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Business closures around the county

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    #122
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users Posts: 29,294 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    byte wrote: »

    Was down in Little Mac's yesterday evening, food was great, best of luck to Dec and Nollaig, good to finally have a proper chipper you can eat in, in town.

    Took a spin by it this evening, looks well. Might have to head in next time I'm up.


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    #123
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,096 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    bohsboy wrote: »
    Hopefully the new owners might be able to speed up the orders. I know they try and cook fresh but my god it can be very very slow.
    The best things come to those who wait! :)

    Somebody told me they just fry frozen Butler's chips now, though I'd have my doubts...

    WRT Little Mac's it's a shame it has opened at all, as I've used it 3 times already and it'll not help decrease my waistline :D However, I love the taco chips that are now part of the menu that weren't an option when Dec had Duffy's!


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    #124
    retalivity
    Registered Users Posts: 13,997 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    re: the dry arch

    Let me get this straight.
    The manager of a profitable business which went into receivership put in a bid to buy it, which was rejected as a higher bid was placed, and was refused the oppurtunity to up his bid (isnt this how auctions work?).

    Meanwhile, it turns out the person who bought it is a sitting councillor from a party with a questionable history in planning, business & land deals (particularly in donegal), who is subsequently leasing the premises out to a chain of service stations at what I can assume is quite a healthy rental fee?


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    #125
    cosanostra
    Registered Users Posts: 878 ✭✭✭cosanostra


    Are Applegreen not running the Petrol station on the same side as Clanree? Are they now going to be running one on each side of the Road?


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    #126
    echo beach
    Registered Users Posts: 1,252 ✭✭✭echo beach


    retalivity wrote: »
    re: the dry arch

    Let me get this straight.
    The manager of a profitable business which went into receivership put in a bid to buy it, which was rejected as a higher bid was placed, and was refused the oppurtunity to up his bid (isnt this how auctions work?).

    Meanwhile, it turns out the person who bought it is a sitting councillor from a party with a questionable history in planning, business & land deals (particularly in donegal), who is subsequently leasing the premises out to a chain of service stations at what I can assume is quite a healthy rental fee?

    The business didn't go into receivership, the property in which it was located (the bricks and mortar, which he didn't own, just leased) went into receivership. There was no auction and the property was never advertised as being for sale although many people would have been interested in purchasing it.

    Other than that detail you have summed it up pretty well.


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    #127
    muffler
    Registered Users Posts: 45,820 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    Lets not get bogged down in discussing something thats off topic as it appears the business wont be closed as such.....just different owners.


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    #128
    echo beach
    Registered Users Posts: 1,252 ✭✭✭echo beach


    muffler wrote: »
    Lets not get bogged down in discussing something thats off topic as it appears the business wont be closed as such.....just different owners.

    While I understand you want us staying on topic this business IS closed. I often complained about the amount of traffic coming in and out of it so close to the roundabout but already it looks desolate. People have lost their jobs and we don't know when the new owners will be in business or how many they will employ.
    Many of us try to support locally owned businesses and if it re-opens as a branch of a multi-national chain then makes a big difference.


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    #129
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users Posts: 29,294 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    byte wrote: »
    I heard it was reopening alright, didn't think it was so soon though.

    Was down in Little Mac's yesterday evening, food was great, best of luck to Dec and Nollaig, good to finally have a proper chipper you can eat in, in town.

    Had my first visit last night. Hate to say it but was disapointed. They had closed at 11pm.

    :(


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    #130
    yuloni
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    #131
    Vinegar Hill
    Registered Users Posts: 180 ✭✭Vinegar Hill


    Barcelona Bar in Ballybofey. :(

    http://www.facebook.com/barcelona.bar.9


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    #132
    cappichino
    Registered Users Posts: 31 ✭cappichino


    Chateau at the Forte Shopping area in Letterkenny. Was expensive but had some lovely home decor in it. Never saw many going in though .Pity


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    #133
    donegal_road
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,281 ✭✭✭donegal_road


    the tyre place on Flea Lane, Ballybofey


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    #134
    howdoyouknow
    Registered Users Posts: 253 ✭✭howdoyouknow


    Ballybofeys taking a beating this week i heard mc brides tiles and firrplaces closed yesterday too


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    #135
    donegal_road
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,281 ✭✭✭donegal_road


    howdoyouknow wrote: »
    Ballybofeys taking a beating this week i heard mc brides tiles and firrplaces closed yesterday too

    I forgot to mention the take-away at the entrance of Mac Cumhaill park closed, (used to be the Finn View take-away years back but was open as a Chinese lately)


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    #136
    ToniTuddle
    Registered Users Posts: 8,964 ✭✭✭ToniTuddle


    Has the Corner Shoe shop finally closed in Letterkenny? Seen the shutters down yesterday and heard it has gone.


