What do you miss that used to be in Sligo?

Andy From Sligo

what thing(s) do you miss that once was in Sligo?
It could be a place like a special pub or restaurant or shop(s) that used to be open in sligo - it could go back years and years, or even something as recent thats gone within the last 5 years.
How about the outdoor swimming pool that used to be down by the Bundoran road?, or the Bowling alley down by the quays? - It could be Wood's hardware store on Castle Street - it could be anything anywhere in Sligo, not just the town centre.

And if there is anything that has closed down and you would love to see its return why not let everyone know.

Mint Sauce

McDonalds. At least we had a toilet to go to.

Andy From Sligo

Mint Sauce wrote: »

McDonalds. At least we had a toilet to go to.

Could get a burger for 99c on the eurosaver menu - where else now in the town centre can you get a beefburger for 99c? (go on are ye gonna say 4 lights?)

Andy From Sligo

did anyone on here go to that indoor bowling place that used to be down by the quays? - what was it like and does anyone know why it shut. It would be great to have a bowling alley back in sligo again

FirstinLastout

Newsflash Andy, for 99c it ain't beef!

Andy From Sligo

FirstinLastout wrote:

Newsflash Andy, for 99c it ain't beef!

Could be bleeding horse for all I care , its cheap bit of food to keep you going whilst shopping :-D

Mint Sauce

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

Could get a burger for 99c on the eurosaver menu - where else now in the town centre can you get a beefburger for 99c? (go on are ye gonna say 4 lights?)

Not a clue, not bought from an Irish McDonalds in over 15 years. Dont mind paying the €1 something in the 4 Lights though.



Probably really not long enough in Sligo to really miss places, so gonna say European Nights at The Showgrounds.

T-Bird

The laser light shining into the sky from the Adelaide night club. The club itself was from memory a very rough place. But the laser signified that it was the weekend and there were people in town having a good time and it was time to join them...

FirstinLastout

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

Could be bleeding horse for all I care , its cheap bit of food to keep you going whilst shopping :-D

..... and therein lies part of the problem.

Andy From Sligo

I tell you what places I miss from up at the Cararoe Retail Park (dublin road) - that 2 seasons place, that was pretty good for some things garden-wise and storage boxes. and INSTORE ... I liked to frequent their little cafe at the front of the store, very reasonable for a big choc chip cookie or pastry and a cappuccino.

John_Rambo

Source restaurant. The only foodie restaurant in the town with a bit of creativity and an ever changing menu.

Andy From Sligo

John_Rambo wrote: »

Source restaurant. The only foodie restaurant in the town with a bit of creativity and an ever changing menu.

yes that was a great place - looks so dead up that way now, imagine its still empty after all this time. - be a nice little M&S up there now

Andy From Sligo

There was a good little Cafe next to the Adelaide pub at one time - always busy and bustling

John_Rambo

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

yes that was a great place - looks so dead up that way now, imagine its still empty after all this time. - be a nice little M&S up there now

It would be nice of course and M&S is great, but Source tried to support local. Lissadell oysters, Coopers Hill Venison, local beef, lamb, veg, locally caught fish. I'd rather support the locals in an area.

Andy From Sligo

John_Rambo wrote: »

It would be nice of course and M&S is great, but Source tried to support local. Lissadell oysters, Coopers Hill Venison, local beef, lamb, veg, locally caught fish. I'd rather support the locals in an area.

indeed

Andy From Sligo

imagine once O'connell street had a McDonalds Restaurant and a Burger King right opposite each other at one time....

Andy From Sligo

I even used to like popping into the ESB shop in Castle street, imagine you could get electrical stuff and just put it on your electric bill without filling out any lengthy forms or being approved. and I liked popping in to telecom earieann / Eircom shop in Wine street car park.

Kettleson

Straightback. Legend.

