Irish still flocking for shopping in New York

I wish I could afford ot go to NY shopping in Macys, and In Chicago LOL. I worked in Mcys for the Christmas holidays when I was a young girl and I was in the parade , I got a discount if I shopped there and I couldn't afford it then, it's an expensive store, did they ever think of looking at other cheaper stores? JC Penney is a good choice. I do asll my shopping by catalogs, I can buy goodss from Ireland to Japan and it ddeosnt' cost me half as much as going to Macys in NY which is not the same anyway, its not as nice as it once was but still expensive. Lucky folks, I hope they are in that position next Christmas, I hope we all are.

woundedknee; I thought the same thing. Come to NYC to an Irish bar to watch an English football game. Reminds me of a trip a few years ago, when along with my Irish born cousins (who live there) we were in a pub to watch the Kerry game (Gaeic football). Now this was my cousins request, the bartneder was less than enthusiastic about switiching one of the 5 TV's in the place to the Kerry game. He reluctantly relents, and changes the channel. I of course the dumb yank, said nothing as it was not my place. Finally after a half hour or so he comes over to my cousin and says people were complaining, and nobody in the pub wanted to watch that "oul nonsense:, and he swtiched the TV back to...... you guessed it, the English football game!!! The same game on all 5 TV's!!! and this was in Kerry!! Now you know why I say the Irish are an odd bunch to which I will add, a sad an pathetic bunch as well.

Obviously these folks don't fear for the future despite proposed drastic govt cuts and bleak economic forecasts. Then again, over half those who attended the 2002 World Cup financed their trip with home equity loans. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

reading this article, leaves a bad taste in my mouth I guess these people have never really suffered financial hardship like most of the a irish

People of Ireland, save your money. Goodbye Catholic Ireland. We loved you.

Keep on shopping and to hell with bad taste as the working class are ground into the dust by the gombeen money lenders and hucksters that will be milking the rest of the Irish dry during the lost decade ahead. Think Mexico and Argentina being bled dry by the IMF ghouls in the 80's. If anyone had expected that the not too bright credit card bending masses and their rat bastard politicos would mend their profligate ways they haven't seen the binge babes in Temple Bar and every other watering hole throughout the erstwhile island of saints and scholars recently. Fill em up agin, Dinny and to hell with the horses! If anyone expects this meltdown caused by the outrageous corruption of the dynasty hacks in the fianna fail ure party then they sadly underestimate the maudlin Irish talent for self pity and self flagellation and then voting the same scumbags back to power to repeat the crap ad nauseam.

All I can say is madeness

Most of those people who had good jobs three years ago still have good jobs today unless they work in the building trade or banks. Don't full yourself into thinking everybody is suffering equally in Rep of Ireland. There is still plenty of high earners raking it in while others suffer. Belfast city centre in Northern Ireland is full of southern shoppers up their necks in bags from designer stores. it's still 'What recession?' for many.

Old Celtic Saying: "Life is to be enjoyed at all costs and the unpleasant things will be forgiven by the government." The Irish never, ever let the lack on money interfere with their pleasures. If the bank won't loan the money there's always the Building Society. WOW, homefarm you've nailed it. Women splash out €500 for a dress and €200 for gilded shoes to wear to their brat's 18th birthday party. The men are more sensible. They wear a T-shirt and jeans. OH, I forgot they spend their €500 on booze at the party.

I live three hours by car from NYC and you couldn't pay me to shop there! Come to Lancaster County to shop 'til you drop and see the local shows. Irish pubs, too, like Annie Bailey's, Molly's, etc.

Ireland free of snobbery, never, designer clothes only thank-you. One of the vestiges of the Celtic Tiger is the status gained in overpaying for designer clothes.

These two slobs are in Manhattan and all they want to do is go to an Irish bar, get drunk and cheer some English soccer match. I guess that's the reality of being Irish today, the Irish are banal and boring.

What are they really saving? By the time you get the airline tickets (expensive this time of year), and find a place to stay, then probably ship all those gifts home, you're better off shopping at home unless its strictly vacation.