Weavers gutted by fire

calex71

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0525/drogehda.html

Wasn't down that way in ages, not long re-opened after being closed for a long time. Lucky no one was hurt.

CMpunked

It looked really bad.
It's unfortunate as it's only been recently done up, and was really nice too.

Some good photos for anyone who hasn't seen it yet;here

whelan1

so how do we get to supervalu now? can we go down by the garda station ?

borderlinemeath

whelan1 wrote: »

so how do we get to supervalu now? can we go down by the garda station ?

Down Duke St and onto Stockwell St. I went down that way yesterday.

MugMugs

CMpunked wrote: »

It looked really bad.
It's unfortunate as it's only been recently done up, and was really nice too.

Some good photos for anyone who hasn't seen it yet;here

Thats terrible !

So how was trade going for them ?

Rossin

pretty bad afaik


it sounds kinda dodge if you ask me...am i aloud say that on here?

goodgolfer64

Rossin wrote: »

pretty bad afaik


it sounds kinda dodge if you ask me...am i aloud say that on here?

haha....even when i heard it asleep on bed other morning i raised an eye brow....though im sure insurance crowd will look well into it....tho insurance money easier than a loan in this climate i hear....

calex71

Rossin wrote: »

pretty bad afaik


it sounds kinda dodge if you ask me...am i aloud say that on here?

Well it was reported in the media that the gardai were treating it as suspicious.

CMpunked

It's a real unfortunate coincidence when you consider the guy who owns the place also owned the bridgeford!

RMcM

Why, whappened to the bridgeford?

Rossin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8pFP92dgjs

(lol at the music they put in the vid)

Cappawhite

Crazy all right - they're saying its suspicious! You sure they the same owners? Heard one the names and didn't think they the same people? 2 fires is def one to look into if it is !!

CMpunked

Cappawhite wrote: »

Crazy all right - they're saying its suspicious! You sure they the same owners? Heard one the names and didn't think they the same people? 2 fires is def one to look into if it is !!

Yes. Same guy.

Of course it's suspicious, when you think that that it started at half 2 on a Tuesday morning, no one after been in the place for a few hours? It would be naive not to consider something malicious.

10green bottles

If it was a pub in Dundalk that had of went on fire this would have been a 20 page thread already,accusations and the rest.

goodgolfer64

didnt actually know that....oh dear
id say that why the investigators were there for more than 2 days....

Darksaga87

Very sad to see it gone.

More jobs gone.

bottomdog

Darksaga87 wrote: »

Very sad to see it gone.

More jobs gone.

Jobs will be created in the rebuilding, and reopening, so there is a light in the tunnel

Mr. 2

bottomdog wrote: »

Jobs will be created in the rebuilding, and reopening, so there is a light in the tunnel

Unfortunately its probably more likely that it will remain boarded up and derelict for years to come.

WindmillWarrior

CMpunked wrote: »

Yes. Same guy.

Of course it's suspicious, when you think that that it started at half 2 on a Tuesday morning, no one after been in the place for a few hours? It would be naive not to consider something malicious.

Is the guys name Brian Potter?

Biggins

Cappawhite

WindmillWarrior wrote: »

Is the guys name Brian Potter?

No don't think so......heard a diff person...could be wrong tho...

irjudge

Cappawhite wrote: »

No don't think so......heard a diff person...could be wrong tho...

calex71

Went over for a look when I was home on saturday. God it's just a shell now really.

Shame about folks jobs, it won't be opening again any time this decade I'd say/

West St was looking as awful as ever and now worse since this :mad:

I made a game of trying to recall what shop used to be in all of the closed ones on my way over, was it jalapeno's that used to next door to the weavers where O'Dowd's office is now?

borderlinemeath

My OH was talking to somebody who manages one of the shops on West St over the weekend, the word on the street is that a couple of the bigger empty shops have been let so there could be new businesses moving into West St.

Apart from last week when West St was closed to traffic business is brisk enough and ticking over - and is up on the previous two years (wouldn't be hard though).

CMpunked

borderlinemeath wrote: »

My OH was talking to somebody who manages one of the shops on West St over the weekend, the word on the street is that a couple of the bigger empty shops have been let so there could be new businesses moving into West St.

More cash traders! Yay!

borderlinemeath

CMpunked wrote: »

More cash traders! Yay!

