No proper shopping centers in Ireland!

inkwell · 13-08-2011 02:01PM #1

Why there are no big proper shopping centers in Ireland? Maybe there is one or two in Dublin (dont know wasnt shopping there), but I live in Galway.. and two be honest its disaster here.
There is a thread about some new restaurant near some shoppig center in Galway (Tesco one) and somebody called it "the biggest in west".
I am just very surpised, because there is only Tesco, Penneys, 2eu shop, Supermacs, Eason and few other small shops.
In Poland where I come from in average city there is few centers like this one :

http://galeriabaltycka.pl/en/doc_firma_e.html

-its huge, few storey and hundreds of good brand's shops.
This all in country were average salary is 500eu per month!

I think if they would build shops like this in here they would have many customers and lots of people would get job's!
Why there is nothing like it here? Ireland is not a poor country!

Helix · 13-08-2011 02:04PM

inkwell wrote: »

Ireland is not a poor country!

was it comfortable under that rock for the last 3 years?

orourkeda · 13-08-2011 02:05PM

Whats wrong with supermacs

amacachi · 13-08-2011 02:06PM

inkwell wrote: »

This all in country were average salary is 500eu per month!

You answered it right there.

Phill Ewinn · 13-08-2011 02:06PM

There's laods. Go ask the West Dublin people over on the Dublin Forum

*Still paying for the ''tribunerals'' for them.

Sofa King Great · 13-08-2011 02:06PM

Eh there are empty shopping centres all over the country that cannot get retailers in to them.

Oh and I have been to Poland, I wouldn't go boasting about your infrastructure just yet....

inkwell · 13-08-2011 02:06PM

Helix wrote: »

was it comfortable under that rock for the last 3 years?

I dont know any poor people around me and I know people from all sort of backgrounds...you should appreciate what you have here and stop complaining.

Naomi00 · 13-08-2011 02:06PM

There's too many.

the keen edge · 13-08-2011 02:07PM

Population of Poland 38 million.
Population of Rep of Ireland 6 million.

Questions?.

Phill Ewinn · 13-08-2011 02:10PM

inkwell wrote: »

I dont know any poor people around me and I know people from all sort of backgrounds...you should appreciate what you have here and stop complaining.

We're being screwed over by two successive traitorous governments. We should complain, we should just get on with jailing them.

Sulmac · 13-08-2011 02:11PM

the keen edge wrote: »

Population of Poland 38 million.
Population of Rep of Ireland 6 million.

Questions?.

Also;

Population of Gdańsk (where the shopping centre in the OP's link is): ~1,080,700
Population of Galway: ~75,000

inkwell · 13-08-2011 02:13PM

the keen edge wrote: »

Population of Poland 38 million.
Population of Rep of Ireland 6 million.

Questions?.

Ok, but there is a market for sure, for at least one big shoppig center in town like Galway! I dont get it? Why I have to go to shop to Poland? I live here and I would be happy to spend my money here. There is just nothing in Galway! No decent shop with shoes or clothes. I simply dont understand. Average family here have two cars and there is nowhere to shop!

mikemac · 13-08-2011 02:16PM

Well if you don't like it here and find Poland better you know what to do.........

Head to Limerick, Crescent SC is good

Castle in the Sky · 13-08-2011 02:17PM

inkwell wrote: »

In Poland where I come from in average city there is few centers like this one :

http://galeriabaltycka.pl/en/doc_firma_e.html

Wow! Glowing shopping centres that defy the laws of physics. I'm going!

inkwell · 13-08-2011 02:19PM

mikemac wrote: »

Well if you don't like it here and find Poland better you know what to do.........

Head to Limerick, Crescent SC is good

I was only waiting for comment like this...

No, thank you, I like it here and I will stay -sorry! I just wish I could buy nice jacket and shoes..-and I am not obsessed with shopping, I only go to shops when I need something...

OneArt · 13-08-2011 02:20PM

There are proper shopping centres you just moved to somewhere which is the middle of nowhere.

