Thurles

brightspark

Erin Foods closed in May 2008

tastyt

johntune wrote: »

Yes a badly needed 9th chipper for the town.

I reckon McDonalds will be the death of a few of those

MetzgerMeister

tastyt wrote: »

I reckon McDonalds will be the death of a few of those

Wait until there's a match on in town. McDonalds will be mobbed!

Mantis Toboggan

It's rare to see a quiet McDonald's, those places are kid magnets.

shmeee

The "Thurles needs a Penny's" social media posters who post on every news article when the town announces something new are on a hard on now when they hear Thurles may be getting a McDonalds.

splinter65

shmeee wrote: »

The "Thurles needs a Penny's" social media posters who post on every news article when the town announces something new are on a hard on now when they hear Thurles may be getting a McDonalds.

They’re quite sure that michael Lowry can “command” Penneys and MacDonalds to open in Thurles wether either of these businesses consider it economically viable or not. He and Cahill should have long ago ordered them to open here.
This is what happens when you rely on big government to give you everything you have, housing, the dole etc. You consider the government reps to be God like creatures that are all powerful like the leader of N Korea.

drunkmonkey

There's enough McDonlads around with cashel and roscrea, would love to see a Hillbilly’s open up.

Headshot

drunkmonkey wrote: »

There's enough McDonlads around with cashel and roscrea, would love to see a Hillbilly’s open up.

YES YES YES

Grab All Association

So the council replaces a section of the footpath which had perfectly good paving blocks with cheap ready mix concrete that’ll no doubt be cracked in 2022 .

Parnell Street

Mantis Toboggan

Grab All Association wrote: »

So the council replaces a section of the footpath which had perfectly good paving blocks with cheap ready mix concrete that’ll no doubt be cracked in 2022 .

Parnell Street

Will stop the weeds growing up at least!

corwill

Grab All Association wrote: »

So the council replaces a section of the footpath which had perfectly good paving blocks with cheap ready mix concrete that’ll no doubt be cracked in 2022 .

Parnell Street

So lazy. At least it wasn't just a ball of tarmac squashed in.

Grab All Association

corwill wrote: »

So lazy. At least it wasn't just a ball of tarmac squashed in.

That comes out in the recession. Thurles Town Council spent a lot of our towns money laying those footpaths in 1996. That new council doesn’t even hire people to sweep them anymore. It’s all concrete and watered tarmac.

Remember the gangermen including the auld granny out in the pickup everyday with the yard brush sweeping the footpaths.

They even stopped the J.J guy from the Matthew Lions House voluntarily going around picking up papers with a litter picker citing health&safety and insurance.

Keep an eye on the Liberty square refurbishment. Fancy paving slabs in the square are part of the design Thurles Town Council had drawn up. Thurles Town Council set aside this money before abolition. We’ll see then if any of this money was touched.

brightspark

Grab All Association wrote: »

Keep an eye on the Liberty square refurbishment. Fancy paving slabs in the square are part of the design Thurles Town Council had drawn up. Thurles Town Council set aside this money before abolition. We’ll see then if any of this money was touched.

Have they thrown away the plans already?

https://thurles.ie/event/town-centre-renewal-strategy-survey/?fbclid=IwAR2v4mILKlxoJnmkC-wnpV6tJbiwERNxaaLbiomsQ2LJmvaJHvnMIubtBJc

being carried out by a London based landscaping firm? https://landuse.co.uk/

tastyt

brightspark wrote: »

Have they thrown away the plans already?

https://thurles.ie/event/town-centre-renewal-strategy-survey/?fbclid=IwAR2v4mILKlxoJnmkC-wnpV6tJbiwERNxaaLbiomsQ2LJmvaJHvnMIubtBJc

being carried out by a London based landscaping firm? https://landuse.co.uk/

Looks like a pretty big and serious company, would give hope of a decent Job in fairness

MetzgerMeister

Work on Erin Foods tear-down is coming along well. Lots of asbestos removal done so far I'd say.

tastyt

Does anyone know if there is going to be a Feile 2020 in Thurles this year ?

Missed it last year, was it deemed a success in general ?

MetzgerMeister

tastyt wrote: »

Does anyone know if there is going to be a Feile 2020 in Thurles this year ?

Missed it last year, was it deemed a success in general ?

2019 wasn't as big a success as 2018 but from what I know, there's a 3 year contract so there should be one this year. This year's one will be the 30th anniversary.

the_pen_turner

they were giving tickets away last year so i cant see it happening much longer without radical changes. aniversary should save it this year

Grab All Association

It needs to be international indie pop/rock acts if they want it to survive. You’ll never get the likes of Taylor Swift to play there (without writing a big fat cheque) but you could get the likes of The Killers, Snow Patrol, Muse etc.

Walking past Semple today, the signage has faded and it could do with a good coat of paint. This is supposed to be the GAA’s second stadium and they can’t be arsed to tarmac outside it. Big puddles at the entrance to the car park.

Meanwhile, there’s no sign of Irish Water putting right the damage recently done to the road surface in Stradavoher. Watered down chippings and tar have come up within a month. See attached. It’s parent company Eriva resurfaced the streets in Nenagh after laying gas mains. Thurles and Tipperary Towns streets are completely destroyed. Iarnród Éireann made sure they did a proper job on their property after they replaced the pipes.

MetzgerMeister

I come down the lane beside the industrial estate every morning. Over the last week the front of my car has been hit with tar and gravel from the wheels on passing cars flinging them up.

drunkmonkey

Taylor Swift? Has she a connection with Thurles....Billie Ellish is O'Connell stock from lougmore.

MetzgerMeister

I’ve just been informed that due to the disastrous ticket sales last year, it’s highly unlikely it will go ahead this year.

Grab All Association

List of hackneys and Taxis from circa 1996-1998

John Ryan is the only one that's listed still doing hackneys. The rest have given it up or passed away.

HcksawJimDuggan

Grab All Association wrote: »

List of hackneys and Taxis from circa 1996-1998

John Ryan is the only one that's listed still doing hackneys. The rest have given it up or passed away.

Is Jerry Ryan not Jerry the Yank? Still at it too afaik.

the_pen_turner

is packie henessy still at it

Grab All Association

No sign of that McDonalds planning application yet

Fitzpatrick and John Ryan are the only ones. I think Jerry Ryan only does coach hire these days.

tastyt

Anyone eaten in the Rusti café?

Have a couple of visitors tomorrow evening and looking y somewhere casual enough.

Place looks lovely but dunno how well its going?

splinter65

tastyt wrote: »

Anyone eaten in the Rusti café?

Have a couple of visitors tomorrow evening and looking y somewhere casual enough.

Place looks lovely but dunno how well its going?

Proprietors are awful people altogether. Setting is very nice, food is quite good.

the_pen_turner

[QUOTE=splinter65;112676497]Proprietors are awful people altogether. Setting is very nice, food is quite good.[/QUOTE]

what

tastyt

splinter65 wrote: »

Proprietors are awful people altogether. Setting is very nice, food is quite good.

Thanks for the reply

Big statement about the people there though