wacky apple

honeybadger

noticed the doors shut the past few days when passing up through john street,,any one know whats the story with them

mooseknunkle

closed down another pub gone from waterford also alfie hales on barracks street is closing on sunday but reopening as doyles i think

fricatus

Did it change much after it got renamed the "Wacky Apple"? I hadn't been in there in a long time, but the Rogue was always a great pub back in the day.

Incidentally, why the hell did they change the name? A pub's name is its brand, and everyone in Waterford (and loads who visited) would have known the Rogue and known it as a good spot. Wacky Apple was just a stupid name IMO.

shockwave

Wacky Shoes is gone aswell, same people owned both business's.

Heard they're in Australia now.

wellboytoo

Wacky was very apt knowing the owner.....

..Brian..

fricatus wrote: »

Did it change much after it got renamed the "Wacky Apple"? I hadn't been in there in a long time, but the Rogue was always a great pub back in the day.

Incidentally, why the hell did they change the name? A pub's name is its brand, and everyone in Waterford (and loads who visited) would have known the Rogue and known it as a good spot. Wacky Apple was just a stupid name IMO.

It was completely different. They totally gutted the Rogue and turned it into a trendy bar with big screen TVs. Could not have been more different unfortunately.

I miss The Old Rogue, some pub!

Nypd

..Brian.. wrote: »

It was completely different. They totally gutted the Rogue and turned it into a trendy bar with big screen TVs. Could not have been more different unfortunately.

I miss The Old Rogue, some pub!

Place was falling to bits sorely neglected.

0rt

Nypd wrote: »

Place was falling to bits sorely neglected.

was still a nice spot of a gig and an pint.

Finnbar01

..Brian.. wrote: »

It was completely different. They totally gutted the Rogue and turned it into a trendy bar with big screen TVs. Could not have been more different unfortunately.

I miss The Old Rogue, some pub!

Do you remember Bobby McGee's? That too was gutted out and truned into one of those ghastly plastic paddy pubs as I would call them.

Heathen

The Rogue was the business! I used to love the place, once it changed to the wacky i stopped going there, just not my cup of tea.. (or pint)

fricatus

Nypd wrote: »

Place was falling to bits sorely neglected.

So is Downes's, but that's the charm of certain pubs...

Finnbar01

My favourite was Ned Kelly's.

jayboi

Any news on this is it reopening or in the banks or what's the story?

kryogen

Couple of interested parties so I doubt it will be closed that long

jayboi

Probably needs a name change for starters. I never really consider going there on a night out. Is it for sale? I wonder what it's worth

Luckycharms_74

Its due to open for the Oct bank holiday & a name change will happen as well

leduke

Luckycharms_74 wrote: »

Its due to open for the Oct bank holiday & a name change will happen as well

any idea who is going to run it?

Luckycharms_74

leduke wrote: »

any idea who is going to run it?

The person running it managed the pub when it 1st opened for 5 years.
It should be a well run ship now

thomasm

leduke wrote: »

any idea who is going to run it?

Heard it was one of the Freewheelers

Luckycharms_74

thomasm wrote: »

Heard it was one of the Freewheelers

It's defn not the freewheelers

joni1

Luckycharms_74 wrote: »

Its due to open for the Oct bank holiday & a name change will happen as well

Hooray, great to hear a bit of good news about the city centre for a change

tankbarry

would it be Tom Mullane again or the crowd that opened it up as the wacky first ? do tell

Luckycharms_74

tankbarry wrote: »

would it be Tom Mullane again or the crowd that opened it up as the wacky first ? do tell

All I know is the person taking it over, managed the pub when it opened 1st as the Wacky Apple

cbl593h

Worsty ?

Luckycharms_74

cbl593h wrote: »

Worsty ?

??

kryogen

Interested to see how this goes in that case

Max Powers

great to hear reopening. Its got a bit of character in there, a few dodgy characters in there of late i felt when it was open months back

kryogen

Max Powers wrote: »

great to hear reopening. Its got a bit of character in there, a few dodgy characters in there of late i felt when it was open months back

It will take a good strong team to keep the place clean the first few months, but if they manage that it could do quite well, good location and an easy place to fill.

Luckycharms_74

Max Powers wrote: »

great to hear reopening. Its got a bit of character in there, a few dodgy characters in there of late i felt when it was open months back

Yeah from what I was told there were dodgy characters and others left in their under old management. The pub was not a good place to be in.
The best thing to happen was that it closed and those dodgy characters found a new place to frequent.
the new management want it to be over 21's , get a good crowd, good music & good pint.

kryogen

Over 21's eh, seems to be the goal for every new place these days! Not necessary for me, just keep out the scum and it will be fine

Luckycharms_74

kryogen wrote: »

Over 21's eh, seems to be the goal for every new place these days! Not necessary for me, just keep out the scum and it will be fine

Well I think that they just don't want 16/17 year olds in the place.
As you said keeping the scum out of the place will be the hardest and the no1 priority