Shop Street

Really?

It's like, it's like, it's like sh- it's like you're on Shop Street, and it's just, you cannot not have two bottles of Buckfast in your hand.

I mean, you shouldn't, and you don't need to.

To this day still?

So as you can imagine, if I wanted to go to a gig, for example, in the Roisin Dove, or if I wanted to go take part in any of the gigs that are at the big top during the Arts Festival, they're all over after that time.

So I either have to leave the gig early and tear up Shop Street up to the bus station to get the bus or make the choice of driving.

Okay, or you're dealing with a fairly hefty taxi fee, which is kind of massively increasing the price of your night out.

Yeah, I mean, it could be up to €60 for a taxi from Galway City out to Kinbarra.

So we did a pop up and then from pop up, we went to permanent in where we are now, our home.

So we have 27 Shop Street just across from Taft's Bar there.

So that's us.

And we bought a second food truck in the meantime to keep touring.

Yeah.

And now what, you think Shop Street's on Airbnb?

Yeah, for sure.

Like, you just, you don't hear, like, there was a few this year that are within walking distance, but not the way it used to be.

I'm from West Limerick and people... you know haven't been in maybe since it's been renovated 15 years ago so it's amazing on a saturday morning there's no place i'd rather be in limerick on a saturday morning it's one of the best in the country i

think it's a great initiative because there's been so much happening in limerick with the twilight thursdays you know limerick's first partnership had an event run a few weekends ago the european championship games you know like arthur's key has been happening like you know And I think when you look at other cities, like Galway, you walk down Shop Street in Galway, it's a buzz.

And that's what needs to happen more for Limerick.

And by bringing the likes of these food festivals, that's the integration happening.