Tralee Thread (No chit-chat)

Ciarrai76

Wang King wrote: »

Good Friday is a bank holiday, but not a public holiday.
We tend to call public holidays ( st Patrick's day, st Stephens day etc) bank hols when they aren't

and while many are off on this bank holiday Monday, others are working

Wang King

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

and while many are off on this bank holiday Monday, others are working

Ciarrai76

Free electrical recycling up in the Mart on 18th April from 10am - 4pm

http://www.erp-recycling.ie/consumers

Kerrydude1981

Vinny Browne show next Monday cancelled

http://traleetoday.ie/vincent-brownes-peoples-debate-in-kerry-has-been-cancelled/

Also a bit of news on job creation with Portman Travel,first time ive even heard of this company,

http://traleetoday.ie/portman-travel-to-create-16-new-permanent-jobs-in-tralee-this-year/

RevBlueJeans

amadain wrote: »

Rev,

Just received the Good News letter from Higgins.

Waste 21cent per kg
Recycling 11 cent per kg
Organic 16 cent / kg

Was the Higgins collection today in the Caherslee area on the old scheme or the new pbw scheme or some introductory rate?
http://www.higginswaste.com/webclient/news/pay-by-weight-average-cost

Ciarrai76

RevBlueJeans wrote: »

Was the Higgins collection today in the Caherslee area on the old scheme or the new paw scheme or some introductory rate?
http://www.higginswaste.com/webclient/news/pay-by-weight-average-cost

I don't think that comes into effect until the 18th April. My bins went out on Tuesday at the old pay as you go rate.

Not looking forward to their new scheme. I saw there is a petition online regarding it, and that Cllr. Sam Locke is to bring the petition to Higgins and has a meeting set up!

Wang King

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

I don't think that comes into effect until the 18th April. My bins went out on Tuesday at the old pay as you go rate.

Not looking forward to their new scheme. I saw there is a petition online regarding it, and that Cllr. Sam Locke is to bring the petition to Higgins and has a meeting set up!

I can see some of the argument from their side.
The €30 "in credit" will have to stay as they have no way of knowing how much the lift will cost.
But the €6 standing charge will have to be done away with, it's the same as a Curry's extended warranty in so far as its giving you nothing and is complete profit imo

kn

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

I don't think that comes into effect until the 18th April. My bins went out on Tuesday at the old pay as you go rate.

Not looking forward to their new scheme. I saw there is a petition online regarding it, and that Cllr. Sam Locke is to bring the petition to Higgins and has a meeting set up!

I think its the 13th it comes into affect.

kn

Wang King wrote: »

I can see some of the argument from their side.
The €30 "in credit" will have to stay as they have no way of knowing how much the lift will cost.
But the €6 standing charge will have to be done away with, it's the same as a Curry's extended warranty in so far as its giving you nothing and is complete profit imo

The €6 standing charge is a complete disincentive to reduce your waste as you might as well use it if your paying for it!

Kerrydude1981

The Abbey Gate has reopened now named The Ashe Hotel

Ciarrai76

kn wrote: »

I think its the 13th it comes into affect.

yes you are correct, I only noticed that this eve when I got home & found the little food bin with their note on it!

Ciarrai76

Wang King wrote: »

I can see some of the argument from their side.
The €30 "in credit" will have to stay as they have no way of knowing how much the lift will cost.
But the €6 standing charge will have to be done away with, it's the same as a Curry's extended warranty in so far as its giving you nothing and is complete profit imo

they did say they will be texting customers to let them know the cost of their last bin weights. That €6 will also be taken out of the €30 'credit', so when you need to put the bins out, you need to top back up to the €30 balance, which you would either have to check your online account for or contact them.

But I agree, the €6 needs to go, especially with their 'reasons' for it....which were firstly that it was to pay for their new fleet of trucks, insurance etc...this was on their website, but has since been taken down! Their latest excuse is that its to pay for driving by your house, just in case you have your bin out!???? like seriously, are they for real??

RevBlueJeans

The new scheme €6/mo + per kilo charge is actually cheaper than the old €12.50/lift for medium and light users! And even for heavy users it's still cheaper than kwd. http://www.higginswaste.com/webclient/news/pay-by-weight-average-cost

I've tried to explain this to my pensioner friend but they are not convinced.