There's a lot around the east coast/Dublin area which are quite good. Although if you like shopping centres so much you should go to South Africa, they're in love with them over there.

mikemac · 13-08-2011 02:20PM

Anthony Ryans so
Have you tried there?

Plenty of places on the appropriately named Shop St

Sunnyisland · 13-08-2011 02:23PM

[QUOTE=inkwell;I am just very surpised, because there is only Tesco, Penneys, 2eu shop, Supermacs, Eason and few other small shops.
In Poland where I come from in average city there is few centers like this one :http://galeriabaltycka.pl/en/doc_firma_e.html[/QUOTE]

Aaah but have you got a Dunnes stores

RichieC · 13-08-2011 02:24PM

Big shopping centers only steal the town square from the public domain and hand it to private interests, I see a future were after the shops shut everyone is foocked out and told to go home.

I rather shops on public streets tbh.

inkwell · 13-08-2011 02:24PM

OneArt wrote: »

There are proper shopping centres you just moved to somewhere which is the middle of nowhere.

There's a lot around the east coast/Dublin area which are quite good. Although if you like shopping centres so much you should go to South Africa, they're in love with them over there.

I dont specially like them, I just do like to find what I need in one place and thats it.

inkwell · 13-08-2011 02:27PM

mikemac wrote: »

Anthony Ryans so
Have you tried there?

Plenty of places on the appropriately named Shop St

Plenty of places like what..like Athony Ryans? No, thank you.

The only shop o shop street I go to is Eason.

Sunnyisland · 13-08-2011 02:27PM

Anyway shopping centres are on the way out,its all being done online these days.You get shop for anything you want online, no hassle.

Naomi00 · 13-08-2011 02:28PM

inkwell wrote: »

I dont specially like them, I just do like to find what I need in one place and thats it.

It's called a town centre.

13-08-2011 02:29PM

Big shopping centres are a pain in the arse.

inkwell · 13-08-2011 02:30PM

Naomi00 wrote: »

It's called a town centre.

It would be good enough, if thats the way it is i Galway, but I've spend about 5 hours today desperate to find what I needed (I am not specially fussy) -and no luck.

ColeTrain · 13-08-2011 02:31PM

I don't like shopping so I don't care.

dirtypanties · 13-08-2011 02:51PM

I think you've missed the point OP about why 'average' family has two cars-It's out of necessity to get to/from work which for many is a long commute away-a lot of families with two cars then often have little or no money left over after paying mortgage,food,car tax,petrol etc-Having huge shopping centres full of crap-stuff might be your idea of pleasure but for others just to relax and chill out at home is paramount at the weekends-why don't you just shop on the internet like most other people??Plus if this is all you have to be worrying about then.....

FlutterinBantam · 13-08-2011 02:55PM

dirtypanties wrote: »

I think you've missed the point OP about why 'average' family has two cars-It's out of necessity to get to/from work which for many is a long commute away-a lot of families with two cars then often have little or no money left over after paying mortgage,food,car tax,petrol etc-Having huge shopping centres full of crap-stuff might be your idea of pleasure but for others just to relax and chill out at home is paramount at the weekends-why don't you just shop on the internet like most other people??Plus if this is all you have to be worrying about then.....

Wash your skiddies honey, the giff here is fetid.

jaysus:eek:

Hank_Jones · 13-08-2011 02:58PM

We don't have very many great shopping centres...

We do have a very good social welfare system though....

The King of Moo · 13-08-2011 03:01PM

As a Galwegian I'm surprised you say it could take you 5 hours to find what you need.
Sure, it doesn't have lots of the big name shops you get in big cities, but if you're just getting groceries you've plenty of options. I don't see what other things you'd need.

As others have said, Galway is very small, basically just a fairly large town, so it can't have big shopping centres.

Why not do what most Galwegians do who are into their clothes shopping and make an occasional day trip to Dublin to do some shopping?
It's so cheap and quick to go there and back on the bus now.

flutterflye · 13-08-2011 03:03PM

Just move to Dublin if you're that bothered.
Or better yet, America or London or somewhere.

No proper shopping centers in Ireland!

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