I have always joked with my youngest daughter, who lives and works in Galway, that it is the graveyard of ambition. After spending a Saturday afternoon and evening in and around Eyre Square on a bank holiday weekend I can understand the charge, even if it’s not entirely true. I was in The Quays pub… Continue reading Galway-the graveyard of ambition?
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Help wanted in Galway
We were in Galway for the long weekend just passed and one thing struck me forcibly. There were ‘help wanted’ posters or signs up in a tremendous number of service-based businesses. Bar staff, waiting staff, sous chefs, baristas, serving staff. The signs were everywhere. And in the Esquires coffee shop in Eyre Square there is… Continue reading Help wanted in Galway
Gelato on Shop Street and the power of online
I was slurping on an ice cream last night outside Gino’s Gelato shop on Shop Street in Galway when a guy came up to me and said, in a loud voice, “Terry Gorry”, and extended his hand to shake. I did not know him but feared I should, so I responded in a friendly fashion… Continue reading Gelato on Shop Street and the power of online