Tullamore Thread

Eddie B

Lads anyone know if the vegetable man on the Charleville road has moved to a new location? Haven't seen him there in over a week.

AMKC

jface187 wrote: »

Yeah it makes no sense. Maybe Lidl or pennys I guess and fast food places, but KFC never took off here. What tullamore needs is reasons for people to come vist there. An art centre, festivals etc things like that.

It won't be Lidl anyway as they are just building there new shop across from where this retail park is supposed to go. Maybe Aldi or that new Jyst shop that recently opened in Naas might take units there. Would love if there was an M&S in Tullamore too even if it was just a small shop as long as it had all the food.

meeeeh

AMKC wrote: »

Would love if there was an M&S in Tullamore too even if it was just a small shop as long as it had all the food.

I very much doubt it. They are closing stores and the one in Mullingar was closed years ago. I think they are putting money into food delivery services and online shopping.

Jysk and Decathlon might be an option but frankly I think there are enough empty premises around the town.

Joeseph Balls

I don't think decathlon would move to Tullamore. Havnt they a site bought in dublin?

For Forks Sake

Joeseph Balls wrote: »

I don't think decathlon would move to Tullamore. Havnt they a site bought in dublin?

Their units are usually far larger than you'd find in most retail parks.

meeeeh

Joeseph Balls wrote: »

I don't think decathlon would move to Tullamore. Havnt they a site bought in dublin?

They plan 9 stores in Ireland. You are probably right about them not going to Tullamore but considering diy stores are also closing down I really don't know who would be arriving to Tullamore. Penny's maybe.

bennyineire

New wood fired Pizza restaurant opening up this evening beside Captain House, it's called Pizzeria Del Capitano (same owners)
Hopefully it's be better that the other recently opened wood fired Pizza restaurant (which shouldn't be to hard)
https://www.facebook.com/Pizzeria-Del-Capitano-2207702119296253/

akelly02

bennyineire wrote: »

New wood fired Pizza restaurant opening up this evening beside Captain House, it's called Pizzeria Del Capitano (same owners)
Hopefully it's be better that the other recently opened wood fired Pizza restaurant (which shouldn't be to hard)
https://www.facebook.com/Pizzeria-Del-Capitano-2207702119296253/

ive never seen anyone in that stovepipe blaze place

i got a pizza out of there once, tasted ok , was very thin though and was expensive

bennyineire

akelly02 wrote: »

ive never seen anyone in that stovepipe blaze place

i got a pizza out of there once, tasted ok , was very thin though and was expensive

I got 4 one day for the family, it was cooked all the way through and very stingy with the toppings. I'll be amazed if it stays open this side of Christmas

endabob1

Thin base with a less is more approach on the topping front, is how pizza should be imo. Best pizza I ever had had Marinara, so essentially just a tomato & garlic base with oregano and black pepper and it was sensational.
Unfortunately the Irish palate is more Papa Johns tick and tayshtee approach than a proper Italian style.....

That said, I haven't heard many good reviews of stovepipe blaze, shame really I was looking forward to trying it out when I am home next

Cherrycola

akelly02 wrote: »

ive never seen anyone in that stovepipe blaze place

i got a pizza out of there once, tasted ok , was very thin though and was expensive

Went once, not long after it opened, service was dreadful, decor was awful and the pizza was so bland, never went back.
Just looked shoddy and thrown together, using the same table and chairs from the previous tenant, not in keeping with the atmosphere they were going for.

Haven’t tried the new place but the pizzas look great and it’s getting great reviews.
Captains house food is fab anyway so I’d imagine the same attention to detail has gone into the pizza place.

What Tullamore really needs is a decent Mexican place! Or a boojum!
Or just somewhere that sells fresh, healthy take out food. Lovey place in Dubai called Zyng, fresh Asian cuisine, I still crave it!
When you think about getting a takeaway on a Friday there are very few healthy fresh options available, Pizza, chipper, Chinese, Indian, that’s it.

akelly02

Cherrycola wrote: »

Went once, not long after it opened, service was dreadful, decor was awful and the pizza was so bland, never went back.
Just looked shoddy and thrown together, using the same table and chairs from the previous tenant, not in keeping with the atmosphere they were going for.

Haven’t tried the new place but the pizzas look great and it’s getting great reviews.
Captains house food is fab anyway so I’d imagine the same attention to detail has gone into the pizza place.

What Tullamore really needs is a decent Mexican place! Or a boojum!
Or just somewhere that sells fresh, healthy take out food. Lovey place in Dubai called Zyng, fresh Asian cuisine, I still crave it!
When you think about getting a takeaway on a Friday there are very few healthy fresh options available, Pizza, chipper, Chinese, Indian, that’s it.

When its hangover we go chipper or chinese, when we go 'healthy' we go Lana !!!!!!!

