Thurles

HcksawJimDuggan

Fair play to them taking a leap with a new venture in these times. Strange to see two new pizza outlets open on the same street in Thurles in the midst of a Pandemic but I'm sure they've both done their homework. That's a crazy amount of take away/Diner's Thurles now has serving a population of approx 9,000.

On a side note, doesn't look like Subway will be opening back up. There's a to let sign in the window the past couple of months after replacing the "Subway will reopen under new management" notice.

Tipperary220

Have heard the butchers in the shopping centre has been let, be good to see a new shop opening. Hopefully last longer than the last one.

TippMammy

Greetings from a brand new, shiny and yet tired contributer. .....

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MarkR

If you want your story to get out there through this, it won't. It's a wall of text in a random thurles thread. I read a bit of it, and take it you have an issue with a neighbour. Is this a thurles issue? Perhaps you should take this to personal issues.

Grab All Association

Looks like Mizzonis is moving to where Donatellos was on Baker Street

HcksawJimDuggan

Grab All Association wrote: »

Looks like Mizzonis is moving to where Donatellos was on Baker Street

From the unit out on Friar Street? They didn’t last too long there. You’d wonder what the thinking behind it is. I can see the advantage of the Parnell street car park but would it be really worth the hassle of terminating a lease and fitting out a unit again.

brightspark

Does anyone know how much longer the road works will last at the new Lidl site?

dabbler2004

brightspark wrote: »

Does anyone know how much longer the road works will last at the new Lidl site?

It's March I believe
Edit:

From AA Roadwatch:
TIPPERARY: Until Fri 19th March, works and a stop/go system will be in place on the N62 Slievenamon Rd in Thurles between the Monadreen Rd and Davis Rd jcts. Lane closures will also be in place to facilitate these works

tastyt

Is the new business centre being built straight away after Lidl ?

Also , any word if McDonalds got planning or not ?

shmeee

HcksawJimDuggan wrote: »

From the unit out on Friar Street? They didn’t last too long there. You’d wonder what the thinking behind it is. I can see the advantage of the Parnell street car park but would it be really worth the hassle of terminating a lease and fitting out a unit again.

The current premises where they are isn't exactly "above board" lease wise. That building is as dodgy as it comes. The huge ESB bills left there over the years. I say any lease there is paid in cash monthly on rolling terms and that's about it.

Many crowds (Indian Restaurants) have went in and out of that building over a number of years.

shmeee

tastyt wrote: »

Is the new business centre being built straight away after Lidl ?

Also , any word if McDonalds got planning or not ?

McDonalds did not apply for planning.

Baycross Developments Limited applied for permission for a drive thru / fast food restaurant last May.

Once permission is granted. They will then approach tenants for the building.

And that may never happen as guess what company Baycross Developments is a subsidiary of?

The man behind the big casino out in Two Mile Borris, Dr Quirkey.... So nothing is going to happen in a hurry! Was it about 10 years ago when the first application for a supermarket at the Erin Foods site went in by Baycross? So that tell's you all you need to know.

Only for Lidl is the new tenant, they still wouldn't be a sod turned. They don't wait around, classic Germans.

Proposed restaurant:

Grab All Association

That Supermarket was granted planning permission (minus the Drive thru) by Thurles Town Council. The traders in the square appealed to An Bord Pleanala who shot down the application. Quirke’s eldest son who is behind it now. It was recently granted a 3 month extension to provide further information to Tipperary County Council because of Covid-19. McDonald's restaurants are gold mines and post covid bring in a lot of footfall to the town. I don’t consume fast food myself, but I do consume their coffee, decent coffee, very reasonable.

HcksawJimDuggan

Grab All Association wrote: »

That Supermarket was granted planning permission (minus the Drive thru) by Thurles Town Council. The traders in the square appealed to An Bord Pleanala who shot down the application. Quirke’s eldest son who is behind it now. It was recently granted a 3 month extension to provide further information to Tipperary County Council because of Covid-19. McDonald's restaurants are gold mines and post covid bring in a lot of footfall to the town. I don’t consume fast food myself, but I do consume their coffee, decent coffee, very reasonable.

