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    #32
    thinks too much
    Registered Users Posts: 195 ✭✭thinks too much


    road_high wrote: »
    Surely one of the most bizarre sites to put a station like this? Busy-ish road but almost all local traffic.

    A survey on traffic passing in that road showed on an average day 11000 cars pass there each day. I cant confirm these figure but its what i was told by someone in the laois county council.


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    #33
    road_high
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    thinks too much wrote: »
    A survey on traffic passing in that road showed on an average day 11000 cars pass there each day. I cant confirm these figure but its what i was told by someone in the laois county council.

    On the Castlecomer road? Would never have thought it would be that high.


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    #34
    Michael Weston
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭Michael Weston


    road_high wrote: »
    On the Castlecomer road? Would never have thought it would be that high.

    Me either that's around seven cars every minute of the day!! It would never seem. It


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    #35
    wheres me jumpa
    Registered Users Posts: 4,478 ✭✭✭wheres me jumpa


    Deleted User wrote: »
    was wild rumours of a student bar going in there

    The student bar is going in X rumour has been going around since the times of the Regional!


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    #36
    SV
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,534 ✭✭✭SV


    Ringing up the letting agency for the old hoppers site and they would have you believe that is still available.
    Strange that...


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    #37
    Michael Weston
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭Michael Weston


    SV wrote: »
    Ringing up the letting agency for the old hoppers site and they would have you believe that is still available.
    Strange that...

    Why would it be strange that a letting agent is doing anything other than try get the best possible deal on a premises?


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    #38
    SV
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,534 ✭✭✭SV


    Michael Weston wrote: »
    Why would it be strange that a letting agent is doing anything other than try get the best possible deal on a premises?

    If it's all signed off on then it wouldn't be still available.


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    #39
    Mister Man
    Registered Users Posts: 955 ✭✭✭Mister Man


    Michael Weston wrote: »
    Why would it be strange that a letting agent is doing anything other than try get the best possible deal on a premises?

    If Burger King are set to go there, the letting agent wouldn't even entertain a new offer at that stage. It would be a done deal by then. I'm starting to think Burger King isn't coming :(


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    #40
    Michael Weston
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭Michael Weston


    Pretty positive the letting agent had absolutely no input in securing the new lease holder and I would go as far as to say they are unaware of it. You have no faith, the whoppers will most likely taste bitter to you ;-)


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    #41
    SV
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    Michael Weston wrote: »
    Pretty positive the letting agent had absolutely no input in securing the new lease holder and I would go as far as to say they are unaware of it. You have no faith, the whoppers will most likely taste bitter to you ;-)

    Ah stop would ya, it's not coming.


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    #42
    Michael Weston
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭Michael Weston


    SV wrote: »
    Ah stop would ya, it's not coming.

    We'll see soon enough


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    #43
    Michael Weston
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭Michael Weston


    SV wrote: »
    Ah stop would ya, it's not coming.

    We'll see soon enough


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    #44
    Agent Coulson
    Registered Users Posts: 60,636 ✭✭✭✭Agent Coulson


    Deleted User wrote: »
    They have a contract with Wimpy i thought?

    Wimpy and Burger King are franchised by the same company here in Ireland so the contract could be for either if there is a contract .


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    #45
    wheres me jumpa
    Registered Users Posts: 4,478 ✭✭✭wheres me jumpa


    Agent Coulson wrote: »
    Wimpy and Burger King are franchised by the same company here in Ireland so the contract could be for either if there is a contract .

    According to some locals, we already have a wimpy....


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    #46
    Super-Rush
    Registered Users Posts: 19,473 ✭✭✭✭Super-Rush


    wheres me jumpa wrote: »
    According to some locals, we already have a wimpy....

    It will always be the wimpy to me.


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    #47
    [Deleted User]
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    SV wrote: »
    If it's all signed off on then it wouldn't be still available.



    There may not be any formal agreement in place as of yet though and dont forget BK are only Franchised in Ireland. In which case the contract would be with the individual franchisor as opposed to Burger King inc and these things can always fall apart at the 11th hour. Until such a time as the i's are dotted and t's crossed, the place will be up for letting. Ideal opportunity though for a franchisor to come in. A big name might just be enough to lure students out from the college for food


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    #48
    SV
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,534 ✭✭✭SV


    Deleted User wrote: »
    There may not be any formal agreement in place as of yet though and dont forget BK are only Franchised in Ireland. In which case the contract would be with the individual franchisor as opposed to Burger King inc and these things can always fall apart at the 11th hour. Until such a time as the i's are dotted and t's crossed, the place will be up for letting. Ideal opportunity though for a franchisor to come in. A big name might just be enough to lure students out from the college for food

    If a burger king does go in there I'll eat my hat.


