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    #122
    cena
    Registered Users Posts: 9,964 ✭✭✭cena


    Doesn't galway have a Starbucks.


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    #123
    athlonelad
    Registered Users Posts: 443 ✭✭athlonelad


    cena wrote: »
    Doesn't galway have a Starbucks.

    No thats buckfast


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    #124
    nice_guy80
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,723 ✭✭✭nice_guy80


    Starbucks - overpriced crap coffee.


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    #125
    Anesthetize
    Registered Users Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭Anesthetize


    I've never drank a Starbucks coffee so I can't comment on the quality of it. But what I don't like is how Starbucks seem to be slowly taking over the coffee shop market. I hope the independents can hold their own against them.


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    #126
    nice_guy80
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    Anesthetize wrote: »
    I've never drank a Starbucks coffee so I can't comment on the quality of it. But what I don't like is how Starbucks seem to be slowly taking over the coffee shop market. I hope the independents can hold their own against them.

    Ireland will soon be like Canada or Washington state.
    Starbucks everywhere.


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    #127
    Anesthetize
    Registered Users Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭Anesthetize


    nice_guy80 wrote: »
    Ireland will soon be like Canada or Washington state.
    Starbucks everywhere.
    Not a thought that appeals to me. Less competition in any market is never a good thing from a consumer point of view.


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    #128
    L.Jenkins
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    nice_guy80 wrote: »
    Ireland will soon be like Canada or Washington state.
    Starbucks everywhere.

    You could have said that 25 years ago and replaced Starbucks with McDonalds/Burger King.


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    #129
    nice_guy80
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,723 ✭✭✭nice_guy80


    Itzy wrote: »
    You could have said that 25 years ago and replaced Starbucks with McDonalds/Burger King.

    very few McDonalds in Ireland.
    go to australia. they are everywhere.


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    #130
    peterc1991
    Registered Users Posts: 86 ✭✭peterc1991


    nice_guy80 wrote: »
    very few McDonalds in Ireland.
    go to australia. they are everywhere.

    Whats the story with that?

    Surely a Mcdonalds in the town centre would bring in people. There's nowhere really that cheap in the Town centre so most lower spenders go to Golden Island and spend there money in Tesco, burger king, penneys.


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    #131
    Zubeneschamali
    Registered Users Posts: 16,686 ✭✭✭✭Zubeneschamali


    peterc1991 wrote: »
    Surely a Mcdonalds in the town centre would bring in people.

    There was one here: it didn't.


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    #132
    cena
    Registered Users Posts: 9,964 ✭✭✭cena


    That's long gone. I would it was the rough type it brought that closed it off


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    #133
    BoB_BoT
    Registered Users Posts: 1,835 ✭✭✭BoB_BoT


    Yeah, the one that was in Irishtown was fairly scummy towards the end. With some well known locals constantly blocking the entrance.


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    #134
    Lt J.R. Bell
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 679 ✭✭✭Lt J.R. Bell


    nice_guy80 wrote: »
    very few McDonalds in Ireland.
    go to australia. they are everywhere.

    You can thank the might Supermacs for that.

    Speaking of which, what ever happened to the McDonalds down near (the old SC) Golden Island? (I know its a bank now)


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    #135
    L.Jenkins
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    Lt J.R. Bell wrote: »
    You can thank the might Supermacs for that.

    Speaking of which, what ever happened to the McDonalds down near (the old SC) Golden Island? (I know its a bank now)

    They closed up shop. The only left is out at the N6 Centre.


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    #136
    [Deleted User]
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    Itzy wrote: »
    They closed up shop. The only left is out at the N6 Centre.
    I seem to remember that when the closure was announced it was because the trade was insufficient to justify it staying open (more likely the rent was too high, so they voted with their feet)


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    Lt J.R. Bell
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 679 ✭✭✭Lt J.R. Bell


    Itzy wrote: »
    They closed up shop. The only left is out at the N6 Centre.

    Jaysus I forgot we once had two McDonald's


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    Lt J.R. Bell
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 679 ✭✭✭Lt J.R. Bell


    Deleted User wrote: »
    I seem to remember that when the closure was announced it was because the trade was insufficient to justify it staying open (more likely the rent was too high, so they voted with their feet)

    It wasn't in a great spot, especially after 6 pm and they were competing with Supermac, Burger King and even Alfredo s.

