Updated: Spinola big screen moves to Tigullio parking area
Watching the game on the big screen in Spinola yesterday evening. Video: Mark Zammit Cordina
The big screen in Spinola Bay is being moved to the parking area in front of the former Tigullio following an agreement between the Lands' Department and Massive Promotions Ltd.
As a result of the agreement, the company withdrew its court application for a warrant of prohibitory injunction to stop the authorities from removing the screen. The court yesterday temporarily upheld the company's request and a final decision was expected this morning.
The company told timesofmalta.com that as a result of the move they will not be showing the 6 p.m. match this evening. The next screening is of the 8.45 p.m. game.
The authorities had wanted to remove the screen after several businesses in the area complained that it was costing them business.
The St Julian's Council said in a statement that although it still believed that the decision originally taken had been the best one in the circumstances, it had no objection to move the event to an alternative site seeing there was agreement between the department and the organiser.
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Peter Seebohm
Jun 16th 2012, 10:07
Public viewing examples, just a few, but all created to drive business away from Spinola Bay´s 3 restaurant owner
Switzerland http://hiltl.ch/euro12/index.html
Berlin http://www.berlin.de/fussball-em-2012/nachrichten/2557401-1281093-400000-feiern-deutschen-auftaktsieg-auf-.html
Vienna/Austria http://www.vienna.at/public-viewing-in-wien-hier-gibts-die-em-2012-auf-der-grossen-leinwand/3252387
Steve Zammit
Jun 16th 2012, 01:02
issa gergru fuq il-parking hahaha
Mr Oliver Cini
Jun 15th 2012, 21:15
When I look at this country demographic statistic I see that a part of Malta is not part of us, I see that they are just a bunch of complaining form of people . yes that part of Malta forming the elite crowd. Mr. Darmanin people spending 100 euro and 150 between two for a plate or two even many of the non so elite afford it . speaking for my self surely would not go to that area since the quality and quantity are not balanced with the price.
Some places in more elite then sliema area offer batter price and quality balance.
And I question if this country is becoming to serv the few.
Melvyn Mifsud LLD
Jun 15th 2012, 20:55
This brings back memories of my political activities - when I ventured out as a candidate and started off my campaign, by organising the same activity for Euro 1996 games. And repeated in 1998 World Cup.
This was the first time it was held - setting the ball rolling for a pattern to come.
Many friends had helped me out set out the same at Tigullio - an activity that has gone on for so many years.
it was well placed in the spot we selected - where it never caused much trouble.
it is good that it has returned to it's birthplace and also that an agreement has been reached.
Best of luck to the organisers and also the buisness community around.
Joseph Laus
Jun 15th 2012, 18:49
How many Italian Tourists were there ...watching the game Or these were a lot of CWIEC Maltese carrying other Nation's Flag,,,,Poor minds
Mary Borg
Jun 16th 2012, 08:38
Football is international. There are many people worldwide who support other nation's teams. It is just about seeing a team playing and you fall in love with their tactics, teamwork, spirit and passion. So please don't give me this shite. Maltese football sucks and before pointing fingers, no I don't support Italy!
Joseph Laus
Jun 15th 2012, 18:48
OMG How many Italian Tourists were there ...watching the game Or these were a lot of CWIEC Maltese carrying other Nation's Flag,,,,Poor minds
Angelo Vassallo
Jun 15th 2012, 18:34
@ m. borg (slm)
Have you discussed this with the Floriana Local Council and residents before jumping to your conclusion?
Why don't you suggest to put a big screen just outside your front door wherever you live in Sliema?
C Cassar
Jun 15th 2012, 17:34
haha, this should have been done from day one. It's a big lesson learned for those who think they can march into any neighbourhood and cause havoc at will. Well, now you can't.
Charlene Bonnici
Jun 15th 2012, 17:25
ha ha issa oqoghdu gorru ghax ma ghandkomx nies ghax ma hemmx parking :)
m. borg (slm)
Jun 15th 2012, 17:00
Only in Malta.
Other countries put up large screens and nobody makes a fuss, least of all retaurant owners.
A suggestion for next world cup, Big Screen on the Granaries Floriana.
Joseph Borg
Jun 15th 2012, 16:57
Now that the big screen is moved, I'd suggest the VAT department to allocate a VAT inspector at the door of each restaurant and verify that each customer is given a VAT receipt. Who knows, maybe with this policy, these restaurants will start claiming a profit :-)
Dieudonné Gaudet
Jun 15th 2012, 16:44
And again.. ONLY in Malta! This is sick. Was good fun watching the games there though...
