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    Il Pálás Cinema di Galway chiuderà per perdite finanziarie

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    3. Migeycan87 on

      I used to live around the corner from it and go often.

      There was a restaurant called Merrow on the bottom floor that did amazing food. The bar up top was so nice as well.

      Hopefully someone else takes it over, but Galway is losing a lot of it’s character and identity.

      It’ll be gift shops, coffee shops and stag/hens only soon.

    4. gobanlofa on

      this is sad to hear, only got to go there this year but can’t help but see it as a loss

    5. ScepticalReciptical on

      This is incredible, the deal the ownership group struck with the city council was to pay zero in rent for 30 years in return for investing €1m to finish the works on the building. It took about 15 years to complete and operated at a loss of about €250k a year.

    6. pauldavis1234 on

      Cost 9.5 million, 8.5 million from the taxpayer, owned by a private company.

      When will the public stop falling for these schemes that syphon taxpayers money into private hands.

      Same thing happening on a multi-billion euro level in asylum housing…

    8. Bill_Badbody on

      I lived right next to it for 4 years, and never went, that’s down to me tbf.

      But firstly, God it’s and ugly building. Just pure post war concrete modernism shite.

      Secondly, it cost 8.5 million, realistically it was never making back it’s money after that cost.

      The state should buy it and put it to good use for local artists, film makers etc.

    9. Rossbeigh on

      I used to live around the corner from it and never went as it was overpriced. It caused years of road obstruction and is a monstrosity to look at

    10. Accomplished-Try-658 on

      I used/attempted to work in film/TV. But I can’t imagine going to the cinema anymore. Every trip has made me furious at how others behave (talking, phone, etc.). Sadly.

      I’ve not been to a cinema in almost 2 years now. Sad.

    11. umm-ask-some-else on

      Why would you bother going to the cinema any more. Gobshites with phones ringing, answering text, and a light coming off it that can be seen from the space station. Don’t even get me started on the talking and vaping. Fook sake. What a waste of money. If the management policed did their job and policed it, perhaps more people would have went.

    12. jhanley on

      I was in there last night for the first time by coincidence, it’s a very unique building but not at all functional. Must cost an absolute fortune to maintain and heat.

    13. SamBeckettsBiscuits on

      I visited Galway a few times over the years and thought it was a nice little cinema with a nice little bar. I actually thought it was better than the Lighthouse, but was a bit shocked to see that it lost money every year it was open? How was this possible? Wasn’t the rent free? Some of the screens used to be freezing as well. I can only imagine something went wrong here and people weren’t going in large enough numbers for some reason.

    14. newshoeshudis on

      I feel like I’m the only one who didn’t like Palas cinema. I gave it a fair few goes over the years, because other people kept telling me how good it was. Never once did I have a good customer experience in it. I also never liked how cramped a lot of the seating was. In one of the screens, I can’t remember which, you had to hope the person beside you didn’t have sharp elbows.

      Edit: don’t even get me started by how convoluted a lot of the layout was.

      To get to one screen, you have to cross through the bar and all over the place.

      Before it was blocked off, the box office, which was outside, had zero roof. In Galway.

      Someone thought it was a good idea to have an open air part of a building you absolutely have to go to.

      In Galway.

      Aside from that, it’s a building that left the houses beside it unoccupiable, because the foundation was damaged during construction.

    15. Financial_Village237 on

      Its sad to lose a cinema restaurant and bar but christ the building itself is horrendous. I did contract for them and i swear to god its a labyrinth. At one point over the course of a week they used a different door each day.

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