Reasons to be positive in Waterford?

BBM77

Flow Motion wrote: »

I have to say having had the opportunity to read a lot more of the national media these past few months what with all the extra Covid time (and lack of pubs etc!) I have seen a lot of mentions and articles about Waterford in the weekend editions of the Irish Times, Independent & Sunday Times. In the past number of weeks there has been a large front page (and 2nd page) of the Times weekend review supplement re Waterford business's opening after the lockdown, last weekends Indo Weekend had a feature on Waterford tourists sights, there was also a large feature on 'Nest' shop on the Quay in the Sunday Indo's Magazine another weekend. And the Greenway is always promoted even now more so what with the focus on staycations this Summer. More and more people are realising what Waterford has to offer.

Have not heard it myself but apparently Ray Darcy has a number of times praised his visits to Waterford on his show and how fantastic his experience was.

kuang1

BBM77 wrote: »

Have not heard it myself but apparently Ray Darcy has a number of times praised his visits to Waterford on his show and how fantastic his experience was.

Yeah that's unfortunate. Hopefully it doesn't put anybody off coming here for a visit!

BBM77

kuang1 wrote: »

Yeah that's unfortunate. Hopefully it doesn't put anybody off coming here for a visit!

You know what they say, all publicity is good publicity. Even if who said it is not everybody’s cup of tea.

Harry Palmr

Nearform going global! Well over the border and across the sea to Skye (and the rest of Scotland)
Channel 4 News just had a report about the NI adoption and mentioned Scotland were also becoming clients.

iseegirls

Nice to see The Milestone taking the old Bagel Factory as their newest pop-up cafe. They've done very well in Kilmeaden in the past year.

https://www.facebook.com/milestonecofffeehouse/posts/1203516510025185

Also see a new Mexican restaurant being fitted out in Poleberry (where Pizza Hut were going to go) can't remember name, but has a similar decor of Ramen and will finally brighten up that area a bit.

Wanderer78

iseegirls wrote: »

Nice to see The Milestone taking the old Bagel Factory as their newest pop-up cafe. They've done very well in Kilmeaden in the past year.

https://www.facebook.com/milestonecofffeehouse/posts/1203516510025185

Also see a new Mexican restaurant being fitted out in Poleberry (where Pizza Hut were going to go) can't remember name, but has a similar decor of Ramen and will finally brighten up that area a bit.

love Mexican food

BBM77

iseegirls wrote: »

Nice to see The Milestone taking the old Bagel Factory as their newest pop-up cafe. They've done very well in Kilmeaden in the past year.

https://www.facebook.com/milestonecofffeehouse/posts/1203516510025185

Also see a new Mexican restaurant being fitted out in Poleberry (where Pizza Hut were going to go) can't remember name, but has a similar decor of Ramen and will finally brighten up that area a bit.

Yeah, also saw there is a planning application in to turn a lot of the empty retail units on the ground floor into offices.

smellyoldboot

iseegirls wrote: »

Nice to see The Milestone taking the old Bagel Factory as their newest pop-up cafe. They've done very well in Kilmeaden in the past year.

https://www.facebook.com/milestonecofffeehouse/posts/1203516510025185

Also see a new Mexican restaurant being fitted out in Poleberry (where Pizza Hut were going to go) can't remember name, but has a similar decor of Ramen and will finally brighten up that area a bit.

Great. I see a nice looking Pavlova on their FB and I love Mexican grub so happy out with both. Best of luck to them.

johnnykilo

iseegirls wrote: »

Nice to see The Milestone taking the old Bagel Factory as their newest pop-up cafe. They've done very well in Kilmeaden in the past year.

https://www.facebook.com/milestonecofffeehouse/posts/1203516510025185

Also see a new Mexican restaurant being fitted out in Poleberry (where Pizza Hut were going to go) can't remember name, but has a similar decor of Ramen and will finally brighten up that area a bit.

It's called Pinks Mexican Grill and Cantina. Says it's opening in September, passed there today and they seemed to be fitting it out. Website is below but doesn't look finished.

https://www.pinkswaterford.com/

fricatus

johnnykilo wrote: »

It's called Pinks Mexican Grill and Cantina. Says it's opening in September, passed there today and they seemed to be fitting it out. Website is below but doesn't look finished.

https://www.pinkswaterford.com/

"So authentic, Donald Trump would build a wall around it"

I'm going there as soon as it opens!

mooseknunkle

Homesavers,
Mattress Mick,
Loft Cafe,
Pinks Mexican restaurant,
The Ice Cream Place,

All opening this week ,good to see jobs being created!

