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UCD staff member 10 years in hotel

jimmyfixit · 2010-01-07 12:48:39

From Yesterdays Indo about the Montrose closing Long-term guest Gary Moss (60) from Galway, who works as the commercial manager in UCD, has stayed at the hotel three nights a week for 10 years. He said the sudden closure of the hotel was "very sad, a terrible loss....It's been a nice old-fashioned hotel" I hope UCD didnt…

07-01-2010 1:48pm

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From Yesterdays Indo about the Montrose closing

Long-term guest Gary Moss (60) from Galway, who works as the commercial manager in UCD, has stayed at the hotel three nights a week for 10 years. He said the sudden closure of the hotel was "very sad, a terrible loss....It's been a nice old-fashioned hotel"

I hope UCD didnt pay for this guy to spend ten years in a hotel.

Seems very Alan Partridge

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#2 07-01-2010 3:09pm

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Interesting little piece of info. Cheers.

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#3 07-01-2010 3:12pm

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If UCD paid for him to stay in a hotel for 3 nights a week for 10 years, there had better be something done about it! shocking altogether

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#4 07-01-2010 5:10pm

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That's crazy - I presume he's paying for it himself. He must be from Down the country somewhere... wonder why he didn't take a unit in Glenomena?

EDIT: saw he's from Galway, that explains it!

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#5 07-01-2010 5:12pm

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Montrose is closing?? :eek:

I worked there as a students many moons ago. Great memories of the place

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#6 07-01-2010 5:12pm

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If he had a deal with them it could have easily cost less then him renting a place in Dublin.

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#7 07-01-2010 5:14pm

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Love the Alan Partridge reference....wonder did that guy have an extra large plate for the breakfast buffet like Alan!

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#8 07-01-2010 5:15pm

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Boston wrote: »

If he had a deal with them it could have easily cost less then him renting a place in Dublin.

True

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#9 07-01-2010 5:22pm

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Boston wrote: »

If he had a deal with them it could have easily cost less then him renting a place in Dublin.

peanuthead wrote: »

True

True, if he was footing the bill himself. You can be pretty sure if UCD (taxxpayer) was paying it was full price!

A guy I worked with before negotiated a 20 euro a night rate in a 4 star city centre hotel because he was going to be here for a year working. Hard bargaining!!

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#10 07-01-2010 5:41pm

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Pity about the Montrose closing, was there a few weeks back for a UCD quiz and the bar is really nice. Heard it'll be back open in a few months. The Burlington did the same a few years ago and no it's busier than ever!

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#11 07-01-2010 6:29pm

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...I think I made a joke like this ages ago
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=61824864&postcount=10

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#12 07-01-2010 9:35pm

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Its only closing temporarily. They said they're going to be re-opening in mid-march.

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#13 08-01-2010 1:30am

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CokaColumbo wrote: »

Its only closing temporarily. They said they're going to be re-opening in mid-march.

What they're saying and what will happen could very well turn out to be differnt though in three months time.

edit: That sounded too ominous on its own. I do hope it opens again in three months time.

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#14 10-01-2010 3:55pm

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The Montrose is owned by Superquinn, whose current owners actually bought the chain for the sites, not the actual grocery business. The motivation was that a lot of the Superquinn sites were underdeveloped and had single-storey centres on them. Like the Superquinn centres, they were going to demolish the Montrose and build apartments, but obviously not happening now.

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#15 10-01-2010 4:43pm

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Its cheaper to close for the quiet season than to keep a load of staff on in an empty hotel. Would be suprised if the bar closed as its always pretty busy.

Anyway on topic if anyone from the Tribune/Observer is reading this would be nice if some investigative journalism was done rather than the usual rubbish. Look forward to reading it.

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#16 10-01-2010 6:46pm

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I know two guys who lived there for a semester last year. They would spend Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night there and then go home for the weekend.

They negotiated €20 a night which worked out at just over 300 a month, didn't have any electricity/tv bills so, bar food, thats all they had to pay. It included B&B so they'd stock up for lunch and then just buy dinner.

They found a nice place to live so moved out for the second semester. Must've been weird living in a hotel, but kinda cool at the same time.

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#17 13-01-2010 10:08am

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Wow thats a sweet sweet deal. Its half the cost of my rent. To late now.

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#18 13-01-2010 11:41am

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WeeBushy wrote: »

I know two guys who lived there for a semester last year. They would spend Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night there and then go home for the weekend.

They negotiated €20 a night which worked out at just over 300 a month, didn't have any electricity/tv bills so, bar food, thats all they had to pay. It included B&B so they'd stock up for lunch and then just buy dinner.

They found a nice place to live so moved out for the second semester. Must've been weird living in a hotel, but kinda cool at the same time.

Sweet.

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#19 19-01-2010 11:41am

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Even if it was 20 euro a night its still the bones
of 30k over 10 year.

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#20 19-01-2010 10:45pm

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3 nights a week, 26 academic weeks in a year, 10 years,

26 x 10 x 3 x 20 - 15,600 (I think)

Which is like him getting a room in Glenomena for 4 years...

Tbh guys, it was almost certainly cheaper....

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#21 19-01-2010 11:15pm

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The commercial manager in UCD works 52 weeks less the holidays a year
it also pays over 200k a year if you believe the indo. I would live in a hotel to make that.

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