Lidl proposed for Swords

rubberdiddies

not living in Swords anymore but decided to give JC's a bit of support yesterday because of the opening of Lidl.

Purposely went up the rathbeale road from the main st. side to see what all the fuss is about.

I am so so glad I dont live there anymore.
The traffic was incredible. People trying to turn right into Lidl was causing all that tailback.

I'm not in the least bit surprised that planning was approved for this. It just proves a point to me.

I'm all for competition, but not when it affects peoples lives. the poor folk on the buses that have to take that route every day.

Ginny

Yup I'm dreading the journey home on the 41 x, so far I've avoided it since lidl opened!

Larianne

Took my Dad 25 minutes on the bus to get from the stop after Main Street (near turn for Watery Lane) to the stop near Lidl the other day.

Larianne

There was another multi-vehicle crash yesterday, outside Lidl. No-one badly injured!

The Black Oil

Are there any photos of this place? Curious to see what it's like without having to bother to drive up to it. :pac: Will probably stick to the Balbriggan version.

SunnyDub1

Stopped into Lidl yday out of curiosity and I can safely say it absolutely muck... Just like any other lidl.

Very poor food selection with the majority of the food being foreign brand.

Supoort your own I say, everyone to JC's

Inquitus

Personally I wouldn't shop in JC's if it were the last supermarket in Swords, it's expensive, chaotic and full of Special Offers with dubious discounts that can be found cheaper almost anywhere else.

Not noticed traffic being any worse on any of my trips up or down the Rathbeal road either. Not likely to shop in Lidl either mind.

AhInFairness

The Black Oil wrote: »

Are there any photos of this place? Curious to see what it's like without having to bother to drive up to it. :pac: Will probably stick to the Balbriggan version.

I've never been in the Balbriggan Lidl but have been told it's much bigger than the Swords one.

Cardinal Richelieu

SunnyDub1 wrote: »

Stopped into Lidl yday out of curiosity and I can safely say it absolutely muck... Just like any other lidl.

Very poor food selection with the majority of the food being foreign brand.

Supoort your own I say, everyone to JC's

What did you expect? Dancing Girls? They are like McDonalds, you get more or less the same in ever store in the country. Last time I was in JCs they had UK, French, German, Spanish, Italy etc food products! Even a good part of there famed cheap as chips fruit and veg is foreign.

SunnyDub1

Cardinal Richelieu wrote: »

SunnyDub1 wrote: »

Stopped into Lidl yday out of curiosity and I can safely say it absolutely muck... Just like any other lidl.

Very poor food selection with the majority of the food being foreign brand.

Supoort your own I say, everyone to JC's

What did you expect? Dancing Girls? They are like McDonalds, you get more or less the same in ever store in the country.

Do you work for lidl?

"Say absoultely muck, just like any other lidl" Meaning all lidl's are muck !

Last time I was in JCs they had UK, French, German, Spanish, Italy etc food products! Even a good part of there famed cheap as chips fruit and veg is foreign.

Well naturally I'd be very surprised if all there food was Irish. I never said anything about all there food being Irish. I probably should of clarified - jcs are selling more irish meats and brands then lidl

Cardinal Richelieu

SunnyDub1 wrote: »

Do you work for lidl?

"Say absoultely muck, just like any other lidl" Meaning all lidl's are muck !

No......why when anyone presents a counter argument in this forum someone jumps up and accuses the person of working for the people/company they defend. I seriously worry about democracy in Ireland.

SunnyDub1 wrote: »

Well naturally I'd be very surprised if all there food was Irish. I never said anything about all there food being Irish. I probably should of clarified - jcs are selling more irish meats and brands then lidl

I presume "then" should be "than"

Your comparing two different things here, your saying JC sells more Irish brands than Lidl. Lidl and Aldi until recent enough use to carry just own brand, that doesn't mean that Lidl own brand isnt Irish because its not an Irish brand like Barry's Tea that you know.

Look at the EU meat codes in Lidl and they have quite high amount of Irish meat products. It wouldn't make sense for JC to have its own branded range as they are only one store and lets face it JCs is the retail clearing house for many distributors and manufacturers so wouldn't need an own brand. The odd time in the past you could even buy some other UK supermarkets branded products in JCs!

Yes, JC is selling more "Irish brands" because they don't have an own brand range. Not so sure about your meat claim and Lidl carry a large range of Irish produced products under there own brands. Perhaps you have some evidence to back up your statement?

tbh

Cardinal Richelieu wrote: »

I presume "then" should be "than"

Not so sure about your meat claim and Lidl carry a large range of Irish produced products under there own brands

I presume there should be their

SunnyDub1

Cardinal Richelieu wrote: »

No......why when anyone presents a counter argument in this forum someone jumps up and accuses the person of working for the people/company they defend. I seriously worry about democracy in Ireland.



