New businesses

Timmyr

Gun_Slinger wrote: »

Looks like the same fella alright.

Fair play to him, looks like he made a stupid mistake in college and has turned around and is making a go of a sustainable business in his local town. I dont know the lad but wish him the best of luck.

Absolutely!
Well done to him and I hope its successful, seems to have some cool stuff

yew_tree

McDonalds opening a new fast food joint in Mayo. Anyone know which town ?

Westernyelp

yew_tree wrote:

McDonalds opening a new fast food joint in Mayo. Anyone know which town ?

Got to be Ballina I'd say

naughto

Has to there not allowed in to Westport and we allready have 1

Westernyelp

naughto wrote:

Has to there not allowed in to Westport and we allready have 1

They have attempted to open there in the past too

A while ago I think I heard a rumor that MacDonalds was trying to buy/move into the old Dunes stores place in Westport opposite the Plaza Hotel, I do wonder if there is any hint of truth to that rumor.

irishgeo

[Deleted User] wrote: »

A while ago I think I heard a rumor that MacDonalds was trying to buy/move into the old Dunes stores place in Westport opposite the Plaza Hotel, I do wonder if there is any hint of truth to that rumor.

Right beside the the secondary school?

There would be outrage.

TopTec

McD's applied for an outlet in the old hotel opposite the old Lidls in Ballina a couple of years ago. Got refused by Mayo CoCo for the the planning change, lot of local opposition. I suspect it is not the location that's the problem, the town traders just don't want a McD's and they are a powerful voice.


TT

FarCanal

irishgeo wrote: »

Right beside the the secondary school?

There would be outrage.

Could be completely unrelated but their has been work going on inside the old Westport Dunnes. Was at the traffic lights and I noticed the lights on and a few lads inside. Interesting. Hope they keep McDonald's at bay, as a Castlebar native they are a law unto themselves here.

TopTec

Looks like it is Castlebar.



https://www.con-telegraph.ie/2021/06/20/mcdonalds-to-hire-800-people-in-jobs-across-ireland-including-castlebar/

TT

Thou

Would be as well to extend into vacant site next to the current location at this stage to help alleviate the traffic problem.

seligehgit

TopTec wrote: »

Looks like it is Castlebar.



https://www.con-telegraph.ie/2021/06/20/mcdonalds-to-hire-800-people-in-jobs-across-ireland-including-castlebar/

TT

No mention of a new outlet in that piece.

Implies increasing employees to pre pandemic levels.

Westernyelp

seligehgit wrote:

Implies increasing employees to pre pandemic levels.

Yes. Just more staff. It seems. The Castlebar shop must be one of the busiest

irishgeo

Westernyelp wrote: »

Yes. Just more staff. It seems. The Castlebar shop must be one of the busiest

The traffic problems will go away when the indoor dining opens up

PARlance

seligehgit wrote: »

No mention of a new outlet in that piece.

Implies increasing employees to pre pandemic levels.

Ya, it just seems like a cheap way of good PR tbh, a "we're going to hire back to previous levels" scenario but let's paint it as 800 new jobs.

irishgeo

PARlance wrote: »

Ya, it just seems like a cheap way of good PR tbh, a "we're going to hire back to previous levels" scenario but let's paint it as 800 new jobs.

it's the same thing all companies do. Reannounce the same jobs over a d over again.

Mickeroo

Any word on if KFC is still going to go ahead out near Harvey Norman?

Lukekul

Mickeroo wrote: »

Any word on if KFC is still going to go ahead out near Harvey Norman?

No stir since. Hoped they would have moved when costa was being done, that seems to be a huge success.


Went to "Pizza Max" across from the Welcome Inn at the weekend, middling would be a fair assessment.

the_pits

KIX Vaping shop closed on Main St Castlebar

Skippette

Sweet Avenue just off Main Street, next to Supermac's Castlebar has also announced they are closing. Sad to see, only recently discovered them and their cakes are lovely.

Lukekul

That's a shame. Awful time to be making a go of a business like that for the poor feckers

yop

And the butchers closed also in the last while? I drove up there Sunday evening and its depressing. Must be every second building closed now.

Skippette

yop wrote: »

And the butchers closed also in the last while? I drove up there Sunday evening and its depressing. Must be every second building closed now.

Which one? The one on Main Street? that closed in Feb 19

Xenji

Macho Meals up by the old post office has been closed for the best part of 7 months now as well, the flower shop that was briefly open on Cavendish Lane has cleared everything out now, they did have a sign up saying they could not get the staff to reopen.

naughto

Xenji wrote: »

Macho Meals up by the old post office has been closed for the best part of 7 months now as well, the flower shop that was briefly open on Cavendish Lane has cleared everything out now, they did have a sign up saying they could not get the staff to reopen.

If they pay there staff enough they will get them

PARlance

naughto wrote: »

If they pay there staff enough they will get them

Plenty of businesses struggling to get staff, it makes very little sense for some people to work with the covid payments they've been getting.

yop

Fish shop down from the old Heatons (Sports shop now) is gone too I see.

Westernyelp

yop wrote:

Fish shop down from the old Heatons (Sports shop now) is gone too I see.

yop wrote:

Fish shop down from the old Heatons (Sports shop now) is gone too I see.

For about a year. You need to come to town more Yop

Coillte_Bhoy

PARlance wrote: »

Plenty of businesses struggling to get staff, it makes very little sense for some people to work with the covid payments they've been getting.

Doesnt make sense, the covid payments will be gone in a few weeks, bit crazy to turn down a job now i would think?

corsav6

the_pits wrote: »

KIX Vaping shop closed on Main St Castlebar

The 1 vape shop that actually closed for restrictions, even worse.