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The Abbey Tavern - what happened?

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    #32
    gimmick
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    I hear The Wilton is about to go as well? Any truth in this?


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    #33
    Douglas Eegit
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    gimmick wrote: »
    I hear The Wilton is about to go as well? Any truth in this?

    Wouldn't be so sure about this. One of the busiest bars around by all accounts.

    Yeah, the harp were closed by the revenue and a fight between the old directors who wound up the company back in JUNE and liquidated.

    Company has operated since for over two years without a licence until being granted yesterday.
    Lets just see if the harp will get their licence in paper!

    Anyhow, if all these are closing this side of Christmas, imagine how bad it will be in January!


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    #34
    hufpc8w3adnk65
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    harp open again so?


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    #35
    MrFrisp
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    Kylie Moldy Tantrum wrote: »
    harp open again so?



    Yup,,sure is.
    .


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    #36
    TheChizler
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    Flannerys' car park is currently overflowing, they do a good carvery lunch. I don't get it...


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    #37
    leahyl
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    TheChizler wrote: »
    Flannerys' car park is currently overflowing, they do a good carvery lunch. I don't get it...

    Still mustn't be enough to keep it open, pity. It's the only place near my work where we could go for lunches out.


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    #38
    hufpc8w3adnk65
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    leahyl wrote: »
    Still mustn't be enough to keep it open, pity. It's the only place near my work where we could go for lunches out.

    used have the same prob

    we go too city bounds in lehanamore now its only a 2 minute spin...food is very good


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    #39
    MrFrisp
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    Kylie Moldy Tantrum wrote: »
    used have the same prob

    we go too city bounds in lehanamore now its only a 2 minute spin...food is very good


    Is it?? Must have changed so..We only live 2 mins from there,,and not long after they started doing food,We went over to try it..Goddamn,,it was awful...
    We never went back there for food..
    And,,despite living so close,,we actually very very rarely go in there at all.
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    #40
    MrFrisp
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    TheChizler wrote: »
    Flannerys' car park is currently overflowing, they do a good carvery lunch. I don't get it...


    Same as The Bull McCabes I'd say...If it wasn't doing food,,it wouldn't be open at all.
    I know a group of about 25 people that have stopped going into Bull McCabes because the price of the beer is gone off the wall there.
    Hope it don't end up like the others there and closing down.
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    #41
    hufpc8w3adnk65
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    Im only eaten there a little over 2 months but everything ive had has been beautiful.Its a small menu but very nice and is no longer carvery which is what i used hear people giving out about.


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    #42
    MrFrisp
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    Kylie Moldy Tantrum wrote: »
    Im only eaten there a little over 2 months but everything ive had has been beautiful.Its a small menu but very nice and is no longer carvery which is what i used hear people giving out about.


    Ahh,,very nice...

    Must try it again so after christmas.
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    #43
    hufpc8w3adnk65
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    Small standerd menu (Just too clear up) but daily specials on the board then each day...Also was told the chef there at the mo was the chef in east village till recently


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    #44
    MrFrisp
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    Kylie Moldy Tantrum wrote: »
    Small standerd menu (Just too clear up) but daily specials on the board then each day...Also was told the chef there at the mo was the chef in east village till recently


    Wouldn't bother Us where the chef comes from..

    We don't get out that often anyway...

    But thanks for the heads up.
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    #45
    omahaid
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    Shame about the Abbey Tavern, I used to get lunch there every now and then when I was in college, nice place. I still see the owners in the mornings. Shame to see nice spots go out of business.


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    #46
    Nonoperational
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    Can't believe Flannerys could be closing. Hope it's not true.


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    #47
    grenache
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    If the likes of Flannery's is closing, then the pub trade in this country is well and truly f*cked.


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    #48
    the beer revolu
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    Some profitable pubs are closing down because of the debts incurred by the owners who thought they were developers during the boom years.


