gordongekko wrote: » If they were racist comments on the wall would we feel the same or would we say should there not be planning laws covering these type of things?
Speedwell wrote: » There weren't any racist comments on the wall in this case.
gordongekko wrote: » Rules are the rules
Speedwell wrote: » Are you OK?
Treadhead wrote: » Not to mention the fact that there are laws covering that sort of thing... In a city known for its colourful bright and arty ways it fitted in perfectly (as did the one on the shoe shop btw). The state of Taafes, the state of the paving, the empty units and the hordes of sandwich board holders at each junction are all far more detrimental to the streetscape. With the modern shopfronts the length of shop Street it's not exactly an historical scene and the mural on the jeweller's is exactly the kind of thingthing that should be encouraged to set Galway apart from every other copy/paste chain store high street in the country.
pure.conya wrote: » IF my aunty had balls she'd be my uncle
gordongekko wrote: » pure.conya wrote: » IF my aunty had balls she'd be my uncle Is that in anyways relevant?
gordongekko wrote: » Is that in anyways relevant?
Treadhead wrote: » About as relevant as straw men and racist slogans...
pure.conya wrote: » It's as relevant as your what if'ery
gordongekko wrote: » So to hell with the rules and we can just put whatever we want on the wall on shop street?
Speedwell wrote: » Well, no. But there's a critical difference between beautiful artwork that improves the look of a property and its neighborhood, and racist vandalism that ruins it.
gordongekko wrote: » One person's art is another racism hence the rules.
Speedwell wrote: » So, you're saying that you don't understand the difference?
_Whimsical_ wrote: » I quite liked the giant leg on the ladies shoe shop up near Lazlo which was removed for the same reason,I like this too, but I could see it getting out of hand if it became acceptable for everyone to do it with no regulation on style or maintenance of those works.
Mrs OBumble wrote: » Pretty dodgy IMHO for the rules to say that plants and Claddagh rings aren't ok, but soft-porn is.
pure.conya wrote: » I'm struggling to believe somebody can be so submissive to "the rules". Who's we by the way? It's interesting that once again you're engaging in hypotheticals and asking if we can put whatever we want on shop street. What we are actually talking about here is Claddagh Jewellers commissioning a passive piece of artwork on their established busy shop front. In the current climate of Galway trying to impress the judge's in the coming days to get the capital of culture, the city council went through with removing it now, leaving it looking plain and out of place. No criminal damage involved, no graffiti or ugly tags in sight, nobody hurt or the tone of area brought down, nobody put out in any way. The very fact the mural was photographed so much by visiters to the city should have been enough reason to have left the offending piece alone and be thankful for the proprieter having dove such a good job at brightening that particular corner up at their own expense.
Wompa1 wrote: » It's gone now but if this gets people on the backs of the city council at least some good will come from it. I was back in Galway for a week around the start of June. The city is in a heap. It's very sad to see. At the time they were relaying grass in Eyre Square. Buildings were falling into disrepair. The arthouse cinema is an absolute eyesore. You come into the city and the first thing you see is the old Corrib Great Southern with broken out windows and burn markings. When you pass the park by Bon Secours there's graffiti...then when you get closer to Lough Atalia there's more graffiti out by the train tracks. Salthill is a complete sh1t show altogether! It's not just the city council at fault though (but they are probably the most at fault)....Galway seems to have an issue with residents having no pride in the place at all. Also people going into the city from other parts of the county or country don't too. Pick up after yourselves, pick up after your dogs. Don't puke on the streets, don't p1ss on the streets. When I saw that video of the Irish supporters in France picking up their litter, my first thought wasn't good for them. It was, oh they know any good deed by the Irish supporters will go viral so they are trying to get noticed because they sure as sh1te don't do it at home. The Spanish Arch is a disaster zone at times. Yee carried the f'cking bottles and cans to the place, if the bins are full just carry them back with yee to wherever you're going. Filthy animals!
gordongekko wrote: » Complete rubbish. They broke the rules. The council are enforcing the rules. How pretty or how many times it was photographed is irrelevant.
pure.conya wrote: » There really isn't any point in trying to get through to such a subservient individual. It's crazy how some of us have been completely and utterly taken in by the notion that rules can never ever be broken Will i let you in on a secret Gordon?