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    #49
    Super-Rush
    Registered Users Posts: 19,473 ✭✭✭✭Super-Rush


    SV wrote: »
    If a burger king does go in there I'll eat my hat.

    Would you like fries with that?


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    #50
    SV
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,534 ✭✭✭SV


    Super-Rush wrote: »
    Would you like fries with that?

    I'd like a Double XL Bacon+cheese burger with it but it's not gonna happen!


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    #51
    The Royal Scam
    Registered Users Posts: 983 ✭✭✭The Royal Scam


    SV wrote: »
    I'd like a Double XL Bacon+cheese burger with it but it's not gonna happen!


    Thats a mighty fine burger. I loved them once... until I noticed that the burger alone is 933kCal, Add fries at 369kCal washed down with a large Coke its 252kCal.... 1554kCal for one meal.... I have however swore blind it is gonna be my first order when BK arrives in Carlow..


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    #52
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    Now that i think of it i cant think of an occasion where ive seen Burger King locate at a purpose built site on the outskirts of a town. They normally locate on the high street. I do think with the proximity of the college its an ideal location for a big name to slot in. Its the only type of fast food business that might survive there. Supermacs might have been better served there then out the Athy Road.

    It does bug me to look in at a perfectly immaculate brand new restaurant closed up. A shameful waste. It was only a concrete shell for a long time also.


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    #53
    Super-Rush
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    The Tullamore one is outside the town as are the ones at the Apple Green station on the motorway between Naas and Dublin and the M1 and N4 services. The ones on the Belgard rd and Blanchardstown SC are not exactly on the high street. However the I think if they are going anywhere, it will be at the new M9 services.


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    #54
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    Super-Rush wrote: »
    The Tullamore one is outside the town as are the ones at the Apple Green station on the motorway between Naas and Dublin and the M1 and N4 services. The ones on the Belgard rd and Blanchardstown SC are not exactly on the high street. However the I think if they are going anywhere, it will be at the new M9 services.


    Wow bit of a departure for Burger King. Ive never came across one outside of a town/city centre in Ireland. Im sure in the US they are probably built on several greenfield sites though.

    The Applegreen one in fairness would make alot of business sense but there could be huge potential to be tapped into on the Kilkenny Road too. Im thinking it might cause a bit of traffic build up though in what is a relatively busy road at present.


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    #55
    foggy_lad
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    Super-Rush wrote: »
    Would you like fries with that?

    I'll settle for liver and onions and a large portion of yummy mushy peas from the golden grill


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    #56
    Michael Weston
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭Michael Weston


    foggy_lad wrote: »
    I'll settle for liver and onions and a large portion of yummy mushy peas from the golden grill

    It's closed now too!! I wonder will it be reopening


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    #57
    ongarboy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,201 ✭✭✭ongarboy


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Wow bit of a departure for Burger King. Ive never came across one outside of a town/city centre in Ireland. Im sure in the US they are probably built on several greenfield sites though.

    .

    You'll see from BK's Ireland website below that most BKs are in fact not located in town centres but are in either suburbs, airports or part of motorway service stations.

    http://www.whopper.ie/restaurants-locations/


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    #58
    Super-Rush
    Registered Users Posts: 19,473 ✭✭✭✭Super-Rush


    I was told today by a source close to the owner that BK are definitely going in there.


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    #59
    Michael Weston
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭Michael Weston


    Super-Rush wrote: »
    I was told today by a source close to the owner that BK are definitely going in there.

    It's a fact, been confirmed for weeks most likely be an announcement in the next five to ten days


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    #60
    herisson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,676 ✭✭✭✭herisson


    So BK is coming to Carlow. And here's me trying to lose more weight. Oh no :(


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    #61
    Michael Weston
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭Michael Weston


    Pixie-Fairy wrote: »
    So BK is coming to Carlow. And here's me trying to lose more weight. Oh no :(

    Don't think they'll deliver , we can walk up and down to it, so there's that for some hope for us :-)


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