Limerick Businesses Opening

Cheap books for kids. Oh the horror 🤣

Joking aside though with the amount of empty units anything with the lights on is a win.

Every city in Ireland has a Boards thread and all of them have the same complaints. The threads are almost identical in their complaints and their belief that it is a localised problem.

It's not even just an Irish problem so no it's not the councils management of the city centre (not that they are amazing or anything either.

I'm interested about the bottom point too - what was the most recent big retailer to open in Limerick City Centre? Dublin has New Balance opening soon, and Cork recently got Mango

Even outside of international brands, it would be good to see a store like Carrols open (already in Dublin everywhere, two in Cork and two in Galway) and Dubrary (all other cities with multiple in Dublin). It's great that The Crescent has stores like Butlers Chocolate, Gino's Gelato, H&M, Next, SuperDry, Tommy Hilfiger and Zara, but those stores should either be in the city centre instead or as well. Cruises Street, as discussed in another thread, is a good idea for that, but it's probably an outdated model. It would be great to see it flattened for larger modern stores and apartments like Opera Lane in Cork, but I think likes other said, it will still struggle as it doesn't lead you anywhere. Are there many large, empty stores that those retailers listed above could go in? It's great to want these retailers, but is there anywhere for them to actually go where they would want to?

I doubt we will ever get a Carroll's because we just don't have the tourist numbers. Something like the tourist shop under the rugby museum is as close as we will get.

Surprised we don't have a Butlers amongst all the other coffee shops. They would fit nice down Cruises St.

Those clothes shops probably don't care because they know people will go to the Crescent for them. It's a simple Google and bus/car/whatever to get there and we are not big enough I would imagine for multiple shops especially with the amount of online sales now.

Passed The Trading Post last night. I had assumed by the name that it was a second hand shop but it's actually a place to play board games and swap Pokémon cards and the likes.

Does anyone know how much tickets are for the panaromic wheel? Can't find prices online, thanks

Think we paid €16 for two adults and two children yesterday.

Roosters PriPri i think.....

It looks like Rio's across the road is about to re-open too.

Also Poppadum (late of Cornmarket Square) seem to be now operating out of the Achari restaurant next door.

I'm not sure if they are about to take over but both websites seem to operating independently for now. Achari is a very mediocre Indian restaurant. It's a while since I tried them but whenever I did, it was always disappointing.....tasteless and forgettable.

I'm not sure what Poppadum is like but it's nice to see some more options.....though I'd probably still drive past them all to go to the Mogul..

Wishing him the best of luck….*cough*

By right it should be boycotted

Was in there this morning and it was dead. Maybe the word is out..

Who is actually running it? There is a barista there (who was actually working in Guji for the few weeks Habit was closed), he's sound, but not sure if he's the owner?

Tesco in Watchhouse Cross opened this morning.

If that dump finally opens again I will be so grateful I will take up vaping.

Maybe it will be a second branch of Coffee43 🤣

M&S Food is opening in Applegreen in Birdhill today (similar to the one on the Ennis Road).

It probably falls more into the Metro size but this format was discontinued recently with smaller Metro stores become Express and the larger size becoming Superstores.

A similar sized store opened in Dublin 4 last year and is also a 'Superstore'.

Duo who moved to Sarsfield St. were there first.

Any chance we could pedestrianise Denmark St. and put the road up shtty Cruises St. 🤣

The only British food shops that are anyway decent are Waitrose and Morrisons and even they don't live up to Irish standards. They ain't perfect but I would have killed for a Centra over there for a sandwich or Dunnes for relatively fresh veg.

M&S is the biggest rip-off of them all

Good to see someone is seeing sense.

Lived in London for 20 years. M&S completely over rated. Their own brands for stuff is really poor.

People getting their knickers in a twist about them but give me Aldi any day

noticed it was gone from coonagh this morning ,was wondering if it had closed !