ThorsMane wrote: » Like I said, not all limerick people.
Mailcoachinn wrote: » I was once one of the teenagers drinking on the beach, was still doing that in 2012 despite being almost thirty at the time. Most of those kids are sound. They’re not the ones causing trouble. Happy Harbour??? What were you thinking???
ThorsMane wrote: » I work in the holiday home industry and the cost of accommodation in kilkee is ludacris! 60% of the people we deal with are repeat customers... been coming here for 10+ years.,, staying in the same houses... they all shop at ALDI on the way through Kilrush. They’re all self catering and after spending 750-925 euro for a week holiday in rainy Kilkee you can bet they’re pinching the pennies and cooking in their overpriced holiday home. Twenty new holiday homes have opened up behind the Kilkee bay hotel and they have been more or less heavily booked the entire summer, they’re offering shorter stays, 3 night minimum, which a lot of other holiday homes in town don’t offer. Shorter stays mean less inclined to cook and more incentive to eat out in town ... if you can afford it... 23 Euro for Lasagne on Murphy Blacks new revamped menu! More turn over of clients so new people every few days in town. However people are right when they say it’s all families and they’re isn’t really any kid friendly place to eat in town where you don’t feel like a table full of kids is interrupting people drinking or watching a match in pub/restaurants. I find a lot of places are thriving though, The Diamond Rocks cafe is packed every single time I’ve gone there this summer, regardless of the day of the week. O’Shea’s Cafe also has a very steady flow of people. Both Nolan’s deli/shop and Nolan’s chipper see huge business, of course the chipper is mostly on weekends but that’s expected. Rosaries has been booming this summer, especially during the hot weather. The pantry, Myles, taste of Punjab, Happy Harbour all doing huge business on the weekends! Nevsail Water sports are out on the beach with kids everyday, rain or shine! Being in the business I’m not a massive fan of tourists but what really boils my blood is the gangs of limerick teenagers all around town.., saturday night the second 6pm hits they just swarm the streets! Standing in massive intimidating groups... I’ve watched people cross the roads to avoid walking past them and sometimes because they have to...the group is half out on the road as it is. Cars beeping at them. Drinking cans of beer on the pavement. Drinking on the cliff across from the golf course where they’ve left 1000s of cans and take away boxes and bottles. It’s disgusting. I know some people will say Kilkee is alive because of limericks but everyone here can’t stand them, they’re kids are a plague. Disclaimer: not all limerick people obviously.
Stanford wrote: » Well Failte Ireland put a lot of money into marketing the Wild Atlantic Way but it is for each business to make itself attractive for people to visit
JCX BXC wrote: » The entire population of 1024? All Kilkee is in the winter is a dead concrete wasteland, which looks like it's been entirely abandoned.
jcd5971 wrote: » Most people living in Kilkee are working elsewhere and commuting to and from work. For most of them the tourists are a pain in the hole, and I know a good chunk of locals are happy enough that it's quieter these days. It's also not like the tourists that come are a great boon anyway, by and large it's the riff raff from limerick, that cause more trouble than they're worth.
nthclare wrote: » Ok I see you're offended by my post, but seriously Kilkee needs to be upgraded and historical correctness and creativity would go a long way. I don't think spraying graffiti on the walls is funny or acceptable, but if it gives you chuckle thats ok too.... Im up near Fanore, but I still think Kilkee is just as important as anyother town in Clare... Dont you think so ?
JCX BXC wrote: » The waterfront is the building we are discussing, the one on the corner? I'm not on about the entire Waterfront, which I think is entirely wasted on residential properties, but will never change. Also, perhaps try to understand a post before you accuse someone of having "a lack of taste and more much savagery", it seems like a quite a sudden and aggressive outburst which is entirely uncalled for.
JCX BXC wrote: » It reached rock bottom a few years ago, this year is the most momentum Kilkee has seen since the early Celtic tiger.
Johnboy1951 wrote: » That is what I am trying to figure out. The seaweed on the beach is like lawn clippings ....... discarded from the growing weed in the sea. Other beaches in various locations around the world are cleansed and even treated every night/morning with machinery. What is so precious with our seaweed that it must be left on the beach to rot and stink up the area? BTW it makes great fertiliser if you care to use it.
nthclare wrote: » Seriously are you serious. The waterfront could be the most spectacular Victorian waterfront in the west of Ireland. I think its a shame to have such a significant location looking in a bad situation. Each to their own, but your post is typical of the post of someone with a lack of taste and more muck savagery..... I respect your opinion, but its the opposite to mine....
JCX BXC wrote: » Eh, the Waterfront doesn't look particularly derelict (lots I'd change before that one anyways), and that small graffiti was dealt with quickly. There was massive local outrage, but personally I found it quite comical. (Especially given the outrage at such a minor offense).
jacksie66 wrote: » Dunno if it's still there but I was in Kilkee a few months ago. Was amazed by the cut of the place. Big derelict building by the beach with massive writing saying The Earth Is Flat. Nice thing for tourists to see.
Mailcoachinn wrote: » I haven’t managed to make it to Kilkee this year unfortunately due to work commitments and various other things going on, and was only there very briefly for a couple of hours last year. What’s it been like in general this summer? I find it hard to believe that things have gone so downhill so fast, as some of the posts in this thread seem to indicate...
fryup wrote: » ^^^^^^^^^^^ but why?? if its causing a smell its going to put people off going to said beach surely?? seaweed regrows all the time doesn't it?? so whats the big deal of removing it?
Criterion 15 of the Blue Flag regulations state that algae vegetation or natural debris should be left on the beach,”
Johnboy1951 wrote: » You jest! ??? Any idea why not?
Cookiemunster wrote: » Rotting seaweed. It always gets washed down to that end of the beach. Apparently it can't be removed from blue flag beaches.
4ensic15 wrote: » Kilkee now has two main types of visitor, day trippers and self-caterers. Neither spends as much money in the town as hotel guests and some spend very little. Hotels are not viable in those circumstances. The proliferation of car ownership means people travel from small towns to bigger towns to make purchases. There are 3 mini markets and four coffee shops in Kilkee. They seem to be the only places there is any kind of spending. The twin curses of unpredictable weather and a short season deter any kind of investment. The other factor about Kilkee is the rudeness of some of the proprietors of the various establishments. Some of their staff are not much better. Do young bar staff not know it is their job to try and engage customers in conversation and not chat with their colleague instead when things are quiet at the bar?
Iodine1 wrote: » Visited earlier this year and while it was busy enough (weekend) there was a load of smelly dirt of God knows what origin at the end of the beach. Beside the alleys and even walking by on the road up high was awful. Staff in shops / restaurants were very friendly and helpful.
johnnyjb wrote: » Never stayed in Kilkee myself. Would it be any craic on a Paddy weekend?
