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    #1892
    Paddyfield
    Registered Users Posts: 509 ✭✭✭Paddyfield


    Holland & Barrett shop is up for lease so they must be relocating or closing.

    http://www.daft.ie/galway/commercial-property-for-rent/retail-units-for-rent/34-shop-street-galway-galway-city-centre-galway-273332/


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    #1893
    the_sonandmoon
    Registered Users Posts: 409 ✭✭the_sonandmoon


    Theres a new Evergreen (a big one) opposite Swamp in the Eyre Sq SC (upstairs at the Square exit)


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    #1894
    ben.schlomo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,982 ✭✭✭✭ben.schlomo


    the_sonandmoon wrote: »
    Theres a new Evergreen (a big one) opposite Swamp in the Eyre Sq SC (upstairs at the Square exit)

    It's downstairs opposite Gosh and been there quite a while now.


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    #1895
    flazio
    Registered Users Posts: 12,811 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    Paddyfield wrote: »
    Holland & Barrett shop is up for lease so they must be relocating or closing.

    http://www.daft.ie/galway/commercial-property-for-rent/retail-units-for-rent/34-shop-street-galway-galway-city-centre-galway-273332/
    Could it be the upstairs?


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    #1896
    Paddyfield
    Registered Users Posts: 509 ✭✭✭Paddyfield


    flazio wrote: »
    Could it be the upstairs?

    The photo is of the ground floor and it's advertised as a retail unit so I doubt it has anything to do with the nightclub upstairs.


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    #1897
    westgolf
    Registered Users Posts: 827 ✭✭✭westgolf


    Bean and cone coffee/ice cream place beside seapoint has closed down..notices on doors.
    Pity as it was a nice spot with a nice fit out and good coffee


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    #1898
    dastardly00
    Registered Users Posts: 13,305 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    westgolf wrote: »
    Bean and cone coffee/ice cream place beside seapoint has closed down..notices on doors.
    Pity as it was a nice spot with a nice fit out and good coffee

    That's a pity. Their ice-cream was very tasty and a nice reward for walking the prom (in usually crap weather) :(


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    #1899
    Utopia Parkway
    Registered Users Posts: 17,313 ✭✭✭✭Utopia Parkway


    Foley's Hop House in Woodquay is now McGinn's Hop House.


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    #1900
    thesandeman
    Registered Users Posts: 9,907 ✭✭✭thesandeman


    Utopia Parkway wrote: »
    Foley's Hop House in Woodquay is now McGinn's Hop House.

    Is it Fergie?

    Edit: Just checked. WooHoo ☺ I knew it wouldn't take long.


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    #1901
    Gremlinertia
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 59,733 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gremlinertia


    thesandeman wrote: »
    Is it Fergie?

    Edit: Just checked. WooHoo ☺ I knew it wouldn't take long.

    Yup sign was changed this morning and new fb page up..


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    #1902
    thesandeman
    Registered Users Posts: 9,907 ✭✭✭thesandeman


    Perfect spot for him.


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    #1903
    Gremlinertia
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 59,733 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gremlinertia


    thesandeman wrote: »
    Perfect spot for him.

    I'm happy out anyway, thankful earlier rumours were indeed just rumours.


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    #1904
    westgolf
    Registered Users Posts: 827 ✭✭✭westgolf


    New pasta place opening where the home plate restaurant was in mary street. Windows postered.


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    #1905
    D Trent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,341 ✭✭✭D Trent


    Subway on High St to close soon enough.

    http://galwaybayfm.ie/bid-to-keep-subway-sandwich-bar-in-the-city-centre-ruled-out/


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    #1906
    gordongekko
    Registered Users Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭gordongekko


    westgolf wrote: »
    Bean and cone coffee/ice cream place beside seapoint has closed down..notices on doors.
    Pity as it was a nice spot with a nice fit out and good coffee

    When you open an ice cream shop in autumn you really need to be sure you have enough resources to see you through to the summer.


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    #1907
    westgolf
    Registered Users Posts: 827 ✭✭✭westgolf


    gordongekko wrote: »
    When you open an ice cream shop in autumn you really need to be sure you have enough resources to see you through to the summer.

    Agreed..but twas a nice coffee spot too. Had a good set-up too,wifi and charging points and seats n tables that you could use a laptop at


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    #1908
    45mhrc7evo1d3n
    Closed Accounts Posts: 427 ✭✭45mhrc7evo1d3n


    D Trent wrote: »
    Subway on High St to close soon enough.

    http://galwaybayfm.ie/bid-to-keep-subway-sandwich-bar-in-the-city-centre-ruled-out/

    Similar story with Salthill Fish and Chips: http://connachttribune.ie/city-council-batters-chipper-plan-in-salthill-377/. Hard to believe they would have to close down after 4 years in business but I presume that's what the failure to obtain planning retention means.


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    #1909
    tenacious-me
    Registered Users Posts: 152 ✭✭tenacious-me


    Jacoby Loose Streetcar wrote: »
    Similar story with Salthill Fish and Chips: http://connachttribune.ie/city-council-batters-chipper-plan-in-salthill-377/. Hard to believe they would have to close down after 4 years in business but I presume that's what the failure to obtain planning retention means.

    Reading the linked article, it seems they are unhappy with the signage & shop frontage, hopefully they will be given an opportunity to fix that rather than be closed down for it.