    Surprised they didn't try to get the old Xtra vision unit in Church St


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    #139
    L.Jenkins
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    The one thing we do have is a blast of is Supermacs. There's around 4 in the town alone as far as I'm aware (Centre of Town, Tuam Road, Roscommon Road and the Ballymahon Road). I'm not complaining as I never liked the food in BK or McDonalds anyway.


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    #140
    Anesthetize
    Registered Users Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭Anesthetize


    Itzy wrote: »
    The one thing we do have is a blast of is Supermacs. There's around 4 in the town alone as far as I'm aware (Centre of Town, Tuam Road, Roscommon Road and the Ballymahon Road). I'm not complaining as I never liked the food in BK or McDonalds anyway.
    There used to be one in MacNeill's shop across from the college a few years ago as well.


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    #141
    L.Jenkins
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    Anesthetize wrote: »
    There used to be one in MacNeill's shop across from the college a few years ago as well.

    I know only too well. I'm surprised they weren't able to do business with the number of people in the area.


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    #142
    veryangryman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,531 ✭✭✭veryangryman


    Itzy wrote: »
    I know only too well. I'm surprised they weren't able to do business with the number of people in the area.

    Very competitive there - the college canteen, scribes, diner, sandwich shop beside it, charlies and chinese PLUS the takeaway beside pharmacy.

    And thats before you consider Kilmartins or town.


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    #143
    L.Jenkins
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    They set themselve up to fail by setting up in McNeill's to be honest. An Uncle of mine had a take away across from the College when there were roughly 2000 students out in AIT. He's kicking himself now.


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    #144
    Steven81
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    veryangryman wrote: »
    Very competitive there - the college canteen, scribes, diner, sandwich shop beside it, charlies and chinese PLUS the takeaway beside pharmacy.

    And thats before you consider Kilmartins or town.

    Well you can remove scribes, i think it was partly due to all the athletics that they are promoting and then having college bar 100m away, take away is Luigis

    http://www.advertiser.ie/athlone/article/68512/end-of-an-era-as-ait-student-bar-scribes-closes


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    #145
    L.Jenkins
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    Steven81 wrote: »
    Well you can remove scribes, i think it was partly due to all the athletics that they are promoting and then having college bar 100m away, take away is Luigis

    http://www.advertiser.ie/athlone/article/68512/end-of-an-era-as-ait-student-bar-scribes-closes

    They closed the bar? That's disappointing.


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    #146
    Anesthetize
    Registered Users Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭Anesthetize


    Steven81 wrote: »
    Well you can remove scribes, i think it was partly due to all the athletics that they are promoting and then having college bar 100m away, take away is Luigis

    http://www.advertiser.ie/athlone/article/68512/end-of-an-era-as-ait-student-bar-scribes-closes
    Scribes was doing poorly towards the end of it's life. The last night I was in there was over a year ago on a Thursday night and the place was dead. Very different to 9 years ago when I was a fresher in AIT and the place would be hopping.


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    #147
    L.Jenkins
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    I started in 2003 and left in 2009. Loved the Ham and Cheese Toasties with a cup of tea.


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    #148
    ongarboy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,201 ✭✭✭ongarboy


    TK Maxx officially confirmed as opening in the Autumn.

    http://www.shannonside.ie/news/tk-maxx-outlet-to-open-in-athlone-towncentre-late-autumn/


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    #149
    holyhead
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,249 ✭✭✭holyhead


    While its nice to see TK Maxx opening in the town centre the amount of places which have closed, indeed many opened and closed, since 2005 is staggering. Indeed on the north side of Church St only Allens and the Genoa Cafe are still there since 2005. Every other unit has changed or is vacant. The south side of the street has been marginally more stable anchored by Burgess, Sheffields and Centra all lasting the pace since 2005.


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    #150
    L.Jenkins
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    holyhead wrote: »
    While its nice to see TK Maxx opening in the town centre the amount of places which have closed, indeed many opened and closed, since 2005 is staggering. Indeed on the north side of Church St only Allens and the Genoa Cafe are still there since 2005. Every other unit has changed or is vacant. The south side of the street has been marginally more stable anchored by Burgess, Sheffields and Centra all lasting the pace since 2005.

    When I was a child, nearly every unit was in use and Connaught street was fairly lively as well. It's gone both have gone down hill some what in the last 10 years.


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    Steven81
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    Easons new shop is progressing nicely, it is in a better location for them now and should be a lot better than hidden away on the bottom floor corner. Also rather than seeing an empty shop or two on entering the centre on RHS you now see a name you know, giving a passer by a much better first impression.

    I wonder how much bigger its new location is to its old Golden Island location, always loved going in there as a young lad.


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