The Carroll Village

DamoDLK

Hi all, Just remembering the last time I was home there was some news about the closure of Superquinn in Dundalk. What ever became of it? and the shopping center? Can't imagine much going on down there since Superquinn was the anchor tenant?

_Buck Rogers

Not a lot happens tbh, Budget travel pulls a few in, And the little cafe there is nice and gets good number during the kids school terms.

DamoDLK

Right, cause i was thinking that they probably would have turned the place into a multi story car park by now!

_Buck Rogers

Haha I think you'll be proven right in a few months time!

Kalashnikov_Kid

DamoDLK wrote: »

Right, cause i was thinking that they probably would have turned the place into a multi story car park by now!

Not a bad idea tbh! Im sure there's plenty of wasted space there now. And you probably wouldn't have to do much to push the current tenants to relocate to somewhere with more traffic. That being said, I havent been there since Christmas

But then where would all the Marist heads hang out at lunchtime then? :pac:

DamoDLK

Kalashnikov_Kid wrote: »

Not a bad idea tbh! Im sure there's plenty of wasted space there now. And you probably wouldn't have to do much to push the current tenants to relocate to somewhere with more traffic. That being said, I havent been there since Christmas

But then where would all the Marist heads hang out at lunchtime then? :pac:

LOL they can wash the cars in the multi for pocket money!! I was thinking though that it would be a good place for a multi, not too far from the train station either, and would take a lot of the surrounding employees cars from the area off the main streets...

Kalashnikov_Kid

DamoDLK wrote: »

LOL they can wash the cars in the multi for pocket money!! I was thinking though that it would be a good place for a multi, not too far from the train station either, and would take a lot of the surrounding employees cars from the area off the main streets...

Would be the best thing for it, athough there have been similar suggestions for Dundalk Shopping Centre for years - another contender for the demolition squad...

_Buck Rogers

The old shopping centre is gonna be closed down shortly too I've heard. hence all teh leases arent being renewed

petes

_Buck Rogers wrote: »

The old shopping centre is gonna be closed down shortly too I've heard. hence all teh leases arent being renewed

Where have I heard that before??


Is the golf shop still down in Carroll Village?

DamoDLK

Jasus the town is taking a pretty bad hit so in the last year or thereabouts. People still going to Newry??

_Buck Rogers

Insurgent wrote: »

Where have I heard that before??


Is the golf shop still down in Carroll Village?

Last time i checked it was there. Its kinda one of those things that is so specialised that its location doesnt really matter.

_Buck Rogers

DamoDLK wrote: »

Jasus the town is taking a pretty bad hit so in the last year or thereabouts. People still going to Newry??

Yeah they are but to a lesser extent then xmas time. Supermarkets here have started to sort themselves out and offering better prices etc.

Also i read somwhere that sainsbury's sales are down while aldi's is rising, so it seems people are hitting anorher extreme casue of the recession.

SDTimeout

Cafe anne is a quality little place. Good stream during the summer too. We'd use it often. Good specials and treats the students well

Smokecloak

I heard the planned demolition of the DSC, and all the plans for that area have put on ice for now,or years. who knows? I think they,r trying to relet all the units again. Bad time to try and bring a place like that back to life.

DamoDLK

Smokecloak wrote: »

I heard the planned demolition of the DSC, and all the plans for that area have put on ice for now,or years. who knows? I think they,r trying to relet all the units again. Bad time to try and bring a place like that back to life.

It certainly would, but doing nothing won't help the town either.

Sigh.. I guess they could re-open Pa's disco!

_Buck Rogers

Hahaha Pa's, That was a long time ago. I always felt like I was in a church because of their windows

DamoDLK

About that place, am i correct to think that they used to have sunday lunch there, I think i was there a few times?
But pa's niteclub was a wee bit before my time:pac:

Smokecloak

I remember lots of days and nights in Pas in the 70s. Who knows, it might come back to life too, Ha Ha......

_Buck Rogers

DamoDLK wrote: »

About that place, am i correct to think that they used to have sunday lunch there, I think i was there a few times?
But pa's niteclub was a wee bit before my time:pac:

You would be correct=]

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

I thought Pa's was the bar and restaurant while the disco was the Ashley Arms.
Anyway is this not Off Topic for Carroll Village??:P

_Buck Rogers

Hey its activity, lets nto shun it:P

Ann22

Smokecloak wrote: »

I remember lots of days and nights in Pas in the 70s. Who knows, it might come back to life too, Ha Ha......

It was the Ashley Arms in the late 70s(the restaurant anyway, I didn't know there was a disco at the time) ..then Pa's restaurant and bar in the late 80s and early 90s.

Ann22

The Wise Owl does well at back to school times. McCabe's chemist seems to do a steady trade too. I too like Cafe Anne, my wee fella loves the lasagne, only €5 for it with chips or side salad. I like sitting in it looking out the window at the passersby (all six of them:( and the most bored security guard in the world).

Dunny

Budget Travel is going to be closed. Announced today.

DamoDLK

When I was in the Marist, we'd head over there for lunch, there was 3 security guards there then, thats when most units of Carroll Village were open, I'd imagine who's there now would be really stuck for something to do!

Dunny; agree bad news there for travel agency.. and bad news for the other traders in the center, one less store to bring in the customers..

Waitsian

Bulldoze it and turn it and the adjacent carpark into a multi-story.