Mr Jurgen Grech
Jun 15th 2012, 16:27
Storikament, ir-residenti ta dawn l-inhawi dejjem jeqirdu pero il-prezz tal-propjeta residenzjali f'San Giljan u Ta Sliema tibqa tisplodi! Min idejqu l-storbju, facilment jmur jghix is-Siggiewi jew il-Bahrija...probabilment isib palazz ghal prezz tal-gabuba li ghandu San Giljan! Imma l-ipokrita l-storbju idejqu - it-turisti ghaddejjin bil-bikini, kollox hiereg, ma jdejquhx!!!
M Grima
Jun 15th 2012, 16:22
The big fat cats in the form of the restaurant owners have won. Now they would start complaining that all the car spaces have been taken!!!
Clyde Bonello
Jun 15th 2012, 16:16
What a shame this country has become!!! I really want to see the major piazza's in Italy remove the big screens to accommodate owners of "elite" restaurants... U halluna!!!
Egosim at its best... Why don't the restaurants have a look at what they're offering and see exactly what's pushing away people from their business! The prices not reflecting the quality of the food may be just one of many...
Mr Jurgen Grech
Jun 15th 2012, 16:15
Not much sense in the decision...parking spaces lost at the detriment of locals as anyone visiting the area will now park in residential roads...my recommendation: get a picnic cooler full of cold chilled beer and head to TaQali! No parking problems, nice atmosphere and no "mniehirhom imxammar" jaraw lil kulhadd dubbien ghax mizbugh abjad u ahmar jew ahdar, abjad u ahmar! Halluna ngawdu 'l football u nzommu mal-barrannin jekk it-team taghna ma jasalx!
Jacqui Pace
Jun 15th 2012, 21:15
great advice.go,drink loads of beer,then presumably drive home!but no worries,this is malta,even if you crash,nothing much will happen
Paul Azzopardi
Jun 15th 2012, 16:11
Gosh this was a real storm in a tea cup, like one restaurant owner said that by the time the verdict came out the Euro 2012 would be over. It was just for a short time and it's well to be a pessimist and make a fuss maybe hoping they could sue and get some money out of someone. It's said that the council in San Gilijan is driven by the businessmen of the same area who are well known to bicker and moan. So now that action has been taken is it really going to make such a huge difference ? Isn't there still going to be yet another problem with parking and its not like there won't be any noise anyway.
What should really be taken into consideration should be the permanent residents of the area.They may complain but it seems nothing at this kind of speed ever gets done. Still I do agree that the screen should have been where it always was, in the car park of Tugulio. It's an event for a short period of time, for Chris sake! let it happen. What's next? Are they going to moan about the Festa next cause that an explosion of its own !!!!!
i. schembri
Jun 15th 2012, 16:01
it's not a big deal that the screen has been moved 100meters from original position, however in that case, please move the maltese feasts, as there are people who cannot stand them, remove church bells, as there are people who need to sleep during the day due to night shifts, remove sirens and horns from police cars as supposedly after 11pm these would be classified as noise pollution. if you use your horn in a residential area you get fined, if police does nothing happens, people like me just get woken up reaaally angry.
so people complaining about a 1hr30min match in the evening that finished at 10.45pm, please start complaining about these other things i mentioned, as apparently you know how to do it! they moved the screen in less than a week. u should try for elections you are simply great
Anthony Arpa
Jun 15th 2012, 15:58
U Issa ma jinpurtax li dawk li soltu jmorru jixtru wara ix xoghol bil karozza taghom mill is supermaret leihemm ma jsibux parking
Mr Jurgen Grech
Jun 15th 2012, 16:27
Jekk sejjer tixtri bil-karozza, dejjem tista tmur supermarkets ohra - parking kemm trid!
Angelo Vassallo
Jun 15th 2012, 15:42
@ Victor Laiviera
Don't you have anything more sensible to say? You are just repeating what you said yesterday.
And speaking about big-fish, somebody once said that the Maltese and Gozitans are nothing else than MAKKU - remember who said it Victor Laiviera?!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a pitiful country this has become. Pretty soon we'll need a permit from some businessman to breathe, because air will be privatised
Kurt Magro
Jun 15th 2012, 15:31
Mentalita Kolonjali ... Minflok gibna l Indipendenza u sirna nhobbu aktar lil pajjiza morna ghal aghar ! ... Support only Your nation u nifqu nilaqu lil barrani !
carmel vella
Jun 15th 2012, 15:06
Very well done to who took this decision!!!!! And what about the residents?? As usual residents are the last in the priority list from the local council side.
