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    #1112
    L.Jenkins
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 19,240 Mod ✭✭✭✭L.Jenkins


    roosterman71 wrote: »
    To my amazement, I seen yesterday that you can turn right down Northgate Street when coming from Church Street. I thought ya had to go over the bridge and swing around and head back.

    Traffic coming from Church Street, being forced to head over the bridge and back would be a more common sense approach, while some might not like it, it would allow for more free flowing traffic. Only traffic coming from Northgate street would have to stop and wait.


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    #1113
    Mearings
    Registered Users Posts: 559 ✭✭✭Mearings


    And there are the cars exiting, left and right, from the car park at AIB.


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    #1114
    L.Jenkins
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 19,240 Mod ✭✭✭✭L.Jenkins


    Mearings wrote: »
    And there are the cars exiting, left and right, from the car park at AIB.

    It would make sense if any traffic coming from AIB were only allowed to turn left.


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    #1115
    Mearings
    Registered Users Posts: 559 ✭✭✭Mearings


    L.Jenkins wrote: »
    It would make sense if any traffic coming from AIB were only allowed to turn left.


    I don't think they can see the red stop light by the west side of the exit or else many of them don't care, they sail through the pedestian crossing when the green man at Parsons is showing.


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    #1116
    JupiterKid
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 12,753 Mod ✭✭✭✭JupiterKid


    Do you think there would be the demand for - and market for - a Boojum in Athlone?


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    #1117
    carq
    Registered Users Posts: 869 ✭✭✭carq


    yes i think so

    Especially if they did deliveries + lunchtime deliveries to businesses.


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    #1118
    veryangryman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,574 ✭✭✭veryangryman


    carq wrote: »
    yes i think so

    Especially if they did deliveries + lunchtime deliveries to businesses.

    +1. Fridays would be a goldmine. The effort of going from Industrial Estates to your Left Bank areas etc on a Friday in time to get back makes some not bother.


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    #1119
    roosterman71
    Registered Users Posts: 5,556 ✭✭✭roosterman71


    Was there not a Spanish tapas place that was opened and then shut down?


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    #1120
    charlieIRL
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,212 Mod ✭✭✭✭charlieIRL


    horseofstone wrote: »
    Is their any truth in the rumour that a new hotel is coming to connaught street at some time in the future ? That side of town needs a boost.

    haven't heard that but there's rumours going around for years of a big development where Grenhams / Connaught Bistro is. Never happened.


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    #1121
    Subcomandante Marcos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,683 ✭✭✭Subcomandante Marcos


    roosterman71 wrote: »
    Was there not a Spanish tapas place that was opened and then shut down?

    And in what world do a full service sit down Spanish tapas restaurant and a takeaway with seats selling mission style burritos and assorted sundries have anything in common other than the fact burrito is a spanish word?


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    #1122
    Subcomandante Marcos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,683 ✭✭✭Subcomandante Marcos


    JupiterKid wrote: »
    Do you think there would be the demand for - and market for - a Boojum in Athlone?

    Potentially, but it would have to be in the right place, and to be honest I don't have a clue where that could be.


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    #1123
    roosterman71
    Registered Users Posts: 5,556 ✭✭✭roosterman71


    Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »
    And in what world do a full service sit down Spanish tapas restaurant and a takeaway with seats selling mission style burritos and assorted sundries have anything in common other than the fact burrito is a spanish word?

    This comment really boiled my piss. FFS.
    I only mentioned that a place opened, which wasn't the usual run of the mill type eatery, and it wasn't successful. It has **** all to do with Spanish, or it sounding Spanish. The town is full of standard eating spots, some more fancier eating spots, run of the mill Italians and Asian food. Not too many niche restaurants (Al Mezza Lebanese being the only one that I can think of) that have stood the test of time. How many of these are then just take-aways? **** all. You'd be competing for people in a very niche market, in a centre of relatively small population compared to where other Boojums are located. Perhaps it could work, I don't see it. I'm sure the required market research would say one way or another.

    tl;dr - a niche type food establishment opened, and didn't work out. This could face the same issues, without being able to offer a sit down choice.


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    #1124
    Murdoc90
    Registered Users Posts: 924 ✭✭✭Murdoc90


    roosterman71 wrote: »
    Was there not a Spanish tapas place that was opened and then shut down?


