Limerick Businesses Opening

martingriff

sioda wrote: »

Not gone on funky doughnut at all. I can't understand why they don't do them fresh and until they do won't be going back and their coffee is OK at best

Can you give me a place where they do doughnuts on order? I am not totally gone on there stuff but they are fresh enough. Plus the place they are is so small so maybe that is why

sioda

Going back but Danes bakery immediately springs to mind.

They could be prepped in Brimstone and shipped to the shop

Bored_lad

As far as I know they're prepped in brimstone and brought up to the shop in the mornings. The shop isn't big enough to be preparing food in and secondly the doughnuts they're selling aren't real suitable to being made to order.

zulutango

Best of luck to them, but they're not really a great fit for the market that promotes itself as a foodie type place, are they? That said, my earliest memories of the market are of being brought in there by my father to buy donuts a good few decades ago now.

um7y1h83ge06nx

ACI Worldwide announcing 50 new jobs today as well as the opening of their new office and data center:

http://www.rte.ie/news/business/2016/1017/824633-aci-worldwide-jobs/

http://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/electronic-payment-company-to-create-50-new-jobs-in-limerick-1.2832478

L.T.P.

Definitely not a fan of Funky Doughnut. Went in one Saturday at around 3p.m. and was told to come back in ten mins because they were closed as the doughnuts weren't ready. Strange because there was a display unit right on front of me packed to the brim with fresh doughnuts. Haven't gone back since....

Mc Love

There first week went grand but I'd say it has slowed down for them since opening. The Donuts are light and very tasty but a bit on the expensive side. I wouldnt mind if they were at least 50 cent cheaper, as they arent fresh.

Cookiemunster

According to the Leader, House will open on Thursday subject to clearance from the fire chief. http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/220082/new-superpub-set-to-open-in-limerick-this-week.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Mc Love

They'll be working around the clock so

zulutango

I jogged past the ACI offices in Castletroy last night. Very high spec finish on the place. Looks very nice.

It would be better for Limerick if these jobs were in the city centre but if they need to be beside the data centre then that wouldn't be realistic.

Treepole

Cookiemunster wrote: »

According to the Leader, House will open on Thursday subject to clearance from the fire chief. http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/220082/new-superpub-set-to-open-in-limerick-this-week.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Good. Hopefully they manage to stick to a good door policy and not just open it to everyone after a few weeks.

panda100

Treepole wrote:

Good. Hopefully they manage to stick to a good door policy and not just open it to everyone after a few weeks.

I have high hopes for House. If we have at least one late night bar in Limerick you can go to without getting your arse slapped or some derogatory comment on your looks/body than I will be a happy bunny.

Vanquished

House is opening on Thursday week, the 27th.

theblackstuff

Meadows and Byrne opening up in Castletroy Town centre, according to Limerick Life. Also included obligatory mention of Starbucks possibly opening.

New management certainly pushing getting the units open.

The sweet shop opened there aswell as a bookshop.
Tech Star fitting out a unit there also.
The Art gallery are moving units, maybe Meadows and Byrne going into where the gallery is.

Mc Love

Very impressive. They should take over the Roxboro SC - they have a lot of empty internal units

Cookiemunster

Mc Love wrote: »

Very impressive. They should take over the Roxboro SC - they have a lot of empty internal units

The only way the Roxboro SC would work is if it was demolished and bebuilt. Nobody wants to venture into that dark dank street to access those internal units. It also has a completely different demographic living nearby.

Mc Love

Cookiemunster wrote: »

The only way the Roxboro SC would work is if it was demolished and bebuilt. Nobody wants to venture into that dark dank street to access those internal units. It also has a completely different demographic living nearby.

Agreed, its not very welcoming. Different demographic indeed - Guineys would be a great fit

Poxyshamrock

Mc Love wrote: »

Agreed, its not very welcoming. Different demographic indeed - Penneys would be a great fit

They'd need to sort that car park out first. :pac:

LimerickCity

Mc Love wrote: »

Cookiemunster wrote: »

The only way the Roxboro SC would work is if it was demolished and bebuilt. Nobody wants to venture into that dark dank street to access those internal units. It also has a completely different demographic living nearby.

Agreed, its not very welcoming. Different demographic indeed - Penneys would be a great fit

You obnoxious twat.

Cookiemunster

LimerickCity wrote: »

You obnoxious twat.

I'm from the area. McLove is 100% correct.

dashoonage

Jesus wept lads.

LimerickCity

Cookiemunster wrote: »

LimerickCity wrote: »

You obnoxious twat.

I'm from the area. McLove is 100% correct.

I lived in the area for over 20 years. At least they can manage to keep a large multinational open in the area unlike other areas of the city where large chains have had to pull out.
I was referring to his comment re the busiest shop in both the city centre and Crescent shopping centre. One which is frequented by all demographics but he is trying to associate Penneys with a certain demographic.

Mc Love

LimerickCity wrote: »

You obnoxious twat.

Not sure if thats tongue in cheek or for real?

Ah - so there is another page, it was for real! LOL

yop

LimerickCity taking a break, no personal abuse.

Mc Love

Mc Love wrote: »

Not sure if thats tongue in cheek or for real?

Ah - so there is another page, it was for real! LOL

yop wrote: »

LimerickCity taking a break, no personal abuse.

I was just about to report it as they were serious - on the ball as always Yop

MarkR

Now now lads. Play nice everyone. Penny's has gone international, along with Supermacs, another of our fine exports. They have a reputation for selling cheap and cheerful clothes. Or food, if we're talking Supermacs.

I digress. Keep it civil please. :-)

Mc Love

I'm surprised by the quick response lads

sioda

That whole site from the roxboro to janesboro Road should be razed and rebuilt to a modern commercial centre penny's would do very well there tbh as it would be accessible from the motorway and have decent parking if the centre was redeveloped.

The whole arcade feel they were going for went out with the 80s tbf.

The businesses that have done well there over the years have adjusted to the location look at the stock in tesco vs coonagh you will see certain items are not stocked as they are not in demand.

Mr Price has done very well and again this is to do IMHO with access nothing to do with the area.

I have always found parking up there a disaster thus as someone who lives less than 10 mins from there I do all my shopping at coonagh and jetland again as the children road dunnes is a disaster and the Parkway one you will be out to the Ennis road before you get in there

Mc Love

sioda wrote: »

That whole site from the roxboro to janesboro Road should be razed and rebuilt to a modern commercial centre penny's would do very well there tbh as it would be accessible from the motorway and have decent parking if the centre was redeveloped.

The whole arcade feel they were going for went out with the 80s tbf.

The businesses that have done well there over the years have adjusted to the location look at the stock in tesco vs coonagh you will see certain items are not stocked as they are not in demand.

Mr Price has done very well and again this is to do IMHO with access nothing to do with the area.

I have always found parking up there a disaster thus as someone who lives less than 10 mins from there I do all my shopping at coonagh and jetland again as the children road dunnes is a disaster and the Parkway one you will be out to the Ennis road before you get in there

It's only accessible from one side of the motorway

The parking is a disaster tbh.

MarkR

Mc Love wrote: »

I'm surprised by the quick response lads

New mod. I got very excited. Twas like the bat signal going off.