The further information was provided on 1st February and a decision is due by 28th February as per planning section on County Council website.

the_pen_turner

whats going on with subway . last few time i passed the door was open

Grab All Association

the_pen_turner wrote: »

whats going on with subway . last few time i passed the door was open

There’s “hope” yet. Still listed on Subway.ie as a restaurant. The recent case in the court (Subway bread is confectionery VAT) might have scared away a lot of slimmer/health conscious consumers.

the_pen_turner

Grab All Association wrote: »

There’s “hope” yet. Still listed on Subway.ie as a restaurant. The recent case in the court (Subway bread is confectionery VAT) might have scared away a lot of slimmer/health conscious consumers.

i dont think health conscious people eat subway anyway. even unhealthy eaters like myself who would regularly eat deli crap food would consider subway to be terrible food

Grab All Association

Peeked in to Subway the other day. New dark black tiles laid on the floor. The type of tiled flooring you’d see in a hairdressers. The AC unit removed from the ceiling, bin storage area knocked down etc would suggest it isn’t reopening. Black tiles doesn’t fit in with the modern Subway decor.

HcksawJimDuggan

Grab All Association wrote: »

Peeked in to Subway the other day. New dark black tiles laid on the floor. The type of tiled flooring you’d see in a hairdressers. The AC unit removed from the ceiling, bin storage area knocked down etc would suggest it isn’t reopening. Black tiles doesn’t fit in with the modern Subway decor.

Subway sign gone from over the unit now as well.

MetzgerMeister

I think everyone is glad that the square is being worked on now. The traffic isn't all that bad since the schools are off. God only knows what it would be like during normal times although the traffic queues at the new Lidl site are incredibly reminiscent of when that stretch of road was being resurfaced back in 2018.

I witnessed a severe case of road rage at those traffic lights recently. One driver in the middle of the queue was oblivious to the fact that the light had gone green and all the cars ahead of him/her were gone and sat there far too long which led to the lights going red again and everyone behind him stuck again.

Kind of understandable but people need to have their wits about them and get moving. It's not nice to be stuck at the lights for 2/3 goes because someone is in a world of their own.

MetzgerMeister

Anyone else notice the absolute and utter state of the road from the roundabout near the Anner down to the bridge? I know Jim Ryan said that this is going to be resurfaced at some stage but my God it needs to be done soon.

tastyt

Oh it’s beyond bad , same outside the cop shop .

The roads in general are terrible around the town at the minute . In saying that , I know we always give out about the town but there does seem to be good development and plans about the place at the moment, for once

The square rejuvenation
Thurles market quarter
Jigsaw youth health centre
Primary health care clinic Mitchel street
Lidl and drive thru restaurant
Thurles business centre
Planning permission applied for a couple of estates too
Talks of GAA museum

Now I have no doubt those things will be shot down by some on here and a few of them might never come to fruition but it’s a hell of a lot more than some towns around Tipp and the country have planned .

It’s very easy constantly talk down and complain about your own place , and it’s not just a Thurles thing , it’s actually a really Irish thing .

There’s a thousand things that could be better but there’s worse places to be

I for one cannot wait for a sunny day on the square on the day of a Munster final sipping an ice cold bottle ☺️

Grab All Association

That’s the N75 which comes under the remit of Transport Infrastructure Ireland. Because it’s a National secondary road, they won’t be in too much of a hurry to resurface it. They’ve even started to use chippings and watered down tar on parts of the N62, that how bad things have gotten in this country.

Grab All Association

Subway is getting a red coat of paint. My first guess is Apache Pizza relocation, especially because the Middle Eastern guy who looks like he’s project managing.

Second guess is Bar One racing. Whilst we are in level 5 lockdown, one recently “opened” in Clonmel. The late opening hours recently granted could apply to a betting offices.

MetzgerMeister

The last thing we need is yet another betting office. Poor aul Charlie Mooney will be over and back to this one from Boyles like a blue-arsed fly! :pac:

tastyt

At least Thurles survived the bank of Ireland closure . Urlingford ,Cashel , Templemore not so lucky .

MetzgerMeister

Cahir also

HcksawJimDuggan

Grab All Association wrote: »

Subway is getting a red coat of paint. My first guess is Apache Pizza relocation, especially because the Middle Eastern guy who looks like he’s project managing.

Second guess is Bar One racing. Whilst we are in level 5 lockdown, one recently “opened” in Clonmel. The late opening hours recently granted could apply to a betting offices.

I reckon you’re spot on with Apache. Was thinking the same thing myself when I saw the red paint go on the building.

tastyt

Yep well done on the Apache prediction!

The new one is called Apache cafe and the old one just Apache pizza , must be a seating area or something in the one on the square unlike the current one

the_pen_turner

tastyt wrote: »

Yep well done on the Apache prediction!

The new one is called Apache cafe and the old one just Apache pizza , must be a seating area or something in the one on the square unlike the current one

maybe im wrong but im fairly sure there was some seating in the old apache

johnb25

Anyone know if the Sawmills on Mill Road is open? I tried ringing several times but no response. Left a message on the phone but no reply.