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Businesses/Shops opening in Cork city/suburbs.

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    #1112
    hufpc8w3adnk65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,158 ✭✭✭✭hufpc8w3adnk65


    D'Agger wrote: »
    What about Football Crazy? My favourite store as a child coming up for a day trip - I've no idea where that was actually if somebody could confirm - fairly sure it was around Rory Gallagher Square direction

    Wasn’t it across from the examiner office?


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    #1113
    purpleisafruit
    Registered Users Posts: 508 ✭✭✭purpleisafruit


    D'Agger wrote: »
    What about Football Crazy? My favourite store as a child coming up for a day trip - I've no idea where that was actually if somebody could confirm - fairly sure it was around Rory Gallagher Square direction
    Football crazy was on Academy Street, in vicinity of where H&M shop is now. Spent so much time in that shop as a young fella


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    #1114
    Dbu
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    purpleisafruit wrote: »
    Football crazy was on Academy Street, in vicinity of where H&M shop is now. Spent so much time in that shop as a young fella

    Ha ha, was Tony Hennessy working there or did he own it. Mad referee


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    #1115
    purpleisafruit
    Registered Users Posts: 508 ✭✭✭purpleisafruit


    Dbu wrote: »
    Ha ha, was Tony Hennessy working there or did he own it. Mad referee
    He was the auld lad with the curly hair wasn't he? I don't know if he owned it but definitely worked there. I remember lusting after many an item there and occasionally (Christmas/birthdays/communion/confirmations), making a purchase!


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    #1116
    AugustusMinimus
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    Football crazy was on Academy Street about 2 doors down from the Examiner Office. The ESB Shop was invetween them.


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    #1117
    D'Agger
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    purpleisafruit wrote: »
    Football crazy was on Academy Street, in vicinity of where H&M shop is now. Spent so much time in that shop as a young fella

    Nice one - I've vague recollections of popping down a lane like the one between Paul St. and Academy st. to get to it but couldn't place it on account of it being so long! Sorry for going OT!


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    #1118
    Mardyke
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    snotboogie wrote: »
    we can all thank the fine purveyor of fried chicken who appealed and has held up the development by a year so far.

    This guy is nothing but a trouble maker. Disgraceful that one guy with a bee in his bonnet can cause so much trouble and hold up projects that benefit Cork city and its population.

    He needs to pack in the fried chicken game and open up a smoothie shop in Bantry or somewhere out of harms way.


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    #1119
    Cotts72
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    Football Crazy was class,its was opposite where coqbull is now. Staff were sound out in there and knew there stuff.one of the few places you could buy goalie jerseys ha


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    #1120
    dulux99
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    Cotts72 wrote: »
    Football Crazy was class,its was opposite where coqbull is now. Staff were sound out in there and knew there stuff.one of the few places you could buy goalie jerseys ha

    Brilliant shop. I've very fond memories of always going there to get names printed on the back of my jerseys as they charged a flat fee as opposed to the bigger shops which charged per letter and number. Every single day I went in town I used to go in there. Great times. The guy who owned/ran it was a complete gent aswell.


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    #1121
    lostinsuperfunk
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    we can all thank the fine purveyor of fried chicken who appealed and has held up the development by a year so far.

    snotboogie, I also didn't know this.

    This is the guy complaining about lack of footfall outside his restaurant, yet he appears to be happy to have a boarded-up hotel at the entrance to the street?!?


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    #1122
    snotboogie
    Registered Users Posts: 3,593 ✭✭✭snotboogie


    lostinsuperfunk wrote: »
    snotboogie, I also didn't know this.

    This is the guy complaining about lack of footfall outside his restaurant, yet he appears to be happy to have a boarded-up hotel at the entrance to the street?!?

    Objections stall plans to revamp hotel site into upmarket retail store
    In fairness An Taisce got on board too but the quotes in that article are incredible
    "The proposed development will result in a loss of night-time activity in Cook Street and will produce a lack of consumer variety" In other words Zara customers are unlikely to eat fried chicken.


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    #1123
    D'Agger
    Registered Users Posts: 13,385 ✭✭✭✭D'Agger


    What I find so odd about John Grace is he seems to be trying desperately to keep his business alive, by going on the attack against any development or changes around him. His Twitter account had one promotional entry (the first tweet), then turned into a 'stop the car ban' account. For a man so concerned about his business, he does fúck all to promote it other than appearing in publications like this stating that Pennys and the development of buildings near his Chicken outlet are 'marginalising' him.

    I'd have no problem supporting a business like this, that has been in Cork for as long as I have, except any time I've walked past it now I've thought to myself 'not giving that fool my custom' - if John Grace fried chicken does go out of business, you can be guaranteed that it's a result of John Grace himself and how he's handled himself and his business in the face of a changing cityscape


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    #1124
    PreCocious
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    His other twitter account is dedicated to posting videos of his rows with motorists when on his bike.

    The coffee shop next door seems to do more business than him.


