Clonmel

caroiline

I have to say clonmel has to be the most borimg town in the country. Seriously, nearly everyone's gone and o'keeffe's is like a cattle mart, there is actually nothing to do there and nights out are going downhill incredibly fast !!!

ReacherCreature

caroiline wrote: »

I have to say clonmel has to be the most borimg town in the country.

You'll find plenty of disagreements there, nationwide.

o'keeffe's is like a cattle mart,

Solution: Don't go there, go somewhere else.

caroiline wrote: »

there is actually nothing to do there and nights out are going downhill incredibly fast !!!

You're judging the town on the basis of its nightlife, that's pretty much nonsensical and narrowminded.

charlemont

its a nice town , but the people there are very odd, its known through out ireland for its clannishness and hostility...

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caroiline wrote: »

I have to say clonmel has to be the most borimg town in the country. Seriously, nearly everyone's gone and o'keeffe's is like a cattle mart, there is actually nothing to do there and nights out are going downhill incredibly fast !!!

I dont know about the most boring town in the country although sometimes it can without doubt feel like that.

Shopping wise i dont think it'd very good, yes the showgrounds is there but i think its a bit of a white elephant. During the week the centre of the town seems dead.

Nightlife ya its not great but o'keeffes isnt the only pub in clonmel contrary to populer belief. Gleesons is good and has live music, what about phil carrols always a great atmosphere there. Muls, chawkes et al... Instead of going to O'keeffes why not try some of these pubs first and maybe end the night in the Posthouse often live music there and makes a change from the cattle mart that o'keeffes can be some times.

What about cinema, bowling alley or maybe a drive up the mountains.

Clonmel has its bad points, from lack of parking in the town, poor enough shopping, the clannishness, and a very large local skanger population. But many towns have these problems and have even a greater lack of choice for things to do.

Loughc

questionmark? wrote: »

I dont know about the most boring town in the country although sometimes it can without doubt feel like that.

Shopping wise i dont think it'd very good, yes the showgrounds is there but i think its a bit of a white elephant. During the week the centre of the town seems dead.

Nightlife ya its not great but o'keeffes isnt the only pub in clonmel contrary to populer belief. Gleesons is good and has live music, what about phil carrols always a great atmosphere there. Muls, chawkes et al... Instead of going to O'keeffes why not try some of these pubs first and maybe end the night in the Posthouse often live music there and makes a change from the cattle mart that o'keeffes can be some times.

What about cinema, bowling alley or maybe a drive up the mountains.

Clonmel has its bad points, from lack of parking in the town, poor enough shopping, the clannishness, and a very large local skanger population. But many towns have these problems and have even a greater lack of choice for things to do.

With River Island, DV8 and Argos on the way to Clonmel, the shopping standards will be on par with Waterford so hopefully it should attract more people in from the surrounding towns to come shop here to help the town get busy again.

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lockie1983 wrote: »

With River Island, DV8 and Argos on the way to Clonmel, the shopping standards will be on par with Waterford so hopefully it should attract more people in from the surrounding towns to come shop here to help the town get busy again.

Hopefully it does help the town get busy again. River Island i believe plan on being opened for the 26th of November.

DV8 are going in at the old tesco site and a number of other shops alongside them. They are working away fitting it out at the moment don't know when it will open but i'd say it would be before christmas.

In regards to argos, when or where are they opening an outlet. It has being doing the rounds for months but i haven't heard any concrete proof as of yet.

The extra shops opening up are going to cause some parking problems. At the moment as everyone knows parking availability is not the best in the town and over the coming months the town is going to lose the suir Island car park as well as parking on much of the quays due to the flood relief works over the next 14 months.

DaveJac

What shop is going in beside Dunnes?

ReacherCreature

River Island afaik.

stupidusername

As far as I'm concerned (and anyone I know) Clonmel is and always has been a dump. It's got nothing going for it.