This will add to the already big inconviinience for residents. Drunk boozers piss.. and vomiting in residents veranda`s. Very good dear Mr. Mayor.
This is apart from the usual parking problem especially in Triq Wied Ghomor.
What about the legal notice regarding the carrying of glass items in hand. Ohh sorry the Tiguglio area is not inclued in this stupid legal notice. This area is exempt as if this is not an integral part of the entertainment area. Of course not. Probably this area lies under a particular protection who knows from who..........
Start thinking about the hell some of the residents are living in because a total anarchy exists in this area!!
Joe Fenech
Jun 15th 2012, 14:47
BOYCOTT THE RESTAURANTS!
T Mifsud
Jun 15th 2012, 16:10
Agree!!
Joe Fenech
Jun 15th 2012, 14:43
The Tigulio area residents are the people from a lesser god!
Well done to the government for getting on top of matters. Veru qabda nies m'ghandhomx x'jaghmu!
Ivan Scicluna
Jun 15th 2012, 14:40
It's completely unbelievable how you scroll through the cart-load of comments and see everybody commenting in support of their own opinion with complete disregard for the opinion of others. We Maltese are selfish, no matter on which side we stand, and have so much more to learn indeed!! It's not a question of polarisation to A or B - it's a question of doing things ethically - providing a service, and doing it properly in order to minimise the effect on others who have other things to do or may not be interested. This is the way it's done in civilised countries.
Take a look at what's done in continental Europe with the single exception of New Year events. I'm not talking about 42-inch screens which have the tendency to be put up in indoor or outdoor bars and cafe's. But large screens the size of the one put up in St.Julian's are usually installed in parks, and not in the middle of a busy urban area.
It's all about ethical planning with respect for absolutely ALL citizens, and eliminating the "this is what suits me and/or my pocket and f*** you Jack" attitude which is so typical of this island. The point of discussion is to still provide a free football championship entertaiment service to the people, but with minimal noise pollution and unnecessary crowding in a busy area where there are certainly other people with other agendas. In this way everybody's can carry on with their own idea of life un-disturbed.
But then in Malta there are no noise pollution laws anyway, and in this respect we still live in pre-historic times as compared to the Western world.
Matthew Saliba
Jun 15th 2012, 16:24
couldn't agree more!
M Cachia
Jun 15th 2012, 16:51
Just yesterday the Nottingham City Council erected a large screen at City Square which is surrounded by businesses and residents. Festivities for the Jubilee and the queen's visit went on till late at night. This idea that Malta is some sort of backwards 'pre-historic' country is only subscribed to by people who have never put one tiny little toe out of the island and disgusts me more than anything that goes on in my mother country.
The only problem we have in Malta is that certain people hate other people having fun and so do thier utmost to disrupt occasions such as feasts and the Euro 2012. So long as the noise is gone by 23:00 as prescribed by law, what is everyone's problem?
John Neville Ebejer
Jun 15th 2012, 23:35
You are being uncivilised and stupid even more than you wish to portray others to be. First of all you have no right to speak for all of us Maltese and call us selfish or what not.
The n have you ever been abroad? have you ever educate yourself of other continental European countries? Have you ever been to Barcellona? Rome? Milan?
Do you have a TV? Have you switched it on when Italy is playing and the game is shown on the biggest screen ever in the largest, most central of the urban part of Italian cities? Have you been made to beleieve that Europeans are civilised and the rest of the world not?
Grow out off your colonialist mentality will you?
Whatever - defenetely do not call us racist remarks by labelling us all Maltese to be so and so - you would be helping us be be civilised even more that way.
Anthony Arpa
Jun 15th 2012, 14:23
Kenieth hi imma ma jinpurtax. B'dan istess ragunar issa se jtellfu ir restaurants u il bars grib it Tigulio ..u ma jinpurtax issa li se jdejqu lir residenti ta dawn in nahhiet. U parking mhux 30 nahseb iktar xi 100 ... Imma l aqawa li inqeda is Sur Darmanin u shabu ... Ghax jien nara li la dan l iscreen kien hazin fejn kien hazin ukoll fil post li se jmur .... Vera Pajjiez tal Micky Mouse
Anthony Arpa
Jun 15th 2012, 14:11
Il gvern ghandu jara kif se jaghti lura din l-area mahtufa min dawn is sidien lis Sajjieda u lil poplu Giljanies .... Il Gvern ghandu jaghmel studju sew u jara ghaliex eluf kbar ta Giljanizi ma marrux jaghtu il vot taghom . Wahda mir ragunijiet hi li San Giljan immexxi mil l-owners u li in nies mhumiex ikalkulati.
m. borg (slm)
Jun 15th 2012, 16:58
Do not get political otherwise you'd be disappointed who is behind all this.