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    #1125
    dulux99
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    How's it even still open? There's never a sinner in there


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    #1126
    SouthernBelle
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    PreCocious wrote: »
    His other twitter account is dedicated to posting videos of his rows with motorists when on his bike.

    The coffee shop next door seems to do more business than him.

    That’s him? :rolleyes: Angry man.


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    #1127
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    dulux99 wrote: »
    How's it even still open? There's never a sinner in there

    On weekend nights there'd be a flock in there enjoying his speciality.....jojos. dunno where they all drink beforehand though as side trax is closed a decade +


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    #1128
    the beer revolu
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    PreCocious wrote: »
    His other twitter account is dedicated to posting videos of his rows with motorists when on his bike.
    .

    Do share the details of this account, please!


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    #1129
    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    Registered Users Posts: 3,478 ✭✭✭Curb Your Enthusiasm


    the beer revolu wrote: »
    Do share the details of this account, please!

    @righttobikeit is the username :D


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    #1130
    Poulgorm
    Registered Users Posts: 783 ✭✭✭Poulgorm


    Dbu wrote: »
    Showing my age here, but I miss Roches Stores:P

    Not to worry. I was talking to an old dear over Christmas and she said that she misses Woolworths!!!!


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    #1131
    Gamb!t
    Registered Users Posts: 1,385 ✭✭✭Gamb!t


    D'Agger wrote: »
    What about Football Crazy? My favourite store as a child coming up for a day trip - I've no idea where that was actually if somebody could confirm - fairly sure it was around Rory Gallagher Square direction
    Academy st.


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    #1132
    beer enigma
    Registered Users Posts: 6,161 ✭✭✭beer enigma


    snotboogie wrote: »
    In other words Zara customers are unlikely to eat fried chicken.


    I both shop at Zara and eat fried chicken....

    For me this would be winner, winner chicken dinner


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    #1133
    AwaitYourReply
    Registered Users Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭AwaitYourReply


    Poulgorm wrote: »
    Not to worry. I was talking to an old dear over Christmas and she said that she misses Woolworths!!!!

    https://wooliesbuildings.wordpress.com/2018/06/21/cork-store-83/

    http://www.woolworthsmuseum.co.uk/1980s-Eire.html


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    #1134
    rebel.ranter
    Registered Users Posts: 3,570 ✭✭✭rebel.ranter


    AwaitYourReply wrote: »
    https://wooliesbuildings.wordpress.com/2018/06/21/cork-store-83/

    http://www.woolworthsmuseum.co.uk/1980s-Eire.html

    The Woolworths signage diimproved each time it was modernized. Nice to see those pictures.


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    #1135
    snotboogie
    Registered Users Posts: 3,593 ✭✭✭snotboogie


    Anyone heard that 5 guys are going into Mahon point next to Nandos? I also heard that Next and New Look are both closing in Douglas Court but that Dunnes have bought the centre and will be doing a similar renovation to what has happened in Ballyvolane.


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    #1136
    Nigel Fairservice
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 2,227 Mod ✭✭✭✭Nigel Fairservice


    Wouldn't mind a Five Guys here. I always duck into one when I'm away. I'd be way more inclined to go there over Nandos. That unit next to Nandos always seemed to struggle whoever was in there.


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    #1137
    D'Agger
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    Five Guys would be pretty cool but would indicate we've reached peak burger - any entries to the market after that would have a short stay i reckon

    For anybody interested in the company - podcast called How I built this - owner of Five Guys is on it and seems like a very straightforward guy.

    Would definitely prefer to pop for a burger pre-movie than nandos in Mahon Point


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    #1138
    JohnK
    Registered Users Posts: 4,780 ✭✭✭JohnK


    snotboogie wrote: »
    Anyone heard that 5 guys are going into Mahon point next to Nandos?

    Could have sworn I'd heard (possibly in this thread) that it was Ramen going on there


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    #1139
    snotboogie
    Registered Users Posts: 3,593 ✭✭✭snotboogie


    JohnK wrote: »
    Could have sworn I'd heard (possibly in this thread) that it was Ramen going on there

    Could well be, I heard it from somebody working in MP so 5 guys could be BS.


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    #1140
    Dbu
    Registered Users Posts: 1,084 ✭✭✭Dbu


    D'Agger wrote: »
    Five Guys would be pretty cool but would indicate we've reached peak burger - any entries to the market after that would have a short stay i reckon

    For anybody interested in the company - podcast called How I built this - owner of Five Guys is on it and seems like a very straightforward guy.

    Would definitely prefer to pop for a burger pre-movie than nandos in Mahon Point

    Thinks its Dermot Desmond sons own the Irish Franchise asaik


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    #1141
    beer enigma
    Registered Users Posts: 6,161 ✭✭✭beer enigma


    snotboogie wrote: »
    Could well be, I heard it from somebody working in MP so 5 guys could be BS.

    5 Guys has been advertising on their site for weeks to get staff for Belfast, nothing about Cork so I'd be surprised if it was them. Ramen would be out the door in MP


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