Wetherspoons In Cork

the beer revolu · 20-06-2015 5:30pm

devondudley wrote: »

i noticed all of benny macabe's pubs which used to stock symonds cider have stopped doing so and now stock orchard thieves instead, i wonder has the fact its 2.95 for symonds in weatherspoons got anything to do with.

Maybe there was massive customer demand for the new cider?

Or on the other hand, maybe Heineken offered a rake of free stock and/or a load of cash to do so?

Probably the former!

SpaceTime · 20-06-2015 5:32pm

JohnK wrote: »

Interesting, they're really going after all the different markets with their tvs, meeting facilities & wifi

They're not a huge chain for nothing ... they know their markets and adapt.
Some of their suburban London pubs are pretty upmarket and foodie while some of their bars elsewhere are just about cheap beer.

They're very much market research led.

whisky_galore · 20-06-2015 11:31pm

run_Forrest_run wrote: »

probably just some incentive offered by Heineken to create more awareness for Orchard Thieves, which seems to be getting bad reviews cos it's sour mankiness.

Another big company effort at a funky brand name trying to fool people into thinking they're drinking an 'artisan' product.

clerk · 25-06-2015 10:10pm

Anybody have any update on how the development in town is going or how the application for planning in Douglas is going ?

moyners · 25-06-2015 10:37pm

clerk wrote: »

Anybody have any update on how the development in town is going or how the application for planning in Douglas is going ?

They're doing a huge amount of work on the one in town at the moment. A lot of the exterior plaster has been stripped back, and the inside looks gutted. I guess they start rebuilding now :-D

whisky_galore · 26-06-2015 8:15am

run_Forrest_run wrote: »

probably just some incentive offered by Heineken to create more awareness for Orchard Thieves, which seems to be getting bad reviews cos it's sour mankiness.

Only copped the other day the Orchard Thieves logo is almost a carbon copy of small scale producer MacIvors Cider. Plus the bottle labels look similar from a distance...

LeNNoX · 26-06-2015 9:02am

I'm gutted to hear that…..

Article on it: http://www.craftbeer.ie

Well done to the originals http://www.macivors.com

Pitcairn · 26-06-2015 9:07am

clerk wrote: »

Anybody have any update on how the development in town is going or how the application for planning in Douglas is going ?

Construction is well underway at Paul Street. The Wetherspoon website said it will open on September 8th.

In Douglas the County Council asked for more information on their planning application and looking at the file online they haven't yet supplied that information so definitely another few months before a decision is reached.

CianDon · 26-06-2015 10:14am

Pitcairn wrote: »

Construction is well underway at Paul Street. The Wetherspoon website said it will open on September 8th.

First week back for the colleges. I expect first week trading to be rather brisk!!

Seamai · 26-06-2015 12:48pm

whisky_galore wrote: »

Only copped the other day the Orchard Thieves logo is almost a carbon copy of small scale producer MacIvors Cider. Plus the bottle labels look similar from a distance...

The TV advert make it look like Orchard Thieves might be Irish, it is in fact from New Zealand, I'd love to see the carbon foot print for it if it's been actually made there.

There are plenty of really good Irish ciders to choose from.

Ludo · 26-06-2015 12:55pm

Seamai wrote: »

The TV advert make it look like Orchard Thieves might be Irish, it is in fact from New Zealand, I'd love to see the carbon foot print for it if it's been actually made there.

New Zealand? From their website: "Orchard Thieves is made in our cider mill in Hereford, UK"

whisky_galore · 26-06-2015 12:57pm

Ludo wrote: »

New Zealand? From their website: "Orchard Thieves is made in our cider mill in Hereford, UK"

Thought it was uk (England) produced, but the ads are schnaky, leads you to believe it's Irish and 'craft'.

LeNNoX · 26-06-2015 12:58pm

New Zealand??? how/what/who/where etc... tell me more please.

The Orchard Thieves website says it's made in Hereford, UK but McIvors is made in Armagh.

sorry for the thread hijack.

Ludo · 26-06-2015 1:01pm

whisky_galore wrote: »

Thought it was uk produced, but the ads are schnaky, leads you to believe it's Irish and 'craft'.

