Another Portlaoise business gone

jack of all

I've just seen on Facebook that Gings Homevalue is to cease trading:

https://www.facebook.com/GingsHV?fref=nf

A huge loss to the town I think and another sure sign that this recession is far from over, despite what you hear in the media- outside the Pale it's a different story. I wish the Ging family and their staff all the best for the future.

Hale

Portlaoise
The dead centre of Ireland does anyone really care lol

Rovi

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The Princess Bride

Very little left in Kea Lew Business Park now.
Am shocked with this news today.Have been shopping at Gings since I was a kid going to Centrepoint.
When relatively busy businesses close down,it'd make you wonder how the smaller ones are doing.

J_E

I think the two big shopping complexes have killed the town to be honest. I don't even know what the point is of having two of them across from each other the way they do.

monflat

Smaller ones are barely getting by.
D husband is in a small business some people think its goin great from their chit chat
They are barely keepin heads above water.

Sad about gings thou. It just is out of town in a way and you have b n q there if you need some stuff.
Especially if you are down that way.doin your shoppin.it seems like a long trek back up to gings especially if you have children and are limited to time.

Claude Burgundy

I've been in gings a few times recently and the place was empty. Sad to see the cafe go, lovley cup cakes !!

Even the shopping centres are dead a lot of the time, Portlaoise is a very bad town for decent shopping:(

monflat

Claude Burgundy wrote: »

I've been in gings a few times recently and the place was empty. Sad to see the cafe go, lovley cup cakes !!

Even the shopping centres are dead a lot of the time, Portlaoise is a very bad town for decent shopping:(

Cafe open still thou.

Claude Burgundy

monflat wrote: »

Cafe open still thou.

But will it stay open, hard to in a big building like that.

monflat

Claude Burgundy wrote: »

But will it stay open, hard to in a big building like that.

Hard to no thou unless she makes more on occassion cakes etc than actual footfall

laois hibby

Big auction at gings next wednesday. Everything going apparently. I heard cafe staying open

monflat

laois hibby wrote: »

Big auction at gings next wednesday. Everything going apparently. I heard cafe staying open

Yes so I heard do you know if any of the yard materials are in auction im after some plywood

laois hibby

monflat wrote: »

Yes so I heard do you know if any of the yard materials are in auction im after some plywood

As far as i know everything for sale. depends whats left i suppose

Toulouse

You can have a look next Tuesday

http://www.wilsonsauctions.com/liquidation-disposals-search-results/879