Newbridge Chat Thread

GavMan

Always seemed a busy spot and I enjoyed my few visits.

Early bird offer was quite competitive

tommyboy26

noticed that the stud on the left hand side heading to naas on the dual carriage way has started to cut the trees on there boundaries. anyone know why?

Petermc83

the proprietors of Il Ponte Nouvo were illegally removing furniture and kitchen equipment which didn't belong to them and were caught red handed last Friday evening.
They had a van loaded ready to leave the area and the gaurds were called.
The equipment and furniture was belonging to the proprietors of an Chistin who have recently retired as the previous poster has mentioned.
This is not hearsay or rumours. its facts.

WishUWereHere

tommyboy26 wrote: »

noticed that the stud on the left hand side heading to naas on the dual carriage way has started to cut the trees on there boundaries. anyone know why?

I always thought trees were planted to grow, & help the environment. I also noticed those trees having their branches slashed. But it's not only there, almost right opposite Mount Carmel there was a lovely hanging tree on the left hand side between the College & Sexes Bridge. It's gone. Also over on the M4 there have been lots of trees cut too ( at least from J5 to J8 )

Why i wonder!

RTighe

WishUWereHere wrote: »

I always thought trees were planted to grow, & help the environment. I also noticed those trees having their branches slashed. But it's not only there, almost right opposite Mount Carmel there was a lovely hanging tree on the left hand side between the College & Sexes Bridge. It's gone. Also over on the M4 there have been lots of trees cut too ( at least from J5 to J8 )

Why i wonder!

I think with that tree that was taken down this week it was infested with wasps as was a concern,

i know several folks complained about it last year, maybe that's why? (its just guessing, nothing factual)

tommyboy26

anyone know what dunnes are up too? see alot of construction going on in various different areas and they removed some of the small walls to make more car spaces

Ken.

tommyboy26 wrote: »

anyone know what dunnes are up too? see alot of construction going on in various different areas and they removed some of the small walls to make more car spaces

The hairdressers is moving to oppisite the chemist. The time piece restaurant will take up the soon to be knocked in to one area on that side with both entrances closed up and the new entrance will be (to locals) straight through the middle of the now time piece.

tommyboy26

Conspectus wrote: »

The hairdressers is moving to oppisite the chemist. The time piece restaurant will take up the soon to be knocked in to one area on that side with both entrances closed up and the new entrance will be (to locals) straight through the middle of the now time piece.

wow i didnt think dunnes was will to put that kind of money into it

Ken.

tommyboy26 wrote: »

wow i didnt think dunnes was will to put that kind of money into it

Since I worked there in 96-98 they've wanted to expand by putting a second storey on it but they have to do this first. They will eventually get rid of the chemist,hairdresser and key guy and expand the shop right out to the main entrance.

tommyboy26

Conspectus wrote: »

Since I worked there in 96-98 they've wanted to expand by putting a second storey on it but they have to do this first. They will eventually get rid of the chemist,hairdresser and key guy and expand the shop right out to the main entrance.

it looks horrible from the outside. it looks old and run down

Ken.

tommyboy26 wrote: »

it looks horrible from the outside. it looks old and run down

It is there since about 1995 without much work done since.

CeilingFly

Conspectus wrote: »

It is there since about 1995 without much work done since.

It's becoming a fancy dunnes!

All new layout, will include a Cafe Sol, Pat Whelan butchers and possibly a Sheridan's cheese counter.

Think Superquinn, only bigger.

GavMan

CeilingFly wrote: »

It's becoming a fancy dunnes!

All new layout, will include a Cafe Sol, Pat Whelan butchers and possibly a Sheridan's cheese counter.

Think Superquinn, only bigger.

No bad thing. I still hold a grudge about that wall

Cazale

GavMan wrote:

No bad thing. I still hold a grudge about that wall

Mr Gorbachev tear down this wall!

GavMan

Cazale wrote: »

Mr Gorbachev tear down this wall!

A clarion call direct from Ballyporeen!!

Magilla Gorilla

Conspectus wrote: »

It is there since about 1995 without much work done since.

I think it opened in 1987 or thereabouts- open to correction on that.

Cazale

Planning permission in for a pizza restaurant and takeaway opposite Supervalu/Homestore and there is a Thai restaurant going where Gourmet Burger used to be outside the whitewater.

Planning permission also in for an Insomnia in the whitewater. If it gets the go ahead it will be going in where the tv and couches are beside Milanos.

matchthis

Cazale wrote: »

Planning permission in for a pizza restaurant and takeaway opposite Supervalu/Homestore and there is a Thai restaurant going where Gourmet Burger used to be outside the whitewater.