Yep..this is true. Same goes for their Cute Hoor taps...they look "crafty". At least Guinness put their logo on their Hop House lager taps so you know it ain't craft.

whisky_galore · 26-06-2015 1:03pm

Ludo wrote: »

Yep..this is true. Same goes for their Cute Hoor taps...they look "crafty". At least Guinness put their logo on their Hop House lager taps so you know it ain't craft.

Really? That is a revelation for me!

Ironic name is ironic.

Seamai · 26-06-2015 1:10pm

LeNNoX wrote: »

New Zealand??? how/what/who/where etc... tell me more please.

The Orchard Thieves website says it's made in Hereford, UK but McIvors is made in Armagh.

sorry for the thread hijack.

Well maybe it's being made under licence in the UK but Heineken own the brand having bought out the original company in NZ a few years back.

Seamai · 26-06-2015 1:14pm

whisky_galore wrote: »

Thought it was uk (England) produced, but the ads are schnaky, leads you to believe it's Irish and 'craft'.

That Orchard Thieves advert was made in Dublin, I presume give the impression that it was local. I wonder how many people actually look at the labels?

grenache · 27-06-2015 4:15am

How could anyone think Orchard Thieves was craft?!
Even if you didn't already know that it was a Heineken product....its fairly obvious that no craft brewery could afford mass advertising like Heineken has undertaken with that cider in the last few months. Micro breweries in general don't advertise on TV/radio.

Blackie Grey · 27-06-2015 9:25am

Had a few bottles of this recently pure muck

devondudley · 28-06-2015 8:03am

its the most bitter/sweet tasting cider i have drunk its awful, as i said before its huge placement in pubs means better cider on tap like symonds is gone.

on a side note i paid 7.40 for a bottle of stonewell in the crane lane during the week i know its expensive buts that's still about a euro more than i should be paying

gimmick · 25-08-2015 3:47pm

Opening September 8th Paul St I am told.

rob316 · 25-08-2015 4:37pm

gimmick wrote: »

Opening September 8th Paul St I am told.

Its on their site september 8th opening. If the other spoons are anything to go by ill avoid it for a month or so before I try it, lots of teething problems apparently.

horgan_p · 25-08-2015 4:41pm

+1 - I think I'll wait until the place settles down a bit.
I've a funny feeling it'll be like a darwinian experiment.
Anyone here remember the time they brought in extended opening hours in Cork ?

gimmick · 25-08-2015 4:54pm

No? When did that happen?

calnand · 25-08-2015 5:23pm

A few places have extended hours atm, savoy stays open till three now.

kingtut · 25-08-2015 5:25pm

I have been to both the Dun Laoghaire and Blackrock ones (Dublin) and it took at least 3 weeks before the initial excitement died down.

Here are some photos I took last Sunday of the Cork one (not the best quality sorry):

https://www.dropbox.com/s/9dwhit50uv4b42g/IMG_20150823_133736.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0cl2jq36jiayci3/IMG_20150823_133802.jpg?dl=0

JohnK · 25-08-2015 7:00pm

Those photos aren't showing up for me

Mushy · 25-08-2015 9:30pm

Those photos not showing here either, but on touch site.

Went past it Monday, they were working on exterior with finishing touches of painting and cctv cameras being installed. Looks like they had a lot of the interior stuff inside, but just needed organising. Looks well though. Would assume it'll open next week?

kingtut · 26-08-2015 12:11am

JohnK wrote: »

Those photos aren't showing up for me

Mushy wrote: »

Those photos not showing here either, but on touch site.

Sorry not sure what I am doing wrong, edited my post and included direct links (better than nothing until I figure out why I can't embed them!)

KCAccidental · 26-08-2015 2:02am

calnand wrote: »

A few places have extended hours atm, savoy stays open till three now.

really!? that is amazing if true.

gimmick · 26-08-2015 9:27am

kingtut wrote: »

Sorry not sure what I am doing wrong, edited my post and included direct links (better than nothing until I figure out why I can't embed them!)