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    #137
    overshoot
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    Vinegar Hill wrote: »
    Barcelona Bar in Ballybofey. :(

    http://www.facebook.com/barcelona.bar.9
    looks like the are just moving, although we will have to do without them for a bit
    This is our last big weekend in Barca as we r closing da doors for good on wed nite .
    But we r not going away , we r just moving to bigger and better premises. We will keep u posted over da coming days. And we would like to thank all our customers for ur custom and hope u will join us on our new venture.


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    #138
    donegal_man
    Registered Users Posts: 5,703 ✭✭✭donegal_man


    ToniTuddle wrote: »
    Has the Corner Shoe shop finally closed in Letterkenny? Seen the shutters down yesterday and heard it has gone.

    Yep, it's gone as well. Grim sight all the closed premises on the main street of the main town in the county :(


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    #139
    Firblog
    Registered Users Posts: 1,979 ✭✭✭Firblog


    New bakery opening up in Donegal beside the Indian (near new Aldi)


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    #140
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,096 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    Firblog wrote: »
    New bakery opening up in Donegal beside the Indian (near new Aldi)
    Really? Didn't think we'd need another bakery, with Cake Nest and O'Hehir's as well as Lidl's effort.


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    #141
    Firblog
    Registered Users Posts: 1,979 ✭✭✭Firblog


    La floureil (or something like that)


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    #142
    Maldesu
    Registered Users Posts: 1,416 ✭✭✭Maldesu


    Le Fournil?
    They were at a Taste of Donegal. Got bread from them. Was lovely.


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    #143
    Firblog
    Registered Users Posts: 1,979 ✭✭✭Firblog


    Maldesu wrote: »
    Le Fournil?
    They were at a Taste of Donegal. Got bread from them. Was lovely.

    Thems the ones


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    #144
    Cartel Mike
    Registered Users Posts: 781 ✭✭✭Cartel Mike


    kebab shop bottom of main street Letterkenny few doors up from 4 star pizza.

    Does anyone know If it's closed now?

    Maybe their on a long holiday but there's no notice on the door and it's been a few weeks now .


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    #145
    homer simpson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,852 ✭✭✭homer simpson


    Cartel Mike wrote: »
    kebab shop bottom of main street Letterkenny few doors up from 4 star pizza.

    Does anyone know If it's closed now?

    Maybe their on a long holiday but there's no notice on the door and it's been a few weeks now .

    It's open tonight anyway, just out of town there.


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    #146
    theblueirish
    Registered Users Posts: 488 ✭✭theblueirish


    Just heard Johnsons/Mahons building suppliers closed up today.


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    #147
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,096 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    theblueirish wrote: »
    Just heard Johnsons/Mahons building suppliers closed up today.
    Awh, that's a shame. :(


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    #148
    boxer.fan
    Registered Users Posts: 748 ✭✭✭boxer.fan


    byte wrote: »
    Awh, that's a shame. :(

    To be fair its no surprise that place closed down. The management there must have been delusional. Extremely poor service in the past few years coupled with ignoring what their loyal customers wanted. Johnstons had a very successful business for many years before McMahons made a balls of it.


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    #149
    GoldenGreen
    Registered Users Posts: 213 ✭✭GoldenGreen


    boxer.fan wrote: »
    To be fair its no surprise that place closed down. The management there must have been delusional. Extremely poor service in the past few years coupled with ignoring what their loyal customers wanted. Johnstons had a very successful business for many years before McMahons made a balls of it.

    +1


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    #150
    ednwireland
    Registered Users Posts: 14,286 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    Maldesu wrote: »
    Le Fournil?
    They were at a Taste of Donegal. Got bread from them. Was lovely.

    le fournil open today
    alzheimers charity shop opening where sherry fitzgeralds used to be (diamond centre)

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



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    #151
    overshoot
    Registered Users Posts: 3,202 ✭✭✭overshoot


    i miss nighthawks in glenties:( their snackbox was a beast. seems to have closed a few weeks ago


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