Looks like we have visitors soon

GerardKeating

City Centre closed on March 5th

gordongekko

Surely it should be Queen Street and Victoria place that was being closed

ratracer

What do they mean by closed?

Nobody allowed walk down it?

Businesses not allowed to open?

Any idea of the reasons for same?

Peatys

ratracer wrote: »

What do they mean by closed?

Nobody allowed walk down it?

Businesses not allowed to open?

Any idea of the reasons for same?

Royals paying a visit

ben.schlomo

https://galwaybayfm.ie/uncategorized/speculation-that-next-months-royal-visit-will-take-in-galway/

_Whimsical_

Sounds like a security expense we can't particularly afford. Hopefully a bump in tourism will result if we get a sunny day and Galway is being beautiful.

Peatys

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

Sounds like a security expense we can't particularly afford.

How much is left in the budget for the year?

Stevolende

Are they visiting because Galway 2020 is the European City of Culture?
& if so didn't they just leave Europe?

Hadn't heard there was a royal visit due to the republic.
Do remember walking around Dublin the day before the last one i was aware of and near chaos amid security measures.

Peatys

Stevolende wrote: »

Are they visiting because Galway 2020 is the European City of Culture?

No

& if so didn't they just leave Europe?

n/a

Hadn't heard there was a royal visit due to the republic.
Do remember walking around Dublin the day before the last one i was aware of and near chaos amid security measures.

There's visits a few times every year. Charles & Camilla enjoy West cork for example. If there's no official appointments, we'll not hear in the media of the visits.

McTigs

Stevolende wrote: »

Are they visiting because Galway 2020 is the European City of Culture?
& if so didn't they just leave Europe?

they left the EU.... leaving Europe would be impossible.

buzz11

GerardKeating wrote: »

City Centre closed on March 5th

What an amateurish notice -- somebody barely passed the ECDL...

flazio

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

Sounds like a security expense we can't particularly afford. Hopefully a bump in tourism will result if we get a sunny day and Galway is being beautiful.

Which is why they're paying for it themselves.

_Whimsical_

flazio wrote: »

Which is why they're paying for it themselves.

Well that makes a pleasant change. Charles and Camilla's visit cost over 2 million in terms of Garda protection.

GerardKeating

buzz11 wrote: »

What an amateurish notice -- somebody barely passed the ECDL...

A half day street closure hardly rates the efforts of a full design studio for the notice...

zell12

GerardKeating wrote: »

A half day street closure hardly rates the efforts of a full design studio for the notice...

Even the phone number is not correct,
we have a new place called Williams Street (appropriate for the visit),
and you'd think the writer would know how to spell 'gaurd'

zell12

Tribune reporting:

While Gardaí and Galway City Council refused to confirm or deny the speculation yesterday, the Galway City Tribune understands that Kate and William will spend the day in Galway,
and will visit Tigh Chóilí on Mainguard Street
as well as calling in on Salthill-Knocknacarra GAA club.

McTigs

zell12 wrote: »

we have a new place called Williams Street

Doesn't William St go from Brown Thomas to Lynches Castle?

bobbyss

GerardKeating wrote: »

A half day street closure hardly rates the efforts of a full design studio for the notice...

If this is an official notice there should be no mistakes or errors. It's basic Ted. Garda Intelligence has long been on the non sequitur list.

un5byh7sqpd2x0

McTigs wrote: »

they left the EU.... leaving Europe would be impossible.

Harry & Megan did it

GerardKeating

zell12 wrote: »

Even the phone number is not correct,

The phone number is a valid number for Mill Street

zell12 wrote: »

we have a new place called Williams Street (appropriate for the visit),

Not new, it runs from AIB Lynchs castle to Brown Thomas, often mistake for part of Shop Street.

zell12 wrote: »

and you'd think the writer would know how to spell 'gaurd'

??? All five occurances are spelt correctly.

Mrs OBumble

GerardKeating wrote: »

Not new, it runs from AIB Lynchs castle to Brown Thomas, often mistake for part of Shop Street.

??? All five occurances are spelt correctly.