The people there are horrible, and it's just a horrible feeling place.

tippspur

Isn't there another a thread on here about Clonmel somewhere almost exactly the same as this one,I'm getting a feeling of de ja vu,

ReacherCreature

stupidusername wrote: »

As far as I'm concerned (and anyone I know) Clonmel is and always has been a dump. It's got nothing going for it.

The people there are horrible, and it's just a horrible feeling place.

Put the fcuking generalisations away would you?

holystungun9

stupidusername wrote: »

As far as I'm concerned (and anyone I know) Clonmel is and always has been a dump. It's got nothing going for it.

The people there are horrible, and it's just a horrible feeling place.

I'm nice and I'm from Clonmel

Loughc

questionmark? wrote: »

Hopefully it does help the town get busy again. River Island i believe plan on being opened for the 26th of November.

DV8 are going in at the old tesco site and a number of other shops alongside them. They are working away fitting it out at the moment don't know when it will open but i'd say it would be before christmas.

In regards to argos, when or where are they opening an outlet. It has being doing the rounds for months but i haven't heard any concrete proof as of yet.

The extra shops opening up are going to cause some parking problems. At the moment as everyone knows parking availability is not the best in the town and over the coming months the town is going to lose the suir Island car park as well as parking on much of the quays due to the flood relief works over the next 14 months.

It has been doing the rounds for years and years, but a banner went up a few days ago down in the Showgrounds shopping centre that its coming there in 2011.

DT100

stupidusername wrote: »

As far as I'm concerned (and anyone I know) Clonmel is and always has been a dump. It's got nothing going for it.

The people there are horrible, and it's just a horrible feeling place.

Have you met every man/woman/child that lives in Clonmel..If not how can you judge?...I bought a bag of apples last week.I found a bad one in it..using your logic,I should have thrown them all out?....If you are a drinker....Did you ever get a bad pint?...Did it stop you drinking forever?

charlemont

stupidusername wrote: »

As far as I'm concerned (and anyone I know) Clonmel is and always has been a dump. It's got nothing going for it.

The people there are horrible, and it's just a horrible feeling place.

your bang on , bud.. you have to be a part of some clique to be accepted by the people but your actually wrong about the town itself, its actually a fine town with plenty facilities etc

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lockie1983 wrote: »

It has been doing the rounds for years and years, but a banner went up a few days ago down in the Showgrounds shopping centre that its coming there in 2011.

Good to hear must keep an eye out for it when i'm passing. Save me some trips to their Kilkenny outlet.

Rabble Rabble

charlemont wrote: »

your bang on , bud.. you have to be a part of some clique to be accepted by the people but your actually wrong about the town itself, its actually a fine town with plenty facilities etc

Clonmel is one of the nicest inland towns in Ireland. haven't noticed any hostility from the natives ( am from England, and spend some time there visiting relatives), but all irish small towns are cliquish.

( The guy who said that is from location: "Tipperary", so this could be a local spat).

Wouldnt live there, but pretty enough.

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Rabble Rabble wrote: »

Clonmel is one of the nicest inland towns in Ireland. haven't noticed any hostility from the natives ( am from England, and spend some time there visiting relatives), but all irish small towns are cliquish.

( The guy who said that is from location: "Tipperary", so this could be a local spat).

Wouldnt live there, but pretty enough.

I dont know which poster you are referring too but fyi Clonmel is in Tipperary as is cashel, Nenagh et al... dont get how this is relevant unless a poster clearly states they are from Tipperary Town.

Anyway you say its the nicest inland town and is pretty enough but you say you wouldnt live in it. Out of interest why not?

Rabble Rabble

questionmark? wrote: »

I dont know which poster you are referring too but fyi Clonmel is in Tipperary as is cashel, Nenagh et al... dont get how this is relevant unless a poster clearly states they are from Tipperary Town.

Anyway you say its the nicest inland town and is pretty enough but you say you wouldnt live in it. Out of interest why not?