Jesus, not more cash traders - what is there now 3 of them?
I was passing the window of the new one just at the junction of laurence st, there was a drum kit in the window so I thought, oh great a new music shop, then I looked up and saw it was cash traders:mad:

CMpunked

borderlinemeath wrote: »

Jesus, not more cash traders - what is there now 3 of them?
I was passing the window of the new one just at the junction of laurence st, there was a drum kit in the window so I thought, oh great a new music shop, then I looked up and saw it was cash traders:mad:

Still better prices than the sound shop! :pac:

No, i was joking about them being cash traders. But i cant see very big high profile stores taking the old units on west st.

Mr. Muddle

I just walked passed the Weavers, the top story of the building is completely gone now including the front wall. It looks like they are putting in supports to hold up the buildings either side.

disc79

Sad to see it gone , had done a nice job inside.

In relation to jobs they went through more staff in the 8 months they were open than I had hot
Dinners.

No different owner , owner has another pub in dundalk .

As a bar it had never taken off since it re-opened .

ssmith6287

Drove by at about 10 oclock the night it happened, was strange to see it was closed that early

delly

I'm removed a few comments to clean things up. Please don't post anything that could effect an ongoing investigation

goodgolfer64

delly wrote: »

I'm removed a few comments to clean things up. Please don't post anything that could effect an ongoing investigation

whats this a super injunction now taking place in ireland???get real

delly

No super injunctions, just mod direction.

lamoss

I was up west street this afternoon and went to see what was happening at the weavers.....:( It has all been demolished , just a gap between two buildings with steel cross bracing to support the buildings either side of the gap. I cant see nothing happening here for a few years now, just a derelict site . How sad that pub was the place to be one time.:(

Wolfe Tone

Went in after it was opened, left after one, place was dead.


Doesn't take einstein to figure out what happened here.

Biggins

The Bridgeford and the Weavers both going on fire right down to the ground - both having the same owner!
One very unlucky owner?

Forgive me for being suspicious.

Wolfe Tone

He is either unlucky or really really stupid!

whelan1

lamoss wrote: »

I was up west street this afternoon and went to see what was happening at the weavers.....:( It has all been demolished , just a gap between two buildings with steel cross bracing to support the buildings either side of the gap. I cant see nothing happening here for a few years now, just a derelict site . How sad that pub was the place to be one time.:(

out of interest who pays for the demolition work?

MugMugs

Insurer will if they Indemnify the loss.

They probably wont indemnify the loss so The State will foot the bill and potentially seek recovery from the owner.

cargo

Biggins wrote: »

The Bridgeford and the Weavers both going on fire right down to the ground - both having the same owner!
One very unlucky owner?

Forgive me for being suspicious.

Does post #29 above not say that it was different owners of the 2 premises? Dont know either myself so can't confirm wither way.

Biggins

cargo wrote: »

Does post #29 above not say that it was different owners of the 2 premises? Dont know either myself so can't confirm wither way.

Well from a reliable source that has been very accurate so far, I've been informed different.

Biggins

Just an update pic.

Rossin

i reckon they'll just stabilise the building with girders and then we're going to be left looking at it in that state for years to come, bah

goodgolfer64

have heard gardai found video evidence of an individual removing couches 3 days before the fire.....not looking suspicious or anything....

Biggins

goodgolfer64 wrote: »

have heard gardai found video evidence of an individual removing couches 3 days before the fire.....not looking suspicious or anything....

The HD monitors were also taken out I'm told (possibly also on video), the day before the fire.
Also the builders that are now shoring up the place, had to stop work last Wednesday for a while and call the Gardi back in after they found something that the builders thought would be of interest to them.

Today they got around to placing large wood sheets in as a front to the mess.

calex71

Biggins wrote: »

The HD monitors were also taken out I'm told (possibly also on video), the day before the fire.

That happened alright, really don't think I can name the shop who took the TV's back so I'll air on the side of caution there. Money was owed to tradesmen for work done during the revamp too, and not small change either.

Did you get any pics of the boarded up place now? Could look ok if it was done like what they did with the demolished buildings on O'Connell St here in Dublin where the boards have windows and detailing over them on a sheet of sorts. Just beside Dr. Querkies there.

Lister1

Wasnt there canabis growing in the bridgeford when it went up in flames? I have heard the same rumour about the Weavers(same owner we are led to believe). This would probably tie in nicely with the cause of the fire and also the delay in calling the firebrigade. I have been led to believe that a call was made to the owner by someone in the building before a call was put through to the gaurds and he asked them to tackle the fire themselves rather then advising on ringing the fire brigade...

delly

Guys, I'm closing this thread now. The fire is long gone and all that is occurring now is rumour and vague suggesstions.