Andy From Sligo

Kettleson wrote: »

Straightback. Legend.

haha - i bet he is directing traffic in heaven now as well

Andy From Sligo

I liked O'Connell street better when it was pedestrianised. I liked the old system where you could drive up the mall, I liked the PJ Colemans electrical shop. and Compustore on Rockwood Parade

Kettleson

No doubt Andy. There was a right good mix of characters then. I had just moved to Sligo and Straightback stopped my car just outside the Southern at the end of Wolfe Tone Street. I thought he was a Garda. He looked the part. But I didn't see any reason why he had stopped the car. I thought maybe a funeral was on the way. But nothing..and then he waved me on. And I thanked him for what I knew not

When I found out what he was at I thought it was superb that he was tolerated by all doing what he did. A character for sure. I wonder could that be done now? Even though it's not that long ago. I doubt it.

Buford T Justice

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

imagine once O'connell street had a McDonalds Restaurant and a Burger King right opposite each other at one time....

No they didn't. Burger King was where Easons is, and McDonalds was up at the top where Tohers is now.

T-Bird

Buford T Justice wrote: »

No they didn't. Burger King was where Easons is, and McDonalds was up at the top where Tohers is now.

Wasn't md in permanent tsb?

thebuzz

Jolly Rogers, although I'm not a child anymore so probably wouldn't be as much craic now. None of the current options (Funny Bones etc.) are as good as JR was.

rizzodun

thebuzz wrote: »

Jolly Rogers, although I'm not a child anymore so probably wouldn't be as much craic now. None of the current options (Funny Bones etc.) are as good as JR was.

COCA COLA SLIDE!!!!!!

Casual Corner arcade.

The long steps up to the Gaiety cinema, used to add to the excitement waiting in the rain for someone to come down and open the gates to start the massive surge up in case you didn;t get a ticket.

The mine at the top of O'Connell st.

Andy From Sligo

Buford T Justice wrote:

No they didn't. Burger King was where Easons is, and McDonalds was up at the top where Tohers is now.

Naw, McDonalds was never where tohers is.....

Basq

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

Naw, McDonalds was never where tohers is.....

It was next door where Permanent TSB is now..

curtisbrown

The old Molly's.....or their chips to be precise

Andy From Sligo

there used to be a lovely big 'World of Wonder' toy store down by the quays at one time ....

Andy From Sligo

Abrakebabra - if you wanted a big decent dirty kebab!

Andy From Sligo

the original Gulivers restaurant in Castle Street - and the cafe upstairs where popadoms restaurant is in o'connell street

John_Rambo

The sculpture beside the canon in Strandhill!

Andy From Sligo

John_Rambo wrote: »

The sculpture beside the canon in Strandhill!

oh yeah that eyesore rusty lump of metal - that will really be missed that will

sligojoek

http://www.broadsheet.ie/2016/02/22/dude-wheres-the-twirly-thing/

Andy From Sligo

I'd like to see a lovely Fountain in its place

AllGunsBlazing

Woolworths was brilliant. Caffola was a proper greasy spoon cafe wit amazing food but the toilets were rank! We even had a bowling alley ffs!!!!

Also, I really miss the Savoy, saw Gremlins and Return of the Jedi there.

Andy From Sligo

Carlton Cafe on Castle Street , think the Mace place is there now. But what a fantastic cafe with lovely fry's at a decent price, nothing at all pretentious about it lol , run by a certain member of Westlife's mammy!:)

Andy From Sligo

AllGunsBlazing wrote: »

....We even had a bowling alley ffs!!!!

Crazy innit! - you need something like a Bowling Alley again these days in town to take kids when its raining. - wheres other nearest one? - bundoran isnt it?, or i think they have one in Castlebar and carrick-on-shannon?

rizzodun

AllGunsBlazing wrote: »

Also, I really miss the Savoy, saw Gremlins and Return of the Jedi there.

I've said it before but if I had the money I'd re-open that as a classic cinema. Do themed movie nights like around Halloween and launch of big sequels (like the orginal star wars trilogy when the force awakens came out) even do nights with a live act performing the score during the movie. Prob need to be a millionaire and do it as a hobby though because I'm not sure you could make a living at it.

Mint Sauce

AllGunsBlazing wrote: »

Woolworths was brilliant. Caffola was a proper greasy spoon cafe wit amazing food but the toilets were rank! We even had a bowling alley ffs!!!!

Also, I really miss the Savoy, saw Gremlins and Return of the Jedi there.

Would love a proper greasy spoon in Sligo Town. Margarets is good, but a bit to far out for that Saturday or Sunday morning fix, if even open them days.

