Unfair criticism of Cobh’s Titanic efforts for week
We are speaking as citizens of Cobh and make no claim to represent the businesses mentioned in Ms Curtin’s letter.
These views do not reflect the views of the businesses involved.
We wish to point out that Cobh was engaged in Titanic Commemorations that week, and not a Titanic Celebration.
It was a commemoration for the 1,500 people who lost their lives.
While we do not wish to speak on behalf of the Titanic Experience we would like to point out that the Titanic Experience’s Facebook page advertised on Apr 6 that the museum would close for two hours in the late afternoon on Easter Monday, due to a private function.
We would also point out that occasionally tourist attractions will close for private functions, especially if they are on a limited timetable, such as passengers on a cruise liner.
Yes it has been 100 years since the Titanic sank, but much has happened in the century since. We wish to point out that there were thousands of people in Cobh all week. It would have been nearly impossible for any business to correctly judge how many people were going to visit Cobh during that week.
Surely it is better to close for a short period to restock than have customers queuing up for goods that are not available?
Regarding the shop not accepting a €200 note, it should be noted that a business does not have to accept such large notes as payments in cases such as the one which occurred that day. Notes as large as this are extremely rare and many people may not be familiar with the watermarks on this note. As Ms Curtin points out it is recessionary times; it would be folly of any business to risk losing €200 on a potential forgery.
In relation to the smell in the public toilet, again we would like to point out that there were thousands of people in Cobh town over the week in question.
It is occasionally going to happen that public toilets are going to get smelly, especially given the number of people using them.
There were numerous other toilet facilities available throughout the town.
We would like to ask Ms Curtin did she have any positive memories from her visit to Cobh, because she fails to mention any in her letter.
Cobh was given a golden opportunity to showcase itself during Titanic week. A lot of work went into the events which took place and in general the reaction from most visitors has been overwhelmingly positive.
While all constructive criticism is welcomed, most of the issues raised in Ms Curtin’s email seemed to actually point towards how well Cobh did.
Our restaurants sold out, our tourist attractions were booked solid, and we provided toilet facilities to the thousands of people who visited the town.
We think that shows we did try very hard indeed.
Jerry Higgins
Ballymore
Cobh
Barry Kelly
Roches Terrace
Cobh
Richard Baylor
Rushbrooke Links
Cobh
Dee M. Carney
Carraig Eoin
Cobh (on behalf of 40 residents, names with editor).
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