Limerick Businesses Opening

Iranoutofideas · 12-11-2014 12:41pm

The footpaths on O'Connell Street are hideous, they majorly detract from the look of our main street.

zulutango · 12-11-2014 12:52pm

Iranoutofideas wrote: »

The footpaths on O'Connell Street are hideous, they majorly detract from the look of our main street.

And the signage and ill-fitting street furniture! The original elegance of O'Connell Street is well and truly lost at this stage.

Traffic, parking and taxi ranks must be removed from the street too, as a matter of priority. There's so much you could do with the space.

As well as improving O'Connell Street, I think Catherine Street could be one of the more viable streets to pedestrianise. You don't have the same issues with traffic on it, and it's a beautiful street if you try and imagine it without cars parked along it, and electrical wires crossing over it at random intervals.

HattieMcDoogal · 12-11-2014 10:26pm

An expansion rather than a new business but Grove Island Leisure Centre is expanding into the old Xtravision two doors down.

Painters in there tonight.

And the ultimate test of will power ... the chipper is still between the Leisure Centre and Xtravision :-)

branie2 · 13-11-2014 12:49am

I see there will be a Costa's coffee opening in the old HMV building on Cruise's Street.

Cherrycoke · 13-11-2014 1:05am

A new indian restaurant, Taj, is opening in the old Copper & Spice unit.

Poxyshamrock · 13-11-2014 1:11am

branie2 wrote: »

I see there will be a Costa's coffee opening in the old HMV building on Cruise's Street.

Yeah, I can't wait!

Hopefully it stays open well past 6pm!

bigpink · 14-11-2014 3:47pm

New restaurant opening called The Treasury just seen on facebook opening next week at 78 O'Connell st.has 3 five star reviews already lol

The Moldy Gowl · 14-11-2014 4:01pm

Poxyshamrock wrote: »

Yeah, I can't wait! Hopefully it stays open well past 6pm!

They won't. Should be 6 Monday - Wednesday. Maybe Thursday will be open later, they do a stock take every Thursday evening.

Friday maybe. I can't remember the closing times of the costas not in a shopping center.

I would not be expecting anything great service wise. The manager is very arrogant and th staff aren't the best.

davo2001 · 14-11-2014 4:06pm

bigpink wrote: »

New restaurant opening called The Treasury just seen on facebook opening next week at 78 O'Connell st.has 3 five star reviews already lol

How can a restaurant that hasn't opened yet have a rating? I know the answer but FFS!

Iranoutofideas · 14-11-2014 4:18pm

Noticed that on the facebook pages for a lot of cafes...I won't name them but it was obvious that all the owners friends had just automatically given them 5 stars on the pages rating tab.

bigpink · 14-11-2014 4:23pm

The facebook photos say 78 o Connell street but the info says 74 o Connell st

Louche Lad · 14-11-2014 6:34pm

bigpink wrote: »

The facebook photos say 78 o Connell street but the info says 74 o Connell st

Just going by Google Street View, possibly no. 74 because no. 78 looks like an established solicitors' office, and no. 74 is where Marker Square Brasserie is or was.

L-M · 14-11-2014 9:13pm

Iranoutofideas wrote: »

Noticed that on the facebook pages for a lot of cafes...I won't name them but it was obvious that all the owners friends had just automatically given them 5 stars on the pages rating tab.

Wouldn't it be worse if their friends gave them 1 star!

source · 14-11-2014 9:42pm

Limerick man wrote: »

Wouldn't it be worse if their friends gave them 1 star!

Nope, it would be better if their friends just helped advertise their new venture, and not give false reviews of a place that isn't even open yet.

Poxyshamrock · 14-11-2014 11:22pm

I wouldn't be too worried about fake reviews. Once the restaurant opens, the true reviews will determine its future. If it's good, it'll last and if it's not, it will go the same way the last few restaurants have!

chicorytip · 14-11-2014 11:44pm

Joe Duffy Motors to open a new Audi dealership in the old Singland Motors premises on the Dublin Rd. Thirty jobs.

Poxyshamrock · 15-11-2014 7:16pm

Butler's Chocolate Café opened in the Crescent this morning.

martingriff · 17-11-2014 10:56pm

chicorytip wrote: »

Joe Duffy Motors to open a new Audi dealership in the old Singland Motors premises on the Dublin Rd. Thirty jobs.

Can see the headline now TALK TO JOE. How well he do his show now

leakyboots · 18-11-2014 5:08pm

Poxyshamrock wrote: »

I wouldn't be too worried about fake reviews. Once the restaurant opens, the true reviews will determine its future. If it's good, it'll last and if it's not, it will go the same way the last few restaurants have!

I find when a restaurant opens you often get people slating the place regardless, maybe some are connected to other restaurants or just have their favourites. Don't know if anyone else notices this, maybe it's just me!

Swiper the fox · 18-11-2014 6:25pm

I was stopped at the lights yesterday and could see into El Toro as they had the door open, the fitout seems very impressive, they've clearly spent a lot of money on it, if the attention to detail is as good with the food they could be onto a winner. It's the typeof food that isn't going to scare anybody away from having a try, even the meat and spuds crew who never look past the Texas Steakout might chance something.
When is it opening??

Berty · 18-11-2014 6:30pm

Don't know when it opens but liked it on Facebook last night. Had 175 likes at that stage and only two posts with no concrete information.

stefanovich · 18-11-2014 7:43pm

Shop-fitters inside the unit on the corner of Arthur's quay to the right of the entrance. No idea what they're up to though.

Poxyshamrock · 18-11-2014 8:27pm

Irwin's Jewellers?

martingriff · 18-11-2014 8:35pm

stefanovich wrote: »

Shop-fitters inside the unit on the corner of Arthur's quay to the right of the entrance. No idea what they're up to though.

More than likely a pop up shop for Christmas like the calendar shop. Hope I am wrong at its 1 to stay but say not

Itsdacraic · 18-11-2014 11:11pm

martingriff wrote: »

More than likely a pop up shop for Christmas like the calendar shop. Hope I am wrong at its 1 to stay but say not

They've been at the Irwin Jewellers unit for weeks so looks like a lot of work for a pop-up shop.

highlydebased · 19-11-2014 10:24pm

Saw some work happening today on former Fergusons unit including a number of men in suits present

Swiper the fox · 19-11-2014 10:31pm

Noels Menswear have reopened their full shop having been operating out of half of it for the past six months or so, looks well enough but the brands aren't that exciting. They've added Barbour to their usual lineup.
Walking around the mens shops in Limerick and comparing them to what's available in Cork and Dublin is depressing.

Cherrycoke · 20-11-2014 1:47pm

there's a new restaurant, Café Crust, almost ready to open, just down from Milano. Facing the river. Looks really nice. If they have outside seating, it'll be lovely place to admire the view

stefanovich · 20-11-2014 3:08pm

Cherrycoke wrote: »

there's a new restaurant, Café Crust, almost ready to open, just down from Milano. Facing the river. Looks really nice. If they have outside seating, it'll be lovely place to admire the view

Not too keen on the name!

zulutango · 20-11-2014 4:43pm

Cherrycoke wrote: »

there's a new restaurant, Café Crust, almost ready to open, just down from Milano. Facing the river. Looks really nice. If they have outside seating, it'll be lovely place to admire the view

It'll have to draw people down Lower Bedford Row and that won't be too easy. In general, the street is a real disappointment. The Harvey's Quay development (Dunnes Stores) killed off any chance of doing something interesting with the street. How that got past the planners is beyond me.

Limerick Businesses Opening

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