what happened to friarsland gym?

TimeToShine

it's been closed for the last week or so, anyone know?

thanks.

COH

TimeToShine wrote: »

it's been closed for the last week or so, anyone know?

thanks.

I was told its gone for good

TimeToShine

COH wrote: »

I was told its gone for good

any idea why?

Zamboni

Not surprised at all to be honest.
Probably been loss making for a number of years.
It was an old style gym leisure centre which would have required major capital investment to refurbish

Transform

Zamboni wrote: »

Not surprised at all to be honest.
Probably been loss making for a number of years.
It was an old style gym leisure centre which would have required major capital investment to refurbish

agreed - the old model is not going to survive and most smart gyms are moving with the times

bakh

is there a better gym around the area??
i know of crunch fitness at the UCD but thats strictly for the staff ad students there only......

Zamboni

bakh wrote: »

is there a better gym around the area??
i know of crunch fitness at the UCD but thats strictly for the staff ad students there only......

It is a big area.
Are you looking for something near Dundrum, Ranelagh/Clonskeagh, Donnybrook/Ballsbridge or Blackrock side?

WeeBushy

bakh wrote: »

is there a better gym around the area??
i know of crunch fitness at the UCD but thats strictly for the staff ad students there only......

Crunch is open for public membership but is closing down when the new UCD gym is completed in a month or two. There will be limited public memberships available for that afaik.

bakh

thanks... i was looking for a place near the clonskeagh/dundrum/milltown area

The Guvnor

Anyone any updates on what this new gym in UCD will actually be like?

Zamboni

bakh wrote: »

thanks... i was looking for a place near the clonskeagh/dundrum/milltown area

Simply Fitness - Milltown
Raw - Just over Ranelagh bridge
The Gym - Rathgar

WeeBushy

bakh wrote: »

thanks... i was looking for a place near the clonskeagh/dundrum/milltown area

You could add flyefit in Ranelagh to that list if it wasn't too far for you.

The Guvnor wrote: »

Anyone any updates on what this new gym in UCD will actually be like?

It's going to be spanky. There is a bit of info here: http://www.ucd.ie/studentcentre/sc2/ the info on the gym is a bit vague, but I've been told in UCD that its going to be a very good gym. There are artists impressions and plans up in that link which give some idea of what it will be like.

I would imagine it will be expensive for non students/graduates of UCD to be a member. There is a limited number of public memberships available, so they can afford to put a higher price on it, and they'll have to seeing as the college is desperate for money from anywhere at the moment.

bakh

thanks.. will definitely check out the gyms mentioned

Thud

WeeBushy wrote: »

It's going to be spanky. There is a bit of info here: http://www.ucd.ie/studentcentre/sc2/ the info on the gym is a bit vague, but I've been told in UCD that its going to be a very good gym. There are artists impressions and plans up in that link which give some idea of what it will be like.
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that's one zazzy website!

The Guvnor

Thanks WeeBushy - I am all for the trepidarium after a hard day of lectures - where was this when I was in college!?!:D

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Site is up for sale:

http://www.property.ie/commercial-property/Friarsland-Roebuck-Road-Clonskeagh-Dublin-14/95172/