Business closures around the county

donegal_man

dinorebel wrote: »

Rumours that both Cooneys and Dizzie Rascals are closing down.

Wouldn't be surprised if Cooney's was on the skids. Any time I've been in there the staff have outnumbered the customers.

schizo1014

Foodlands in Donegal Town has closed down

Kevwoody

dinorebel wrote:

Rumours that both Cooneys and Dizzie Rascals are closing down.

Its a pity about Cooneys, sound fella who took a big gamble moving stores a few years back.

muffler

donegal_man wrote: »

Wouldn't be surprised if Cooney's was on the skids. Any time I've been in there the staff have outnumbered the customers.

the missus got an invite by post to Clooneys moving sale. It didn't say where they were moving to though

Kevwoody

Just had a look on Facebook, they are moving 2 doors down into a smaller unit

DrPhilG

Gary is a sound fella alright. My first job (21 years ago) was in Gary's Pet World.

cosanostra

Homestore and more are moving into where cooneys are and cooneys are moving into the unit across from mcdonalds

DrPhilG

cosanostra wrote: »

cooneys are moving into the unit across from mcdonalds

Back into the old Gary's Pet World unit?

cosanostra

DrPhilG wrote: »

Back into the old Gary's Pet World unit?

No in the retail park just beside where they currently are

CastorTroy

Where that discount store was?

So were they forced out by Homestore and More? Is there really need for 3 home and garden places?

Kevwoody

CastorTroy wrote: »

Where that discount store was?

So were they forced out by Homestore and More? Is there really need for 3 home and garden places?

With Cooneys moving to a smaller store 2 doors up, I'd say they are dropping alot of the homeware items, so wont be in direct competition. Otherwise it wouldn't make sense for either store.
Actually i wonder is Homestore and More a franchise? Perhaps Gary is connected to it somehow?

buckfasterer

Kevwoody wrote: »

With Cooneys moving to a smaller store 2 doors up, I'd say they are dropping alot of the homeware items, so wont be in direct competition. Otherwise it wouldn't make sense for either store.
Actually i wonder is Homestore and More a franchise? Perhaps Gary is connected to it somehow?

Homestore and More used to be a sister company to Argos and Homebase but not sure how it was affected when everything was split a few years.

donegal_man

It was taken over by it's Irish investors. As far as I remember the big two are Jonathan Stanley the MD and Don Maher (the guy behind Ireland's main mobile phone distributors, Fonua). They moved contol off shore to an Isle of Man company called Siglo sometime in 2015.

byte

Trattoria Toscana on Main St, Donegal Town is closing down.

Shame as it was quite good. I'm guessing that's the pressures of so many restaurants in the town now. Manhattan gone too a few weeks back.

*I realise it's an old thread, figured it better to add to existing thread, but if mods would prefer to move it, then erm, yes, I'll allow it

ednwireland

byte wrote: »

Trattoria Toscana on Main St, Donegal Town is closing down.

thats a shame thought the food was nice, always very loud in there though and the service hit and miss

aileach

Homestore and More has disappeared from beside Lidl - have they relocated? (In Letterkenny)

cosanostra

aileach wrote: »

Homestore and More has disappeared from beside Lidl - have they relocated? (In Letterkenny)

It only opened a couple of months ago, how do you mean its disappeared, is their signage down or shelves empty??

donegal_man

aileach wrote: »

Homestore and More has disappeared from beside Lidl - have they relocated? (In Letterkenny)

cosanostra wrote: »

It only opened a couple of months ago, how do you mean its disappeared, is their signage down or shelves empty??

It's still there and open as of this afternoon, O/H and I bought a few items in it.
I see Equivalenza, the perfume and scent store in Shopping Centre is gone.

Firblog

McMahons in Donegal Town closing down - last day this Saturday.

ednwireland

Firblog wrote: »

McMahons in Donegal Town closing down - last day this Saturday.

retiring ?

Firblog

Sign says due to online and out of town shopping..

donegal_man

Sprint Education Supplies in Letterkenny and Donegal Town gone.
Lily's Coffee Shop on Letterkenny Main St. up for lease, never seemed to recover from the fire behind it.
Coffee Factory, beside Mr Chippie closed "for relocation". Anyone any idea where they're moving it to? I'd have thought they were pretty well situated, beside their takeaway and the only coffee shop straight across from the station.

Nollog

donegal_man wrote: »

Sprint Education Supplies in Letterkenny and Donegal Town gone.
Lily's Coffee Shop on Letterkenny Main St. up for lease, never seemed to recover from the fire behind it.
Coffee Factory, beside Mr Chippie closed "for relocation". Anyone any idea where they're moving it to? I'd have thought they were pretty well situated, beside their takeaway and the only coffee shop straight across from the station.

Costa opened in the shopping centre.

donegal_man

Unsurprisingly The Motley Crow anti café in the old Letterkenny railway station building is gone and I noticed Peacock's clothing on Main Street is shutting up shop on May 11th.

donegal_man

/\/ollog wrote: »

Costa opened in the shopping centre.