Links are broken :pac:

Ludo · 26-08-2015 10:09am

gimmick wrote: »

Links are broken :pac:

They seem to be working now.

kcb · 29-08-2015 1:21pm

Looking forward to seeing this place open. Hopefully it will put the skids under some of the cartels around town.

Due to open Sept 8th I think I saw somewhere?

CZ 453 · 29-08-2015 3:33pm

It probably won't though. The spoons tend to avoid music and tvs and punters will pay more in other places for music and sport. I think they'll be looking to make a killing on food.

Blackie Grey · 29-08-2015 4:18pm

avoid going in there for a few weeks -reckon itd be rough as fcuk ,

all the scants be all over it

kingtut · 31-08-2015 11:52pm

Blackie Grey wrote: »

avoid going in there for a few weeks -reckon itd be rough as fcuk ,

all the scants be all over it

If the Dublin ones (Blackrock and Dun Laoghaire) are anything to go by then it will definitely not be rough as fcuk when it opens.

gimmick · 01-09-2015 9:16am

Dun laoighre and Blackrock are not in the city centre and could be described as leafy suburbs, so of course the clientele isn't rough.

Ludo · 01-09-2015 9:54am

gimmick wrote: »

Dun laoighre and Blackrock are not in the city centre and could be described as leafy suburbs, so of course the clientele isn't rough.

LOL...not spent much time in Dun Laoghaire have you :-)

kingtut · 01-09-2015 1:51pm

gimmick wrote: »

Dun laoighre and Blackrock are not in the city centre and could be described as leafy suburbs, so of course the clientele isn't rough.

As Ludo has pointed out you must not have spent much time in Dun laoghaire, plenty of 'unsavoury' people in that area, especially in an around the train station main street which are both visible from Wetherspoons.

People assume cheap prices means scumbags/knackers (whatever you want to call them) will not be attracted but it's simply not the case. There are bouncers on the door and like all bars anyone drunk / acting up is not allowed in.

I am not in Wetherspoons everyday ( I swear ..... hic) but have yet to see any fights or any major trouble. The only incident I saw was in Blackrock where these guys were singing pretty loudly and were asked to quiet down or they would have to leave (they stopped singing and were allowed to stay).

horgan_p · 01-09-2015 3:08pm

From the ECHO website :

CORK’S newest pub the Linen Weaver will open on Paul Street next week following a €3.65m investment by the UK pub chain JD Wetherspoons.
The three storey pub will employ 75 staff when it opens next Tuesday. It covers three floors and is located on the site of the former Newport bar and Mangan’s nightclub.

It is the first pub developed by Wetherspoons outside of Dublin with another Cork bar planned for Douglas.
The new pub will be open from 8am each day closing at 11.30pm Mondays to Thursdays, 12.30am on Fridays and Saturdays and 11pm on Sundays. Food will be served every day until 11pm.
Manager Louie Scott said: “Myself and my team are looking forward to welcoming customers into the pub and we are confident that it will be a great addition to the Cork community.”
The Linen Weaver name comes from the French Huguenots who came to Cork in the late 17th century and were skilled weavers. They built a church in what is now French Church Street and opened a cemetery, recently restored by Cork Council, near the new pub.
Historical photographs, details of local history, information relating to events, historical buildings and characters of the area, as well as artwork by local artists are on display in the bar.
Artwork includes a commissioned original canvas triptych by Eugene D’Arcy, as well as pieces by Fiona Kelly, Tracy Fitzgerald, Gail Kelly, Charles Mountjoy and Fionnuala Kelly.
The Linen Weaver will specialise in real ales, as well as craft and world beers, a wide range of different draught ales, as well as bottled beers, including those from local and regional brewers.

Douglas Eegit · 02-09-2015 8:31am

horgan_p wrote: »

From the ECHO website :

CORK’S newest pub the Linen Weaver will open on Paul Street next week following a €3.65m investment by the UK pub chain JD Wetherspoons.
The three storey pub will employ 75 staff when it opens next Tuesday. It covers three floors and is located on the site of the former Newport bar and Mangan’s nightclub.