What I meant was stupidusername - who said Clonmel was cliquish- was from Tipperary ( county) so this could be an inter-county thing.

I live in England in a city of 1 million - prefer larger places tbh ( although not too large - dont like London where I work sometimes).

That may change as I get older.

The Jman

I have to say Clonmel is a great place to live. There's lots of clubs to join and courses to do. Plenty of good pubs,restaurants and shops in the town. Fair enough the town can't compete with the big cities like Dublin and Cork but overall it's a fantastic place to live. People who say otherwise are usually the sort who like to sit at home in front of the tv for the evening rather than getting out and actually doing something productive.

stupidusername

Rabble Rabble wrote: »

What I meant was stupidusername - who said Clonmel was cliquish- was from Tipperary ( county) so this could be an inter-county thing.

I live in England in a city of 1 million - prefer larger places tbh ( although not too large - dont like London where I work sometimes).

That may change as I get older.

Am, I didn't say it was cliquish. Look back over my post.

How, if I'm saying I live in Tipperary, could this be an inter-county thing? Clonmel is in Tipperary still isn't it?

I live and am from a place near to Clonmel, and based on all the time I've been in Clonmel, gone out there, worked there, spent time there I don't like it. It has no life to it, it feels dirty, there's hardly nothing of things you'd want in it and most of the people there aren't nice.

Rabble Rabble

stupidusername wrote: »

Am, I didn't say it was cliquish. Look back over my post.

How, if I'm saying I live in Tipperary, could this be an inter-county thing? Clonmel is in Tipperary still isn't it?

I live and am from a place near to Clonmel, and based on all the time I've been in Clonmel, gone out there, worked there, spent time there I don't like it. It has no life to it, it feels dirty, there's hardly nothing of things you'd want in it and most of the people there aren't nice.

intra-county thing then. So basically you are from (near) Clonmel but dont like it. I would move were I you. It is basically your nearest town - want more, you should move to Cork or Dublin.

jon burrows

Clonmel rocks, I have plenty of cousins there, its like my second home, and o'keefes is a great spot and Gleesons too. The princess is nice too if you want a quite drink or watch a match there with a few mates and the place wont be too packed but Lucy the bar maid is very nice and makes you feel welcome.

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jon burrows wrote: »

o'keefes is a great spot

I just dont get this. Yes i go there every now and then, but thats because thats where the group wants to hit. On a Saturday night it feels like a cattle mart and the third bar is just full of either underagers or skangers. Pints arent great either.

I take my hats off to them for the comedy/music club they have going there though, which is something that adds to the town.

jon burrows wrote: »

and Gleesons too.

Now thats a good spot spent half my summer sundays down their for the music and free BBQ:)


I think there is room in the town for another nightclub if only higgins would let danno's out to somebody that knows how to run the place i.e. good music, No cover charge, strict on ID etc...

ciano1

From Clonmel myself, have to agree that it's a decent town but not mad about Clonmel people (Yes.. There are lots of exceptions), a lot of clannishness and what seems to be a higher percentage of scumbags than most other towns i've been in.

Nightlife is pretty crap there too, fair enough, there are lots of great pubs (Gleesons, Mulcahys), but when midnight comes around you're limited to just Okeeffes.. Maybe Posthouse if you're over 30 (Im 18 btw so naaah).
And of course you have Danno's, which opens once in a blue moon!

ReacherCreature

Only us Irish could change a discussion from a town to pubs!

O' Keeffes is grand but I avoid the bars and go out the back. That said, I'm not mad about the place but it's where we go if we fancy a drink and some guys we don't normally see due to college, work are out there so it's good fun that ways. Avoid the bars. Regarding Higgins, I don't understand him, he'd be competiting by opening Dannos, I'm betting there's something up in there.

Also 'bout time they began to be strict on ID, place was like a creche from what I heard.

