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Shops/Businesses opening/closing

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    #662
    westgolf
    Registered Users Posts: 828 ✭✭✭westgolf


    Mrs OBumble wrote: »
    Agreed.

    I walked past O'Reillys today. Very odd. Definitely closed but not looking abandoned. But no signs at all. They're normally active more or less daily on Facebook, but suddenly nothing since 8 Jan.

    Still the same today 31/1/20. Any update on the above. ?


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    #663
    Wompa1
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    westgolf wrote: »
    Still the same today 31/1/20. Any update on the above. ?

    As chance would have it, I saw their promotional jeep drive in Salthill earlier. It parked in the public parking and they walked across the road. Presumably heading into the place. I thought I noticed a sign saying spring menu. I wonder if they opted to close for a few months...

    I heard JP McMahon on Galway Bay FM saying from next year on, he's going to be closing one of his places for a few months a year.


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    #664
    Jammyd
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    https://connachttribune.ie/five-years-e200m-galway-shopping-centre-plan/

    Might not be the correct thread to post in but was wondering whatever happened to this plan? Does anyone know? Looks like the permission has now lapsed and I guess the appetite for shopping centre development is subdued with the online retail wave.

    Was out that way last weekend and couldn't get over how old the place is and what a missed opportunity for Galway to have a higher density mixed development, the city is really lacking in the shopping department with an absence of a lot of the major brands that are in the likes of Newbridge and Athlone, the whole Headford road area could do with being knocked and starting all over - First up would be that building that houses Argos and Lidl (definitely up there as one of the ugliest buildings in the city IMO)


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    #665
    Mrs OBumble
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    Wompa1 wrote: »

    I heard JP McMahon on Galway Bay FM saying from next year on, he's going to be closing one of his places for a few months a year.

    Done it already: Anair has a sign saying its closed til the end of March.

    Lots of places closed for some part of January. All with signs up.


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    #666
    Deadly Delta
    Registered Users Posts: 114 ✭✭Deadly Delta


    Looks like a substantial chunk of Eglinton St. is up for sale. Does this mean all these places will be closing?


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    #667
    westgolf
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    Deadly Delta wrote: »
    Looks like a substantial chunk of Eglinton St. is up for sale. Does this mean all these places will be closing?

    No. In a case like this you buy the property and take over the leases from the seller. They just get a new landlord.


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    #668
    Mrs OBumble
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    Deadly Delta wrote: »
    Looks like a substantial chunk of Eglinton St. is up for sale. Does this mean all these places will be closing?

    No.

    Commercial sales don't usually involve vacant possession.

    Also, Ex Eddie rockets is long vacant anyway. McSwiggans are using the unit besidecitcfor a storeroom.


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    #669
    cfeeneyinterior
    Registered Users Posts: 1,077 ✭✭✭cfeeneyinterior


    Carraig Donn are coming to the knocknacarra shopping centre... https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10157171627278121&id=365221803120


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    Storm 10
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    Never heard that Reillys bar in Salthill had closed down


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    #671
    Mrs OBumble
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    Storm 10 wrote: »
    Never heard that Reillys bar in Salthill had closed down


    There's still been no announcement, we've just noticed that it's been closed since early January.

    I noticed at the weekend that there are signs in the outside menu boards saying "spring menu coming soon" - not sure if they're new or not.


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    #672
    loriexxx
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    cfeeneyinterior wrote: »
    Carraig Donn are coming to the knocknacarra shopping centre... https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10157171627278121&id=365221803120

    How many is that in Galway now 2/3. Surly there is no need for another one! I can’t understand why they can’t open a Zara/HM out there, there is enough space and the majority of people want one.


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    #673
    zell12
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    What's opening on the corner Upper Salthill opp post office?


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    #674
    Storm 10
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    zell12 wrote: »
    What's opening on the corner Upper Salthill opp post office?


    That was for Christmas only I heard there since


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    #675
    JohnCleary
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    zell12 wrote: »
    What's opening on the corner Upper Salthill opp post office?

