TGI Friday's Swords

TheHeadhunter

Does anyone know when it is openning and where to apply for a job?

sparrowcar

I heard it's on hold or even canned due to recession. MW who owns the complex can't shift the units.

Africa

id think in this case is to ring the head office to find out.

northdubgal

Any update on this? I haven't been around there in a while but I heard there was a sign up saying opening in November?

dcr22B

northdubgal wrote: »

Any update on this? I haven't been around there in a while but I heard there was a sign up saying opening in November?

I think that sign is gone now so who knows.

diceyreilly

I heard they pulled the plug on this, and did notice the temp sign was gone last week, but there was a Pernament sign up there yesterday...

Not sure what's happening,.

kerash

Yes i noticed the new sign up there too? wonder what is the story there..

M.J.M.C

Looks to be still going ahead, taken down the sign in the window and put up a permanent sign

You can see work / movement inside.

Bad location if you ask me

celticbest

M.J.M.C wrote: »

Bad location if you ask me

It will get good trade from the retail park during the day & the wright venue in the evenings as I sure alot of people will go there before hitting the club.

dcr22B

celticbest wrote: »

It will get good trade from the retail park during the day & the wright venue in the evenings as I sure alot of people will go there before hitting the club.

Cocktails ahoy!

Jimdagym

M.J.M.C wrote: »

Bad location if you ask me

I can think of no better location in fingal. Airside right beside it, the wright venue, and Holywell estate there too, not to mention the thousands of people living in swords.

Davy

Jimdagym wrote: »

I can think of no better location in fingal. Airside right beside it, the wright venue, and Holywell estate there too, not to mention the thousands of people living in swords.

No problems with parking either unlike the rest of swords

Jimdagym

Davy wrote: »

No problems with parking either unlike the rest of swords

Thats right, another great point.

PaulD77

A new place to go in Swords for lunch that is not a fast food shop, and within walking distance from the business park!

Live wire

Hi guys, just wondering does anyone know if TGI Fridays is open yet in Swords?

Davy

Live wire wrote: »

Hi guys, just wondering does anyone know if TGI Fridays is open yet in Swords?

Tis not. No sign of anything moving in either

santry_goonshow

Live wire wrote: »

Hi guys, just wondering does anyone know if TGI Fridays is open yet in Swords?

Nothing that I heard of yet. The other discovery I made is that Subway is gone from Swords. The main street must have 50% of the shops empty at this stage.

Jimdagym

santry_goonshow wrote: »

Nothing that I heard of yet. The other discovery I made is that Subway is gone from Swords. The main street must have 50% of the shops empty at this stage.

Really? That's the first subway I have ever heard of closing. Hopefully it moves into the pavilions. Doubtful though.

Ginny

Subway in Airside is gone?
God that place was always packed when I went near it!

Davy

Ginny wrote: »

Subway in Airside is gone?
God that place was always packed when I went near it!

No, thats still there. The other subway in swords, is in the village behind ulster bank. It cant be seen from the road.

neris

santry_goonshow wrote: »

The main street must have 50% of the shops empty at this stage.

Wouldnt surpise me. The pavilions killed off Swords as a village. We use to have a shop up near penneys and thought that the pavillions and penneys would be great and bring people into swords village. All they did was attract people into shopping centres and create tarffic chaos. The council and chamber of commerce did sweet fa to promote local business in the village plus rents are still a rip off in swords for commercial premises along with rates.
Theres signs up outside wrights for a new pizza shop and tgi fridays. Only gone up in last while so they must be opening soonish

Larianne

Only shops that seem to be doing well on Main Street are betting shops!

Dizzyblonde

There's a pizza place at Wright's called Pizza Dog and the food is really nice. We've had takeaway from it a few times.

Tropheus

TGI Fridays at Airside looks like a dead duck. It's been advertised for over a year and hasn't opened yet so I think we can assume it isn't going to happen.

Ginny

O'Briens is now listed there as opening soon, and there's been an "opening Soon" added to the TGIs sign again.

The Scientician

Larianne wrote: »

Only shops that seem to be doing well on Main Street are betting shops!

Swords Main St. is so depressing. I know it's been a long process, with of course the opening of the Pavs being the main change, but inside 20 years it went from being a vibrant street with loads of prospering locally owned stores into a sh*thole. I can sell my gold or put a bet on, very useful.

neris

There used to a newsagent up at the corner near the lord mayors pub. did ok business but fell behind a bit in their rent and they got booted out. within 2 days a planning permission side had gone up for ladbrookes to open up there even though they already had a store in the town. I was going to object so as part of my reason to object I counted all the bookies in the swords area. Counted somthing like 18 bookies in Swords and the surrounding estates and most of them are still all open.

saw some great old black and white photos of swords main street as a proper village a while ago through the 1900s

Corsendonk

The Scientician wrote: »

Swords Main St. is so depressing. I know it's been a long process, with of course the opening of the Pavs being the main change, but inside 20 years it went from being a vibrant street with loads of prospering locally owned stores into a sh*thole. I can sell my gold or put a bet on, very useful.

Hardly a surprise really? Just look at the shopping malls in the states and how they killed off the American main street. We all might love the idea of a locally owned vibrant Main st but for the car driving and price sensitive consumer the cheaper large branded stores with easy parking wins out, Balbriggan will head the same way in a couple of years.


