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    1. Interesting-Echo-354 on

      They were only temporarily parked. Unlike those other permanently parked cars.

    2. IGotABruise on

      The man is a far-right weirdo. No surprise to see he’s annoyed he can’t abandon his car where he wants.

    3. A man has never been along the canal when there’s a match at the Aviva

    4. Honest_Revolution_10 on

      And this cunt be the first person whinging on Facebook if an ambulance was delayed getting to him because of illegal parking. Delighted he got fined, well done GCC. In the bin. 

    5. AdBoring9620 on

      Nightmare around here at match times. Parking in front of drives,on footpaths etc. that clamped down on it with a warden on duty.

    6. GhostsOfTheRobotTree on

      “Nowhere else to park. ”

      There is but they’re too lazy to walk. Vast majority are able bodied but can’t fathom parking further away and walking. I cycled to countless matches in Cork in the 70s and there were 100s of bikes around but so rare to see the same these days.

    7. Fair play to GCC. I wish DCC would do the same around Croker on match days and concerts. Literally had to walk along the wall to get into my house last year, a load of cars decided the footpath was theirs for the day.

    8. Expensive-Total-312 on

      while 80 quid is a steep parking ticket, I used to live in the area and match goers will park in around housing estates blocking people in, up on green spaces, block every footpath and curb, every turning spot and when the match is over leave plastic bottles and crap everywhere, then start blowing the horn at each other while trying to get out of estates. So I have little to no sympathy

    9. UnalomeJourneying on

      As someone who’s unfortunately done the work of a parking warden in the UK a good few years ago briefly between other work. I’d have to say the amount of abuse you get is astounding and I was very lenient, but when you do the job you realise without it, the place would be chaos. People like this guy are so entitled.

    10. This is like the time a few years back where he was furious at how much a speeding ticket was nowadays

    11. southerndandy123 on

      97 years ago, people lost their lives in that park over there, Constant Markievicz gave up HIS life to enable us to eradicate suppression, taxation,eviction criminality.

    12. If no one goes to Pearse stadium he’d have access to ample legal parking spots.

    13. SmilingDiamond on

      Fining people that are temporarily parked??!!😀

      As opposed to those that are permanently parked I suppose?

    14. Kindly_Hedgehog_5806 on

      I have known match goers to park on someone’s private driveway to attend the match in Croke Park in Drumcondra.

      Resident quite rightly parked in front of them to prevent them leaving and charged them €120 release fee. Guards called, civil matter and left so the motorist had to pay up

    15. “This is bullshit, no wonder no one goes to the stadium that’s so full that I can’t park there”

    16. pgasmaddict on

      I’m delighted to see those who abandon their cars being punished for doing so. Some of the parking people get up to at big events (especially funerals and GAA matches) beggar belief. Making prisoners of people in their own homes by times. If you haven’t parking booked/sorted in advance then either arrive way early or park a distance away and fucking walk for a few yards.

    17. Affectionate_Art4277 on

      You’d probably be better off parking in Oranmore and getting the train and bus into Galway. Nothing worse than Galway when its really busy.

    18. Any_Comparison_3716 on

      “GOOD, says the Galway Green Party Candidate” – The Irish Times

    19. Stegbeetle on

      Excellent. Delighted to hear it. Now Pairc Ui Chaoimh, please. The council could make a fortune is they enforced parking regs.

    20. Grand-Cup-A-Tea on

      Did he not just leave the hazard lights on? Would have saved him the fine /s

    21. I wish this happened more during games at the Gaelic grounds, often parked cars block roads in housing estates and make it so much more dangerous for pedestrians, not even to mention blocking driveways and ruining green spaces parking in the middle of greens as if they are car parks

    22. But I’m watching the gaa! That gives me carte balnche to abandon my car anywhere!

    23. justsayinbtw on

      It like the traffic wardens don’t even care that he played for Loais 20 years ago or his 10s and 10s of podcast listeners.

    24. My first thought was that no one can be that thick, “I parked illegally and got a ticket, wah wah wah” then I seen who it was. Yes, he definitely could be that thick.

    25. Not wrong about Pearse Stadium. I grew up 2 minutes from it. It’s a silly place for a stadium and parking is very lacking. They should sell and build a new stadium outside town. The site is worth a fortune.

    26. soundengineerguy on

      Those GAA C***s block up salthill everytime there is a game. I hope the council fined every single one of them and do it every time there is a match.

      Park legally or not at all. They are so bloody lazy and entitled.

    27. Sensitive-War3527 on

      I mean Galway is like the size of a back yard, just walk or cycle you fatty boombah

    28. GreatDefector on

      “Fuck all” people go to pearse stadium, yet the car park was full with nowhere else to park

      Sorry bud but your logic ain’t logicing

    29. thedarkryte on

      I mean, doesn’t matter WHERE you’re parked, if you’re parked there ILLEGALLY, you’re basically just asking for a ticket at that point 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

    30. Mysterious_Half1890 on

      My actions have consequences I’m shocked by this revelation

    31. Was at a match in Salthill recently. Plenty of spots to park if you are willing to walk 15 minutes.