Kenneth Williams
Jun 15th 2012, 14:08
Now we have about 30 parking spaces spoiled!! Is that better off the screen for the restaurant owners??
Anthony Arpa
Jun 15th 2012, 14:06
Vera tal misthija ... mela vera din l area hija zona mahtufa mis sidien tas restaurants... nisperaw issa li l awtoritajiet jaraw ukoll li dawn is sidien ma jiksrux il ligi u li l-awtoriiajiet ghanhom jiccecjaw il permessi kollha li dawn ghandhom u jaraw li jaghmlu biss dak li ghandhom il permess jaghmlu biss.
A Calleja
Jun 15th 2012, 14:05
120 parking spaces are lost because of these greedy restaurant owners !!
Michael Camileri
Jun 15th 2012, 14:35
120? How small are the cars in your world?
m. borg (slm)
Jun 15th 2012, 14:03
As long as an alternative site was found why are you still complaining.
Francis Saliba M.D.
Jun 15th 2012, 13:59
X'hemm hazin li tiehu pjacir tara partita football fil-parking area tat-Tiguglio, taghmel storbju hemm kemm tixtieq qalbek imma minghajr ma ddejjaq lil-hadd iehor? Jew forsi ma tafx tiehu gost jekk b'imgiebtek ma tkunx taf li qed ddejjaq lil haddiehor?
carmel vella
Jun 15th 2012, 15:10
Min jaf li kieku jarmawh quddiem darek l-'screen'?
Antonia Vella
Jun 15th 2012, 13:59
pajjiz tad dahq
Alfred Falzon
Jun 15th 2012, 13:56
What a country.
C Cassar
Jun 15th 2012, 17:55
yes, it's slowly becoming more civilised and one day will have the same civility as the rest of Europe.
Jeffrey Mallia
Jun 15th 2012, 13:55
Bil flus.....sorry, Bil POWER taghmel triq fil bahar !!
Jonathan Deeley
Jun 15th 2012, 13:53
Well at least the "first-class diners" can now enjoy an uninterrupted view of urban sprawl.
Joseph N. Attard
Jun 15th 2012, 13:43
t seems that many people believe that once land is public (or privately owned), nobody can interfere with any event taking place theron. Wrong. Noise, light, crowd behaviour, etc, go BEYOND the confines of such land, and invade PRIVATE properties. This is akin to the discoes taking place at Ta Qal till early morningi. But here, no authority has been able to curb it for the last decades. And then they wonder why, as a last resort, people threaten to react with their votes!
Stef Azzopardi
Jun 15th 2012, 13:39
let's see if actually customers will now increase for the greedy restaurant owner.. haha!! Blaming the wrong sh*t mate!!
Carmel Garcia
Jun 15th 2012, 13:29
I prefer a restaurant near the open sea or in the south like Marsascala instead in Paveville or St. Julians. Too much people bumbing to each other.
Giovanni Rizzo
Jun 15th 2012, 13:24
Artna,pajjizna u ma nistghux niehdu naqra pjacir.Wow what a country.
Manuel Briffa
Jun 15th 2012, 13:42
Issa jekk taqsam it-triq, xorta tista tiehu l-istess pjacir sur Rizzo. Attent kif taqsam imma eh!
Derek Grillo
Jun 15th 2012, 13:46
Le, issa jista jiehu pjacir KULHADD, mhux football fans biss. :) Everybody's happy.
Lucienne Dimech
Jun 15th 2012, 13:51
Mr rizzo enjoy yourself as much as you like but what about the others who have different tastes to yours
J Grima
Jun 15th 2012, 17:01
Go to another restaurant for crying out loud.....it's not like they're the best in Malta. Actually not even close....
KM. Psaila
Jun 15th 2012, 13:19
this is really unfair I guess if people want to enjoy a PUBLIC area they should with out any restauratiers deciding for them as if they owned the land.
