Ennis Road Retail Park

Limerick Dude

Looks nearly finished......does anyone know whats going in there besides Woodies of course!

Irish Wolf

Not a clue - I hope the uptake in units isn't as slow as it is in the "new" Jetland. It'll be good to have a retail park like this on this side of the city - but I dread to think what it's going to do to the already stressed traffic situation.

Gryzor

I've to drive out the Ennis to work every day...I'm feckin dreadin that place opening....specially Thursday and Friday evenings..:mad: roll on the tunnel!!

another point about it, anyone else think they made the roundabout a bit too small....if you end up going round with an artic truck, it gets pretty tight at times, seems like they could have made it bigger???

bazz26

Is this place behind the Jetland Centre or the new place just off the Coonagh Roundabout?

Irish Wolf

It's the one opposite the Jetland.

Gryzor

whoops...mixing up my shopping centres ....forgot about that one...even more traffic...:(

bazz26

Oh ok, thanks.

Anybody know who are going in there?

sioda

At least the Jetand has two entrances and exits unlike the Childers Road Dunnes

Irish Wolf

bazz26 wrote:

Oh ok, thanks.

Anybody know who are going in there?

Not a clue... strange... the OP was wondering the same thing :rolleyes:

hobie

sioda wrote:

At least the Jetand has two entrances and exits unlike the Childers Road Dunnes

I wouldn't dream of going anywhere near any of the big shopping centres during normal shopping hours ......

total planned chaos !!!! .....

ricey

Cant wait to see whats goin in there. Hope its something good
like PC World or Dixons like out by the Dublin road.

talkingclock

ricey wrote:

Cant wait to see whats goin in there. Hope its something good
like PC World or Dixons like out by the Dublin road.

ricey "something good" and "Dixons or PC World" - you shouldn't use those words in the same sentence. You might rephrase it to "Cant wait to see whats goin in there. Hope its something good but not PC World or Dixons like out by the Dublin road.

source

One thing i absolutely hate about new shopping centres/ retail parks opening in this city is the duplication of shops already in the city, the only extra choice we're getting when these open is not different shops with different products, but the same shops in a different location, anybody else get annoyed by that or am i just weird?

hobie

I've been waiting for M&S to start up in Limerick since I was born .....

I plan to put on my headstone ...... "When will M&S arrive in Limerick?" ....

Poxyshamrock

I'm going to say NEVER seeing as Athlone and Tralee are even getting M&S's now.

golden

What is so great about another english chain store?

Limerick Dude

M&S is just a great store.

talkingclock

I've been in the one in Cork a few times - what's the hype about it???

sioda

Their food section is just fantastic and their ready to eat grub is far superior to anythign on the market.

I find their clothes to be great value as well

1huge1

golden wrote:

What is so great about another english chain store?

well there better than all the irish ones, doesn't interest me personally but I hear its a great store

golden

The food is better but more expensive, the clothes are ok having said that they do different lenghts in trousers ie short/long legged. Its a pity that some Irish stores can not have the same standard as the M&S Food alright. A few years back they were not doing so good in England and the Irish retail end of things were better do not know whether that has remained the same.

Irish Wolf

golden wrote:

The food is better but more expensive, the clothes are ok having said that they do different lenghts in trousers ie short/long legged. Its a pity that some Irish stores can not have the same standard as the M&S Food alright. A few years back they were not doing so good in England and the Irish retail end of things were better do not know whether that has remained the same.

Yup afaik they've managed to pull themselves out of the funk they were in a couple of years ago...

back OT... I really can't see a store like that locating to a retail park though.

hobie

Yup afaik they've managed to pull themselves out of the funk they were in a couple of years ago...

If share price is anything to go by M&S have almost trebled in value in the last 3 years ..... :eek:

sioda

M&S ireland at one stage were supporting the entire M&S chain in england

Osk

Irish Wolf wrote:

back OT... I really can't see a store like that locating to a retail park though.

Likewise. Aren't they rumoured to be 'definitely' going into the Opera Centre? :rolleyes: (Like they were def going into the old Spaights site, and the Roches site, and the Royal George at one time....) I would love them to move here but won't believe it until I see it.

sioda

^^ Dont forget the site that old Dunnes now Dunnes Home is in

hobie

Had a brief glimpse of the Ennis road retail park progress out at the Elm Motors roundabout ........ looks like lots of progress

when are the first units due to open I wonder? ....

Limerick Dude

I say about 2 weeks

Irish Wolf

Limerick Dude wrote:

I say about 2 weeks

2 weeks!! :eek: I passed it there this evening - doesn't look like they got the windows in in the front units which is going to be the flagship store... I'd be well impressed if its open that soon...

Limerick Dude

Irish Wolf wrote:

2 weeks!! :eek: I passed it there this evening - doesn't look like they got the windows in in the front units which is going to be the flagship store... I'd be well impressed if its open that soon...

fiiine 3 weeks

Irish Wolf

Limerick Dude wrote:

fiiine 3 weeks

I'll be on my holidays and miss all the opening day bargains...

zilog_jones

If I see another new retail park or hotel in Limerick I'll scream! How many do we need? After Woodies and M&S, what big chains won't we have already?

Limerick Dude

zilog_jones wrote:

If I see another new retail park or hotel in Limerick I'll scream! How many do we need? After Woodies and M&S, what big chains won't we have already?

Yeah but in fairness this is the first retail park to be opened up on this side of the city, trying to get across to the castletroy area for those retail parks is a nightmare!!

Poxyshamrock

It said on the Post a few weeks back that the first units are expected to open in August.

Osk

There is an ad in this week's Limerick Independent for staff for Woodies - opening Summer 2007. - suitably non-committal on an opening date!

Limerick Dude

Osk wrote:

There is an ad in this week's Limerick Independent for staff for Woodies - opening Summer 2007. - suitably non-committal on an opening date!

hmm i do need a job for the summer

oh well

There is a kids colouring competition at the moment and the winner gets to do the official opening of Woodies - they have it set for 23/24 August. I thought it was originally due to open in the Spring 07. Tesco at Coonagh due to open in Sept so that'll probably be December.

ricey

This side of the town is statin to look good

BoUt TiMe

Insect Overlord

Limerick Dude wrote:

hmm i do need a job for the summer

QFT!

Mr. CooL ICE

oh well wrote:

There is a kids colouring competition at the moment and the winner gets to do the official opening of Woodies

w00t!!! Any details about what I can draw??? Can I submit my picture from this thread???

I'm lucky not to use that side of the city, but the rare occassions that I have been out there at busy times, it has been a nightmare. Another shopping is a terrible idea IMO

hobie

LordChessington wrote:

w00t!!! Any details about what I can draw??? Can I submit my picture from this thread???

I'm lucky not to use that side of the city, but the rare occassions that I have been out there at busy times, it has been a nightmare. Another shopping is a terrible idea IMO

The only reason our side of the city 'traffic' backs-up is, because your side of the city is grid locked !!!! ......