New Business openings and closures around you?

I must have higher aspirations for Blackrock than you.

You must 🤣

I always take great delight in reminding people that Blackrock has council estates, homeless accommodation and at least one halting site...then you have the other lot that brings the tone down but sure what can you do.

It's not snobbery wetherspoons was garbage and did nothing for Blackrock, it'll be better without it.

Did you prefer Tonic or wetherspoons?

Suite 54 (tonic)…. Much better.

exactly

Tonic was much better - great place in its heyday. Business was sort of petering out though for the last couple of years of its existence, not sure if this was Tonic specific, or a reflection of the quietening of Blackrock in general. Given the pickup in suburban business post Covid, I'd guess a new pub would do quite well there.

The place used to buzz during the late 90s/early 00s. Wicked Wolf, Conways, Mad Hatter, Timepiece all did great business. And of course you still had Jack O'Rourkes, Breffni, Potters Bar, Avoca. The Playwright too, even if not in the village.

The problem I find with Dalkey and which many on this thread have slated me for thinking already is that aside from the DART or if you are an avid cyclist or drive, accessibility is very tricky.

The 59 and 111 are all very well and good for those in the 1 to 2 kilometer radius of Dalkey while the Aircoach has just resumed at a significantly reduced frequency. The 7D is useless given it nearly non existence.

Its not a destination from a commuting perspective if you are coming from places like Dundrum, Sandyford or UCD. People will continue driving to Dalkey from places like those mentioned if they have to make awkward changes at Dun Laoghaire or Blackrock. This will be exacerbated further when Cherrywood is fully populated and operational. Anyway, I'll leave it there as I've gone blue in the face explaining to others why it is stupid to keep it as a backwater.

The new look of The Queens is interesting. The problem I find with Dalkey and which many on this thread have slated me for thinking already is that aside from the DART or if you are an avid cyclist or drive, accessibility is very tricky.

The 59 and 111 are all very well and good for those in the 1 to 2 kilometer radius of Dalkey while the Aircoach has just resumed service at a significantly reduced frequency. The 7D is useless given its nearly non existence.

Its not a destination from a public transport perspective if you are coming from places like Dundrum, Sandyford or UCD. People will continue driving to Dalkey from places like those mentioned if they have to make awkward changes at Dun Laoghaire or Blackrock. This will be exacerbated further when Cherrywood is fully populated and operational. Anyway, I'll leave it there as I've gone blue in the face explaining to others why it is stupid to keep it as a backwater.

The new look of The Queens is interesting. I've also been in The Coliemore since they opened and their baby back ribs are delicious. Highly recommend them.

The bargain basement pharmacy has since opened, looks awful.

Lifestyle in the shopping centre hasn't reopened, I'm presuming it's a permanent closure at this stage.

Tragic Carpet, I like it!

It may be another of their Diarmuid Gavin garden stores.

There is a planning permission to knock the pub and develop apartments on the site/the land behind it, seems that won't be happening any time soon.