Has Galway overtaken Limerick?

brice_nobes wrote: »

while i agree that the media is kinder to galway , galway really does do incredibly well with what it has , this despite being located in the area of the country which has one of the smallest populations , if you go outside galway city , the next nearest population is athlone or ennis , limerick has all of tipperary , north kerry , etc , yet its still weak economically

the city of culture thing last year was an opportunity to sell itself , they done nothing with it , i hear its governed awfully

Hulk Hands wrote: »

Not sure where the idea came from that Limerick was unpretentious. There's a much bigger social divide in Limerick compared to Galway, with as someone said, a good deal of affluence along with a substantial working class. It likely stems from the fee paying schools in the area. They're very much separate communities and certain areas reflect that. In Galway, both ends of that spectrum are very small so everyone is lumped in together, part of what makes it good, there's a general good atmosphere to the place, albiet a lot to do with the majority of the inner towns population being students or young workers.

Limerick does seem like far more of a "city" though, even driving into it you get the sense it's bigger. As such it has more "big city" problems too. The walk from Parnell street to William street can leave you despairing for humanity. Plenty of nice suburbs though. Ive enjoyed living in both, although both become boring after a while as they are limited by size. Can see Galway overtaking it population wise at least in future, as transportation links have finally got a lot better and all the continued technological investment in the area