It is the first pub developed by Wetherspoons outside of Dublin with another Cork bar planned for Douglas.
The new pub will be open from 8am each day closing at 11.30pm Mondays to Thursdays, 12.30am on Fridays and Saturdays and 11pm on Sundays. Food will be served every day until 11pm.
Manager Louie Scott said: “Myself and my team are looking forward to welcoming customers into the pub and we are confident that it will be a great addition to the Cork community.”
The Linen Weaver name comes from the French Huguenots who came to Cork in the late 17th century and were skilled weavers. They built a church in what is now French Church Street and opened a cemetery, recently restored by Cork Council, near the new pub.
Historical photographs, details of local history, information relating to events, historical buildings and characters of the area, as well as artwork by local artists are on display in the bar.
Artwork includes a commissioned original canvas triptych by Eugene D’Arcy, as well as pieces by Fiona Kelly, Tracy Fitzgerald, Gail Kelly, Charles Mountjoy and Fionnuala Kelly.
The Linen Weaver will specialise in real ales, as well as craft and world beers, a wide range of different draught ales, as well as bottled beers, including those from local and regional brewers.

I thought the plan for a 'spoons in Douglas was canned?

hufpc8w3adnk65 · 02-09-2015 8:59am

Douglas Eegit wrote: »

I thought the plan for a 'spoons in Douglas was canned?

No merely delayed
They have bought the old bank and have parking etc and aren't looking for late licenses so they will get it

Douglas Eegit · 02-09-2015 9:03am

MrMac84 wrote: »

No merely delayed
They have bought the old bank and have parking etc and aren't looking for late licenses so they will get it

Apologies, you're correct.

It seems it will be a while down the road yet..
http://www.eveningecho.ie/cork-news/wetherspoons-still-plan-to-open-bar-in-douglas/

hufpc8w3adnk65 · 02-09-2015 9:36am

Douglas Eegit wrote: »

Apologies, you're correct.

It seems it will be a while down the road yet..
http://www.eveningecho.ie/cork-news/wetherspoons-still-plan-to-open-bar-in-douglas/

It's going too be a shot in the arm for bars out in Douglas charging €5 a pint at all times and closer too €6 after a certain time of the night

rob316 · 02-09-2015 11:52am

MrMac84 wrote: »

It's going too be a shot in the arm for bars out in Douglas charging €5 a pint at all times and closer too €6 after a certain time of the night

I've been saying it for a while, Douglas has some very good bars but the prices will cause ruin out there. There wont be much uproar with one on paul street.

run_Forrest_run · 03-09-2015 8:02am

MrMac84 wrote: »

It's going too be a shot in the arm for bars out in Douglas charging €5 a pint at all times and closer too €6 after a certain time of the night

are some of them now increasing the prices closer to €6 now:eek:
No prizes for guessing who I bet.

rob316 · 03-09-2015 9:56am

run_Forrest_run wrote: »

are some of them now increasing the prices closer to €6 now:eek:
No prizes for guessing who I bet.

East Village add 50c on there already €5.10 pint after 12. John O Sullivan's is similar price but doesn't go up after 12.
These are good bars but I could well see the masses going to Wetherspoons till late and then into the upmarket bars to finish the night.

Wetherspoons will decimate the quiet midweek pint market in a suburb like Douglas, I cant see a huge effect in the city centre with just 1 pub there for now anyway.

horgan_p · 03-09-2015 10:02am

Well given that the Mutton Lane is asking 5.10 for a pint of creans and 'spoons will be charging 2.95 its a bit of a no brainer.....

Puibo · 03-09-2015 10:19am

rob316 wrote:

East Village add 50c on there already â‚¬5.10 pint after 12. John O Sullivan's is similar price but doesn't go up after 12. These are good bars but I could well see the masses going to Wetherspoons till late and then into the upmarket bars to finish the night.

Nah, that wont happen. That is unless w/spoons turns out to be just as good as the others. Sure why would you want to spend most of the night in a crap bar??

moyners · 03-09-2015 11:00am

Is the one in Douglas still in the works because the only two applications on the council planning website for that property are both dead - one has been withdrawn and the other older one is incomplete with no documents submitted?

Wetherspoons In Cork

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