Limerick Businesses Closed

Limerick_Lass

Builderfromhell wrote: »

Which one is Loaf?
Is that the shop beside the health food shop that sold upmarket food?

This thread is getting more depressing everyday. I mean if a small business closes and 5 people lose their jobs, that's 5 less people eating lunch in town, shopping in town, paying tax and now costing tax via welfare.

I don't know how typical I am but I live on a street with 7 houses. One is a family of housed refugees who have been given leave to stay, the next house is a single mother on welfare eventhough there are others there all the time. The next house is students and another house has an unemployed family. Then a house where occupants work for Govt. and me - self employed. How can the two working households support all the others who are supported by our taxes.

Less and less people paying tax and rates while more and more getting welfare. Something has to give eventually.

Yes Loaf used to sell all gourmet breads and had a deli, was run by fitzgeralds who have the woodlands hotel, probably would have done very well during the good times. But I agree its such a shame to see these small business closing down.

Mc Love

bazz26 wrote: »

Two Mile Inn Hotel to close from Friday next week according to the Post.

How does that affect the residents, that live in apartments there?

zuroph wrote: »

Eircom are bringing out a mobile phone offering, piggybacking off meteor. I'd say eventually they'll amalgamate.

Arent Meteor and Eircom the same company? (if not they are very close)

zuroph

Mc Love wrote: »

Arent Meteor and Eircom the same company? (if not they are very close)

yip, but the business plan for eircom at the moment seems to be to offer a whole Eircom branded package and leave meteor seperate.

lasno

Two new Costa Coffee cafes opening, one at Childers Road retail park and one at the Crescent shopping centre.

Itsdacraic

Noor on Thomas Street is shut. It was almost directly across from Aubars.

campo

Not sure if it has been metioned before but did anyone notice that Wheelers is closed on the Dublin Road, I could not believe it
did the owners sell up or had they to close those anyone know

Limerick_Lass

campo wrote: »

Not sure if it has been metioned before but did anyone notice that Wheelers is closed on the Dublin Road, I could not believe it
did the owners sell up or had they to close those anyone know

Ive heard a supermacs is going in there!

black & white

Itsdacraic wrote: »

Noor on Thomas Street is shut. It was almost directly across from Aubars.

Are you sure ? I've noticed they have started opening later - about 12.30/1.00pm over the last few weeks, but didn't know they had closed. I'll be passing there shortly and will check.

Itsdacraic

black & white wrote: »

Are you sure ? I've noticed they have started opening later - about 12.30/1.00pm over the last few weeks, but didn't know they had closed. I'll be passing there shortly and will check.

Do, I went past there at lunch time late last week and it was closed. There seemed to be guys inside doing work (as in builders taking stuff down), so I assumed it was gone. Ate there a couple of times, it was only alright.

Mc Love

Limerick_Lass wrote: »

Ive heard a supermacs is going in there!

Hopefully

black & white

Itsdacraic wrote: »

Do, I went past there at lunch time late last week and it was closed. There seemed to be guys inside doing work (as in builders taking stuff down), so I assumed it was gone. Ate there a couple of times, it was only alright.

Sign on door saying closed for maintenance.

Iang87

can anyone confirm the closure of o connell grill in town.

any yes answer will result in my loss of faith in humanity

kilburn

has Hassets bar closed again ? passed twice in the last week and doors were locked

manna452121

The power/ESB was turned off last week.They are waiting for thomond pk to start again.

Berty

kilburn wrote: »

has Hassets bar closed again ? passed twice in the last week and doors were locked

I'll find out tomorrow and let you know.

Fries-With-That

Limerick_Lass wrote: »

Ive heard a supermacs is going in there!

Supermacs have owned this property for years, they were waiting for wheelers lease to be finished before opening a drive thru' supermacs.

TestTransmission

Fries-With-That wrote: »

Supermacs have owned this property for years, they were waiting for wheelers lease to be finished before opening a drive thru' supermacs.

I guess we'll have to believe ya with a username like that!

Berty

Fries-With-That wrote: »

Supermacs have owned this property for years, they were waiting for wheelers lease to be finished before opening a drive thru' supermacs.

In the retail park up the road there is a building in the car park which was due to be a KFC. I know somebody who was looking at a BBs there. That would be a better location.

Supermacs would have to get the landlord to do some major surfacing works on the car park before I would dare darken its door.

TestTransmission wrote: »

I guess we'll have to believe ya with a username like that!

It could be Pat McDonagh himself.

phill106

Iang87 wrote: »

can anyone confirm the closure of o connell grill in town.

any yes answer will result in my loss of faith in humanity

Been closed for weeks as far as i can see. No signs or notice or anything visible.

Iang87

my good god its official we are all doomed

Limerick_Lass

Im going away for a few months with work so I dread to think what Ill be coming back to

Cookiemunster

Berty wrote: »

In the retail park up the road there is a building in the car park which was due to be a KFC. .

AFAIK it was built as part of the now derelict Parkway Valley project, but I serioulsy doubt if it would have been a KFC when there is already one nearby on Childers Road.

Limerick_Lass

Cookiemunster wrote: »

AFAIK it was built as part of the now derelict Parkway Valley project, but I serioulsy doubt if it would have been a KFC when there is already one nearby on Childers Road.

Think he is on about that building opposite TK Maxx in the Parkway retail park.

Kess73

Cookiemunster wrote: »

AFAIK it was built as part of the now derelict Parkway Valley project, but I serioulsy doubt if it would have been a KFC when there is already one nearby on Childers Road.

In the original plans, Captain Americas were listed as being the potential tenant for the unit across from TK Maxx.


And you are right to say that it was built as part of the Parkway Valley project. Yet another wonderful Liam Carroll project that stands partially built.

black & white

black & white wrote: »

Are you sure ? I've noticed they have started opening later - about 12.30/1.00pm over the last few weeks, but didn't know they had closed. I'll be passing there shortly and will check.

Passed Cafe Noor this lunchtime and while the doors are still closed, there are lights on inside and the extractor is blowing a gale out onto the street. The closed for maintenence sign has gone and the canopy is unfurled, maybe they will be back in action ?

billox

kilburn wrote: »

has Hassets bar closed again ? passed twice in the last week and doors were locked

ya it closed sometime last week...think the ESB went in and pulled the plug....i know its bad to see a business close but better off without it anyway imo

Builderfromhell

Cafe Noor, Thomas street, has re-opened.

Duff Man Jr.

lasno wrote: »

Two new Costa Coffee cafes opening, one at Childers Road retail park and one at the Crescent shopping centre.

Wrong thread, only despair and depression here pls.

Fries-With-That

Berty wrote: »

In the retail park up the road there is a building in the car park which was due to be a KFC. I know somebody who was looking at a BBs there. That would be a better location.

Supermacs would have to get the landlord to do some major surfacing works on the car park before I would dare darken its door.



It could be Pat McDonagh himself.

Pat owns the the complete site AFAIK ...why do you think the car wash is called Pats car wash.

I think Pat Mcdonagh and one of his head honchos, also named Pat have the carwash in partnership.

Berty

Fries-With-That wrote: »

Pat owns the the complete site AFAIK ...why do you think the car wash is called Pats car wash.

I guess you're correct. Pat is such a rare name and couldn't be the name of anybody other than Pat McDonagh. :rolleyes: