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Is Hotspot closing?

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  • 04-06-2014 12:19pm
    #1
    Wayne_M
    Registered Users Posts: 35 ✭


    Disappointing news if true. Always felt there was a lovely vibe in there.


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    #2
    seamountains
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭seamountains


    It seems to be true. A combination of factors; rents, rates etc. Hopefully they will find another venue for the music


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    Jimjay
    Registered Users Posts: 800 ✭✭✭Jimjay


    Wayne_M wrote: »
    Disappointing news if true. Always felt there was a lovely vibe in there.

    the building is listed online for rent so presume its true


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    Gordy6040
    Registered Users Posts: 468 ✭✭Gordy6040


    Anyone hear about who's moving into the space?


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    Banta
    Registered Users Posts: 262 ✭✭Banta


    Hope it's a coffee shop. Between there and Homans, there's no where to get a coffee. :rolleyes:


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    Jimjay
    Registered Users Posts: 800 ✭✭✭Jimjay


    Banta wrote: »
    Hope it's a coffee shop. Between there and Homans, there's no where to get a coffee. :rolleyes:

    I was speaking to someone who wanted to rent it to sell food but was told that homans has exclusive rights to sell food and drink in that block.


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    LEIN
    Registered Users Posts: 9,936 ✭✭✭LEIN


    Jimjay wrote: »
    I was speaking to someone who wanted to rent it to sell food but was told that homans has exclusive rights to sell food and drink in that block.

    I'm not sure that's accurate.

    Coffee, tea and food was available in Hotspot, when open.


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    loyatemu
    Registered Users Posts: 14,928 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    Jimjay wrote: »
    I was speaking to someone who wanted to rent it to sell food but was told that homans has exclusive rights to sell food and drink in that block.

    Might want to tell Apache/Lams about that.


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    Jimjay
    Registered Users Posts: 800 ✭✭✭Jimjay


    loyatemu wrote: »
    Might want to tell Apache/Lams about that.

    :-) i dont think apache/lams compete with homans, dont know if they are even open at same time.

    I was told that hotspot was a problem with homans at the time. I have no way to validate this its just what someone was telling me that they were told when they tried to rent the building and they were turned down because of it even when trying to pay deposit for the place.


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    Annasopra
    Registered Users Posts: 41,065 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    Jimjay wrote: »
    I was speaking to someone who wanted to rent it to sell food but was told that homans has exclusive rights to sell food and drink in that block.

    That wouldnt be legal!

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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    Banta
    Registered Users Posts: 262 ✭✭Banta


    I'm just picturing some sort of Greystones Tony Soprano. "We run the cawfee racket around here".

    I don't even think such a law exists for food/drink, does it? I know only so many alcohol licenses can be granted to an area, but is there some law for food/drink licensing as well?


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    Jimjay
    Registered Users Posts: 800 ✭✭✭Jimjay


    Joeytheparrot wrote: »
    That wouldnt be legal!

    Really? So if a landlord owns a block of retail units he wouldn't be able to choose who he rents to or wouldnt be legally allowed to rent a unit with an agreement that he wont rent another to the same kind of company?


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    Annasopra
    Registered Users Posts: 41,065 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    Jimjay wrote: »
    Really? So if a landlord owns a block of retail units he wouldn't be able to choose who he rents to or wouldnt be legally allowed to rent a unit with an agreement that he wont rent another to the same kind of company?

    I'm not certain on this but surely competition law would prevent restrictive business practices like that

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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    Gordy6040
    Registered Users Posts: 468 ✭✭Gordy6040


    Anyway, what we really need is another cafe style establishment. Or maybe a boutique..
    I'll let McDonalds a spot just opened in the village.

    I'll get my coat now and leave.


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    #15
    2011
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,583 Mod ✭✭✭✭2011


    It is going to be a hair salon.
    Due to open with the next 2 weeks.


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