Ciarrai76

a look inside the new Ashe Hotel! Looks really nice!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQcl29CsyBo

Ciarrai76

so is Iceland opening here or not!? http://traleetoday.ie/could-a-uk-retail-giant-be-coming-to-tralee/

kn

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

so is Iceland opening here or not!? http://traleetoday.ie/could-a-uk-retail-giant-be-coming-to-tralee/

I was told by someone that it will be in either Horan's or the old By Lo opposite Aldi.

kn

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

a look inside the new Ashe Hotel! Looks really nice!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQcl29CsyBo

I wonder what they have done to the rooms. They were really only basic tourist 2* standard previously reflecting the revenue from the tour bus market.

Ciarrai76

kn wrote: »

I was told by someone that it will be in either Horan's or the old By Lo opposite Lidl.

same thing I heard! The old Buy Lo unit seems a better size unit for them.

bobdcow

Tralee today is reporting that a man was found dead in Pembroke court this morning.

Ciarrai76

bobdcow wrote: »

Tralee today is reporting that a man was found dead in Pembroke court this morning.

he was named as Eric Leahy. Probably well known to many people in town...

http://traleetoday.ie/man-found-dead-in-town-this-morning-named-locally/

Kerrydude1981

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

he was named as Eric Leahy. Probably well known to many people in town...

http://traleetoday.ie/man-found-dead-in-town-this-morning-named-locally/

The ending of that article needs to be re edited,why was there a need to report about his struggles with addiction?

Very little thought given to the poor man's family or friends who will no doubt read the report.

xxyyzz

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

The ending of that article needs to be re edited,why was there a need to report about his struggles with addiction?

Very little thought given to the poor man's family or friends who will no doubt read the report.

That's sad. I only saw him in town on Wednesday lunch time. He had a tough life

Wang King

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

The ending of that article needs to be re edited,why was there a need to report about his struggles with addiction?

Very little thought given to the poor man's family or friends who will no doubt read the report.

Context.... Context is everything

Ciarrai76

Fabric nightclub has been renamed....http://traleetoday.ie/the-planned-nightclub-at-godfrey-place-has-a-new-name/

what do you think!?

Kerrydude1981

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

Fabric nightclub has been renamed....http://traleetoday.ie/the-planned-nightclub-at-godfrey-place-has-a-new-name/

what do you think!?

Four lads involved in running it,so naming it Quarters make sense,

kn

bobdcow wrote: »

Tralee today is reporting that a man was found dead in Pembroke court this morning.

Named as Eric Leahy. He is a regular in the local Court reports with a ridiculous amount of convictions. OD suspected.

Quackster

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

same thing I heard! The old Buy Lo unit seems a better size unit for them.

I'd imagine the Buy Lo unit is their fall-back option if they don't get planning permission for the Horan Centre. The Horan Centre is better from a commercial point of view in that the adjacent units generate significant passing trade. People would have to make a conscious decision to drive into the Buy Lo unit, just to visit Iceland. That's why Buy Lo never really took off.

Wang King

Quackster wrote: »

I'd imagine the Buy Lo unit is their fall-back option if they don't get planning permission for the Horan Centre. The Horan Centre is better from a commercial point of view in that the adjacent units generate significant passing trade. People would have to make a conscious decision to drive into the Buy Lo unit, just to visit Iceland. That's why Buy Lo never really took off.

The main reason BuyLo failed was it's business plan.
They were a trade supplier, small hotels, b&b's, businesses. Their location didn't matter, but when the bad times came, business slowed and they tried to drag in the ordinary punter. But we don't need 10kg bags of coffee or 5L tubs of curry sauce, people just cherry picked what they wanted and left.
Shannon, Killarney and then Tralee closed and maybe more since then, I don't know .
Aldi actually brought more people to their door, but not enough spending to save them
I couldn't see Iceland making the same mistake

Ciarrai76

Wang King wrote: »

The main reason BuyLo failed was it's business plan.
They were a trade supplier, small hotels, b&b's, businesses. Their location didn't matter, but when the bad times came, business slowed and they tried to drag in the ordinary punter. But we don't need 10kg bags of coffee or 5L tubs of curry sauce, people just cherry picked what they wanted and left.
Shannon, Killarney and then Tralee closed and maybe more since then, I don't know .
Aldi actually brought more people to their door, but not enough spending to save them
I couldn't see Iceland making the same mistake

all the Buy Lo's are gone now. They were owned by the Barry Group who own Costcutters. It was a weird shop!

kn

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

all the Buy Lo's are gone now. They were owned by the Barry Group who own Costcutters. It was a weird shop!

It appeared to specialise in dog lovers from what I could see with the amount of floor space they dedicated to massive dog food packs! Otherwise their offering was a mixed and not every coherent bag. With big volume packs as noted above mixed in with everyday consumer items.