Limerick Businesses Closed V 2.0 [Mod note post 1]

Poxyshamrock

Tubes on Cecil Street

Mc Love

By the end of 2012 there will be no shops left!

The Snipe

Poxyshamrock wrote: »

Tubes on Cecil Street

When :O

source

XiledSniper wrote: »

Poxyshamrock wrote: »

Tubes on Cecil Street

When :O

Now, just walked past it in the last half hour, place is gutted out and there's a few lads in there taking the racks and shelves apart.

soprano123

Limerick City has now officially closed !

AnCapaillMor

Poxyshamrock wrote: »

Tubes on Cecil Street

Ah no way i was only in there last week. the 2 for 1 sale makes sense now though.

the_blackstuff

AnCapaillMor wrote: »

Poxyshamrock wrote: »

Tubes on Cecil Street

Ah no way i was only in there last week. the 2 for 1 sale makes sense now though.

What did tubes sell? Can't remember the place

AnCapaillMor

Mainly Surf gear, good place for hoodies and t-shirts.

vkid

Not surprised about Tubes tbh..gone downhill the last few months imo. Poor selection last few times I was in there. They were kind of off the beaten track as well which doesnt help passing traffic. Never go near that part of town anymore, only to a car park on henry street.

banie01

vkid wrote: »

Not surprised about Tubes tbh..gone downhill the last few months imo. Poor selection last few times I was in there. They were kind of off the beaten track as well which doesnt help passing traffic. Never go near that part of town anymore, only to a car park on henry street.

They're shop in Cork always had a much better selection of stuff TBH.
That said they always had some good value in there if you were prepared to look
Still a sad day when another shop goes....

I'm getting my son ready for communion later this year and aside from Noel's(great store and super service) in town(which must be a family tradition for half the men in Limerick lol)
There is a very very poor selection of clothes, and to my mind more importantly good service in menswear in Limerick...
I'm not joking when I say at this stage I'd not only drive 2hrs for selection and service but a flight may even be booked.

Kess73

banie01 wrote: »

They're shop in Cork always had a much better selection of stuff TBH.
That said they always had some good value in there if you were prepared to look
Still a sad day when another shop goes....

I'm getting my son ready for communion later this year and aside from Noel's(great store and super service) in town(which must be a family tradition for half the men in Limerick lol)
There is a very very poor selection of clothes, and to my mind more importantly good service in menswear in Limerick...
I'm not joking when I say at this stage I'd not only drive 2hrs for selection and service but a flight may even be booked.

Limerick is awful for menswear if you want something that is not a generic Next/River Island type look. The likes of Connolys/BT/Noels etc all seem to stock stuff that looks similar as well, although I would have to agree on the service in Noels as it has always been top notch right back to when both Noels were there, and his kids have wonderful retail savvy in terms of customer service. One in particular is a real throwback to when there was an art to customer service, he is probably the best I have dealt with in the last ten years and I reckon he generates a hell of a lot of repeat clients with his approach to customers.

I tend to do my clothes shopping in Cork, Liverpool or London mostly if I am going into a bricks and mortar store. Simply because of range of product. Cork is deceptively good in terms of brand range, style range, and size range.

bigpink

The Gay Bar is gone or going to be in the next week or so

Some dj from Mickeys&Bakers is taking it over

leakyboots

bigpink wrote: »

The Gay Bar is gone or going to be in the next week or so

Some dj from Mickeys&Bakers is taking it over

Any idea which DJ? Sounds promising

bigpink

John Greenwood think i know him to see,plays mickeys bakers dolans etc

Guess he will go for for mickeys wicked chicken vibe

Poxyshamrock

bigpink wrote: »

The Gay Bar is gone or going to be in the next week or so

Some dj from Mickeys&Bakers is taking it over

That place is just cursed, methinks. Nothing seems to last there.

bigpink

I agree a friend of the brothers wasnt far off going in taking a lease there

tfitzgerald

Where is the gay bar . A friend wants to know:)

bigpink

tfitzgerald wrote: »

Where is the gay bar . A friend wants to know:)

Bar 31,31 thomas street use to be players/mcknights

But it aint going to be gay anymore

You should try the Whitehouse/Foleys on the bridge they are gay friendly also

Insect Overlord

Thomas Street, around the corner from the Blind Pig.

smcgiff

peking97 wrote: »

Getting back to Instore does anybody know what the story is as regards customers who have gift vouchers? Will these be honoured or is that money gone?

The money is pretty much gone I'm afraid. You'll be ranked alongside all other debtors. You might (Big might) get a small amount back after Revenue, and Wages are paid. Unlikely though.

peking97

Yeah I reckon you're correct there....over €300 down the drain...so much for shopping locally! I note they made sure I got no text to let me know they were going out of business. A lesson learned!

pigtown

Are Instore closed nationwide?

peking97

I reckon they must be. Here's the text of an email reply I got to my query about gift voucher holders:-

Unfortunately Instore in it's totality has gone into liquidation. a
liquidator is in the process of being appointed. if you forward me
your address the appointed liquidator will inform you by post of the
liquidators meeting date.

regards

Itsdacraic

peking97 wrote: »

Yeah I reckon you're correct there....over €300 down the drain...so much for shopping locally! I note they made sure I got no text to let me know they were going out of business. A lesson learned!

In fairness anyone who bought a voucher for there was nuts given how well publicised it was that they were in trouble.

Mc Love

Saw a van of there's on the road the other day - must be still doing something.

ZombieBride

bigpink wrote: »

The Gay Bar is gone or going to be in the next week or so

Some dj from Mickeys&Bakers is taking it over

That's actually quite sad, so a city the size of Limerick will have no official gay bar then?

Mc Love

ZombieBride wrote: »

That's actually quite sad, so a city the size of Limerick will have no official gay bar then?

Judging by the amount of times a gay bar in Limerick has opened and closed it obviously isnt a great market.

ZombieBride

Mc Love wrote: »

Judging by the amount of times a gay bar in Limerick has opened and closed it obviously isnt a great market.

True, it was in Riddlers before, and Bar 3 before that and the Globe before that. Still a shame.

Mc Love

One of the clubs should just do a dedicated gay night! Or maybe do it once a fortnight on a friday night - I am straight and have been to gay clubs and bars and surprisingly they are like any other night to be honest.

peking97

Itsdacraic wrote: »

In fairness anyone who bought a voucher for there was nuts given how well publicised it was that they were in trouble.

Well I didn't buy the voucher it was forced on us having returned an item and I for one knew nothing about their being in trouble!