Limerick Businesses Opening

Itsdacraic

Itsdacraic wrote: »

Surely with all the empty space around town they could have found a better location?
Although I suppose they will do a deal with easons for rent/rates etc, so would be win/win for both parties.

The rates are the killer for small businesses as far as I know

Craigels

Anyone know what's happening in the old hmv they were clearing it out today

Also the old dunnes on oconnel street?

highlydebased

Apparently Dunnes were told to be "proactive" about their old buildings, probably hence why they painted O'Connell St and probably will do something with Sarsfield St too

glic83

Isnt Sarsfield street premises owned by Roches stores?

Mc Love

Saw this on facebook a little while ago - this is great news! Its opening in Citygate House (the white building on the way into the Raheen Industrial Estate)

The Galway Clinic is happy to announce the opening of The Limerick Clinic on June 17th 2013. The Limerick Clinic will consist of 4 Consultation rooms which will cater for both Galway and Limerick based Consultants.

The Limerick Clinic will also provide a Radiology Department with services including CT, Ultrasound, Echo, X-Ray and MRI scanning. A phlebotomy service will also be in operation in The Limerick Clinic with all bloods returning to The Galway Clinic for testing.

Contact us if you have any further queries on: 091 785 936

bazz26

Is that the same building as where Spin SW are located?

pigtown

Were they not supposed to open a clinic in Adare while plans for the private hospital were finalised?

roast

bazz26 wrote: »

Is that the same building as where Spin SW are located?

Yep.

Brennans Row

New Limerick Base for Ancestry Research Centre.

By Brian McLaughlin (Limerick Post)

The Irish Ancestry Research Centre (IARC) which was established on the University of Limerick Campus in Plassey is now in the process of relocating to Limerick city centre.

Set up as a not-for-profit organisation with charitable status in 2011, it will be headquartered at 58 O’Connell Street and the IARC team of researchers and education professionals will be available to the public from that location.

The centre has access to millions of Irish records including the Irish census, family archives, church records, national archives as well as birth and death records. The service is available to anyone interested in learning about genealogy and how to research their family history.

In association with the Department of History at UL, the centre provides a number of workshops, certificates, Masters and PhD postgraduate qualifications as well as online learning.

pigtown

Bon Secours Hospital Tralee have opened a Consultation Centre on Henry St. http://www.bonsecours.ie/index.cfm/page/limerick It's in the same building as the Limerick Post newspaper.

DarkJager

HMV is re-opening in the next few weeks in the Crescent SC

http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/hmv-stores-set-to-reopen-with-4m-investment-and-100-jobs-29330834.html

Recovery specialist Hilco will open several HMV stores within weeks.

Shops on Dublin's Henry Street, at Liffey Valley, Dundrum Centre and in the Crescent Shopping Centre in Limerick will roll up the shutters soon. A fifth outlet is likely to be added over summer and several more are on the target list, including a return to somewhere on Grafton Street.

Recruitment of around 100 staff will start rolling out in the coming week

xxlauraxxox

new shop opened in broad street beside mid west alarms all kinds of everything I think its called

branie

DarkJager wrote: »

HMV is re-opening in the next few weeks in the Crescent SC

http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/hmv-stores-set-to-reopen-with-4m-investment-and-100-jobs-29330834.html

I'm delighted to hear that! HMV have a great selection of films on DVD and Blu-ray

miralize

branie wrote: »

I'm delighted to hear that! HMV have a great selection of films on DVD and Blu-ray

You sound like an advert.

Its a decent shop to browse, but prices are more often than not extortionate.

DarkJager

miralize wrote: »

You sound like an advert.

Its a decent shop to browse, but prices are more often than not extortionate.

Don't know how you come to that conclusion. If you want to see extortion, just go and compare the price Gamestop charges for new releases vs HMV. 20e more expensive in some cases. And they have great offers on CDs usually. I'm delighted to see them back, sorely missed IMO.

miralize

DarkJager wrote: »

Don't know how you come to that conclusion. If you want to see extortion, just go and compare the price Gamestop charges for new releases vs HMV. 20e more expensive in some cases. And they have great offers on CDs usually. I'm delighted to see them back, sorely missed IMO.

Best for bricks and mortars, but sites like Amazon outshine them every time, if you're patient enough. Much better than Gamestop though, I'll give you that

Mr E

That's fantastic news. Best B&M prices for games by a good bit.

DeWinterZero

Excellent news. I wonder if they'll accept the €90 worth of credit that I had left in Janurary.

lasno

sandin wrote: »

Shop units in Jetland are being marketed agressively and I hear they have at least 3 major retailers in final negotiations. Also the last remaining unit opposite Jetland in the retail park is also in negotiation. - These things can take 2-3 motns to come to fruitition, but good to keep the eye open.

If I hear any more, I'll post.

Anybody have any updates on this. No signs of any of the vacant units being prepared for opening. There were rumours that a coffee shop operating in Thomas street was also going to open an outlet in Jetland.

highlydebased

I wish Costa would reopen in Jetland

Cityslicker1

I wish a few men's clothes shops could open...Nothing in Limerick really..no Topman,no mens section of H&M or Newlook (they are all in Galway,Cork and Dublin) no Bershka,Pull and Bear,Gap,Urban Outfitters etc. A Nandos would be handy too..nice to go to the one in Cork sometimes!

lkionm

highlydebased wrote: »

I wish Costa would reopen in Jetland

I had the misfortune of working for costa for a long time in Limerick. They are one of those companies that just take advantage of employees. hardly any of their stock is from the Republic/local area, food comes from a company in Derry, so all that money gets sent to Scotland when there is a good few suppliers around munster.

Much rather a family business rather than those money grabbing lads tbh.

Berty

They're redeveloping Arthur's quay and knocking down the customs house next to it and building a plaza. Mad stuff.

They being the state.

boodlesdoodles

Beer Baron wrote: »

They're redeveloping Arthur's quay and knocking down the customs house next to it and building a plaza. Mad stuff.

They being the state.

But the Custom house (hunt museum) isn't beside Arthur's Quay, Sarsfield house is. So which is it? And isn't the Hunt a listed site?

Itsdacraic

Beer Baron wrote: »

They're redeveloping Arthur's quay and knocking down the customs house next to it and building a plaza. Mad stuff.

They being the state.

I highly doubt they are knocking the Hunt Museum.
Anything to back up your claims?

sioda

Its Sarsfield house their knocking part of Limerick 2030 development plan

A2LUE42

sioda wrote: »

Its Sarsfield house their knocking part of Limerick 2030 development plan

I just hope they replace it with something that doesn't date badly and makes the most of its position on the river.

Berty

I meant the building where Customs are based and my brain made me type house instead of building because Custom house is a more common name in my head.

So YES it's Sarsfield House where the Collector General and Customs and Excise are based for the region. Obviously they are not knocking a historical building(even if I said they were by naming the wrong building).

Itsdacraic

I assume this is just one those pie in the sky reports that some consultants get paid a fortune to come up with and is never implemented?

Berty

It's possible but I put it on this thread because it would say the Piazza would have cafes etc so essentially new business and the jobs the construction of the Piazza and reconstruction/changing of the park would be bring would be good as well.

That building is old and ugly anyway. If we are truly a river city then let's be one and use the areas better.