Motivator

mooseknunkle wrote: »

Homesavers,
Mattress Mick,
Loft Cafe,
Pinks Mexican restaurant,
The Ice Cream Place,

All opening this week ,good to see jobs being created!

Good and all as it is, it’s worrying that the only businesses that seem to pop up in Waterford are ones that can open and close overnight. Would love to see a new Bausch & Lomb or Sanofi or a company that will employ highly skilled workers. That’s not a dig at these new companies or those that are employed, far from it. Any new job being created is a much needed boost but Waterford needs more skilled jobs with above average wages.

Tiger Roll

Motivator wrote:

Good and all as it is, it’s worrying that the only businesses that seem to pop up in Waterford are ones that can open and close overnight. Would love to see a new Bausch & Lomb or Sanofi or a company that will employ highly skilled workers. That’s not a dig at these new companies or those that are employed, far from it. Any new job being created is a much needed boost but Waterford needs more skilled jobs with above average wages.

West Pharma have nearly completed their R+D requirements so will be going into production soon , around 200 jobs to come I think

Wanderer78

mooseknunkle wrote:

All opening this week ,good to see jobs being created!

Hopefully it ll balance out the losses, or better still, increases the numbers

Wanderer78

Motivator wrote:

Good and all as it is, it’s worrying that the only businesses that seem to pop up in Waterford are ones that can open and close overnight. Would love to see a new Bausch & Lomb or Sanofi or a company that will employ highly skilled workers. That’s not a dig at these new companies or those that are employed, far from it. Any new job being created is a much needed boost but Waterford needs more skilled jobs with above average wages.

Completely agree, even though we need all jobs, we truly need more secure jobs, with better pay and conditions

Tiger Roll wrote:

West Pharma have nearly completed their R+D requirements so will be going into production soon , around 200 jobs to come I think

Excellent stuff, all those rolls filled?

gscully

Wanderer78 wrote: »

Completely agree, even though we need all jobs, we truly need more secure jobs, with better pay and conditions



Excellent stuff, all those rolls filled?

They don't do filled rolls. They're a pharmaceutical company

Wanderer78

gscully wrote:

They don't do filled rolls. They're a pharmaceutical company

A roll filled with drugs, Jesus you're onto something there, could make a fortune!

curmudgeonly

West Pharma make...

wait for it..

The stoppers for medical vials.

Wanderer78

curmudgeonly wrote:

The stoppers for medical vials.

So no drugs?

curmudgeonly

Wanderer78 wrote: »

So no drugs?

No none, in actual fact they don't even make the stoppers just process them for use. Seems bananas but that's the very regulated industry they work within, but not a bad time to be making such a product with a huge built demand for vaccines?

Wanderer78

curmudgeonly wrote: »

No none, in actual fact they don't even make the stoppers just process them for use. Seems bananas but that's the very regulated industry they work within, but not a bad time to be making such a product with a huge built demand for vaccines?

most activities related to the industry are heavily regulated, thankfully, but like everything, im sure the deregulation forces are hard at work there!

PTH2009

I wonder is the new mexican place 'Pinks' a part of the group who run The Woodman/Sinnotts/Foundry/Lounge ?

Advertisement up on the screen above the Foundry

mooseknunkle

PTH2009 wrote: »

I wonder is the new mexican place 'Pinks' a part of the group who run The Woodman/Sinnotts/Foundry/Lounge ?

Advertisement up on the screen above the Foundry

Yeah its part of the Causeway group

PTH2009

mooseknunkle wrote: »

Yeah its part of the Causeway group

Still amazed they haven't opened any of there venues and serve basic food

Whispers of wet pubs been allowed open in a few weeks with restrictions

dzilla

I think they own the new cafe/wine bar next to Gino's aswell.

PTH2009

dzilla wrote: »

I think they own the new cafe/wine bar next to Gino's aswell.

yeah they do and there gone into a food arrangement with Ginos for the weekends

taytobreath

where they from this crowd that own the foundary and all them places

mooseknunkle

dzilla wrote: »

I think they own the new cafe/wine bar next to Gino's aswell.

They do and they are opening another coffee shop next to Pinks

https://www.facebook.com/New-York-Coffee-Dept-101140818398317

Nypd

taytobreath wrote: »

where they from this crowd that own the foundary and all them places

Sean Johnson owns the causeway group and is putting a lot of investment into the city doesn’t get the credit he deserves.

Max Powers

Nypd wrote: »

Sean Johnson owns the causeway group and is putting a lot of investment into the city doesn’t get the credit he deserves.

Never heard of him, fair play to SJ though. We need more like him.