What people should do is get a pair of binoculars go to spinola and watch the game from there anyway. it is still a public area so no one can tell them to leave. or else just celebrate there after the game
C Cassar
Jun 15th 2012, 17:49
This issue is the imposition of noise and disturbance in a public area, especially without a permit to do so in the first place.
Just because it's a public space doesn't mean anyone can do as they wish (although many Maltese fail to see this).
Elizabeth Micallef
Jun 15th 2012, 13:18
An island out at sea, with or without restaurants, would be good. How utterly tedious that everywhere in Malta (just about) has become a football viewing venue. Believe it or not there are people who simply do not give a damn. Sorry guys, but you have taken over rather too much.
Bernard Pollacco
Jun 15th 2012, 13:29
taking over ? lol
Tony Aquilina
Jun 15th 2012, 13:17
hungry people ruining others fun!
Victor Laiviera
Jun 15th 2012, 13:15
The big-fish again.
What a pitiful country this has become. Pretty soon we'll need a permit from some businessman to breathe, because air will be privatised.
C Agius
Jun 15th 2012, 14:02
Believe it or not, there are other citizens that do not give a damn about football and would like to eat and walk in peace. There are screens in pubs, bars and also in ta` qali.. do we have to put one up on every damn street corner.
Mr Mike Farrugia
Jun 15th 2012, 13:15
I hope they erect it facing sideways or inwards so those dining will not be able to watch it.
Karl Consiglio
Jun 15th 2012, 13:13
Supporting foreign countries = Only in Malta
Bernard Pollacco
Jun 15th 2012, 13:29
not true i know englishmen supporting other countries...saying only in malta is like saying lol because you have no clue what your going to say !!
V Cassar
Jun 15th 2012, 13:36
There's nothing wrong with that as long as Malta isn't ABLE to pass the qualifiers.
Mr Ernest Vella
Jun 15th 2012, 15:27
Karl Consiglio..meta Malta laghbu kontra t-Taljani ma Malta zammejt u nzomm ghalkemm jien mat-Taljani...mela rretorika tieghek.
Andrew Galea
Jun 15th 2012, 13:13
Weren't these people capable of anticipating what was bound to happen once the screen was placed?!
T.F. Busuttil
Jun 15th 2012, 12:57
So Lands Department is going also to move all Salotti, tables, shop extentions with lilos , flags, towels etc in St Julians, Paceville Bugibba etc? are they going to use same yardstick? fejn tridu u ma minn tridu !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Beppe Pisani
Jun 15th 2012, 12:57
i ll NEVER go for dinner in Spinola restaurant!
C Cassar
Jun 15th 2012, 17:45
who cares, plenty of others will always go there, lots of visitors each year, no one will notice whether you're there or not
M Borg
Jun 15th 2012, 12:51
It should have been placed there in the first place
People out for an evening meal , will now be able to be enjoy it in peace and listen to the conversation if they want to.
Mario Scicluna
Jun 15th 2012, 13:12
u s-santa!! Do people nowadays have to wait for Euro 2012 to have an evening meal? Not to sound too cynical, but should you want to enjoy peace and tranquility and perhaps indulge in deep intellectual conversations around those areas of Sliema or St. Julians, I would suggest instead going to a short trip to Comino or Filfla, unless you might complain for the lizards or flies being a nuisance! Unbelievable! Even a short term event such as this, fans enjoying a bit of fun is too much for some 'elite' restauranteurs! Never mind the tables, chairs and big menu placards sprawled across the pavement, is that not a nuisance? Of course not, they have 'permits' ey
Bernard Pollacco
Jun 15th 2012, 13:23
mux xorta jinstema jahasra
George Calleja
Jun 15th 2012, 12:50
Paxxew lil-'miljunarji tar-restauranti u gew jaqghu u jqumu li issa intilef il-parking!!! veru kas li min hu l-aqwa jhawwel!!! Il-pubbliku se jbati l-iktar ghax m'ghandux fejn jipparkja
Gustav Svensson
Jun 15th 2012, 12:48
OK I'll will go there for the next game. But not to Spinnola for the meal:)
Bernard Pollacco
Jun 15th 2012, 12:37
now the restaurants will grumble about the parking.....
Noel Caruana Scicluna
Jun 15th 2012, 12:47
U melaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
Of course - you are right.
Alex Coppola
Jun 15th 2012, 12:51
@ Mr. Pollacco,
They will always grumble - be it festa time, winter months, football and they blame anything else under the sky despite their business always flourishes.
Michael Borg
Jun 15th 2012, 12:52
yep they will complain about parking now : )
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