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    #6032
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,323 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    cms88 wrote: »
    I sometimes wonder why they're not called up on it. Anything that happens they take credit for it and if it doen't work it they just try to pretend like it never happened.

    And you can't say anything against them! I know a few businesses who initially had joined as members, but didn't renew their membership as they felt they got nothing for it.


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    #6033
    pawdee
    Registered Users Posts: 549 ✭✭✭pawdee


    kn wrote: »
    I remember Carroll's was at the front and all the comics were there. The toy store was further down. Got an evil kenevil there one Christmas. It is the one Christmas present I always remember - loved it. And of course he did a show in the ASP back in the early 80's cowboy's and everything. It was really unique at the time I remember it really well. A Friday night I'm going to say circa 1983.

    It wasn't Evel Knievel that did a show in ASP but Eddie Kidd. I was there but can't remember the year. Early 80s anyway.

    Anyone remember The Burger Garden?


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    #6034
    Panda Killa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,384 ✭✭✭Panda Killa


    pawdee wrote: »
    It wasn't Evel Knievel that did a show in ASP but Eddie Kidd. I was there but can't remember the year. Early 80s anyway.

    Anyone remember The Burger Garden?

    He was here in 1980... paralysed and some brain damage nearly 25 years ago


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    #6035
    manoverboards
    Registered Users Posts: 323 ✭✭manoverboards


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    Sully34 wrote: »
    Anyone remember the Leisure way?


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    #6036
    manoverboards
    Registered Users Posts: 323 ✭✭manoverboards


    What was the vegetarian restaurant, don't remember that?

    Sully34 wrote: »
    Leisure way had newsagents out the front. Bakery in the centre. That Dublin lad who owns Ikon had a shop in there. There was also a pet shop. Upstairs had a hairdressers and a vegetarian restaurant


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    #6037
    Sardonicat
    Registered Users Posts: 12,378 ✭✭✭✭Sardonicat


    manoverboards wrote: »
    What was the vegetarian restaurant, don't remember that?

    Bratts was up there for a while.


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    #6038
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,746 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    kn wrote: »
    I only remember when it was H Williams - not as an arcade.
    It was a still a shopping centre while H Williams was there. H Williams just took over Tesco's former footprint.

    Even when Dunnes first opened there, after they left the town centre and while they were building NCR, they restricted themselves to the Tesco/H Williams part and the rest of the (now vacent) shopping centre was boarded off. It was only when Dunnes reopened the Horan Centre in the late nineties that they occupied the whole of it.


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    #6039
    acequion
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    manoverboards wrote: »
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    Was that 70's or 80's? Vaguely remember it. Does anyone remember "The Cordon Bleu" in the Square? Fine dining wasn't the in thing back in the days of bacon and cabbage but that place was quite posh I think.:)


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    #6040
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users Posts: 23,991 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    Quackster wrote: »
    It was a still a shopping centre while H Williams was there. H Williams just took over Tesco's former footprint.

    Even when Dunnes first opened there, after they left the town centre and while they were building NCR, they restricted themselves to the Tesco/H Williams part and the rest of the (now vacent) shopping centre was boarded off. It was only when Dunnes reopened the Horan Centre in the late nineties that they occupied the whole of it.


    https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/localnotes/former-supermarket-staff-enjoy-reunion-29731267.html

    Tesco must have tried Ireland for three years from 1983 to 1986, before selling off their stores to H Williams and clearing off. Wiki says that H Williams fell victim to a price war soon after and went bust.


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    #6041
    phormium
    Registered Users Posts: 3,308 ✭✭✭phormium


    acequion wrote: »
    Was that 70's or 80's? Vaguely remember it. Does anyone remember "The Cordon Bleu" in the Square? Fine dining wasn't the in thing back in the days of bacon and cabbage but that place was quite posh I think.:)


    Leisure was definitely there until mid 80's, not sure from when, I started work in town centre in 1980.

    I absolutely loved The Cordon Bleu :) I'd say it was the best we had for a while, Chez Jean Marc if that's how it was spelt came later but that place was just fantastic, I still remember their Chocolate Marquise for dessert, omg! That was there in early 90s I would guess, somewhere up Castle Street upstairs on the side where Baileys is now, I feel a little further than that but before Gaywear at the time. He moved to Kinsale I think.


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    #6042
    g1983d
    Registered Users Posts: 585 ✭✭✭g1983d


    phormium wrote: »
    Leisure was definitely there until mid 80's, not sure from when, I started work in town centre in 1980.

    I absolutely loved The Cordon Bleu :) I'd say it was the best we had for a while, Chez Jean Marc if that's how it was spelt came later but that place was just fantastic, I still remember their Chocolate Marquise for dessert, omg! That was there in early 90s I would guess, somewhere up Castle Street upstairs on the side where Baileys is now, I feel a little further than that but before Gaywear at the time. He moved to Kinsale I think.

    Anyone remember the american diner that was upstairs where Wild currently is?
    I remember my mom taking me in there as a kid and it was like being transported to the USA, had never seen anything like it.
    In reality it was probably just a chipper with some memorabilia on the wall.
    A kind of eddie rockets before eddie rockets


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    #6043
    cms88
    Registered Users Posts: 1,577 ✭✭✭cms88


    Ciarrai76 wrote: »
    And you can't say anything against them! I know a few businesses who initially had joined as members, but didn't renew their membership as they felt they got nothing for it.

