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Foxhunter Pub Closed by Revenue ?

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    #182
    average_runner
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    maverick_21 wrote: »
    Are the owners still a secret? Its mad to think that site has been left empty for this long...


    Its a bad location in fairness. The garage beside it should buy it and create a bigger car park for trucks etc


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    #183
    maverick_21
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    BUMP! Any update on this people?


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    #184
    degsie
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    maverick_21 wrote: »
    BUMP! Any update on this people?

    Nope.


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    #185
    Walter Sobchak III
    Registered Users Posts: 302 ✭✭Walter Sobchak III


    Big steel fence going up around the place today. It's going to look like Wheatfield or Cloverhill when they're finished.


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    #186
    average_runner
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    Walter Sobchak III wrote: »
    Big steel fence going up around the place today. It's going look like Wheatfield or Cloverhill when they're finished.


    Whatever it takes to keep the scum out


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    #187
    leinster93
    Registered Users Posts: 306 ✭✭leinster93


    http://www.echo.ie/lucan/article/moves-made-to-secure-and-protect-former-foxhunter-premises-site


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    #188
    degsie
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    It's unbelievable to me that the local council do not know the identity of the current owners!


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    #189
    unkel
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    degsie wrote: »
    It's unbelievable to me that the local council do not know the identity of the current owners!

    I thought that was obvious? The US company that bought out Avoca? Maybe I'm wrong though...


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    #190
    L1011
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    unkel wrote: »
    I thought that was obvious? The US company that bought out Avoca? Maybe I'm wrong though...

    Considering the article mentions problems of ownership I think they don't own it.


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    #191
    average_runner
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    L1011 wrote: »
    Considering the article mentions problems of ownership I think they don't own it.


    I think Avoca bought it, but it appears there is issues on who owned it before Avoca bought it, so probably end up in court.


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    #192
    DopeTech
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    Heard that Dunnes have bought it. Anyone else hear anymore? It'll be grocery only.


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    #193
    degsie
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    FrostyJim wrote: »
    Heard that Dunnes have bought it. Anyone else hear anymore? It'll be grocery only.

    Source?


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    #194
    jomalone14
    Registered Users Posts: 283 ✭✭jomalone14


    FrostyJim wrote: »
    Heard that Dunnes have bought it. Anyone else hear anymore? It'll be grocery only.

    There'll be massive objection on traffic grounds if this turns out to be true.


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    #195
    unkel
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    I'd welcome it. There's what, about 50,000-60,000 people in Lucan / Adamstown and we don't have a grocery Dunnes. Their perpetual spend €50 and get €10 off voucher is highly competitive too.


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    #196
    jomalone14
    Registered Users Posts: 283 ✭✭jomalone14


    unkel wrote: »
    I'd welcome it. There's what, about 50,000-60,000 people in Lucan / Adamstown and we don't have a grocery Dunnes. Their perpetual spend €50 and get €10 off voucher is highly competitive too.

    You'd welcome it at the side of a busy slip road off the even busier N4?? Plenty of green field space still to be built on at Liffey Valley. The Foxhunter site is no location for a supermarket.


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    #197
    unkel
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    Given the space available and the parking spaces required, I'd expect it only to be a relatively small supermarket. It will add maybe 2 or 3 cars per minute to the slip road, I don't think that will make any material difference to how busy it is. The slip road itself isn't hugely busy anyway. Very convenient for people coming home from work in Dublin city to do a quick shop to pick up groceries to make the dinner.

    I'd rather have a massive shiny Tesco Extra on one of those big available green fields around Liffey Valley where one can do the weekly shopping. We need a Tesco too (other than that miserable heap in Hillcrest)


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    #198
    degsie
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    The main problem for that location is that is easily accessible travelling from Dublin but is a pain to get to from the opposite direction.


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    #199
    unkel
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    Very true, degsie. But given the relatively small site, the last thing we need is a very busy supermarket there. Anyway, can anyone substantiate this rumour?


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    #200
    godtabh
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    I'ts a poor location for a retail outlet. Up until recently I did a lot of work for Tesco and Aldi on projects like this and it wouldnt have a hope. Dunnes wouldnt waste their time here (or they might as part of a sequential test but unlikely).


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    #201
    the_syco
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    average_runner wrote: »
    Whatever it takes to keep the scum out
    Highly surprised no-one has setup camp there!

    =-=

    The only thing I can think of is if Applegreen bought the Foxhunter and Texaco made it into a Applegreen/Burger King/coffeeshop mall as they've done in a few other places, but doubtful due to the bad traffic bottleneck that happens at the Leixlip M4/N4 section.

    =-=

    Otherwise, Weatherpersons. It sells food, drink, and closes at half 12, although the Ball Alley House would probably be a better suit.


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    #202
    JupiterKid
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    Wasn't it supposed to be turned into an Avoca cafe/shop? Nothing seemed to happen with that plan. It's an eyesore as it it but is in a prime location.


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    #203
    average_runner
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    unkel wrote: »
    I'd welcome it. There's what, about 50,000-60,000 people in Lucan / Adamstown and we don't have a grocery Dunnes. Their perpetual spend €50 and get €10 off voucher is highly competitive too.


    You do know Dunnes put up their prices to ensure they make their money, you gain nothing out of the voucher.

    I did an investigation into this for a few months.


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    #204
    average_runner
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    unkel wrote: »
    Given the space available and the parking spaces required, I'd expect it only to be a relatively small supermarket. It will add maybe 2 or 3 cars per minute to the slip road, I don't think that will make any material difference to how busy it is. The slip road itself isn't hugely busy anyway. Very convenient for people coming home from work in Dublin city to do a quick shop to pick up groceries to make the dinner.

    I'd rather have a massive shiny Tesco Extra on one of those big available green fields around Liffey Valley where one can do the weekly shopping. We need a Tesco too (other than that miserable heap in Hillcrest)


    Road would be blocked in the evenings etc, a supermarket will never be allowed there


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    #205
    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,736 ✭✭✭degsie


    Wish people wouldn't speculate about this property without even a tenuous link to a source.


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    #206
    average_runner
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    degsie wrote: »
    Wish people wouldn't speculate about this property without even a tenuous link to a source.


    No fun in that, speculation makes it fun!


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    #207
    Stealthirl
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    degsie wrote: »
    Wish people wouldn't speculate about this property without even a tenuous link to a source.

    I was told there's a Crazy Prices going in with work to start in the next 2 months :pac:


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    #208
    DopeTech
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    Sir Dosser wrote: »
    Heard that Dunnes have bought it. Anyone else hear anymore? It'll be grocery only.

    Well it looks there was no truth in this rumour, has anyone heard anything on it lately? Mad that it can be left vacant for so long.


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    #209
    average_runner
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    Sir Dosser wrote: »
    Well it looks there was no truth in this rumour, has anyone heard anything on it lately? Mad that it can be left vacant for so long.

    It's a bad location and that explains why it's vacant. Maybe a McDonald's would suit it


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    #210
    unkel
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    average_runner wrote: »
    It's a bad location and that explains why it's vacant. Maybe a McDonald's would suit it

    There are already 4 McDonald's in Lucan. Which is absolutely ridiculous for a population of 50k. I say no thanks.


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    #211
    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,736 ✭✭✭degsie


    unkel wrote: »
    There are already 4 McDonald's in Lucan. Which is absolutely ridiculous for a population of 50k. I say no thanks.

    Only two actually.


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