The Pike Inn, Mulgrave St. is no more

Comhrá

A little bit of Limerick's history is gone as from today.

Photo credit:

Frank Collins ‎LIMERICK HISTORY GAZETTE.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1574897242809800&set=gm.778349035599343&type=3&theater

Berty

We can't see the photo if we're not in the group.

Comhrá

We can't see the photo if we're not in the group.

Here's the photo:

Cookiemunster

Anyone know what the plans for the site are?

iguana

Cookiemunster wrote: »

Anyone know what the plans for the site are?

The council bought it some years back and had been planning a community centre but apparently that fell through. I'm not sure what it's going to be now but I drove past it on Thursday and was delighted to see work begun. It's been a horrible blight on the street for a long, long time now.

washman3

The Railway Bar/Hotel opposite the station has closed its doors this week.

bazz26

Mentioned in the Limerick Business Closing thread yesterday.

Parchment

It had been standing derelict for so long its good to see it gone.

Berty

They're backfilling parts of it today with top soil.

tonyheaney

Berty wrote: »

We can't see the photo if we're not in the group.

Ill see if i can fix that

tonyheaney

bazz26 wrote: »

Mentioned in the Limerick Business Closing thread yesterday.

can you send me the link please

tonyheaney

Ok here are some pics I have managed to gather with relevant permissions:


https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.1738970986392401&type=1

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.1738970986392401&type=1

bigpink

Whats the big loss?

stefanovich

Surprised no one has mentioned that this was Brannigan's before it closed. The owners son was Roy Collins who was murdered by thugs. It all started here.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/1m-price-of-new-life-for-collins-family-who-fled-limerick-26856047.html

What's sad is this was a business ran by a family that were driven out of Limerick for standing up to scum.

phog

stefanovich wrote: »

Surprised no one has mentioned that this was Brannigan's before it closed. The owners son was Roy Collins who was murdered by thugs. It all started here.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/1m-price-of-new-life-for-collins-family-who-fled-limerick-26856047.html

What's sad is this was a business ran by a family that were driven out of Limerick for standing up to scum.

He's back in Limerick or at least visits here quite often if he's still living abroad.

iguana

stefanovich wrote: »

Surprised no one has mentioned that this was Brannigan's before it closed. The owners son was Roy Collins who was murdered by thugs. It all started here.
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What's sad is this was a business ran by a family that were driven out of Limerick for standing up to scum.

Tbh, once he bought the Pike and turned it into Brannigans it became a total craphole. The Pike was a local club bar and function room but Brannigans attracted a completely different clientele and an awful lot of locals felt forced out of it. It was a loud, brash type of venue that wasn't suitable for a residential area. And aesthetically it was awful looking.

Collins is in Limerick a lot. It was him who accidentally ran over the old woman at the bank in Castletroy earlier this year. An awful tragedy, which I imagine affected him very badly.

tonyheaney

stefanovich wrote: »

Surprised no one has mentioned that this was Brannigan's before it closed. The owners son was Roy Collins who was murdered by thugs. It all started here.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/1m-price-of-new-life-for-collins-family-who-fled-limerick-26856047.html

What's sad is this was a business ran by a family that were driven out of Limerick for standing up to scum.

I did