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    #92
    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users Posts: 25,669 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    irish_major wrote: »
    Is the windmill house, the mulled wine tent, gone?
    Used love that place!


    Not gone.

    Just located down at Spanish Arch this year, and with a bigger bar that also served faux craft beer.


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    #93
    Tuesday_Girl
    Registered Users Posts: 388 ✭✭Tuesday_Girl


    Anyone know if the Park n Ride be running again this year? I can only see last years info online

    http://www.galwaycity.ie/park-and-ride-2/


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    #94
    MyPeopleDrankTheSoup
    Registered Users Posts: 2,709 ✭✭✭MyPeopleDrankTheSoup


    thesandeman wrote: »
    Anyone try that Wood Oven Bread stall? They're doing some sort of a cross between a panini and a pizza. They look ok but I didn't want to stump up €7 to eat standing in the rain just yet.
    Didn't get to the Sparch yet. What beers are they doing there? Anything unusual?

    got one of them Saturday in the Spanish Arch one, it looks the same thing. absolute muck, i had one bite before passing along, two friends agreed crap as well. hot dogs were crap as well.

    the pork bap in Eyre Square was nice though. and the beer tent in Spanish Arch was great I thought, nicely decked out and good beer. great buzz around the town all weekend, the normal market near the Protestant church was packed as well. few quiet pints Friday night turned into 3 day bender. pity hotel prices are shocking high though, but I suppose that's supply and demand.


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    #95
    Mrs OBumble
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    Tuesday_Girl wrote: »
    Anyone know if the Park n Ride be running again this year? I can only see last years info online

    http://www.galwaycity.ie/park-and-ride-2/

    I haven't seen any announcements yet, am watching for it.


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    #96
    bigpink
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    georgiecasey wrote: »
    got one of them Saturday in the Spanish Arch one, it looks the same thing. absolute muck, i had one bite before passing along, two friends agreed crap as well. hot dogs were crap as well.

    the pork bap in Eyre Square was nice though. and the beer tent in Spanish Arch was great I thought, nicely decked out and good beer. great buzz around the town all weekend, the normal market near the Protestant church was packed as well. few quiet pints Friday night turned into 3 day bender. pity hotel prices are shocking high though, but I suppose that's supply and demand.

    How much was the hotel?


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    #97
    Steve The Barman
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    bigpink wrote: »
    How much was the hotel?

    $1,000,000


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    #98
    MyPeopleDrankTheSoup
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    bigpink wrote: »
    How much was the hotel?

    €100 the Friday which was grand but only 5 free hotels on hotels.com the Saturday, one of them being Oranmore Lodge! One Cross street hotel was asking for €350.

    Eventually I got the Victoria for €159 which was grand.


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    #99
    Spanish Eyes
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    This all sounds great.

    Myself and my sister are going from Dublin on Tuesday to Friday next week, I love Galway. Anyway, didn't know about the Christmas market so that's a big bonus!

    We got a bargain in Jurys with Super Valu points, unbelievable, so more money to spread around the rest of the economy in Galway!.

    Can someone tell me if there is any street market on during the week, or is it only weekends?

    Going out to Connemara too one of the days.

    Looking forward to it. Ye lucky things living there.


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    #100
    ben.schlomo
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    Spanish Eyes wrote: »
    This all sounds great.

    Myself and my sister are going from Dublin on Tuesday to Friday next week, I love Galway. Anyway, didn't know about the Christmas market so that's a big bonus!

    We got a bargain in Jurys with Super Valu points, unbelievable, so more money to spread around the rest of the economy in Galway!.

    Can someone tell me if there is any street market on during the week, or is it only weekends?

    Going out to Connemara too one of the days.

    Looking forward to it. Ye lucky things living there.
    No midweek market, just the Xmas Market.


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    #101
    ProudDUB
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    Is there a week day that is best/worst to visit the market? Was thinking of heading there next Monday or Wednesday, but don't want to get there & find it's the one day a week, that the traders take a half day off or something.

    Would prefer to get the Expressway bus there, but don't want to sit in city traffic for ages, both going & coming. Any thoughts on getting the bus versus the train?

