There are many signs of an economic slowdown in Ireland as it is now officially in recession.
I have noticed during my visits, that earlier this year that are not so many visitors and 09 cars, in fact, when I was in Dublin in early March lasted four days, will see nine new vehicles to number 09. A year earlier, and three months into the new year, it had hundreds of 08s on the streets.
House prices have fallen dramatically, and it is now fairly simple grab to onefundamental plumber or builder with flyers will be put back through the front doors advertising their businesses.
The media are full of stories about unemployment is rising, but it would not matter in some restaurants in one of the most important approaches from Dublin airport to the center via Drumcondra.
During a walk, I give my dog when with relatives for a walk part of the Upper Drumcondra Road, and whether they are in the early evening or later, the restaurant looking busy. LastNight was no exception. The 22nd June, on a Monday evening. We book a table at an Italian restaurant for 6.45. The restaurant is on for a few years and when we got there several guests were in there. They could have been a mix of the left over customers from the "early bird" specials 5-7 meals a two-course menu for € 22.95, or starting for the evening.
Other shops along the road lead the "Early Bird Specials. What surprised me is the prices of theseCompanies are still loaded. I guess they are paid in a suburb of Dublin North, but the advertised prices look no different than a year ago, but if people are willing to see it clearly, and how they then are the keepers can continue to charge high prices.
Dublin has a reputation for visiting one of the more expensive European cities, and if the quality is there, I would not mind it so much.
The Italian restaurant was expensive. Three persons € 120a gratuity. A few years back, when the euro against the pound sterling, which would be about £ 70, today was that nearly £ weak is 115 out of my pocket.
My son had a pizza € 17 for a basic, he said, oil on top was a small egg cup size container with a small drop in. You should be presented, in fact, a bottle, which she would have had to leave the table if the pizza delivered. She did offer a big song and dance to black pepper from the mill, the greatwas not good, but there were no other bases. Back in north London, my son eats regularly at an excellent Italian establishment, growing more wood-burning oven for pizzas and a lot of money over taste.
I had lasagne served with a salad, lettuce and tomatoes covered in mayonnaise. What is the problem, a nice green salad with tomatoes, olives, etc? What they serve up is probably easier.
What is with bread sticks, Italian bread, chocolate or biscuits with a smallCoffee, for example, or a better quality and not the cheap paper napkins which?
We left before 9:00 clock and the place was filling up now, perhaps in the restaurant have some real competition. Are a few weeks ago in Italy, five of us had a good meal in Italy near the French border. € 150, including a few bottles of wine and mineral water. This place was full, but are you value for money and quality.
I hope to wake up in restaurants in the Greater Dublin area, to the fact that the touristMarket is in a very bad patch this year. UK Many visitors do not come because of the euro-pound exchange rate. Although it is cheap flights, car hire is relatively expensive and you bring your own car is very expensive when compared with taking them to France. The Irish Tourist Board is trying to promote more Scandinavians, Dutch and German tourists this year.
However, they are unable to return id prices are too high. Last weekend I was charged € 4.90 for aPint of Kilkenny, it was going in a hotel in Malahide near Dublin, I would have been about 30 years. Their carvery price is now € 13 per person and OK. However, you need a good money as they were able to run the central heating and air conditioning in the same time.
Recession, what recession.