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    #49
    maxitup
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    That post is 1 year old now and Flannerys never did close. Been there recently and great craic. I did hear its under new managment. Anyway it was packed on a sat night, 3 parties on. I see on their facebook page some great bands on for xmas and lots of specials so roll on and Please Stop The Rumours,


    And no I don't and never have worked there. Just hate too see a good pub lose out because of rumours.


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    #50
    Dbu
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    maxitup wrote: »
    That post is 1 year old now and Flannerys never did close. Been there recently and great craic. I did hear its under new managment. Anyway it was packed on a sat night, 3 parties on. I see on their facebook page some great bands on for xmas and lots of specials so roll on and Please Stop The Rumours,


    And no I don't and never have worked there. Just hate too see a good pub lose out because of rumours.

    Its being run by an asset management co on behalf of a receiver so will be sold in due course

    oh ya and nice plug...1st post and all that


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    #51
    TheChizler
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    Also, for the benefit of the thread, The Abbey Tavern seems to be up and running again! Advertising pizza and beer deals outside. Happy to see things coming back from the brink!


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    #52
    the beer revolu
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    TheChizler wrote: »
    Also, for the benefit of the thread, The Abbey Tavern seems to be up and running again! Advertising pizza and beer deals outside. Happy to see things coming back from the brink!

    Run by the old owner of The Oval (pre Benny McCabe).


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    #53
    byronbay2
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    TheChizler wrote: »
    Also, for the benefit of the thread, The Abbey Tavern seems to be up and running again! Advertising pizza and beer deals outside. Happy to see things coming back from the brink!

    Yeah, have been in there a couple of times recently and it seems to be doing quite well. Pity (imo) that they didn't do it up a bit before reopening - the interior is very dated-looking and the jacks is like something from the 1970s. Still, €3 for a pint of Fosters, craft beer on tap and tasty pizza to keep you going - what's not to like? I hope it does well 'cause it's a handy stopping-off point for me on the way into town.


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    #54
    Lex Luthor
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    does anybody know the history of the Abbey Tavern? I just found out my great grandfather lived here when he was born in 1876. I'd be interested to know if it was a pub back in those days or at some point at the turn of the century


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    #55
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    The bar across the road from The Abbey Tavern was sold a few days ago, "The Gill", last traded as "The Beggarman". Used to go there a bit years ago to watch matches.

    Bought for €217K.


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    #56
    hufpc8w3adnk65
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    Augeo wrote: »
    The bar across the road from The Abbey Tavern was sold a few days ago, "The Gill", last traded as "The Beggarman". Used to go there a bit years ago to watch matches.

    Bought for €217K.

    Any idea who bought it? That's a big bar


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    #57
    [Deleted User]
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    No idea who bought it, sold at auction I believe.

    You'd imagine in the right hands it could do well, throw a few quid into it even and it's still a low enough investment. "The Rock" does serious trade with decent locals and students and that's less than a hundred yards away...... "The Gallows" does decent trade too so there's definitely the market there imo if you could draw them in.

    The Gill used to be quite when I went in there but there was a somewhat unsavoury element in there too, the barred from everywhere else type of drinker.

    The actual floor space alone makes it not a bad buy at all, little 3 beds are asking close to that in the area.


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    #58
    byronbay2
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    MrMac84 wrote: »
    Any idea who bought it? That's a big bar

    Will surely be turned in to student accommodation overhead and a Spar/Centra type shop on the ground floor.


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    #59
    calnand
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    byronbay2 wrote: »
    Will surely be turned in to student accommodation overhead and a Spar/Centra type shop on the ground floor.

    I think it will stay a bar, there's plenty of shops around the area.


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    #60
    hufpc8w3adnk65
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    calnand wrote: »
    I think it will stay a bar, there's plenty of shops around the area.

    Not really there isn't.. the one on the cornor by moks is gone. The one on the cornor of barracks street across from the gallows is gone. The one across from the rock is gone. I'd say the centra on barricks street is the closest to that area


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    #61
    calnand
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    Wow I've driven past both of those shops every week and didn't notice they had closed.


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