I presume "then" should be "than"

Your comparing two different things here, your saying JC sells more Irish brands than Lidl. Lidl and Aldi until recent enough use to carry just own brand, that doesn't mean that Lidl own brand isnt Irish because its not an Irish brand like Barry's Tea that you know.

Look at the EU meat codes in Lidl and they have quite high amount of Irish meat products. It wouldn't make sense for JC to have its own branded range as they are only one store and lets face it JCs is the retail clearing house for many distributors and manufacturers so wouldn't need an own brand. The odd time in the past you could even buy some other UK supermarkets branded products in JCs!

Yes, JC is selling more "Irish brands" because they don't have an own brand range. Not so sure about your meat claim and Lidl carry a large range of Irish produced products under there own brands. Perhaps you have some evidence to back up your statement?

hahahahahahahah - that is all

Have a good day :cool:

Felexicon

Inquitus wrote: »

Personally I wouldn't shop in JC's if it were the last supermarket in Swords, it's expensive, chaotic and full of Special Offers with dubious discounts that can be found cheaper almost anywhere else.

Not noticed traffic being any worse on any of my trips up or down the Rathbeal road either. Not likely to shop in Lidl either mind.

Really? Try driving from the Main Street to JC's at about 5:30. It's a nightmare. I keep forgetting to go around by the manor on my way home.

Haven't gone into Lidl yet as I was in the one in Ashbourne and assume they're all fairly similar.
Will continue to go to JC's as the white pudding is unreal.

The Hill Billy

Spell Czechs is over that-a-way... >>>

tHB

lac007

Lidl will never have cheaper brand name beers than JC'S.

T-Maxx

lac007 wrote: »

Lidl will never have cheaper brand name beers than JC'S.

Maybe not, but so what?

Are "brand name" beers supposed to be superior to "non-brand name" beers?

lac007

T-Maxx wrote: »

Maybe not, but so what?

Are "brand name" beers supposed to be superior to "non-brand name" beers?

Not saying that they are but if your having a party in the house its looks bad if You give someone a Lidl beer.:D

Kumsheen

lac007 wrote: »

Not saying that they are but if your having a party in the house its looks bad if You give someone a Lidl beer.:D

I'd drink a Lidl beer before a lot of that so called branded s**te.

Felexicon

lac007 wrote: »

Not saying that they are but if your having a party in the house its looks bad if You give someone a Lidl beer.:D

Give someone beer? LOL!!!!!!!!!!! BYOB all the way.

lac007

Felexicon wrote: »

Give someone beer? LOL!!!!!!!!!!! BYOB all the way.

I must be too generous.

Stheno

Dragging up an old thread but my god, the traffic for the past two months on Rathbeale Road with people trying to get in and out of Lidl is appalling.

The carpark appears too small to cope at peak times so people are literally backed up onto the road trying to get in.

Today the traffic from Lidl went all the way down to the Eircom office/parking lot near the castle when I drove down that way.

BollickyBill

From the very beginning that was the only problem I had with Lidl opening up on the Rathbeale road. I don't know how the planners allowed it to open beside an already huge traffic magnet i.e. JC's. The Woodies site at Seatown would have been ideal.

expectationlost

um New information needed on 'discount food store' plan http://www.independent.ie/regionals/fingalindependent/news/new-information-needed-on-discount-food-store-plan-30883518.html

T-Maxx

^^^Aldi

Tropheus

Agree, if you look at the other Lidls close by like Coolock and Finglas, they both have car parks that can easily handle the traffic volume at peak times. Rathbeale Road is a disaster and there is no scope to extend that car park.

BKWDR

lac007 wrote: »

if your having a party in the house its looks bad if You give someone a Lidl beer.:D

Actually some of the LIDL beer is actually nicer than the likes of Coors / Bud. There are some great Czech beers.

Also the stubby beers you can get are very nice

Ginny

The fact they had the bare minimum amount of spaces for planning (and then built over a number of them for the bakery) was flagged numerous times by residents, but the CC didn't care.
I rarely drive down the Rathbeale Rd now unless I need to go to JCs and I do that as early as possible and from the other direction.

T-Maxx

I don't know if it's true for retail developments as well but I know that for other types of development the council has a max number of parking spaces requirement, and not a min. The mind boggles...

celticbest

Wife was in Lidl this morning and was speaking to the Manager who told her they hope to have another store opened in Swords by the end of the year, wondering if anyone else has heard anything about it? Where it's likely to go?