Business closures around the county

muffler · 08-01-2015 7:09pm

howdoyouknow wrote: »

Not closed but just heard on the news Jackson's Hotel in Ballybofey has gone into receivership

Wow! Thats a shock.

byte · 08-01-2015 11:12pm

I'm surprised. Indo says it's in administration, which I thought was a step beyond receivership. However, Highland website says it's in receivership, so I'll opt to believe that instead.

Seaview Hotel, Gweedore is in administration I see from the Indo article.

http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/two-hotels-in-north-west-placed-in-administration-30893366.html

cosanostra · 08-01-2015 11:36pm

Indo probably think Donegals in the North thats why they're using the term administration which is the British equivalent of receivership

Cherry Blossom · 26-01-2015 5:42am

Donegal Ice-skating closed it's doors this weekend, the airsoft/crazy golf is still going though.

Mint Sauce · 26-01-2015 10:26pm

adrenalinjunkie wrote: »

Donegal Ice-skating closed it's doors this weekend, the airsoft/crazy golf is still going though.

Donegal had an ice skating ring! I assume it was a seasonal one.

Cherry Blossom · 27-01-2015 3:56am

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Donegal had an ice skating ring! I assume it was a seasonal one.

No, it was artificial ice, open year round. It was in Newtoncunningham.

hairyprincess · 27-01-2015 10:49am

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Donegal had an ice skating ring! I assume it was a seasonal one.

There's another one in Letterkenny. Beside the cinema, I think it's called Century Ice.

2moreMinutes · 28-01-2015 1:47am

hairyprincess wrote: »

There's another one in Letterkenny. Beside the cinema, I think it's called Century Ice.

I thought that one closed ages ago? We were actually talking about maybe going sometime soon when we somehow came to the conclusion that it was shut.

K-9 · 28-01-2015 2:43pm

Century Ice is still open, never hear much talk about it though.

donegaLroad · 29-01-2015 2:04am

adrenalinjunkie wrote: »

No, it was artificial ice, open year round. It was in Newtoncunningham.

funny, I was just talking about that place tonight.. It was a garden centre then a Pound shop before it was an ice skating rink. I was there in early Dec briefly.

IP freely · 06-02-2015 1:57am

The reason for it closing, lots of "claims" forcing his insurance way way up. The claim culture around recently is sickening.

Read recently of a girl getting 27k for a broken ankle at a go karting track. According to the defense she was shown how to go forward and reverse the kart but not steer it! There is no reverse on go karts for starters and you steer with the round thing in front of you.

The mind boggles.

CastorTroy · 14-03-2015 6:13pm

Was in the Courtyard today. Looks like Joe Jackson's ice cream place is closed.

airdog · 15-03-2015 8:28pm

AROMA PIZA the diamond ardara is closed

Cherry Blossom · 16-03-2015 3:25am

CastorTroy wrote: »

Was in the Courtyard today. Looks like Joe Jackson's ice cream place is closed.

Nooooooooooooooo!!!

CastorTroy · 01-05-2015 5:48pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

Was in the Courtyard today. Looks like Joe Jackson's ice cream place is closed.

So looks like I was wrong. Just looked completely cleaned out at the time, including signs taken down, during the day. But was open today.

2moreMinutes · 01-05-2015 7:24pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

So looks like I was wrong. Just looked completely cleaned out at the time, including signs taken down, during the day. But was open today.

It was def "closed" for a period of time with signage & seats removed too. Just noticed yesterday that it was open again with what seems like the same lad running it.

Technique · 02-05-2015 2:13pm

Change of ownership. The guy who has always ran it bought it out from the owner.

K-9 · 05-05-2015 10:36am

Open yesterday and a good few about it which is good to see.

PatrickMcG89 · 27-05-2015 2:35pm

Ladbrooks Bookmakers on Letterkenny MainStreet
Staff given 30 days notice

Firblog · 30-05-2015 2:32pm

Fish shop in Donegal Closed, strange as Starcrest Seafoods were running it, thought it'd be easier for them to make a go of it.

The fish van - out the back of the diamond centre - stopped operating too.

Think Walsh's Butcher's - Marty - doing fish now, just there and Supervalu in Town.

byte · 30-05-2015 11:31pm

Firblog wrote: »

Fish shop in Donegal Closed, strange as Starcrest Seafoods were running it, thought it'd be easier for them to make a go of it.