    Las Radas was quality. Its main downfall imo was the locals not getting the the whole tapas thing. Lost count of the amount of people who said "don't go in hungry the portions are tiny" :rolleyes:


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    #1125
    Prominent_Dawg
    Registered Users Posts: 986 ✭✭✭Prominent_Dawg


    The town centre could definitely do with a nice salad deli


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    #1126
    Sunny Dayz
    Registered Users Posts: 5,380 ✭✭✭Sunny Dayz


    Prominent_Dawg wrote: »
    The town centre could definitely do with a nice salad deli
    There was a Chopped place in the Town Centre a year or two ago and didn't stay long.


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    #1127
    flazio
    Registered Users Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    Is the deli in the Centra opposite The Prince of Wales any good?


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    #1128
    rn
    Registered Users Posts: 1,072 ✭✭✭rn


    On the McDonald's that used to be in town, I had heard it was owned by PTSB. They decided to consolidate and downsize their two branches to this more favourable location. McDonald's consolidated to Kilmartins, where they had drive thru.

    Of course we now have two McDonald's again with the m6 services also having McDonald's as he anchor fast food restaurant.


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    #1129
    Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
    Registered Users Posts: 3,236 ✭✭✭Dr. Kenneth Noisewater


    flazio wrote: »
    Is the deli in the Centra opposite The Prince of Wales any good?

    Used to be very good but I haven't eaten out of it in a while. Was always mental at lunch time.


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    #1130
    Lewis_Benson
    Registered Users Posts: 2,011 ✭✭✭Lewis_Benson


    Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: »
    Used to be very good but I haven't eaten out of it in a while. Was always mental at lunch time.

    Used to do breakfast rolls at 3am.
    Great after a feed of pints.


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    #1131
    flazio
    Registered Users Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    Corrib Oil reckon they will have their Ballymahon Road service station back open by early December.
    https://www.facebook.com/corriboilathlone/


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    #1132
    Lewis_Benson
    Registered Users Posts: 2,011 ✭✭✭Lewis_Benson


    flazio wrote: »
    Corrib Oil reckon they will have their Ballymahon Road service station back open by early December.
    https://www.facebook.com/corriboilathlone/

    The old "BCR" Station?


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    #1133
    holyhead
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,249 ✭✭✭holyhead


    That junction at Church St/Northgate St is an accident waiting to happen.


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    #1134
    Saint_Mel
    Registered Users Posts: 2,598 ✭✭✭Saint_Mel


    Lewis_Benson wrote: »
    The old "BCR" Station?

    Yep.
    They have it all fenced off and a Spar opening soon sign up


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    #1135
    Mearings
    Registered Users Posts: 559 ✭✭✭Mearings


    holyhead wrote: »
    That junction at Church St/Northgate St is an accident waiting to happen.


    See #1108 onwards.


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    #1136
    Rufeo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 503 ✭✭✭Rufeo


    Hi there used to be a Browne's bar on Connaught street. Does anyone know why it closed?


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    #1137
    Lewis_Benson
    Registered Users Posts: 2,011 ✭✭✭Lewis_Benson


    Rufeo wrote: »
    Hi there used to be a Browne's bar on Connaught street. Does anyone know why it closed?

    It was a rough spot.


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    #1138
    slave1
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 19,027 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    Lewis_Benson wrote: »
    The old "BCR" Station?

    LOL, haven't heard that in a while.
    Why are the bothering, too many places have had there and not made a go of it, why will they be any different.
    Good luck to them though

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    #1139
    Rufeo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 503 ✭✭✭Rufeo


    Lewis_Benson wrote: »
    It was a rough spot.

    Rough in what way....rowdy patrons? Or something unnatural lol


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    #1140
    Lewis_Benson
    Registered Users Posts: 2,011 ✭✭✭Lewis_Benson


    Rufeo wrote: »
    Rough in what way....rowdy patrons? Or something unnatural lol

    You wouldn't go there for a quiet pint, put it that way


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    #1141
    Colham
    Registered Users Posts: 279 ✭✭Colham


    holyhead wrote: »
    That junction at Church St/Northgate St is an accident waiting to happen.

    Everyone keeps saying that but still no crashes yet.


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