    Nicest fish & chips that side of Galway, would be silly to have the premises vacant over the stated reasons!


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    #1910
    dastardly00
    Registered Users Posts: 13,305 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    Jacoby Loose Streetcar wrote: »
    Similar story with Salthill Fish and Chips: http://connachttribune.ie/city-council-batters-chipper-plan-in-salthill-377/. Hard to believe they would have to close down after 4 years in business but I presume that's what the failure to obtain planning retention means.
    tenacious-me wrote: »
    Reading the linked article, it seems they are unhappy with the signage & shop frontage, hopefully they will be given an opportunity to fix that rather than be closed down for it.

    Nicest fish & chips that side of Galway, would be silly to have the premises vacant over the stated reasons!

    Excuse the pun, but it seems to me that someone in the City Council has a chip on their shoulder with Salthill Fish & Chips. The quote that I have extracted from the article (below) states that they have a problem with the appearance of shop. It seems a bit ridiculous given the state of some other buildings in Salthill, eg. Baileypoint and Burren Mount.
    However, city planners said: “It is considered the current [shop] front to be retained is a significantly poorer design than the original. In fact, the current sign does not cover the full area above the shop and a section of untreated roof/timber is exposed creating a very poor appearance to the shopfront and general streetscape. “It is considered that the existing poor quality sign and the fully-glazed front of the unit for which retention is sought are inappropriate, obtrusive features which detract from the streetscape character and seriously injure the visual amenities of the area.


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    #1911
    Links234
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    dastardly00 wrote: »
    It seems a bit ridiculous given the state of some other buildings in Salthill, eg. Baileypoint and Burren Mount.

    Not to mention the eyesore that is The Bal


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    #1912
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    I don't think you can use decade old buildings as a yardstick to judge new developments to be fair.
    the current sign does not cover the full area above the shop and a section of untreated roof/timber is exposed creating a very poor appearance to the shopfront and general streetscape.

    Hardly seems unreasonable to be fair. They're not outright saying no, they're saying that it needs to be altered before it can be considered acceptable.

    There was a somewhat similar situation with a restaurant in Salthill recently that added a ton of aesthetically decent external decking/seating but was not allowed for in planning.

    I sincerely doubt anyone in the planning section has a personal grudge against Salthill Fish and Chips.


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    #1913
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users Posts: 8,362 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    It's hard to justify the councils stance on Salthill Fish & Chips when you see the cheap tacky signage they allowed on the front of Seapoint.

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



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    #1914
    45mhrc7evo1d3n
    Closed Accounts Posts: 427 ✭✭45mhrc7evo1d3n


    tenacious-me wrote: »
    Reading the linked article, it seems they are unhappy with the signage & shop frontage, hopefully they will be given an opportunity to fix that rather than be closed down for it.

    It's not just the signage that is the problem, there are other issues as per below quotes from the article http://connachttribune.ie/city-council-batters-chipper-plan-in-salthill-377/:

    “Should seating be provided, it would be necessary to provide separate sanitary accommodation for patrons. A separate staff toilet ventilated to the external air should be provided for the exclusive use of food workers”

    AND

    “The applicant has failed to demonstrate that the take-away does not impact upon the residential and general amenities of the surrounding area by means of noise, smells, odours and hours of operation"

    Personally, I can't see how this particular premises causes any more of an impact on the surrounding area than any of the other numerous food and drink operations in Salthill. Also, it sounds like the previous occupants of the premises offered an eat-in facility but didn't have a bathroom for customers either. Seems like the planners are being very sticky in this instance.


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    #1915
    [Deleted User]
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    dastardly00 wrote: »
    It seems a bit ridiculous given the state of some other buildings in Salthill, eg. Baileypoint and Burren Mount.
    You are complaining about the state of some buildings but you are also complaining when the city council tries to improve the situation or stop it spreading.


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    #1916
    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users Posts: 25,676 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    The Bal in Salthill is closed. Sign on the door says it's temporary but give no timeframe.

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    Cafe in St Augustine St that used to be Orange and then Cosmo has re-opened as Cafe Temple.


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    #1917
    tigergirl
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭tigergirl


    Paddy Power has opened up across from La Rouge or is it La Pettie Rouge I can't remember. Decobake has also opened up Sweet Republic similar to the one in Dublin. Don't know how long these things have been open for I haven't been in town in a while!


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    #1918
    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users Posts: 25,676 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    Noticed yesterday evening that the Goal Post in Woodquay was closed. No signs up. Mr OBumble says it's been closed for a while - seems to me it must be weeks not months though, I'm sure it was open when I last walked past.


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    #1919
    the_sonandmoon
    Registered Users Posts: 409 ✭✭the_sonandmoon


    The Gaiety Antiques on Francis Street/Eglington Street closed last week also


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    #1920
    Gremlinertia
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 59,733 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gremlinertia


    Mrs OBumble wrote: »
    Noticed yesterday evening that the Goal Post in Woodquay was closed. No signs up. Mr OBumble says it's been closed for a while - seems to me it must be weeks not months though, I'm sure it was open when I last walked past.

    Last sunday week i believe, ongoing construction work next door had distracted from it..


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    #1921
    Guffy
    Registered Users Posts: 8,036 ✭✭✭Guffy


    Proprietor had personal issues, lost interest across the board. Duno when or if they are going to reopen :(


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