Clonmel Thread

Clonmel1000 · 31-12-2018 12:11pm

Maymack wrote: »

Has anyone noticed a lack of general hygiene creeping back into takeaways? Not going to mention one in particular because there are a few. The person taking your order, handling money and then proceeding to make your food without washing their hands or using a hand sanitiser. I wish this practice would stop. Money carries a lot of germs. All they have to do is have one person at the till taking your order and the rest of the staff cooking. Or if the person that takes your order has to cook as well, that they wash their hands or use a hand sanitiser.

Is this unique to Clonmel or in general?

holystungun9 · 31-12-2018 1:12pm

You're probably right but in a toss up between the germs I may get from takeaways and driving on the roads with awful drivers, I feel that someone in a car is going to get me first. Speed, phones, general distractions, etc.

It wasnt me123 · 31-12-2018 2:37pm

Maymack wrote: »

Has anyone noticed a lack of general hygiene creeping back into takeaways? .... Money carries a lot of germs. All they have to do is have one person at the till taking your order and the rest of the staff cooking. Or if the person that takes your order has to cook as well, that they wash their hands or use a hand sanitiser.

I'd never thought about it - but you are right. I don't eat much takeaway but next time I'm dining out, I will check and quietly say something if their hand hygiene is dodgy.

freshpopcorn · 31-12-2018 3:00pm

When I went to college and studied hospitality I worked in some fairly good hotels. You'd never eat out again if you saw the hand hygiene that I saw.

Maymack · 31-12-2018 3:00pm

Not just unique to Clonmel but I'd mainly get my takeaways here. You can have the cleanest walls & floors in a takeaway, and a basic thing which we were taught as kids to wash your hands and by not doing so can give that premises a bad reputation.

ouxbbkqtswdfaw · 31-12-2018 7:00pm

At least in the chipper you can see what's happening. Although in one I used to visit, they have pulled a mobile counter across to block the view. I don't go there anymore. You can only guess what's happening in takeaways with hatches.

dieselbug · 31-12-2018 9:34pm

soblph4crz067n wrote: »

At least in the chipper you can see what's happening. Although in one I used to visit, they have pulled a mobile counter across to block the view. I don't go there anymore. You can only guess what's happening in takeaways with hatches.

If you think too much about these things you wouldn't eat at all. Think about what happens to the food before it even reaches retail outlets, how many opportunities have there been for contamination especially uncooked food like salads etc.

ouxbbkqtswdfaw · 31-12-2018 11:03pm

dieselbug wrote: »

If you think too much about these things you wouldn't eat at all. Think about what happens to the food before it even reaches retail outlets, how many opportunities have there been for contamination especially uncooked food like salads etc.

Make a new year resolution to stop eating take away crap, and only very occasional restaurant meals. Cook at home, simple plain food, no chicken, unless free range, no pork whatsoever, no processed meats burgers or sausages. Beef and lamb ok, as they mostly feed outdoors.
Best of all, go vegetarian

This resolution will help big time in keeping cancer at bay.
Don't wait until it's too late.

Purple Mountain · 31-12-2018 11:04pm

soblph4crz067n wrote: »

Make a new year resolution to stop eating take away crap, and only very occasional restaurant meals. Cook at home, simple plain food, no chicken, unless free range, no pork whatsoever, no processed meats burgers or sausages. Beef and lamb ok, as they mostly feed outdoors.
Best of all, go vegetarian

This resolution will help big time in keeping cancer at bay.
Don't wait until it's too late.

Killjoy much?

ouxbbkqtswdfaw · 31-12-2018 11:07pm

Purple Mountain wrote: »

Killjoy much?

I'm just saying what is proven beyond doubt. It's all great until it's too late.
Try to introduce anti cancer steps gradually into your diet. Happy new year.

dieselbug · 31-12-2018 11:26pm

soblph4crz067n wrote: »

Make a new year resolution to stop eating take away crap, and only very occasional restaurant meals. Cook at home, simple plain food, no chicken, unless free range, no pork whatsoever, no processed meats burgers or sausages. Beef and lamb ok, as they mostly feed outdoors.
Best of all, go vegetarian

This resolution will help big time in keeping cancer at bay.
Don't wait until it's too late.

And loads of brussels sprouts

Clonmel1000 · 01-01-2019 12:17am

This is gone way off topic.

01-01-2019 10:36am

soblph4crz067n wrote: »

I'm just saying what is proven beyond doubt. It's all great until it's too late.
Try to introduce anti cancer steps gradually into your diet. Happy new year.