+1 on Gleesons. Class pub bar the odd idiotic rugby-head.

0verblood

What do you mean by the word "clannish"?

By the way I agree that Clonmel is shyte.

comeraghs

Clonmel isn't as nice a town physically as Dungarvan, Cashel or Waterford city but it's still a nice town (that could do with a bit more looking after) & it's certainly nicer than Thurles, Carrick or Tipp town. Like anywhere you'll meet mostly good people & the odd scummer!

julyjane

lockie1983 wrote: »

It has been doing the rounds for years and years, but a banner went up a few days ago down in the Showgrounds shopping centre that its coming there in 2011.

Didn't see that banner in the showgrounds myself but I did think it odd about 2 months ago they had 2 pallets of Argos catalogues in the showgrounds.

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julyjane wrote: »

Didn't see that banner in the showgrounds myself but I did think it odd about 2 months ago they had 2 pallets of Argos catalogues in the showgrounds.

They also had reps on O'Connell street handing out catalogues that weekend. Cant remember exactly how long ago but it was during the summer on a Saturday i saw them doing this.

Dubchild

stupidusername wrote: »

As far as I'm concerned (and anyone I know) Clonmel is and always has been a dump. It's got nothing going for it.

The people there are horrible, and it's just a horrible feeling place.

What a load of moany baloney. Sorry to be rude but you sound like one of those people who needs to live in a town in ireland that is really dull and boring to appreciate a good town. I hate people who run down a quality place without a doubt i know it is. Are you living there? I'm not from Clonmel but i know it's one of the nicest towns in Ireland and England coz i lived in both places and now i live in Limerick and it's cool and lovely there but i miss clonmel LOADS. Best shopping is in Clonmel, loads of places to browse and 5 charity shops if you love a bargain cd or stuff Best fish and chips at the mayfair restaurant, Wicked cinema, loads of internet cafes, great pubs, beautiful arcitechure and churches ah the list is endless. I know it has it rough e ones after a few too many drinks they cant handle but every town in ireland has that kind of bad reputation.

Blush_01

comeraghs wrote: »

Clonmel isn't as nice a town physically as Dungarvan, Cashel or Waterford city but it's still a nice town (that could do with a bit more looking after) & it's certainly nicer than Thurles, Carrick or Tipp town. Like anywhere you'll meet mostly good people & the odd scummer!

Ah Carrick. Practically fills the "news" section in the Nationalist single-handedly with crime reports. Lovely job!

That said, I know a few people from Carrick and they're lovely.

Physically, Clonmel is sh!te, it's a ring road with a blob of town in the middle, but I don't see how Cashel is any better. One bloody rock and people think it's amazing. And seeing as you've mentioned Waterford, if you're looking for scumbags that's a prime place to start.

Thurles is starting to grow on me over time. It certainly has more charm than Clonmel has. Tipp's a kip (and I'm from just outside it) but it's no worse than any of the "nicer" places listed there.

Dubchild

Everyones entitled to their own oponion especially if you've lived in such a town and know exactly what it's like to live there.
I'm from Thurles and it's a nice enough town but so boring coz it's really just one street up and one down kind of town. I'd have all the shops browsed in about 1 hour and what would i do then Clonmel is far better and nicer. Lots more character, Loads more shops, restaurants and everything compared to thurles. If i had a choice i'd rather live back in Clonmel any day, i love the place

charlemont

:eek:

ReacherCreature

Blush_01 wrote: »

Physically, Clonmel is sh!te, it's a ring road with a blob of town in the middle, but I don't see how Cashel is any better. One bloody rock and people think it's amazing. And seeing as you've mentioned Waterford, if you're looking for scumbags that's a prime place to start.

You say 'physically', don't you mean infrastructure-wise? Physical would mean how it is and what it looks like. By your logic, of it being 'physical', Fermoy for example, is "sh!te" as it's a 'blob' of a town beside a river.