We have William St. Not Williams St

Ditto Mainguard St, not Maingaurd St.

ratracer

I reckon they’re gonna ditch the Royal family just like Harry and Meg did. They’re just looking for somewhere to live before announcing it.
A friend of a friends best mate told him that they are trying to buy Taffee’s shop ( not the pub, obviously) and convert it to a sort of Palashín!

what_traffic

ratracer wrote: »

I reckon they’re gonna ditch the Royal family just like Harry and Meg did. They’re just looking for somewhere to live before announcing it.
A friend of a friends best mate told him that they are trying to buy Taffee’s shop ( not the pub, obviously) and convert it to a sort of Palashín!

Your mate of mate is right - but wrong location.
They are going to take over McCambridges just down the street from Taffee’s and going to drop the Mc from above the door. It was the cheaper option.

zell12

How's town and Dr Mannix Road being spruced up?

Are trees being trimmed? Are building facades being painted? Roadworks being hurriedly polished off?

thesandeman

zell12 wrote: »

How's town and Dr Mannix Road being spruced up?

Are trees being trimmed? Are building facades being painted? Roadworks being hurriedly polished off?

They're painting the grass in Eyre Sq blue.

snoopy84

Does anyone know which roads will be closed this Thursday, I can't find any information on the restrictions anywhere

zell12

O'Briens Bridge will be closed
Flood St/Cross St/Middle St etc, also

I assume Threadneedle and surrounds also.

We cannot know for security reasons

zell12

For all public walkabouts, Garda sniper teams will be deployed on rooftops.
The proposed walkabout in Galway, where the couple will meet local business owners and community leaders, is expected to be the biggest logistical nightmare.
Gardaí notified city traders that road closures will be in place from 6am to 2pm in Williamsgate Street, Williams Street, Shop Street, High Street, Mainguard Street and Abbeygate Street. Vehicles have been banned from parking in the surrounding area to prevent any potential threats.
Royal protection officers from the Metropolitan Police will accompany the Cambridges, working in tandem with a team of 12 members of the elite ERU, who will oversee their day-to-day security and are trained in close protection and overseeing security for VIPs.

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GalwayGrrrrrl

Where will be the best spot for an ordinary member of the public to catch a glimpse of the royals? Is Salthill or shop street the better option?

barry181091

GalwayGrrrrrl wrote: »

Where will be the best spot for an ordinary member of the public to catch a glimpse of the royals? Is Salthill or shop street the better option?

Back of dunnes (Exit of car park), dock road, around 12.45ish

GalwayGrrrrrl

barry181091 wrote: »

Back of dunnes (Exit of car park), dock road, around 12.45ish

Are they stopping into dunnes for a sandwich on their way to salthill? Thanks for the tip though

barry181091

GalwayGrrrrrl wrote: »

Are they stopping into dunnes for a sandwich on their way to salthill? Thanks for the tip though

No, but they may be stopping into a swanky venue parallel to the place

ben.schlomo

barry181091 wrote: »

No, but they may be stopping into a swanky venue parallel to the place

Why the secrecy, its been made public that they're going into Tribeton!

GalwayGrrrrrl

Local media now saying Tribeton at around 10am.

zell12

GalwayGrrrrrl wrote: »

Local media now saying Tribeton at around 10am.

Yellow garda traffic cones all around the area

barry181091

GalwayGrrrrrl wrote: »

Local media now saying Tribeton at around 10am.

Issue is they tell people different things for security reasons.

barry181091

zell12 wrote: »

Yellow garda traffic cones all around the area

Oh I know intimately. Had to move a car parked there late last night otherwise it would have been towed.

topper75

Saw a photo on RTÉ site of them walking on Shop St.
Almost as surreal as the time I saw Johnny Wilkinson kick the ball over the posts out on to College Rd.
Almost.

biko

Stolen from the Sun

pure.conya

Stevolende wrote: »

Are they visiting because Galway 2020 is the European City of Culture?

probably came here for a fee to promote the city

Stevolende

When did the event yesterady end/ I was surprised to see a News van from Northern Ireland outside teh Skeff at a bit before 6pm yesterday. Assumed the Royal visit thing ended early afternoon.
So was tehre something else notable going on around town yesterday?

flazio

Probably doing a live report for UTV or BBC News between 6 and 7.