Reasons to be positive in Waterford?

shockwave

Max Powers wrote: »

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

He owns the old jute factory too has it rented out into different units.

bluess99

shockwave wrote: »

He owns the old jute factory too has it rented out into different units.

quote="Nypd;114528346"]Sean Johnson owns the causeway group and is putting a lot of investment into the city doesn’t get the credit he deserves.[/quote]

Sean owns the Cleaboy business park, the old Bank of Ireland building on Parnell st/Apple Market and the Greenway Manor Hotel. His business adds alot of employment to Waterford.

Gardner

PTH2009 wrote: »

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

if rumours are to be believed and it wouldn't surprise me with the person overseeing the group that its in a bit of bother at the moment. It's all outside money borrowed

Gardner

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.

The man crippled families and businesses in this town with his antics. he failed to pay subbies and they went to the wall. Once bitten twice shy!

smellyoldboot

bluess99 wrote: »

quote="Nypd;114528346"]Sean Johnson owns the causeway group and is putting a lot of investment into the city doesn’t get the credit he deserves.

Sean owns the Cleaboy business park, the old Bank of Ireland building on Parnell st/Apple Market and the Greenway Manor Hotel. His business adds alot of employment to Waterford.[/quote]

Maybe it's just the nature of the place being a little too small but it's a bit worrying we often seem to end in a situation here where a handful of businessmen own a hell of a lot of the business in town.

Fair play to them for investing but it's a dangerous game all the same. There's an awful lot of dominoes to fall when the mogul de jour hits a rocky patch.

Wanderer78

smellyoldboot wrote:

Fair play to them for investing but it's a dangerous game all the same. There's an awful lot of dominoes to fall when the mogul de jour hits a rocky patch.

Monopolisation is the aim of the game

StringerBell

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.

So you're saying it's not a US venture capital group that uses Sean as the point man for operations in Waterford?

curmudgeonly

StringerBell wrote: »

So you're saying it's not a US venture capital group that uses Sean as the point man for operations in Waterford?

Three sides to every story, this is the correct story.

PTH2009

that Pinks place looks very nice going by Facebook

Opening the 18th Sep and have also launched an app where you can book tables/takeaway, see menu etc

Nypd

PTH2009 wrote: »

that Pinks place looks very nice going by Facebook

Opening the 18th Sep and have also launched an app where you can book tables/takeaway, see menu etc

Was there last night for the tasting,
Really impressive.

mooseknunkle

I see Wurth are opening a shop in Eddie Garrys old garage on the Cork Rd ,and Emo are opening a new filling station in the old Autoport ,and Wowburger are opening up somewhere in Waterford https://wowburger.ie/

smellyoldboot

mooseknunkle wrote: »

I see Wurth are opening a shop in Eddie Garrys old garage on the Cork Rd ,and Emo are opening a new filling station in the old Autoport ,and Wowburger are opening up somewhere in Waterford https://wowburger.ie/

Where did you hear about Wowburger? That would be a great addition in fairness.

Rothmans

mooseknunkle wrote: »

I see Wurth are opening a shop in Eddie Garrys old garage on the Cork Rd ,and Emo are opening a new filling station in the old Autoport ,and Wowburger are opening up somewhere in Waterford https://wowburger.ie/

Heard this too. Love Wowburger. Heard it's opening in Lisduggan. Fingers crossed.

mooseknunkle

smellyoldboot wrote: »

Where did you hear about Wowburger? That would be a great addition in fairness.

Jobs in the paper for them

mooseknunkle

Rothmans wrote: »

Heard this too. Love Wowburger. Heard it's opening in Lisduggan. Fingers crossed.

I heard they were opening up in the craftsman but id say that person got their wires crossed ,the shopping centre sounds more likely.

Rothmans

mooseknunkle wrote: »

I heard they were opening up in the craftsman but id say that person got their wires crossed ,the shopping centre sounds more likely.

Thought that too at first. But I would imagine that they'll have a similar set up to Mary's off Grafton st.

Rothmans

https://www.wlrfm.com/2020/10/16/jobs-in-waterford-general-manager-supervisors-and-line-staff/

Excited about this now.

BBM77

See an Italian Bakery is opening on Georges St in the old O’Brien sandwich shop.

vriesmays

Wowburger is expensive.

mayordenis

vriesmays wrote: »

Wowburger is expensive.

It is in me hole.

PTH2009

Wheres wowburger going ?

Johnboy1951

PTH2009 wrote: »

Wheres wowburger going ?

mayordenis wrote: »

It is in me hole.

Dum_Dum

I'll never look at a burger the same way again.

mooseknunkle

PTH2009 wrote: »

Wheres wowburger going ?

Don't know yet meant to be out on paddy browns road someplace

PTH2009

mooseknunkle wrote: »

Don't know yet meant to be out on paddy browns road someplace

Hope it's not moving to the place in Ardkeen where every business that goes in there closes

smellyoldboot

PTH2009 wrote: »

Hope it's not moving to the place in Ardkeen where every business that goes in there closes

A few people mentioned Lisduggan which is most definitely not Ardkeen.

Actually, I know the area is pretty working class in general BUT with the college, industrial estate and concentration of housing in the area, that part of town at least in any normal city would be absolutely prime for spots exactly like Wowburger. Hopefully a few more will join them.

friendlyfun

Is Wowburger an American chain?

Wanderer78

friendlyfun wrote:

Is Wowburger an American chain?

Certainly sounds like it, never heard of them before

iseegirls

BBM77 wrote: »

See an Italian Bakery is opening on Georges St in the old O’Brien sandwich shop.

I thought Ice Cream Parlour are in the old O'briens place?

kuang1

PTH2009 wrote: »

Hope it's not moving to the place in Ardkeen where every business that goes in there closes

Don't be trying to cod us that you'd ever be out Ardkeen way.

Sure there's always a small bit of optimism out there, you'd spontaneously combust!