Techless

The Troubador pub on High Street when it was owned by Tommy Reagan and his wife.

Delta7

The Tea House and the Cottage, also old Beezies on O Connell street

Kettleson

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

haha - i bet he is directing traffic in heaven now as well

Straightback: (Originally posted by Lemon3:)

maryishere

McDonalds and Burgerking. Consistent grub, you know what you are getting. As someone said, hard to beat €1 for a burger if you have a horde of hungry kids who want a snack.

Also my brother says it was handy to have the electrical shops in Sligo- McDonaghs, Colemans, ESB - to browse in and enjoy a cup of coffee nearby to decide. Now the car has to be used to get to far flung places.

Also miss the Johnston court car park, remember it? Instead of adding more car parking spaces to Sligo they took them away.

rizzodun

maryishere wrote: »

Also miss the Johnston court car park, remember it? Instead of adding more car parking spaces to Sligo they took them away.

Ah here, they took away 20-30 and instead we got a multi story with about 400 in the quayside. There's tons of parking on Connaughton road if the people of Sligo weren't so lazy.

dingding

The restaurant in cartron village when it opened first.

Andy From Sligo

rizzodun wrote: »

Ah here, they took away 20-30 and instead we got a multi story with about 400 in the quayside. There's tons of parking on Connaughton road if the people of Sligo weren't so lazy.

laziness got nothing to do with it, when you have shops you need car parking spaces nearby a shopping centre such as Johnstones court is built... where are the car parking spaces for this shopping centre? - you might say wine street car park, but that is, as I see it, and always has been, the car park for Tesco...

rizzodun

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

laziness got nothing to do with it, when you have shops you need car parking spaces nearby a shopping centre such as Johnstones court is built... where are the car parking spaces for this shopping centre? - you might say wine street car park but that is as I see it and always has been the car park for Tesco...

You can walk from Connaughton road to Johnstons court in less than ten minutes. From the Quayside it probably takes five. Be blessed you're not in Dublin city centre. Lamenting the loss of 30 car parking spaces when we got 400 in the Quayside is madness if you ask me. If you want more town centre parking then buildings will need to be knocked, then people will be complaining that there's no free units for the types of shops they want. The alternative? Parking down by the Quays perhaps, but if people won't walk from Connuaghton road....

Andy From Sligo

rizzodun wrote: »

You can walk from Connaughton road to Johnstons court in less than ten minutes. From the Quayside it probably takes five. Be blessed you're not in Dublin city centre. Lamenting the loss of 30 car parking spaces when we got 400 in the Quayside is madness if you ask me. If you want more town centre parking then buildings will need to be knocked, then people will be complaining that there's no free units for the types of shops they want. The alternative? Parking down by the Quays perhaps, but if people won't walk from Connuaghton road....

so what your saying is that its OK for customers of Johnstone court shopping centre are expected to walk all the way up laden with bags to the car park up in Connuaghton road just because (whoever) allowed the shopping centre to go ahead and be built without an adjoining car park for the centre? (bad planning)

Were do you get 400 in the Quayside? - not all Levels are open all of the time, many a time I have been in the QS car park and the levels are shut off (for some reason, I dont know why)

Lady is a tramp

dingding wrote: »

The restaurant in cartron village when it opened first.

I don't remember that at all! And I grew up in Cartron ... how long ago was that there?

rizzodun

Andy From Sligo wrote: »

so what your saying is that its OK for customers of Johnstone court shopping centre are expected to walk all the way up laden with bags to the car park up in Connuaghton road just because (whoever) allowed the shopping centre to go ahead and be built without an adjoining car park for the centre? (bad planning)

Were do you get 400 in the Quayside? - not all Levels are open all of the time, many a time I have been in the QS car park and the levels are shut off (for some reason, I dont know why)

In short, yes, it's expected in other towns, why not Sligo?

I understand for some people it's not feasible but that's why you make special facilities for those people.

Plenty of people moaning about out of town retail parks, wanting everything in the town centre, at the same time wanting pedestrianised streets free of traffic and town centre parking. Something's got to give.

I have never failed to get a parking space in the Quayside or Connughton road when I've tried, even over the busy Christmas period.

http://www.quayside.ie/facilities/