Eddie B

akelly02 wrote: »

When its hangover we go chipper or chinese, when we go 'healthy' we go Lana !!!!!!!

What's "healthy" about Lana?

akelly02

Eddie B wrote: »

What's "healthy" about Lana?

very little , hence the sarcasm

Eddie B

akelly02 wrote: »

very little , hence the sarcasm

Brilliant!!:D

akelly02

Eddie B wrote: »

Brilliant!!:D

they do use no MSG which doesnt make you feel like a pig afterwards, id be certain they are healther than your standard snackbox from the roma

Eddie B

akelly02 wrote: »

they do use no MSG which doesnt make you feel like a pig afterwards, id be certain they are healther than your standard snackbox from the roma

Yes heard that, so at least it's not "as" bad. Only place that my system can bare is Cafe India. Probably not everyone's place of choice, but it's the only takeaway that won't leave me in a heap afterwards.

akelly02

Eddie B wrote: »

Yes heard that, so at least it's not "as" bad. Only place that my system can bare is Cafe India. Probably not everyone's place of choice, but it's the only takeaway that won't leave me in a heap afterwards.

cafe india is lovely, there chicken tikka kebab has me frothing at the mouth here!!!

ArrBee

A Mexican place would be good as someone suggested earlier.

But lets be honest....
There's not enough people interested in quality food that's "different" outside of the bigger towns.
I mean there's still chips on the menu at Chinese restaurants!

Eddie B

ArrBee wrote: »

A Mexican place would be good as someone suggested earlier.

But lets be honest....
There's not enough people interested in quality food that's "different" outside of the bigger towns.
I mean there's still chips on the menu at Chinese restaurants!

As my father in law says "Chinese chips!":D

Cherrycola

ArrBee wrote: »

A Mexican place would be good as someone suggested earlier.

But lets be honest....
There's not enough people interested in quality food that's "different" outside of the bigger towns.
I mean there's still chips on the menu at Chinese restaurants!

So I suppose a sushi place is out of the question then! Lol

Or is that just fish and chips?

ArrBee

Cherrycola wrote: »

So I suppose a sushi place is out of the question then! Lol

Or is that just fish and chips?

Most definitely.
Sushi needs a quick turnover otherwise it will put people off.



By all accounts Mexican *should* work as it can be inexpensive to produce and it can be a lot of fun if done right. Plus it's tasty. You can even add tex mex stuff to broaden the customer base.
But even then, I'd say it would be a hard slog to make it work in tullamore.

bennyineire

So I see Dealz is now open in town along with their clothing line off shoot

Guill

I'd love somewhere that I could just go in and pick up a tasty Burrito for take away. Nom.

Eddie B

Aint there a crowd at the farmers market doing Mexican dishes. Seems to be going down well.

ArrBee

Eddie B wrote: »

Aint there a crowd at the farmers market doing Mexican dishes. Seems to be going down well.

Really?

I will try and get along to that some time.

Eddie B

ArrBee wrote: »

Really?

I will try and get along to that some time.

Yea stall run by a couple. He's Irish, and she's Mexican. Think there's a mixture of foods from traditional, to Mexican to Spanish etc Saying that, they only do a few different dishes, and mix it up from week to week.

ArrBee

I heard there was nice sourdough there but Ive never been early enough to get some.

For Forks Sake

ArrBee wrote: »

I heard there was nice sourdough there but Ive never been early enough to get some.

There is, you'd probably need to be in by 11:30 at the latest though

Guill

ArrBee wrote: »

I heard there was nice sourdough there but Ive never been early enough to get some.

Just in from the new Coffee shop on High Street. A nice cup of coffee and they had fresh sour bread there too, seemed to be a good few in for the bread.

AMKC

bennyineire wrote: »

So I see Dealz is now open in town along with their clothing line off shoot

Where is it located in the town?

Also anyone any idea when the new Lidl store is opening and if there is going to be a sale in the old store at all?

For Forks Sake

AMKC wrote: »

Also anyone any idea when the new Lidl store is opening and if there is going to be a sale in the old store at all?

Later in the Summer. They're keeping the other store open as well so there's not likely to be any sale there, probably do some opening offers on the new site alright.

https://www.offalyindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2018/09/04/4161338-boost-for-tullamore-with-second-lidl-store/

Mena Mitty

Hope something is done about the traffic coming out of the Tanyard making a right turn onto the Hophill roundabout and forcing their way into traffic heading into the roundabout while blocking traffic exiting the roundabout and heading into town.

Madness on a daily basis. I know there's a no right turn sign there but very few adhere to it.

Maybe there'll be a new traffic layout when the new supermarket is finished.