Planning permission also in for an Insomnia in the whitewater. If it gets the go ahead it will be going in where the tv and couches are beside Milanos.

That right across from Starbucks

tommyboy26

anyone else think that the bottom of the town is becoming less and less busy. all the development seems to be happening from the post office up towards dunnes

Ken.

I see that Michael Murphy has started parking his trucks and vans at the old littlewoods place at the back of Dunnes. Put up hoarding all around it too. Anyone know if a move is on the cards?

CeilingFly

Conspectus wrote: »

I see that Michael Murphy has started parking his trucks and vans at the old littlewoods place at the back of Dunnes. Put up hoarding all around it too. Anyone know if a move is on the cards?

That's been their head office for a few years. Hoarding is just advertising.

Ken.

CeilingFly wrote: »

That's been their head office for a few years. Hoarding is just advertising.

Never knew that. It's always looked abandoned that building.

TheShow

Magilla Gorilla wrote: »

I think it opened in 1987 or thereabouts- open to correction on that.

That’s more like it alright.

mickmac76

Can anyone recommend a massage therapist in or around Newbridge? I have some problems with a stiff and sore neck.

RTighe

mickmac76 wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a massage therapist in or around Newbridge? I have some problems with a stiff and sore neck.

Kehoe Physio on at the back of the village estate in newbridge, operates out of the family planning clinic (i think)

Very good, has sorted me out a few times with neck issues (trapped nerves etc)

his booking is on facebook

https://www.facebook.com/kehoephysio/

Rob

WishUWereHere

Went to the courtyard today as there are ( afaik ) 3 charity shops where I wanted to leave quality but used clothes. All 3 were closed.

I wasn't prepared to leave any clothing at either Tesco's or Lidl's clothes banks as last week I saw at the Tesco one 2 females using hooks attached to rods to retrieve clothes from the bank bins and choosing what they wanted and just threw what they didn't want on the ground. Also this week, both the banks at both Lidl & Tesco were overflowing.

For future reference does anyone know of any charity shop open on a Sunday locally where one could leave clothes for a good/needy cause?

Thanks

RTighe

WishUWereHere wrote: »

Went to the courtyard today as there are ( afaik ) 3 charity shops where I wanted to leave quality but used clothes. All 3 were closed.

I wasn't prepared to leave any clothing at either Tesco's or Lidl's clothes banks as last week I saw at the Tesco one 2 females using hooks attached to rods to retrieve clothes from the bank bins and choosing what they wanted and just threw what they didn't want on the ground. Also this week, both the banks at both Lidl & Tesco were overflowing.

For future reference does anyone know of any charity shop open on a Sunday locally where one could leave clothes for a good/needy cause?

Thanks

isn't there a vintage / thrift store just up from brú? also there is the KWWPSCA charity shop on cutlery road ? the proceeds from that store goes to be animal shelter.

tommyboy26

driving around the town i noticed alot of those 2 black wires for counting traffic. the council are hardly trying to see if the town needs a ring road?

GavMan

tommyboy26 wrote: »

driving around the town i noticed alot of those 2 black wires for counting traffic. the council are hardly trying to see if the town needs a ring road?

Was wondering the same myself. All approaches seem to be marked. Maybe they are trying to decide where resources need to be spent based on volume. Stuff like resurfacing. The road the Military Cemetery to Walshestown could badly do with a resurface. Its well used.

Hopefully they at least trying to get the stats together to get funding to complete the road from Pfizer to Liffey Hall...

richiek83

I reckon its the data collation exercise by the NTA for the forthcoming Newbridge Traffic Management Plan which is expected to go to public consultation sometime this year. NTA are using Newbridge as a pilot case to see if the model and plan they come up can be applied to other areas of the country that require similar work. They have stated that some plans drawn up the councils haven't delivered value for money. It's more likely a chance it will be implemented if NTA have control over it and they did say that subject to ratification of an eventual plan that funding would be forthcoming.

Magilla Gorilla

I've never understood why Newbridge has not had a one-way traffic system for years. There are two long streets parallel to each other- if you count the "Military Road" (from library to Dunnes) there are three. I would have thought the layout was ideal for such a system, compared to say Navan or Portlaoise. Parking would be so much easier and at least some of the traffic lights could be removed.

Or am I mad?

Cazale

lanomist wrote:

One of the best restaurants in Newbridge il ponto Nuevo closed without notice on Friday. I believe the staff turned up for work only to find it locked up. No notice given and their facebook page say it will reopen soon.

