Clonmel Thread

Did game stop close permanently today as well as Argos? The town is going to be like a ghost town

Boston is a lot more relaxed than Abbott

Iceland (not that I ever went to it) and argos both closing is a big blow to showgrounds which was hardly flourishing before it.

The problem is the Iceland and Argos units are too big for average shops and too small for chains that would draw footfall. The likes of a Currys or a Harvey Norman would need units twice or three times as big. While another clothes shop would never fill the space. I fear they will find it very difficult to fill those units.

Ability to park in the Showgrounds puts many people off.

I'm in clonmel regularly. Never saw anyone in Argos and Iceland was just as quiet. So their closing may actually help as there will be replacement stores.

But how that awfully drab Edinburgh woollen mills store survives is beyond comprehension. It really is dreadful and does nothing for the centre.

Not sure what clubs are still operating over the summer but you could try

Peaks mountaineering club if you walk hills / there are two others as well Nire bogtrotters and Knockmealdowns grps

STAG in Nelson Street if you draw/like art

Tidy towns if you volunteer

Clonmel Athletic Club / Clonmel Triathalon Club / Clonmel cycling club if exercise is your thing

There is a Bridge Club if you like cards

There is a new ‘meet up club’ for new people in clonmel - its on a fb page

If you go into the library, on the huge notice boards there is loads of stuff - you are sure to find something you could do.

Enjoy yourself and let us know how you got on, that will help others in a similar position

Yes sold to some fella called Cash, for cash, knockdown price.

They don't open on Mondays

Hobbies in Adulthood

Anyone got any suggestions for hobbies? Im based in Clonmel, Tipp, 47 year old man, and find once work is done and the usual housework is sorted plus the kids are looked after, etc that im pretty much doing mundane tasks out of boredom. I already go to the gym so would ideally like to take up a non-sport related hobby. Tl;dr what to people do for fun/new experiences in their free time? Thanks

Also there is a mens shed in Clonmel

What happened to the Apple green on the Dungarvan road. Been shut for a few days.

Went to it on Saturday and honestly it was good craic everyone seemed in good spirits and no messing and it was a huge success I was very suprised, think another event will happen , when buying drinks you had to hand in 2 tokens worth 6 euros for pints there, sound at stage was good, they brought in extra chairs and picnic tables so there was plenty to sit around in fairness, the shuttle bus was very hand kept coming back every 20 mins to bring people back into the town as well.

Despite my apprehension as local resident, it was actually grand. No messing up and down the road, you could hear the music but it wasn't obnoxiously loud. Were the crowds big at it?

What's the story with all the water outages in town? I haven't been in town for a while but I saw on social media one place wasn't opening for Sunday lunch last week because of it, today I saw a water tanker coming out of the Talbot hotel and then Esquires was closed because of it but Costa appeared to be open. Last time I was in the cinema the toilets were out of order and they had no drinks because of water outages and that was to see the Banshees of Inisherin so a good while ago now, it put me off going back. Businesses must be going mad with all the interruptions.