Clonmel Thread

It wasnt me123

touts wrote: »

Town seems very busy today. Lots of traffic about. Queues to get into Lidl. 45 minute wait for checkouts in Dunnes Davis Road. Don't know if things are picking up or if there is a sense of panic again.

I would have left - I'm glad to see the town busy but I hope they are all observing social distancing and using hand sanitisers.

touts

touts wrote: »

Town seems very busy today. Lots of traffic about. Queues to get into Lidl. 45 minute wait for checkouts in Dunnes Davis Road. Don't know if things are picking up or if there is a sense of panic again.

I think that it’s a sense of panic. Penney’s, during the week was manic. Almost like Christmas!

touts

It wasnt me123 wrote: »

I would have left - I'm glad to see the town busy but I hope they are all observing social distancing and using hand sanitisers.

Actually regret not leaving Dunnes. Only realised how had and chaotic it was once I had a fairly full trolly. No social distancing at all. No one at the doors controlling numbers. Real free for all. Long queues up the aisles waiting for a till with people reaching across and between to get things off the shelves. Part of the problem is the till staff also. They go at about half the pace of staff in Lidl etc which slows things down considerably. The one on my till was having long leisurely chats with people passing through. Which is probably nice under different circumstances but not with 6 or 7 people waiting to get through.

Looking back on it now I feel really uncomfortable with what I just experienced. In contrast the Clothes section is very quite with very few people in it. They should look at taking some of that space for a new safe queue system for the grocery section.

freshpopcorn

I visited Davis Road Dunnes a few weeks ago. It wasn’t busy but they only had a few tills open and it took ages. There was also very little stock in the clothes section.

dieselbug

Did you notice how the stocks of dettol and jacks paper were going. Always a good indicator:(:D

Sandor Clegane

touts wrote: »

Actually regret not leaving Dunnes. Only realised how had and chaotic it was once I had a fairly full trolly. No social distancing at all. No one at the doors controlling numbers. Real free for all. Long queues up the aisles waiting for a till with people reaching across and between to get things off the shelves. Part of the problem is the till staff also. They go at about half the pace of staff in Lidl etc which slows things down considerably. The one on my till was having long leisurely chats with people passing through. Which is probably nice under different circumstances but not with 6 or 7 people waiting to get through.

Looking back on it now I feel really uncomfortable with what I just experienced. In contrast the Clothes section is very quite with very few people in it. They should look at taking some of that space for a new safe queue system for the grocery section.

I honestly dread the tills in Dunnes.

It's so unbelievable aggravating, the constant hold ups simple due to waffling on and on about nothing, going through you're life story with every passing customer...

If it was quiet and nobody was behind you I wouldn't care, but I've seen the que stretch back as far as the isles and still they don't cop on.

jlm29

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I visited Davis Road Dunnes a few weeks ago. It wasn’t busy but they only had a few tills open and it took ages. There was also very little stock in the clothes section.

The clothes stocks in any dunnes I’ve been in have been pretty poor all summer. Obviously their supplies have been affected. They definitely haven’t had the same selection as usual

It wasnt me123

Unfortunately its because most of our consumer goods come from China and when China closed down, that put paid to our supplies. Maybe we need to import less and export more. Anybody got a sewing machine :-)

dieselbug

I was in Dunnes on Sunday morning (Davis Road) doing some grocery shopping. Fairly busy but no queues worth talking about. Lady at the till friendly but efficient even helping to pack my shopping. Didn't notice any panic buying.

Xenophile

Anywhere in Clonmel where you can get some food and a pint

solerina

Xenophile wrote: »

Anywhere in Clonmel where you can get some food and a pint

As far as I know it’s all outdoor dining or takeaway at the moment so I don’t think so !!

jkmanc1974

Mulcahys doing it but with limited seating

Anyone else think town really busy yesterday and today - social distancing gone out the window as is the one person shopping rule

freshpopcorn

jkmanc1974 wrote: »

Anyone else think town really busy yesterday and today - social distancing gone out the window as is the one person shopping rule

The one person shopping rule is long gone in most places now.

I found Clonmel to poor regarding mask usage and staff in certain shops to be sloppy when I visited.

jlm29

It’s not just clonmel i think. I was in Thurles yesterday, the shopping centre was quite busy

Fionn

It's pretty low at the moment in the local electoral area of Clonmel compared to Tipp town or Cashel which are a good bit higher.

dieselbug

Hi all

Can anyone tell me what time Dunnes Stores will open in the morning please. Bank holiday Monday.

Thanks

freshpopcorn

Galileo is stopping doing takeaways for the next few weeks!

jlm29

dieselbug wrote: »

Hi all

Can anyone tell me what time Dunnes Stores will open in the morning please. Bank holiday Monday.

Thanks

I think it’s 10, but I’m not positive

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dieselbug wrote: »

Hi all

Can anyone tell me what time Dunnes Stores will open in the morning please. Bank holiday Monday.

Thanks

https://www.dunnesstores.com/store-locator/stores/400

Maymack

Does anyone know if River Island is relocating or closing their store in Clonmel? In the planning application section of the nationalist newspaper today, a planning application has been sought for change of use of 77 and 78 O Connell street Clonmel which is River Island store from retail outlet to food hall.

dahat

Heard rumours a while back that Bunker were going in there. Something clearly in those rumors now it seems with this application.

Maymack

Hopefully River Island is relocating and not closing

klose

I think a big spar like shop is going in there

jlm29

klose wrote: »

I think a big spar like shop is going in there

That’s actually great. Somewhere to pick up bread and milk etc is sorely missed from the centre of town since super Quinn/SuperValu closed

It wasnt me123

Anyone notice the house building is finally proceeding at the railway roundabout - hopefully this will be the start of many more to come.

freshpopcorn

From what I can work out River Island signed a 15 year lease in 2010.(If I’m reading things correctly).
Hopefully they are just relocating

Clonmel1000

Unfortunately I’d heard about a month ago that Riber Island were closing. Hopefully just relocating actually be good to see them in showgounds even. The old dunnes unit nearly would have been ideal for a grocery store you’d have thought.

freshpopcorn

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Unfortunately I’d heard about a month ago that Riber Island were closing. Hopefully just relocating actually be good to see them in showgounds even. The old dunnes unit nearly would have been ideal for a grocery store you’d have thought.

Would that nearly be to big for a Centra/Spar?
If Dunnes still own that building they’d have very high rent from what I’m told.

touts

Clonmel1000 wrote: »

Unfortunately I’d heard about a month ago that Riber Island were closing. Hopefully just relocating actually be good to see them in showgounds even. The old dunnes unit nearly would have been ideal for a grocery store you’d have thought.

Heard that also a few weeks ago. Part of a major restructuring across the company which is on the verge of bankruptcy. They were in trouble before Covid. Now with Covid they are basically buggered.

touts

touts wrote: »

Heard that also a few weeks ago. Part of a major restructuring across the company which is on the verge of bankruptcy. They were in trouble before Covid. Now with Covid they are basically buggered.

They were to close at the end of the year but have gotten an extension till March.