The fish van - out the back of the diamond centre - stopped operating too.

Think Walsh's Butcher's - Marty - doing fish now, just there and Supervalu in Town.

Aye, only noticed today that Simply Seafood had closed. Honestly, I think it was too far out of town centre. Mind you, it's right beside Walshes EWS butchers. Starcrest took over what Shines started, it seems.

Didn't realise the fish van had gone too - I wonder if having Aldi on his doorstep affected his/her business.

muffler · 31-05-2015 2:30pm

On topic (sorta) and a question that byte may be able to answer. What happened to the star bar in Donegal? Its gone or else I had too much to drink last night

overshoot · 31-05-2015 6:25pm

muffler wrote: »

On topic (sorta) and a question that byte may be able to answer. What happened to the star bar in Donegal? Its gone or else I had too much to drink last night

Gone for years. Shop and the standard lousy studio apartments (how is no windows in a living area still legal) above it. Little alleyway created to the car park too. Used to be a small unit with a shoemaker in it

muffler · 31-05-2015 8:08pm

overshoot wrote: »

Gone for years.

Just shows how long it's been since I had a pint in the town

Mint Sauce · 31-05-2015 8:42pm

overshoot wrote: »

Gone for years. Shop and the standard lousy studio apartments (how is no windows in a living area still legal) above it. Little alleyway created to the car park too. Used to be a small unit with a shoemaker in it

Did it not become a antique store, or was that Henderson's/O2. Yeah I miss Charlies/The Star Bar my self at times.

byte · 31-05-2015 10:58pm

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Did it not become a antique store, or was that Henderson's/O2. Yeah I miss Charlies/The Star Bar my self at times.

The Antique store was next door where Hendersons/O2 was alright. That's now moved to where Quinlans newsagents were. I think the ex-O2 is now owned by Kelly's of Kelco/Vodafone.

Rosewoods (womens clothes) is where StarBar used to be, and the alleyway up to carpark and Linda's Krusty Kitchen.

CastorTroy · 18-07-2015 5:38pm

Happy Days in the Courtyard closed down?

donegal_man · 19-07-2015 12:33pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

Happy Days in the Courtyard closed down?

Not terribly surprised if thats true. Couple of times I was in there I was pretty much alone.

Cherry Blossom · 06-08-2015 11:43pm

Murray Motors has closed up shop.

byte · 07-08-2015 11:26pm

adrenalinjunkie wrote: »

Murray Motors has closed up shop.

Just heard that today, I'd have thought Murray's would have had a good enough trade.

I guess not. Balls for the staff.

TreasureBin · 10-08-2015 2:34pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

Happy Days in the Courtyard closed down?

Closed at the end of June, I think. Moved everything over to their Ballyraine unit.

byte · 18-08-2015 10:03pm

The Diamond Grill has closed in Donegal Town. Actually not sure how long it's closed, as I never eat there, but can't be more than a few weeks.

Probably too many take-aways in town at the moment, the Taj being the latest addition, where No11 was.

Mint Sauce · 26-08-2015 1:22pm

byte wrote: »

The Antique store was next door where Hendersons/O2 was alright. That's now moved to where Quinlans newsagents were. I think the ex-O2 is now owned by Kelly's of Kelco/Vodafone.

Rosewoods (womens clothes) is where StarBar used to be, and the alleyway up to carpark and Linda's Krusty Kitchen.

Hadn't noticed a phone shop there my self in the ex-O2 premises.

byte wrote: »

The Diamond Grill has closed in Donegal Town. Actually not sure how long it's closed, as I never eat there, but can't be more than a few weeks.

Probably too many take-aways in town at the moment, the Taj being the latest addition, where No11 was.

Just noticed that my self after leaving the pub saturday night. Would have murdered a kebab just about then, had to make do with a 4Lights Taco.

Was No11s way up the Main Street? Noticed a new takeaway up there alright. Kebabs and Pizzas, and the like?

byte · 26-08-2015 11:28pm

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Hadn't noticed a phone shop there my self in the ex-O2 premises.

Vodafone went in there temporarily at the start of the year while their own place got an overhaul.