Reopening on the 11th of May.

CeilingFly

Cazale wrote: »

Reopening on the 11th of May.

Independent mediation between stubborn landlord and stubborn tenant works and they have a new respect for each other

GavMan

richiek83 wrote: »

I reckon its the data collation exercise by the NTA for the forthcoming Newbridge Traffic Management Plan which is expected to go to public consultation sometime this year. NTA are using Newbridge as a pilot case to see if the model and plan they come up can be applied to other areas of the country that require similar work. They have stated that some plans drawn up the councils haven't delivered value for money. It's more likely a chance it will be implemented if NTA have control over it and they did say that subject to ratification of an eventual plan that funding would be forthcoming.

That is indeed what the counters are for

tommyboy26

walking up cutlery road today i saw a sold sign on the old derelict building across from the whitewater. that building has been sitting there as long as i can remember. is there any way of finding out who purchased it or what the plans for the future of the building is?

Magilla Gorilla

Not sure who bought it but there is a row over the sale (possibly in the courts). It seems an "action group" wants the sale examined as the hall was originally set up for Irish cultural purposes or similar and they are questioning how and why the remaining trustees sold it on to a private buyer (as I understand it).

I don't know where these activists were for the last 60 years as the building lay derelict...

ando

That’s annoying, it’s an ugly eye sore. What are they looking for?? It’s different if they have an investor ready to restore it but if they’re fighting for it to be boarded up for years to come then that makes no sense.

Magilla Gorilla wrote: »

Not sure who bought it but there is a row over the sale (possibly in the courts). It seems an "action group" wants the sale examined as the hall was originally set up for Irish cultural purposes or similar and they are questioning how and why the remaining trustees sold it on to a private buyer (as I understand it).

I don't know where these activists were for the last 60 years as the building lay derelict...

Cazale

A new sushi restaurant is going into the building where Gourmet Burger used to be outside the whitewater.

MotorMike

Cazale wrote: »

A new sushi restaurant is going into the building where Gourmet Burger used to be outside the whitewater.

Is there a market for that in Newbridge? Will it see 6 months?

tommyboy26

MotorMike wrote: »

Is there a market for that in Newbridge? Will it see 6 months?

i would say i agree with you but time will tell

GavMan

MotorMike wrote: »

Is there a market for that in Newbridge? Will it see 6 months?

The boom is back. Woodies, etc are selling patio heaters again so the notions are definitely strong here now.

It would probably do better in the centre. Bit out of the way where they are.

Sushi is nice

TheShow

Cazale wrote: »

A new sushi restaurant is going into the building where Gourmet Burger used to be outside the whitewater.

In a town where Judge Roy Beans was voted the best dining experience by its inhabitants (Leinster Leader last year) a sushi joint has no chance. Sure the fishmongers closed because nobody in the bridge likes Fish unless it’s coated in batter and deep fried. May as well close the doors now.

WishUWereHere

TheShow wrote: »

In a town where Judge Roy Beans was voted the best dining experience by its inhabitants (Leinster Leader last year) a sushi joint has no chance. Sure the fishmongers closed because nobody in the bridge likes Fish unless it’s coated in batter and deep fried. May as well close the doors now.

When the sushi in Dundrum couldn't survive, hard to believe this will. Really hope it does though.

CeilingFly

WishUWereHere wrote: »

When the sushi in Dundrum couldn't survive, hard to believe this will. Really hope it does though.

In fairness, the Dundrum place was a conveyor belt franchise in the middle of a shopping mall - not exactly a location conducive to eating anything let alone sushi.

This is the place opening in whitewater http://www.fujiyama.ie/

A Japanese Cuisine restaurant that has sushi as one of its cuisine styles.

tommyboy26

i see work is going on in the old dole office anyone know what is becoming

tommyboy26

i see the old keg pub is up for auction would be great to see that end of the town get some life back into it and not another pub

lanomist

It will more than likely be turned into apartments.

TheShow

tommyboy26 wrote: »

i see the old keg pub is up for auction would be great to see that end of the town get some life back into it and not another pub

there's no draw at that end of the town, you'd need a few things together to get the footfall down there during the day.

Cazale

Cazale wrote:

A new sushi restaurant is going into the building where Gourmet Burger used to be outside the whitewater.

Opening this Friday. Walked by it this evening and restaurant looks very nice.

Cazale

There is a new place opening beside the Charlotte Mall called delicatessen. Currently being renovated so not much info on it but sign in window mentions barbeque style food.