a bigger Ranelagh?

Artisan shops and markets and the ground floors, studio apartments for hip-pee's on the upper floors?

.Ak would never leave!

****in hell, you're onto something here. Turn Clery's into a massive Nicks!

irishbucsfan

Could we turn the entire street into one massive beer garden?

Podge_irl

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Could we turn the entire street into one massive beer garden?

That's exactly the kind of thing it needs! Something to turn throughput (of which there is still a lot) into staying and using the street.

prawnsambo

Podge_irl wrote: »

That's exactly the kind of thing it needs! Something to turn throughput (of which there is still a lot) into staying and using the street.

It could be a mini Champs-Elysee if it was done right.

irishbucsfan

Or a giant Charlies

We should build a giant pillar and at the top place a statue of Michael Collins giving David Lloyd George a full nelson.