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Hoppers closed?

Laura_lolly87 · 2012-11-13 22:30:49

Hey guys. I was driving past it this morning and all signs were taken down? Has it closed down already?

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13-11-2012 11:30pm

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Hey guys.

I was driving past it this morning and all signs were taken down? Has it closed down already?

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#2 13-11-2012 11:44pm
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Laura_lolly87 wrote: »

Hey guys.

I was driving past it this morning and all signs were taken down? Has it closed down already?

Appears to be alright. This is the third week it hasn't opened.

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#3 14-11-2012 10:20am
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Yup its closed.

Too far out of the way combined with the owners profile in the town didn't help.

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#4 14-11-2012 4:39pm
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Was just gonna post the same query. Just wasnt getting the footfall I heard . Other stories bout the owner alright but think it was just a bad business decision

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#5 14-11-2012 5:46pm
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They really didn't have the business. There wasn't anything wrong with the food or anything but it was always empty.

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#6 14-11-2012 6:33pm
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Schism wrote: »

They really didn't have the business. There wasn't anything wrong with the food or anything but it was always empty.

I went there once, i was the only person in there. the food was grand but if your in town youre not going to go past macdonalds, supermacs etc for it.
Also the restaurant in the college is pretty good and cheap so no reason for the students to go to it either.

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#7 15-11-2012 1:14pm
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Not sure about this but heard a rumour that opening this place was just a way of getting his foot in the door on this site. Wouldn't be surprised to see an application for a drinks licence go in for this premises.;) Not sure how the student union / college authorities would take to this though.

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#8 15-11-2012 3:43pm
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nomunnnofun wrote: »

Not sure about this but heard a rumour that opening this place was just a way of getting his foot in the door on this site. Wouldn't be surprised to see an application for a drinks licence go in for this premises.;) Not sure how the student union / college authorities would take to this though.

Cant see how anyone wold be willing to give permission for a pub along that stretch of road !!!

Esp given that there was a drunken santa staggering down the middle of it last night bout 12.30

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#9 15-11-2012 8:36pm
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Super-Rush wrote: »

Yup its closed.

Too far out of the way combined with the owners profile in the town didn't help.

How's that? Was it a certain Carlow publican?

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#10 06-12-2012 9:10am
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mfitzy wrote: »

How's that? Was it a certain Carlow publican?

Would also like to known the answer to this.
Who owned hoppers?

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#11 06-12-2012 3:20pm
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bytheglass wrote: »

Would also like to known the answer to this.
Who owned hoppers?

He owns lev n fryes I think ?

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#12 06-12-2012 3:58pm
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Sorry I missed the previous posts.

Tom Lennon owns it.

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#13 06-12-2012 11:42pm
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Super-Rush wrote: »

Sorry I missed the previous posts.

Tom Lennon owns it.

Wasnt sure if we were actually allowed name him.

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#14 06-12-2012 11:48pm
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For sale sign on it now I see. Didn't last long to be fair. I presume one of the large franchise type take aways had originally been earmarked for that building? It's even on the wrong side of the road to be fair.

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#15 06-12-2012 11:58pm
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http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=76760013

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#16 05-01-2013 10:29pm
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Sir Alex Ferguson wrote: »

Yup its closed.

Too far out of the way combined with the owners profile in the town didn't help.

Why, was there something up with the owner?

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#17 06-01-2013 9:33pm
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rox5 wrote: »

Why, was there something up with the owner?

A lot of people don't like him.

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#18 07-01-2013 5:52pm
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nomunnnofun wrote: »

Not sure about this but heard a rumour that opening this place was just a way of getting his foot in the door on this site. Wouldn't be surprised to see an application for a drinks licence go in for this premises.;) Not sure how the student union / college authorities would take to this though.

That would explain so much, because I always thought to have a unknown fast food restaurant outside of town was a bad choice.

A pub would probably do better, some of my college classmates always seem to go to the pubs at lunchtime, ha!

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Sir Alex Ferguson wrote: »

A lot of people don't like him.

Oh, I see!

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#20 15-01-2013 4:40am
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I hear someone is renting the place now. Does it already have a license to sell drink? I heard last year, when I was in college, that you could get a pint in there, as long as you bought food, or something like that? If it doesn't have a license, it won't get one. Too close to schools, and right beside a busy road.

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#21 15-01-2013 2:45pm
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seen the to let sign still up on it yesterday. Who is renting it?

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#22 15-01-2013 7:59pm
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There is no licence attached to the building/site but tom lennon did have one he wasnt using. The site only has permission to operate as a retail or services premises so that prob rules out a pub.

From what I heard the rent is over 30 grand .

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#23 15-01-2013 8:16pm
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Please say that burgerking is going in there like what was rumored in the other thread!!!

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#24 15-01-2013 8:46pm
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tommycahir wrote: »

Please say that burgerking is going in there like what was rumored in the other thread!!!

I would imagine they would rather be the ones getting the rent rather than paying it . Would suit a macdonalds drive tru tho lol

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tommycahir wrote: »

Please say that burgerking is going in there like what was rumored in the other thread!!!

I'd highly doubt it. I heard (all long time ago now) that Burger King were about to start building there, but pulled the plug on everything because of the floods that happen? Don't know if any part of that is true. Just a little something I heard a while back. I doubt McD's will bother to take it either. Already have a decent spot in the middle of town. Wouldn't see them bothering with a second place at the edge of town. I reckon it'll just be a small chip shop. Whatever goes in there, I can't see it doing that well. Apart from the odd few getting lunch from the school or college, it'll be empty during the nights, and holidays. Only thing that would save it, is a Burger King, or another large franchise. At least that's how I see it.

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#26 16-01-2013 10:54am
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Well McDonalds are seeking to build a drive tru in Kilkenny and they were also looking at locations in Carlow so who knows.

I cant remember if the barrow has ever flooded along there, but it is an awful site in fairness. Heavily reliant on the college for most of its footfall and the motorway has taken most of the traffic away that might ve been tempted by the drive tru, never mind that how many would drive out there from the town with so many others to chooae from.

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