0verblood

Dubchild wrote: »

Everyones entitled to their own oponion especially if you've lived in such a town and know exactly what it's like to live there.
I'm from Thurles and it's a nice enough town but so boring coz it's really just one street up and one down kind of town. I'd have all the shops browsed in about 1 hour and what would i do then Clonmel is far better and nicer. Lots more character, Loads more shops, restaurants and everything compared to thurles. If i had a choice i'd rather live back in Clonmel any day, i love the place

You have a serious boner for Clonmel. It's not that good, you seem to think it's like New York.

Loughc

0verblood wrote: »

You have a serious boner for Clonmel. It's not that good, you seem to think it's like New York.

Well that poster was comparing Clonmel to Thurles, comparing it to Thurles would make it seem like New York! :P

dirtydiesel

Ya Clonmel is so crap its only got a huge tesco on the bypass, dunnes oakville with a variety of smaller shops on the same site, another huge dunnes on the Waterford road with a couple of shops, Marks and spencers with a number of shops and cafes, woodies, world of wonder,supervalue, sam mccauleys, a furniture store, kentucky, Park hotel which has live bands, ,aldi,lidl,dominos pizza,4 star pizza,tom skinnys pizza, 2 lyons take aways, mayfair take away, emmerald garden chinese restaurant and take away, several other chinese restaurants, a couple of indian restaurants, a lovely kebab shop in Irish town not to mention the crepe shop in Irishtown, somewhere in the region of 30 pubs, Okeffes also has live music and comedy nights, its not just a night club, live music in the post house with a late disco bar to the rear, loads of trad music nights in many pubs including Bakers and the railway bar, a snooker and games hall in Mulcahys.
A huge selection of clothes shops to suit all budgets.
I could name a lot of more places but Clonmel is so crap nobody would want to know.
Now if you said Okeffes is a crap night club maybe a few people would of agreed with you!
THERE IS LOADS TO SEE AND DO IN CLONMEL.

0verblood

If you've lived there all your life and that's all you know then fair enough, i can see how you'd think it's great. It's like the tribes who have spent generations in the Amazon thinking that their village is the best but have never seen things like cities, electricity and cars.

Loughc

0verblood wrote: »

If you've lived there all your life and that's all you know then fair enough, i can see how you'd think it's great. It's like the tribes who have spent generations in the Amazon thinking that their village is the best but have never seen things like cities, electricity and cars.

I have lived in Clonmel all my life and I do think its a great town, I know there are better places out there better, but not too many in Ireland and certianly not too many in the South East!

dirtydiesel

0verblood wrote: »

If you've lived there all your life and that's all you know then fair enough, i can see how you'd think it's great. It's like the tribes who have spent generations in the Amazon thinking that their village is the best but have never seen things like cities, electricity and cars.

I have been to many countries over the last 10 years, I am not from Clonmel but choose to live here, Its a far cry from the tribes in the Amazon (there could be a few tribal warriors here), my point is the op based her post on 1 night out in the town, its got lots to offer regarding night life, dining , shopping etc.
Its got some scumbags who try to run it down, but its got a lot of decent hard working people too.

Clonmel is a great town..no shortage of good people there.

holystungun9

Yeah, stop running the place down. I really like the town and have lots for friends from all walks of life there. The whole anti social behaviour thing is no different in any other town. Lots and lots of good people. Sure, lots of businesses have closed down but again that is happening in lots of places. I like it's location and it is not to much of a drive to get out for the day to Cork, Waterford or Kilkenny. I have to say though, as a basketball player, there are no open courts central to town to practice. (and I don't mean jumping a school fence). There should be some open courts or maybe even some other kind of hard surface areas for kiddie's cycling or to play tennis off a wall or for skaters (yes , I am aware of the minefield of insurance issues but surely there is some way). Even if they could arrange it down in the park across from the cemetary.

geraid

stupidusername wrote: »

Am, I didn't say it was cliquish. Look back over my post.