The Port side of Tullamore is like a new town.

bennyineire

Mena Mitty wrote: »

Hope something is done about the traffic coming out of the Tanyard making a right turn onto the Hophill roundabout and forcing their way into traffic heading into the roundabout while blocking traffic exiting the roundabout and heading into town.

Madness on a daily basis. I know there's a no right turn sign there but very few adhere to it.

Maybe there'll be a new traffic layout when the new supermarket is finished.

The Port side of Tullamore is like a new town.

There will be a new traffic plan, that was part of the planning permission.
It will be a 1 way system when the store opens

ArrBee

Mena Mitty wrote: »

Hope something is done about the traffic coming out of the Tanyard making a right turn onto the Hophill roundabout and forcing their way into traffic heading into the roundabout while blocking traffic exiting the roundabout and heading into town.

Madness on a daily basis. I know there's a no right turn sign there but very few adhere to it.

Maybe there'll be a new traffic layout when the new supermarket is finished.

The Port side of Tullamore is like a new town.

Sure, signs are for other people!
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laros

Where is it located in the town?

Dealz is in the old Aldi store beside the new Aldi store....

medoc

laros wrote: »

Dealz is in the old Aldi store beside the new Aldi store....

Which coincidentally Flanagan has just gotten planning permission to knock and replace with a new building. Maybe he applied for that before he let it to Dealz.

medoc

Mena Mitty wrote: »

Hope something is done about the traffic coming out of the Tanyard making a right turn onto the Hophill roundabout and forcing their way into traffic heading into the roundabout while blocking traffic exiting the roundabout and heading into town.

Madness on a daily basis. I know there's a no right turn sign there but very few adhere to it.

Maybe there'll be a new traffic layout when the new supermarket is finished.

The Port side of Tullamore is like a new town.

The amount of idiots turning right coming out of Dunnes is also a pain in the hole

Mena Mitty

medoc wrote: »

The amount of idiots turning right coming out of Dunnes is also a pain in the hole

You're right they hold up everyone behind them while they're waiting for a gap in the traffic to turn right....they'd be quicker taking the left and going around the roundabout.

Sometimes when this happens I've noticed the cars entering the roundabout from McDonalds start to hoot their horns,as they have a clear view of what's going on.

Mena Mitty

medoc wrote: »

Which coincidentally Flanagan has just gotten planning permission to knock and replace with a new building. Maybe he applied for that before he let it to Dealz.

Is there any part of Tullamore he doesn't own.

charlieIRL

medoc wrote: »

Which coincidentally Flanagan has just gotten planning permission to knock and replace with a new building. Maybe he applied for that before he let it to Dealz.

he got planning to knock it back in 08 as well and its still there!!

AMKC

[QUOTE=medoc Which coincidentally Flanagan has just gotten planning permission to knock and replace with a new building. Maybe he applied for that before he let it to Dealz.[/QUOTE]

Mena Mitty wrote: »

Is there any part of Tullamore he doesn't own.

charlieIRL wrote: »

he got planning to knock it back in 08 as well and its still there!!

If that is the case I would say the planning permission for that ran out so he just decided to lease it to Dealz instead.

raik18

Any further word on the new shopping centre? I know the council wanted more information but we've heard nothing since.

Gympodie

The old Texas area is very run down. I walk through it most days. I hope something goes in there (not hopeful). I can't see why that is being overlooked, it is in the town center. It seems a waste when all these new buildings are being built around the town, and this is just sitting there. Kinda sad

bennyineire

Gympodie wrote: »

The old Texas area is very run down. I walk through it most days. I hope something goes in there (not hopeful). I can't see why that is being overlooked, it is in the town center. It seems a waste when all these new buildings are being built around the town, and this is just sitting there. Kinda sad

Rumour has it, it was bought last year by a well know development company from the town along with a Northern chap who owns half the town now at this stage. Seemingly a hotel complex is been mooted for the site

jface187

If the old texas does reopen, they need to get rid of the metal car park. It's so off putting. The high streets are dying and everywhere you go, your charged for parking, how does this encourge people to shop in town? If

Joeseph Balls

jface187 wrote: »

If the old texas does reopen, they need to get rid of the metal car park. It's so off putting. The high streets are dying and everywhere you go, your charged for parking, how does this encourge people to shop in town? If

There a story be hung the fencing in the car Park got to do with the new owners Benny mentioned. They got a good deal out of it

medoc

Just a reminder that the blood clinic is in the Court hotel. If you can at all please donate.

Vlthap

Mena Mitty wrote: »

Is there any part of Tullamore Flanagan doesn't own.

Yeah! The parts that either Ted Garry or the Kane fella own!!!

bennyineire

Vlthap wrote: »

Yeah! The parts that either Ted Garry or the Kane fella own!!!

Ted Garry (RIP) has been deceased for at least 10 years if not more