The TGI site is in Airside? Location seems the wrong mix, the pavillions seems a better location.

Martron

not really.... tgi is in a great location. airside is packed saturday and sunday .

tgi will then get pre Wrights venue dinner and cocktails.

it will do very well i would imagine.

Uriel.

Pizza Dog does a roaring trade in the early hours of Saturday and Sunday morning Actually, it is quite nice and the manager in the place is dead sound in fairness as well.

Doesn't look like TGI's will ever open at this stage. I imagine it would do a pretty good business though in Swords. I think Airside is a great location, plenty of parking, easy access and is close to a number of large shops and of course the Venue.

Corsendonk

Martron wrote: »

not really.... tgi is in a great location. airside is packed saturday and sunday .

tgi will then get pre Wrights venue dinner and cocktails.

it will do very well i would imagine.

Part weekly business, with just a weekend rush, TGI size venue needs plenty of drop in traffic. Airside is more of a weekend park, Pavilions you get more passing week day trade and the cinema trade too hence the reason the Blanch TGI does well all week. You also depend alot on Wrights staying open as a business otherwise you only have the day trade in the park and nothing to attract evening trade, so they may be holding off to see how successful Wrights turns out. Anyway who can afford to eat in TGI, buy cocktails and then go to Wrights these days?

The Scientician

Corsendonk wrote: »

Hardly a surprise really? Just look at the shopping malls in the states and how they killed off the American main street. We all might love the idea of a locally owned vibrant Main st but for the car driving and price sensitive consumer the cheaper large branded stores with easy parking wins out, Balbriggan will head the same way in a couple of years.


The TGI site is in Airside? Location seems the wrong mix, the pavillions seems a better location.

I think part of the problem is there were too many commercial units built, everywhere. I dunno if it's still going ahead but that Ard Druim development looked doomed to fail even when times were going well. The Main St. and environs also suffered from never having adequate public parking implemented, besides the fact that the Pavs drew people away. I think the relocation of the post office from the Plaza to Swords Central is another nail in the coffin of the area. It's funny because it's really only across the street now but the way footfall happens fewer people will venture onto the main street. If you want to bet, sell gold, eat junk food or drink the Main St. is still amply served though.

Martron

Corsendonk wrote: »

Part weekly business, with just a weekend rush, TGI size venue needs plenty of drop in traffic. Airside is more of a weekend park, Pavilions you get more passing week day trade and the cinema trade too hence the reason the Blanch TGI does well all week. You also depend alot on Wrights staying open as a business otherwise you only have the day trade in the park and nothing to attract evening trade, so they may be holding off to see how successful Wrights turns out. Anyway who can afford to eat in TGI, buy cocktails and then go to Wrights these days?

fair point.

i dont like their food either

johnnyrotten

Dizzyblonde wrote: »

There's a pizza place at Wright's called Pizza Dog and the food is really nice. We've had takeaway from it a few times.

+1 for Pizza Dog. Far nicer than others Pizza places. nice hot dogs too

http://pizzadog.ie/site/

DrFroggies

That TGI thing is going on way too long...I get the feeling it's like some bizarre antique courtship with eager Wrights waiting around for coy TGI's to say 'ok...I'm yours' I wish they'd either set up shop or take down the signage.

I don't know about anybody else but seeing the Wrights building with that glass facade still empty (which i'm assuming was going to be TGIs??) is a little irritating. I'd be happy at this stage if a burger king or supermacs opened there at least it'd be something.

I hope Wrights itself continues though as they've really pushed to make the venue work - it seems to be the go-to place for promotional parties, TV shows (apprentice etc) and whatever else they can put there hands to...not a huge clubber myself so i haven't been inside yet (will drop in at some point) but i like the place when i pass by it...it's a bit of defiant liveliness in a time where the general mood is one of solemn defeat.

Been meaning to drop into Pizza Dog will probably do it over the weekend ;-)

pencilsharp

Anyone know if this TGIs is open yet??

diceyreilly

No,

Can't see it happening for some reason, even though still has the sign saying opening soon..

Elliee

Advertising for jobs for this place this morning on Ian Dempsy on today FM, opening December.

The Scientician

I'll be first in the queue for dinner.

Kiera

The Scientician wrote: »

I'll be first in the queue for dinner.

I'll be the first for cocktails

browner85

i noticed a bit of work going on in where tgi was supposed to be going ............ maybe its back on???????????? anyone hear anything?

The Hill Billy

A recent post in this very thread says that it is opening in December.

browner85

believe it or not i read the whole thread before posting that ... im blaming the hangover!:P

diceyreilly

Opening this Saturday.

neris

must be the longest restaurant opening in the history of swords

The Hill Billy

Just wait until it opens... You'll order a burger on a Friday & it'll be served the following Tuesday.

M.J.M.C

Drove by this this morning. They have been doing lots of work this week.

Looks nearly finished from the inside

sharkman

Staff being trained in uniform this afternoon , looks like its opening this weekend.

M.J.M.C

http://myswords.ie/2011/11/28/tgi-fridays-to-open-in-mid-december/

Dec 16th

neris

I wonder were they meant to open weeks ago to try get in more xmas parties, would have thought it would be too close to xmas for large parties to organise

Ginny

Signs were all up this morning!