How, if I'm saying I live in Tipperary, could this be an inter-county thing? Clonmel is in Tipperary still isn't it?

I live and am from a place near to Clonmel, and based on all the time I've been in Clonmel, gone out there, worked there, spent time there I don't like it. It has no life to it, it feels dirty, there's hardly nothing of things you'd want in it and most of the people there aren't nice.

you say it feels dirty well i suggest dat you check out yeterdays paper where de list of tidy towns list places clonmel in 6th place and jus 1 place out of the running to be selected as de tidy towns winner so if dats wat u call dirty den fair enuf and dares nearly 18 thousand people living in clonmel and you say most of them arent very nice well i totally disagree wit you there yes dare are some unpleasant people in the town but ya get dat in every town village and city in de world clonmel is mainly a very friendly town

tippspur

dirtydiesel wrote: »

Ya Clonmel is so crap its only got a huge tesco on the bypass, dunnes oakville with a variety of smaller shops on the same site, another huge dunnes on the Waterford road with a couple of shops, Marks and spencers with a number of shops and cafes, woodies, world of wonder,supervalue, sam mccauleys, a furniture store, kentucky, Park hotel which has live bands, ,aldi,lidl,dominos pizza,4 star pizza,tom skinnys pizza, 2 lyons take aways, mayfair take away, emmerald garden chinese restaurant and take away, several other chinese restaurants, a couple of indian restaurants, a lovely kebab shop in Irish town not to mention the crepe shop in Irishtown, somewhere in the region of 30 pubs, Okeffes also has live music and comedy nights, its not just a night club, live music in the post house with a late disco bar to the rear, loads of trad music nights in many pubs including Bakers and the railway bar, a snooker and games hall in Mulcahys.
A huge selection of clothes shops to suit all budgets.
I could name a lot of more places but Clonmel is so crap nobody would want to know.
Now if you said Okeffes is a crap night club maybe a few people would of agreed with you!
THERE IS LOADS TO SEE AND DO IN CLONMEL.

You can add Argos to that list now,on the way to m&S in March.

JamieK

tippspur wrote: »

You can add Argos to that list now,on the way to m&S in March.

River Island too...getting a nice plug in here for my most recent employers

ReacherCreature

JamieK wrote: »

River Island too...getting a nice plug in here for my most recent employers

Isn't River Island already in Clonmel?

Nothingbetter2d

I must admit I LIKE going out in Clonmel.

I always have a good laugh down there. I have loads of freinds down there too

try living in carlow for a while....u'll soon see how much bigger a cattlemart Dinn Ri & the foundry are.

JamieK

ReacherCreature wrote: »

Isn't River Island already in Clonmel?

Yes it is since the end of November but it just wasn't included in that long list of shops and amenities Clonmel has...just pointing it out!

Clonmelgirl

I lived in Clonmel all my life and all my family live there. I'm now living in London but if I got the chance to move back to Clonmel I would. I don't think anyone in Ireland (Especially "Stupidusername") would think the people from Clonmel and the town itself is horrible if they ever lived over here!!!! I actually lived in the Wilderness and some of you might know thats a "no go area" or known for "skanks and scumbags"

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(Infact everyone from there is actually really sound but I'm biased as I know them and was brought up with them I'm now 20) ---- and I would still rather live there then here in London and we have LOADS TO DO....Endless amount of pubs, clubs and things to do for all ages but the people are just not the same.

All counties in Ireland are full of friendly people (not just Clonmel) that's just how the Irish are...so Clonmel and the people or Clonmel aren't horrible....if you want to know "horrible" come live over here in the human Rat race!!! :pac:

dirtydiesel

tippspur wrote: »

You can add Argos to that list now,on the way to m&S in March.

There is also a fish and chip shop and a another clothes shop opening in the showgrounds soon. I noticed that the building where the vision store used to be has been sold recently, wonder whats going in there!