Just noticed that my self after leaving the pub saturday night. Would have murdered a kebab just about then, had to make do with a 4Lights Taco.

Was No11s way up the Main Street? Noticed a new takeaway up there alright. Kebabs and Pizzas, and the like?

No11 is opposite Doc's Bar (previously MJ's, etc), before you get as far as The National.

Yeah, they do the normal chips, chicken, etc. as well as kebabs and pizzas.

byte · 06-09-2015 12:42pm

Cafe Coco in the Supervalu shopping centre in Donegal town seems to have closed down.

byte · 25-10-2015 12:16am

Movie Madness, the last video rental shop in Donegal Town is closing this week.

I guess video rentals are doomed this day and age, and that XtraVision terminal in SuperValu probably was the final death knell.

Banjoxed · 25-10-2015 1:50pm

The XL petrol station/store in Quigley's Point at the junction of the Carn brae and the Moville - Derry Road closed suddenly in the last few days and is now barricaded off with For Sale signs on it.

byte · 21-11-2015 12:25am

Watson Hire has closed in Donegal Town, as of a few weeks ago.

Pity, though I guess there were too many hardware and tool hire places in town already.

I think they closed another premises in Letterkenny too, so it's just the main premises now?

michael031987 · 25-11-2015 2:17pm

I hear that Seoirse O'Toole, the current leaseholder of the Olde Castle Bar in Donegal town is giving it up in January. I wonder who is going to take it over now or what is going to happen to it?

CastorTroy · 27-01-2016 10:33pm

Since was down that way I checked and Xtravision is closed in Letterkenny

ednwireland · 02-02-2016 11:37pm

teds bike shop donegal town closing - real shame.

byte · 03-02-2016 12:35am

ednwireland wrote: »

teds bike shop donegal town closing - real shame.

Yeah, saw that on their Facebook page. I was quite surprised tbh! I thought he'd be doing an OK trade with that fine shop. Plus, the other bike shop in Waterloo Place closed recently.

I don't know if Kee's of Laghey still have their bike shop?

donegal_man · 10-04-2016 9:01pm

The shop that opened in what used to be Joe Gallagher's (Joe Bid) in Letterkenny didn't last long, was in town today and see the for let signs up again. The Main Street is going to end up a bit of a wilderness I fear.

retalivity · 11-04-2016 5:33pm

donegal_man wrote: »

The shop that opened in what used to be Joe Gallagher's (Joe Bid) in Letterkenny didn't last long, was in town today and see the for let signs up again. The Main Street is going to end up a bit of a wilderness I fear.

Jesus, was that even 6 months it lasted?
Edit: acvording to the business opening/reopening thread, it opened at the end of nov/start of dec

Judge Trudy · 06-06-2016 3:59pm

I wonder has La Fantasia in Letterkenny shut? Their Tripadvisor page has been shut down and I've tried to ring them several times to no avail.

Flibbles · 08-06-2016 11:45am

Judge Trudy wrote: »

I wonder has La Fantasia in Letterkenny shut? Their Tripadvisor page has been shut down and I've tried to ring them several times to no avail.

Drove past the other day, appears to be closed. <Mod: Snip>

buckfasterer · 08-06-2016 7:47pm

Flibbles wrote: »

Drove past the other day, appears to be closed. <SNIP>.

Food and service had gone to **** last time I was there. From how it started off, he just seemed to have lost the plot. Countless times he would go on a rant about suppliers on Facebook only for him to delete the comments the next morning.

byte · 08-06-2016 10:29pm

Is that the place that used to be out near the Dry Arch roundabout where the NCT centre is?

Used to have fantastic food, but I haven't been in since it moved.

Joshua J · 11-06-2016 9:28pm

Judge Trudy wrote: »

I wonder has La Fantasia in Letterkenny shut? Their Tripadvisor page has been shut down and I've tried to ring them several times to no avail.

Open tonight.

Flibbles · 13-06-2016 2:32pm

Flibbles wrote: »

Drove past the other day, appears to be closed. <Mod: Snip>

It's not libelous if it's true.

http://www.vision-net.ie/Company-Info/La-Fantasia-Caffe-Italia-Limited-449511

http://www.revenue.ie/en/press/defaulters/archive/defaulters-list2-march2015.xls

Business closures around the county

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