Greaney wrote: » Why Thank you Cork man!! Yeah, Dublin's a bit of a monster. Did you know 40% of the countrys population is in the greater Dublin Catchment area!! That's shocking!! As for Galway, yes, true, the tourists can be overwhelming in the summer, and the winters wet and miserable... but still, as a Spanish friend of mine pointed out, if it was sunny, tourism would totally destroy the place, like it did in Spain
Greaney wrote: » Well I do actually. What I find most annoying is the because they have 40% of the population the strain on resources has been huge. The Governments attempt at de-centralisation has failed partly due to the fact that there has been no development of infastructre of any note, outside of Dublin. Secondly, incentives to move are not just pay packets. If the regions got more funding for other projects, the quality of life would be another incentive. The probelms that face communites outside of Dublin are an anethema to those in power because their experiece is of a Dublin resident and they can't concieve any thing outside of that narrow point of reference I could go on but I'd get awful soap boxy about it
Bass Cadet wrote: » Loads of tourists about in summer alright. Adds to the attraction of the place in my opinion. Love to see tourists milling about the streets of Galway. Place wouldn't be half as much craic without them Galway seems to attract a better (dare I say it..) 'class' of tourist than most places I've been to!
Mr Cork Man wrote: » Oh please galway attracts the same loud spanish tourists and fat americans you see in cork.I just think that in high summer galway is quite tacky.I guess some people like me prefer a more genuine atmosphere.
Webbs wrote: » Tourists are great to have around cities whether it be Galway or Cork, give place a real buzz all through the week day and night. What on earth is a genuine atmosphere!! do you mean that every village town and city that has tourists (i.e. the places that people think are worth visiting) is false? and only a s**thole with no tourists can be wonderful and genuine!
Mr Cork Man wrote: » Not at all there needs to be a balance you dont want the tourists completly taking over the place.
WooPeeA wrote: » Dublin is not that big, I used to live in bigger cities for years and it seems really small to me. :P But if I'd have to chose between Cork and Galway, I would definitely chose Galway.. Why? Simply, because it rocks! Galway has unique atmosphere, great people smiling to each other (rather rare in Dublin), shop street, Galway Bay and even Guinness tastes better than in Cork..:DBut job market sucks in Galway... :mad:
ingalway wrote: » I also feel, like previous poster, that people in Galway are very insular and no where near as friendly and funny as Cork people.
janeybabe wrote: » I have this discussion regularly! I grew up in Cork and spent a year at college in Galway. I'm so happy to be back in Cork now. (And I'm not someone who thinks my home county is the only place to be. I have no problem moving elsewhere.) I found Galway to be far too small and claustrophobic. I used to see the same people in town everyday, and when it was busy it was awful! Too many people in such a small space. The shopping in Galway depressed me too. I remember when Warehouse opened a few people I knew who were from Galway got so excited! I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. I hated not being able to buy everything I needed. Also, do shops still open at 2 on Sundays? That annoyed me! Also, and this is going to be a shocker, I found that a lot of the people in Galway were unfriendly. When I go out I'll talk to anyone, but I found that people in Galway stuck to their own little groups. The pubs in Galway are great though! I would never live in Galway again, but I definitely will visit. It's a great city, but not a great place to live. Dublin is probably a bit too big, but I don't think I'd mind living there as much. I think Cork has the best of both worlds. Of course I'm biased because I'm from Cork, but I genuinely hated a lot of the time I spent in Galway. Obviously people from Galway will be biased too. The whole thing is just a matter of opinion though! Galway is a lovely place, and great for a weekend, but it just wasn't for me.
Bass Cadet wrote: » Galway people 'insular' in comparison to Corkonians?! 'People's Republic of Cork' anyone? Sorry but that's just too funny Maybe if the government had plowed money into Galway's traffic problems like they did Cork with the Jack Lynch tunnel, fantastic Ballincollig bypass and airport roundabout flyovers (not to mention the improvement works to N25 and south ring rd) we'd have a decent chance of having an adequate infrastructure too... I like Cork and have stayed there numerous times both professionally and for holidays, surfing etc. but if it was a choice between the canals and rivers of Galway or the more industrial, (dare I say it) insular Cork, I'd be picking Galway everytime
missannik wrote: » Am curious as to which town has better health care?
missannik wrote: » Fascinating! I'm in the process of immigrating to Ireland, and am stuck between going to Galway or Cork (or Limerick) so its nice to read locals opinions, so to balance out my views from when I was a tourist. (No I'm not a loud Spaniard or fat American. ) Am curious as to which town has better health care?
kayos wrote: » I'm from Galway. I've lived in Limerick. I've been in Cork more times than I can count. To be honest Galway is my number one but thats biased. But out of Cork and Limerick there really is only one runner/winner. Cork even if you do get the local accent like. Limerick well the less I say the better, I did not like the place one bit. Thats just a big can of worms..... Cork, Limerick and Galway all have had reason to be in the news in a bad way about the health care system. Actually Health Care and Ireland any where outside of Dublin is just a bad situation.
Amazotheamazing wrote: » So far everyone is just favouring their own home city, which is hardly surprising. What we need is a motorway connecting all three the separate areas aren't so important. In theory you should be able to drive from Limerick to either Cork or Galway in 45 minutes. Bypass Limerick and reduce the time between Galway and Cork to under 2 hours.
leninbenjamin wrote: » shouldn't this really be in west? I like Galway, i like that size of town. anything bigger gets on my nerves, but i can understand why people wouldn't like it, i find living there frustrating at times. the city itself has a lot of wasted potential though, largely due to incompetent planners, and is sh*t for shopping (even for essentials at times). the government really need to get up off their ass and redevelop the whole western region. living in Dublin at the minute and it's ridiculous really. Galway in particular is still at that size where proper infrastructure could be put in place and the traffic mess sorted out relatively straightforward. build a proper bypass, restrict more roads to buses and bicycles only and develop a few proper commercial centres on the outskirts to relieve some of the pressure on the city centre. fat chance of that happening though.
serfboard wrote: » Couldn't agree more. And the OP in fairness (Cork expression - or at least, one that sounds best if said with a Cork accent!) did call for a counter-balance to the sprawling "Greater Dublin Area", which stretches as far as Athlone and Longford. That's what the fabled "Atlantic Corridor" is supposed to try and help. (fabled, because its chances of being delivered now are next to nil). Mind you, the Shannon tunnel, which is being built and which was in the news this week, combined with the Ennis bypass, will make the journey between Limerick and Galway quicker. The road between Limerick and Cork though, particularly between Mallow and Croom is a shocking dirt-track, for a road that connects the 2nd and 3rd(4th?) large towns in this republic.
Amazotheamazing wrote: » The worse stretches of the Galway Cork road are, imo, between Gort and the dual carriageway beyond Crusheen and as you say, between Croom and Mallow. It's amazing both stretches haven't been bypassed by now.