    Only a very small few do get anything out of it. I know of people who had started different things and once they looked like they were going well the chamber jumped on board and runed the whole thing.

    Are they still doing them voucher things? They were supposed to be thir big game chamger for the town


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    #6044
    Kerrydude1981
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    E mac wrote: »
    Saw pictures of Russell Arcade a while back on either Clerys or Kennelly's photo archive.

    Russell Arcade was home to the best toy shop of all time, Liam O Connors was a must visit anytime I was in town as a kid, over flowing it used to be with toys,


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    #6045
    Sully34
    Registered Users Posts: 938 ✭✭✭Sully34


    g1983d wrote: »
    Anyone remember the american diner that was upstairs where Wild currently is?
    I remember my mom taking me in there as a kid and it was like being transported to the USA, had never seen anything like it.
    In reality it was probably just a chipper with some memorabilia on the wall.
    A kind of eddie rockets before eddie rockets

    Tom's cabin


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    #6046
    fuerte1976
    Closed Accounts Posts: 692 ✭✭✭fuerte1976


    Do I remember correctly 'Bilkos' in where abrakebabra is now?


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    #6047
    Panda Killa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,384 ✭✭✭Panda Killa


    Sully34 wrote: »
    Tom's cabin

    The O'Sheas took it over after that and it was some kind of American diner 1992-1994..can't remember the name


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    #6048
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,323 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    cms88 wrote: »
    Only a very small few do get anything out of it. I know of people who had started different things and once they looked like they were going well the chamber jumped on board and runed the whole thing.

    Are they still doing them voucher things? They were supposed to be thir big game chamger for the town

    They seemed to still be around last Christmas, but I don't know how they are selling them. I think they wanted to compete with the one for all vouchers, but I don't think they really took off. We looked into getting them, but like the one for all voucher, they look for commission on them. Makes no sense for a small business when you can sell your own gift vouchers, and not have to pay any commission.
    I don't think anyone has even come into us looking to buy anything with one.


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    #6049
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,323 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    fuerte1976 wrote: »
    Do I remember correctly 'Bilkos' in where abrakebabra is now?

    It was yes. They also owned Smythies Café in the middle of the centre.


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    #6050
    Sardonicat
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    Ciarrai76 wrote: »
    It was yes. They also owned Smythies Café in the middle of the centre.

    Had my first ever slice of cheese cake in there. Thought I was very sophisticated ! Imagine, a time when cheesecake was exotic!


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    #6051
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,323 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    Sardonicat wrote: »
    Had my first ever slice of cheese cake in there. Thought I was very sophisticated ! Imagine, a time when cheesecake was exotic!

    The owner was my late uncle, and as kids we used to get any left over buns in the evening! ;)


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    #6052
    g1983d
    Registered Users Posts: 585 ✭✭✭g1983d


    Sully34 wrote: »
    Tom's cabin

    That name does ring a bell alright but as I've thought about it I seem to recall rock city diner as a name too.
    It's amazing how your forget something that sp clear in the mind a few years ago


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    #6053
    E mac
    Registered Users Posts: 403 ✭✭E mac


    Any one memories of Burger Kingdom in the small square? Was a favourite of mine caus they served mint milkshakes ....can't remember what the food was like! Definitely remember being there around 1994.


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    #6054
    Panda Killa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,384 ✭✭✭Panda Killa


    g1983d wrote: »
    That name does ring a bell alright but as I've thought about it I seem to recall rock city diner as a name too.
    It's amazing how your forget something that sp clear in the mind a few years ago

    Rock City Diner is spot on


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    #6055
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,746 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    Panda Killa wrote: »
    Rock City Diner is spot on

    That was on the ground floor though, wasn't it?


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    #6056
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,323 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    Panda Killa wrote: »
    Rock City Diner is spot on

    Was that not the one in the Mall, on the corner to Ashe street?


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    #6057
    Panda Killa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,384 ✭✭✭Panda Killa


    Quackster wrote: »
    That was on the ground floor though, wasn't it?

    There was an upstairs as well...many's the lunchtime I spent looking out onto the street waiting for my gf at the time to come out of Quinsworth & meet me for a burger :D


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    #6058
    Panda Killa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,384 ✭✭✭Panda Killa


    Ciarrai76 wrote: »
    Was that not the one in the Mall, on the corner to Ashe street?

    Yes.. that's the one I'm on about... Bilkos was the one down where abrakebabra is now


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    #6059
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,323 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    Panda Killa wrote: »
    Yes.. that's the one I'm on about... Bilkos was the one down where abrakebabra is nown

    Sorry, thought someone mentioned it was in the square. We used to go into the Rock street diner anytime we were 'allowed' into town! Was a great spot.


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    #6060
    Ciarrai76
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 9,323 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    Has Easons reopened?

    I thought I saw someone mention it during week somewhere.


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    #6061
    g1983d
    Registered Users Posts: 585 ✭✭✭g1983d


    Panda Killa wrote: »
    Rock City Diner is spot on

    My memory of it was from I was very young but fond memory of being upstairs with my mom looking out the window down onto the street


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