Stores Closing in Sligo **mod warning post #720**

rizzodun

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

i liked it - great shop , of course dealz and euro store and mr price werent around then.
i used to go to woods and then walk across the road to marys and then have a bite to eat in the carlton cafe

Personally to me, that sounds like a miserable way to spend a day in town.

Andy From Sligo

rizzodun wrote: »

Personally to me, that sounds like a miserable way to spend a day in town.

nope i used to love it years ago . went in nearly every monday to look round town - guess i'm just miserable!

I hardly ever go into town at all these days now

rizzodun

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

nope i used to love it years ago . went in nearly every monday to look round town - guess i'm just miserable!

I hardly ever go into town at all these days now

Different strokes for different folks.

mickwat155

johnire wrote: »

The Sidings Restaurant in Lord Edward Street is closing.
That’s the fourth restaurant in the last 3 months that has gone from town.

They just relocated to the golf club in strandhill

johnire

Fair enough but it still leaves another vacant premise in the town and one restaurant less.
Five restaurants/pubs in total have gone from town over the last 8 weeks or so.

mickwat155 wrote: »

They just relocated to the golf club in strandhill

sligojoek

Is the bar closed as well?

Buford T Justice

No, Just the restaurant upstairs.

sligojoek

Cool.

I drop in there now and again if I'm early for a bus.

ectoraige

I see the Applegreen hoarding is coming down from the station on Pearse Road, I'm guessing they ditched the franchise again. Unless they are putting up a new fascia, that canopy will be very exposed to Storm Jorge.

tinpib

The Hale vapeshop on O'Connell st, beside the now closed Party Boutique, is also closed. Posters up on the window.

prodsc

ectoraige wrote: »

I see the Applegreen hoarding is coming down from the station on Pearse Road, I'm guessing they ditched the franchise again. Unless they are putting up a new fascia, that canopy will be very exposed to Storm Jorge.

Now Maxol.

Not surprised the deal with Applegreen ended.

curtisbrown

Furey's closing this weekend I hear

sligojoek

curtisbrown wrote: »

Furey's closing this weekend I hear

That's a pity. I hope someone else has a go at it. I was only in there twice since Mousey moved to Connolly's. Not the same as it was years ago.

BronsonTB

Furey's will be missed...was always the go to place before any gigs in Andersons.

Andy From Sligo

Stores temporarily closing or adjusting their opening times up at the retail park in Carraroe -

Check facebook page for more details and updates:

https://www.facebook.com/sligoretailpark/

JeffreyEpspeen

Is Four Lanterns closing permanently?

dingding

JeffreyEpspeen wrote: »

Is Four Lanterns closing permanently?

Yes

JeffreyEpspeen

dingding wrote: »

Yes

Would this have been the case even without Coronavirus?

Buford T Justice

JeffreyEpspeen wrote: »

Would this have been the case even without Coronavirus?

Not sure. The owner passed away very recently

JeffreyEpspeen

Buford T Justice wrote: »

Not sure. The owner passed away very recently

I kind of regret not going there more often now. Food hit the spot. One of the staff was rude as ****, though.

BronsonTB

JeffreyEpspeen wrote: »

Is Four Lanterns closing permanently?

I would imagine it will reopen in some form after this crisis has passed.
Might take a bit to sort out any legal issues etc but as a business it does very well.

prodsc

Photofast on O'Connell Street not reopening...owner has decided to retire.

whatswhat

RTE news says that Mothercare in Sligo is/has closed down.

Basq

whatswhat wrote: »

RTE news says that Mothercare in Sligo is/has closed down.

Yep..

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/retail-and-services/mothercare-s-irish-business-to-be-liquidated-with-loss-of-197-jobs-1.4276845

rovers_runner

Time to encourage a lot of the bigger retailers into Castle St. & O'Connell St?
The main streets will have even more of a ghost town feel now and that won't be changing until chamber policy does.

Andy From Sligo

rovers_runner wrote: »

Time to encourage a lot of the bigger retailers into Castle St. & O'Connell St?
The main streets will have even more of a ghost town feel now and that won't be changing until chamber policy does.

agree... but layout of the town though. Difficult for lorries and delivery trucks to get down , traffic holdups, poor parking for staff and customers, not big enough floorspace area of existing buildings and outdated buildings ... I wouldnt really blame if the bigger retailers want to set up shop out of town in these circumstances these days even if chamber policy changed to be honest

SligoBrewer

It's time to start pulling cars out of the town centre and make it somewhere worth travelling to and hanging around. We can see the benefits around the Rockwood Parade, time to start bringing that up to other regions of the town. First step should be getting rid of most on-street parking and converting it to contraflow cycle lanes and wider footpaths.

rovers_runner

Anyone know where to go for instant photo printing with Photofast gone and Boots kiosks closed?

Freedive Ireland

rovers_runner wrote: »

Time to encourage a lot of the bigger retailers into Castle St. & O'Connell St?
The main streets will have even more of a ghost town feel now and that won't be changing until chamber policy does.

I've nothing to do with the Chamber but that has consistently been their policy all along. Trying to encourage big retailers in the town rather than retail parks.

prodsc

rovers_runner wrote: »

Anyone know where to go for instant photo printing with Photofast gone and Boots kiosks closed?

There used to be machines in Tesco arcade at the car park entrance,