Actually there’s no proof that diet or lifestyle changes will help avoid cancer. To claim so is irresponsible in the extreme. Wishing you all a happy and healthy 2019.

ouxbbkqtswdfaw · 01-01-2019 10:44am

For starters, check out cancer research. UK, and the Mayo clinic.

01-01-2019 10:46am

soblph4crz067n wrote: »

For starters, check out cancer research. UK, and the Mayo clinic.

Owney, take your baloney to it’s own thread.

dieselbug · 01-01-2019 10:55am

Deleted User wrote: »

Actually there’s no proof that diet or lifestyle changes will help avoid cancer. To claim so is irresponsible in the extreme. Wishing you all a happy and healthy 2019.

Do we really need proof to know that some foods, especially processed foods are not good for us and can contribute to poor health even cancer. Promoting healthy eating and lifestyle is surely a good thing.
I mentioned brussel sprouts earlier partly tongue in cheek because lots of people don't like them, but are they not also loosely known as the anti cancer veg?

Anyway, we are now in to 2019 so we are leaving the bad stuff behind us and living new and "cleaner" lives from now on:rolleyes:

Happy new year.

Clonmel1000 · 01-01-2019 2:04pm

Can a mod please have a word here? Way off topic

Recliner · 01-01-2019 2:58pm

A couple of questions..There used to be a shop in Irishtown that you could sell bags of clothes to, they bought by weight. It seems to be closed now. Does anyone know if they've relocated or if there's another shop of that around.
Secondly, I noticed a digger in the field where the little ponies are at the railway station. Anyone know what's going on there or what will happen to the ponies?

Vizzy · 01-01-2019 3:47pm

Don't know about the shop in Irishtown, but there are houses being built in the field with the ponies. I'm not sure how much of the field that the houses will use but I presume that the ponies will have to be moved.

Clonmel1000 · 01-01-2019 4:28pm

Vizzy wrote: »

Don't know about the shop in Irishtown, but there are houses being built in the field with the ponies. I'm not sure how much of the field that the houses will use but I presume that the ponies will have to be moved.

Has planning permission been granted?

Vizzy · 01-01-2019 5:30pm

I think so. Hence the truck and the digger

clfy39tzve8njq · 01-01-2019 8:22pm

Don't know if this was discussed here before a search didn't bring anything up.
Where was the pram factory in Clonmel and in what years did it operate.

01-01-2019 8:30pm

Freya Magnificent Raceway wrote: »

Don't know if this was discussed here before a search didn't bring anything up.
Where was the pram factory in Clonmel and in what years did it operate.

Was it in the old meat factory in Irishtown?

Purple Mountain · 01-01-2019 8:33pm

Recliner wrote: »

A couple of questions..There used to be a shop in Irishtown that you could sell bags of clothes to, they bought by weight. It seems to be closed now. Does anyone know if they've relocated or if there's another shop of that around.

There was one across from the train station.
Someone else may be able to confirm if it's still open.

dieselbug · 01-01-2019 10:27pm

Freya Magnificent Raceway wrote: »

Don't know if this was discussed here before a search didn't bring anything up.
Where was the pram factory in Clonmel and in what years did it operate.

Wasn't that the old boot factory down the quay? used to be the pram factory before that.

cml387 · 01-01-2019 10:31pm

The pram factory I believe was beside St Mary's in irishtown. I remember when Kinsella's pub was going you could see the remnants of the factory from the beer garden, which would place it between St Mary's and the Polish supermarket.

dieselbug · 01-01-2019 10:42pm

Came across on an auction site where a pram was being offered.
Don't know how accurate it is.

The Pram Factory was located inside the gate of the old Prison in one of the old prison buildings up to the mid 1960's. This was on Emmet Street and only the old gate is left. They moved to Irishtown to a premises behind the Gem shop about 100 yards past the West Gate on the left.
A fire in the early 1970's burned the factory to the ground.

holystungun9 · 02-01-2019 1:03am

Purple Mountain wrote: »

There was one across from the train station.
Someone else may be able to confirm if it's still open.

Yeah, they are there and open. Think hours are 10 to 5 or something, possibly four. Seem to do a steady trade judging by the bags behind the counter.

Jim Bowen · 02-01-2019 5:39pm

What ever happened to the Post House development on Gladstone Street. I thought Mulligan's were re locating in there but it seems all works have stopped.
Planning?

darragh o meara · 02-01-2019 7:08pm

Jim Bowen wrote: »

What ever happened to the Post House development on Gladstone Street. I thought Mulligan's were re locating in there but it seems all works have stopped.
Planning?

There was work going on in there a few weeks back, probably just stopped over Christmas and New year

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