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Setanta House Hotel - Closed?

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  • 17-02-2009 10:32pm
    #1
    kja1888
    Registered Users Posts: 92 ✭✭


    Has anyone heard anything about the Setanta House Hotel in Celbridge? Drove past this mornig and the gates were locked.


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    guil
    Registered Users Posts: 10,495 ✭✭✭✭guil


    yeah saw that myself this mornin, i heard on the radio afterwards that they are closin due to financial difficulties


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    BuffyBot
    Registered Users Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    From KFM's news page
    KFM wrote:
    Celbridge's Setanta House Closing For "Forseeable" Future

    A spokesperson for the Setanta House Hotel in Celbridge has confirmed within the last few moments that the facility is closing for the forseeable future.

    All deposits paid are being refunded, and anyone who'd planned an event there is being contacted.

    In all, over 40 staff are affected.

    The hotel is blaming the economic downturn, and other financial pressures.


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    #4
    ChewChew
    Moderators Posts: 24,367 ✭✭✭✭ChewChew


    establishment itself will be of no loss whatsoever!


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    Joe Public
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    ChewChew wrote: »
    establishment itself will be of no loss whatsoever!

    How are you going to spend your Friday nights now?


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    Tristram
    Registered Users Posts: 3,590 ✭✭✭Tristram


    Where will I wear my Celtic jersey now?


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    Peewee_lane
    Closed Accounts Posts: 649 ✭✭✭Peewee_lane


    The Mucky Duck! Theres no-one in there so you can wear the shirt with pride!


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    holly1
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    Heard yesterday the K Club is having problems also!!Anyone heard anything about it?


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    Tristram
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    Peewee_lane wrote: »
    The Mucky Duck! Theres no-one in there so you can wear the shirt with pride!

    lol harsh


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    Davidth88
    Registered Users Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭Davidth88


    Sorry for the peoples' jobs , however not sorry to see the place go , I made the mistake of eating there once ( I never went back ).....

    dirty
    rubbish food
    poor service
    expensive

    Other than that it was ok !!!


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    The Raven.
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    The building itself, apart from the extensions, is still beautiful, and is a protected structure. It would be great if it was properly restored, including the gate and lodge.

    All I have heard about the K Club was that they are planning to build apartments within the walled gardens. That whole area is protected also, but it appears that people are unlikely to object. I must say that all the new houses within the grounds are very tastefully done. Straffan is a lovely place and very well cared for.


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    ChewChew
    Moderators Posts: 24,367 ✭✭✭✭ChewChew


    Joe Public wrote: »
    How are you going to spend your Friday nights now?

    dont you worry about me mister!!! :p
    Peewee_lane wrote: »
    The Mucky Duck! Theres no-one in there so you can wear the shirt with pride!

    Dont diss the duck dude! ;)


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    dceire
    Registered Users Posts: 1,881 ✭✭✭dceire


    Davidth88 wrote: »
    Sorry for the peoples' jobs , however not sorry to see the place go , I made the mistake of eating there once ( I never went back ).....

    dirty
    rubbish food
    poor service
    expensive

    Other than that it was ok !!!

    I never had the pleasure but it sounds wonderful:D


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    Davidth88
    Registered Users Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭Davidth88


    Put it this way , the restaurant reviewer in the Liffey Champ normally says good things ,even if it's obvious she didn't really like the place she tends to be positive however the review she did for the Setanta Hse was really really bad.......


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    upnaas
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    Anyone know the Real story with the killashee house hotel, they came out and said they are not closing, then they close down their staff accommodation. heard the owners are going thru a messy divorce????


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    amyv
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭amyv


    Im very worried about this, have my wedding booked for Oct this year in the Killashee, have paid a few thousand deposit already..... love the hotel , hope it doesnt close down, but im getting more and more worried every day, hearing all sorts, the staff in the hotel are not saying much when I called to ask if there was any truth in it.....just said that things were fine and it was not going to close


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    upnaas
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    The owner has stated its not closing, cant see how it could as it does a huge amount of functions. Why dont you ask in writing to the owner and manager. Might put you at ease.


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    #18
    amyv
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    Think I might put it in writing,

    I did see the article he released, but Im thinking no smoke without fire.:(


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    DWCommuter
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    As for the Setanta, you gotta wonder how a Hotel that survived many a recession goes bust at the first signs of a new one.


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    BuffyBot
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    but Im thinking no smoke without fire

    A fine saying, if not an accurate one.

    In cases like this, there appears to be plenty of smoke. Mostly blowing out of people asses.

    Rumours like these tend self-perpetuating. "Oh my friend heard this", then 'friend' tells a friend, who tells a friend, etc etc. Soon people will be sending the Kilashee three and fourpence because they are going to a dance..


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    #21
    upnaas
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭upnaas


    Lets hope Sunderland FC stay up this year as the owner of the Killashee owns 15% of the club!!.


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