Yeah, sad to see that a locally owned operation serving decent coffee and fresh food can't compete with the over priced tasteless version and plastic wrapped food offered by the chains.

retalivity

donegal_man wrote: »

Unsurprisingly The Motley Crow anti café in the old Letterkenny railway station building is gone

I remember this opening in the other thread, never noticed it driving thru lk myself, im guessing it didnt get the footfall?

CastorTroy

Awkward place for it. I could never tell from the sign what it was. Hpw many people know what an anti cafe is? Guess it was more aimed at students anyway. I did notice the sign changed from being 24 hours to set hours.

byte

CastorTroy wrote: »

Awkward place for it. I could never tell from the sign what it was. Hpw many people know what an anti cafe is? Guess it was more aimed at students anyway. I did notice the sign changed from being 24 hours to set hours.

Indeed, I was wondering what an anti-cafe was myself!

Unlike in a normal café, you do not pay for what you drink and eat, but for the time you spend in the space, according to Wikipedia.

Every day is an education

byte

The Italian restaurant that replaced Toscana in Donegal Town seems to have closed now, with a To Let sign in the window.

Donegal Storm

Anyone know what the deal is with the bottom of the Main St in Letterkenny? Seems the entire stretch from McCaffertys to the Wolfe Tone is now derelict and vacant with 'for sale' signs on nearly every building.

I know its always been a fairly run down part of the town but seems worse than ever at the moment

donegal_man

"Avocado Buffet" on Letterkenny Main St. closed already by the look of things

buckfasterer

What happened to Cafe Davitt on the High Road in Letterkenny?

donegal_man

Passing along Pearse Rd in Letterkenny I see 'Furniture Liquidator' appears to be in liquidation or at least there's a closing down sale on.

Firblog

Chinese takeaway in Convoy seems to have closed, had to go kebab the last night :mad:

JoannieG

I believe Brown's on the Green at Letterkenny Golf Club are closing. A friend tried to book for a date in November and he was told that they'd be closed by then. Apparently they're moving to Colerine Golf Club, but bar food will still be available in Barnhill.

donegal_man

I see the Leader, free Letterkenny paper, what can only described as an obituary for the Swilly Inn which apparently closed on Sunday night.
Coldest pub I ever set foot in.

Pique

donegal_man wrote: »

Passing along Pearse Rd in Letterkenny I see 'Furniture Liquidator' appears to be in liquidation or at least there's a closing down sale on.

That sign was there the day they opened.

Technique

donegal_man wrote: »

I see the Leader, free Letterkenny paper, what can only described as an obituary for the Swilly Inn which apparently closed on Sunday night.
Coldest pub I ever set foot in.

Reopening on Monday under new management apparently.

echo beach

JoannieG wrote: »

I believe Brown's on the Green at Letterkenny Golf Club are closing. A friend tried to book for a date in November and he was told that they'd be closed by then. Apparently they're moving to Colerine Golf Club, but bar food will still be available in Barnhill.

Yes, got a text to say that their last service will be on Sunday 27th. Vouchers can still be used for the bar food.
Was there for Sunday lunch a few weeks ago and it was excellent but only a few tables occupied. Sorry to see them go.

Donegal Storm

Pique wrote: »

That sign was there the day they opened.

Furniture shops always seem to be in perpetual 'closing down' / liquidation mode, presumably some sort of marketing ploy

ednwireland

house gastro pub closing after this weekend

really enjoyed the food there

hairyprincess

The Manhattan has closed down too, in Donegal Town.

alchemist33

Moonshine cafe in Letterkenny has a big lock on the door and a sign from the management of Joe Bonner retail park apologising for the inconvenience. It was always pretty busy despite being well hidden

byte

hairyprincess wrote: »

The Manhattan has closed down too, in Donegal Town.

Has it? God, that didn't last long after re-opening

As mentioned, food in The House was very good, a pity it's gone too.

Hopefully, neither stay closed for too long, though I think that it would be hard to keep one afloat considering how many there are in the town.

schizo1014

Rumours that Cara Pharmacy is to close up at Supervalue in Donegal Town too

byte

Jesus, I hope not! My prescriptions for my illness is with them! I did notice that they've made various changes to what's stocked on the floor, to the point where there's not much there...

I'm going to have to get some sort of confirmation so that I can organise having my prescriptions moved elsewhere. Can't risk not having my meds! :eek:

muffler

byte wrote: »

I'm going to have to get some sort of confirmation so that I can organise having my prescriptions moved elsewhere. Can't risk not having my meds! :eek:

You shouldnt have any bother in finding another chemist to get your meds. They will be only too glad of the business.

byte

muffler wrote: »

You shouldnt have any bother in finding another chemist to get your meds. They will be only too glad of the business.

Ah it's just having the 2 prescriptions addressed to Cara. They have them in their posession

I've since been told that Cara, if closing, would have to inform me of who I would prefer them to transfer the scripts to. There are 3 other pharmacies in town, and as you say, any of them would be glad of the business.

Joshua J

Looks like Mullins/Inver on the Pearse Road is closed. Didn't last long.

The Assistinator

I see Mc beartys in Raphoe has closed altogether now as well (frankies/parting glass) as it was called at various times.