    Walked past last night. Looks like a flower shop...still plenty of stock there but not sure of open day to day


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    #676
    Bredabe
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    JohnCleary wrote: »
    Walked past last night. Looks like a flower shop...still plenty of stock there but not sure of open day to day
    From what I read in a post somewhere, Go Dutch are using it as a store/workspace for the foreseeable.

    "Have you ever wagged your tail so hard you fell over"?-Brod Higgins.



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    #677
    Geuze
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    Deadly Delta wrote: »
    Looks like a substantial chunk of Eglinton St. is up for sale. Does this mean all these places will be closing?


    Some of these rents are very high.

    EuroGiant pay 130k pa, that's over 10k pm, or 2,500 per week.

    No wonder the price level is so high in Ireland.


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    #678
    JohnCleary
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    Bredabe wrote: »
    From what I read in a post somewhere, Go Dutch are using it as a store/workspace for the foreseeable.

    That would make total sense as I was thinking it looked a little bare to be a full-on shop.


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    #679
    Robbo
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    In the financial services sector, it's nice to see that Galway's own Nick Leeson is back in business based out of Newcastle Road. I'm sure this will work out well for all concerned.


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    #680
    Blue850
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    ABC Bookshop on Tuam Road is closing and going online only at the end of the month


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    #681
    cfeeneyinterior
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    Blue850 wrote: »
    ABC Bookshop on Tuam Road is closing and going online only at the end of the month

    Ausoba shoe shop beside Griffin's is closing down


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    #682
    ronnie3585
    Registered Users Posts: 6,675 ✭✭✭ronnie3585


    Anyone know if the Hurt Locker gym in Liosbaun is still open? Their website is down and social media is inactive.


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    #683
    Mrs OBumble
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    Sitting Duck cafe in Eyre St has had an exterior paint job and renamed as Kettle Cafe.


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    #684
    motley
    Registered Users Posts: 185 ✭✭motley


    ronnie3585 wrote: »
    Anyone know if the Hurt Locker gym in Liosbaun is still open? Their website is down and social media is inactive.

    I think they closed late last year sometime. I have been told this by someone worked beside their location.


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    #685
    zell12
    Registered Users Posts: 25,031 ✭✭✭✭zell12


    Cllr Owen Hanley says there have been a number of high profile shop closures in recent weeks which he argues is indicative of a wider problem facing many retailers in Galway. https://connachttribune.ie/city-officials-urged-to-revitalise-galways-retail-sector/
    What are these 'high profile' shops?


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    #686
    Prominent_Dawg
    Registered Users Posts: 986 ✭✭✭Prominent_Dawg


    zell12 wrote: »
    What are these 'high profile' shops?

    I'm guessing ones located on shop street/ Edwards square..


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    #687
    Mrs OBumble
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    Prominent_Dawg wrote: »
    I'm guessing ones located on shop street/ Edwards square..

    So Cara, Asuoba (closing soon).

    Struggling to think of others in recent weeks.


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    #688
    gordongekko
    Registered Users Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭gordongekko


    Mrs OBumble wrote: »
    So Cara, Asuoba (closing soon).

    Struggling to think of others in recent weeks.

    In the Eyre Square centre there was chopped swamp the candle shop and the cake shop near dunnes


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    #689
    jk23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 877 ✭✭✭jk23


    I say alot of businesses are struggling especially in the shopping centre, a huge saturation of clothes shops in particular...


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    #690
    Mrs OBumble
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    gordongekko wrote: »
    In the Eyre Square centre there was chopped swamp the candle shop and the cake shop near dunnes

    Not in recent weeks, though. The latter two were before Christmas.


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    #691
    youngrun
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    Mrs OBumble wrote: »
    Not in recent weeks, though. The latter two were before Christmas.

    Duffys also closed on Mainguard st. As did a couple of Xmas let shops eg Deacys, River deep store.


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