 | I was in Mallow last month and spotted these two idle commercial outlets near the roundabout at Bridge St and Thomas Davis Street. I smiled at the description of ‘Fancy Warehouse’ – that term was not restricted to Liscannor. Later that day I was listening to Olivia O’Leary on RTE Drivetime and her words left me hankering after shops and buildings of the past rather than what we are now being given. I was chatting with a friend recently about Grandad’s blog about times past. He commented that the rose-tinted glasses have dimmed recollection of the state of cleanliness in public houses, especially the toilets. |
He may well have an argument but I wish the likes of Murphy’s and Lane’s were still trading rather than the likes of Merchant’s Quay Shopping Centre and Faulkner’s Lane where the outlets are the same as any major city.
Are we conceding any sense of individual identity to the multinational brand?
Are we conceding any sense of individual identity to the multinational brand?
