Limerick Businesses Closed V 2.0 [Mod note post 1]

A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »

Same as mate, I was heading in today to renew my membership...got chatting to one of the lads who worked there, they'd not been paid for nearly 2 weeks and were only told this morning they were closed...

Looking for a new gym is going to be a complete nightmare

Agreed lads. Absolutely fuming over it. Had my membership paid until August. Raging and my bank have told me that although I paid by Card, I paid by debit rather than credit card and have no comeback. So there goes 130 quid just pis*ed down the drain. I would encourage anyone who paid by credit card to get their money back that way. But I think its now come to a stage where people should stand up and say to companies like this to stick their heads where the sun aint shining. Its gone beyond ridiculous the amount of companies just packing up and saying F**K the staff (excuse my french). The staff always lose out and its terrible because the staff are the ones who keep the place afloat by all rights and they get Sh*t for thanks at the end of the day. Long gone are the days where staff were actually rewarded for their hard days work. Now they cant even get paid in some cases. In the case of the gym, members always lose out. All I can say is what they have done to the gym members, the staff, the couples who had paid deposits for weddings, it is downright wrong. People lose out on their money without getting a service and just off they go, hand it back to Bank of Scotland and walk away not only with their own money in their back pocket but everyone elses too and also with no loss to themselves. How would they feel if I walked into the gym and picked up a set of dumbbells or carted out one of their weight benches id be arrested on the spot for "stealing", charged and brought before the courts. Why in gods name is it when these bigshots do it to the smaller person that its perfectly acceptable. 21st century Ireland and this is how were treated. Yes I understand it is a Private limited company so they can just walk away with no loss but in all honesty its becoming too much of a bloody habit these days. Why is it always the small person who gets screwed over.

bigpink wrote: »

What happened Flowers and Things any one know?She was there a long time

Just to reply on this one, was told by someone who knows her quite well that shes running it from her home now. It was something to do with rent and rates being rather high I think. Its good to see that although her shop has closed she is actually still working. It makes sense alright when you consider how ridiculously high the rates are in this city. Very hard for a small business like that to survive whilst paying out so much in rent and rates.

Spar on Henry Street beside Corner Flag Bar closed since yesterday

Rococo on Thomas St. has closed but the Adare branch is staying open.
House of Norden is closing its shop on Catherine St. but will continue trading online.
The Design Atelier on Sarsfield St. has closed and the owner has opened a new place in Nenagh.