    Ta.


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    #102
    ben.schlomo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,977 ✭✭✭✭ben.schlomo


    ProudDUB wrote: »
    Is there a week day that is best/worst to visit the market? Was thinking of heading there next Monday or Wednesday, but don't want to get there & find it's the one day a week, that the traders take a half day off or something.

    Would prefer to get the Expressway bus there, but don't want to sit in city traffic for ages, both going & coming. Any thoughts on getting the bus versus the train?

    Ta.

    If youre arriving around lunchtime or a little earlier then there wont be any issue with traffic.


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    #103
    Mrs OBumble
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    Bus is pretty much always cheaper and faster than the train.

    Bus Éireann stop at the same place as the train (2 mins walk from the market). Other companies stop 2 minutes walk up the road.


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    #104
    [Deleted User]
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    Worst market ever.

    Corndog dude wasn't there when I popped in. So disappointed.


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    #105
    biko
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    The train will take you into city centre, 2 mins walk from market.
    If you have the dosh, take the train.


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    #106
    ben.schlomo
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Worst market ever.

    Corndog dude wasn't there when I popped in. So disappointed.

    Was mentioned here a few pages back that he isnt doing this year.


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    #107
    biko
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    Apparently one corndog a market does make :)


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    #108
    bigpink
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    Wonder why he didnt do it.always saw it mentioned here as a popular stall


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    #109
    Subcomandante Marcos
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    Price for a pitch is insane.


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    #110
    bigpink
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,552 ✭✭✭bigpink


    How much?


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    #111
    sammyjo90
    Registered Users Posts: 13,135 ✭✭✭✭sammyjo90


    Can be up to 10 grand,
    Thats without VAT and electricity


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    Subcomandante Marcos
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    Something like 15k for the month.


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    #113
    gordongekko
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    sammyjo90 wrote: »
    Can be up to 10 grand,
    Thats without VAT and electricity
    Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »
    Something like 15k for the month.

    Let's say 12500 to save an argument


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    #114
    sammyjo90
    Registered Users Posts: 13,135 ✭✭✭✭sammyjo90


    gordongekko wrote: »
    Let's say 12500 to save an argument

    Damn..was looking forward to an argument :pac:


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    #115
    Surfacezebra
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    The original market was run by Market place Europe who run markets all over the UK and Northern Ireland.They ran into alot of problems with the city council trying to rip them off and the Galway city business association.They said they would never do business in the Republic again after the crap.Overpriced that went on in Galway.Alot of dodgy goings on.


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    #116
    ben.schlomo
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    Surfacezebra wrote: »
    The original market was run by Market place Europe who run markets all over the UK and Northern Ireland.They ran into alot of problems with the city council trying to rip them off and the Galway city business association.They said they would never do business in the Republic again after the crap.Overpriced that went on in Galway.Alot of dodgy goings on.

    Any links for that or is it just hearsay stuff?


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    #117
    Surfacezebra
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    I worked for them.


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    #118
    death1234567
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    gordongekko wrote: »
    Let's say 12500 to save an argument
    If it's ~12,500 just for the stall that means you need to make €450 profit a day just to cover the cost of the stall. I assume the price isn't that high for the smaller stalls...


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    #119
    Links234
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    I did a run for some macaroons, because whatever you say about the market, that French bakery crowd is gold. I also got a little Christmas jumper for the dog, but other than that, not feeling the market this year.

    I miss Lidl's stalls from last year, they were great.


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    #120
    expatinator
    Registered Users Posts: 58 ✭✭expatinator


    Fancy meeting you here Links :)

    What's the prices like in the market?


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    #121
    jeffk
    Registered Users Posts: 5,830 ✭✭✭jeffk


    Zzippy wrote: »
    Probably too late for you, but the train station car park behind the Meyrick hotel is €6 for 24 hours and is the closest to the market in Eyre Square. Can be hard to find a space, but you also have a good chance of meeting someone leaving who might hand you their ticket...

    Thanks for the post, I missed it in all the replies :(, I ended up paying €8 for the Q-Park. Handy informtaion for when/if we go to Galway again!


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