Flye Fit, Coolock burnt down in arson attack!!!

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Buckfast W

Anyone see the front of the herald this morning????

http://www.herald.ie/news/mr-big-drug-mob-linked-to-arson-attack-on-gym-34915602.html

Caliden

Buckfast W wrote: »

Anyone see the front of the herald this morning????

http://www.herald.ie/news/mr-big-drug-mob-linked-to-arson-attack-on-gym-34915602.html

Crazy!

Confirms what others have already suspected though.

vicwatson

Mr Big needs to go to the gym I think.

Sleeper12

dRNk SAnTA wrote:

That's a fairly unusual thing to do, I imagine there's a motive of some kind behind it.

It is very likely a local competitor.

Timberrrrrrrr

Sleeper12 wrote: »

It is very likely a local competitor.

It's exactly what it was, local thug didn't like competition in his area so had the place burned down.

Zillah

That's some mafia shit right there. What a gang of scumbags. Hope Flyefit drive them out of business.

SantryRed

Swords has been unbelievably busy the past two nights going on past 10 o'clock with no benches to be seen without a wait.

rondog

What a scumbag! unfortunately this will discourage any other gym from opening up in the area.

Competition is great for the consumer.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Anyone hear anything from Flyefit or any updates/rumors?.

I've tried contacting them via email, twitter and FB and no reply as to whether they have any time frame in mind for a re-opening.

I pass by a number of times a day and it appears as though (apart from some shuttering) nothing is being done to renovate the premises.

I'm fooking infuriated that a few scumbags can close an amenity like this to the community.

Sleeper12

Ivory Squeaking Strawberry wrote:

I pass by a number of times a day and it appears as though (apart from some shuttering) nothing is being done to renovate the premises.

Police had to do their job first then Insurance assessors come in (assuming they are insured). It's only been a few days. Bank holiday weekend will delay for a few more days

WHIP IT!

It wouldn't surprise me terribly if FF cut their losses and pulled out of their Coolock operation altogether... if the rumours are true about what happened, they might feel it's not worth the hassle and choose to concentrate on their many other facilities... then again, who knows how that would work, legally, regarding the premises, their customers etc...

COH

WHIP IT! wrote: »

It wouldn't surprise me terribly if FF cut their losses and pulled out of their Coolock operation altogether... if the rumours are true about what happened, they might feel it's not worth the hassle and choose to concentrate on their many other facilities... then again, who knows how that would work, legally, regarding the premises, their customers etc...

They still have a lease that they have to honour - and if they cut their losses they'd be talking 7 figures and setting a pretty dangerous precedent

arybvtcw0eolkf

WHIP IT! wrote: »

It wouldn't surprise me terribly if FF cut their losses and pulled out of their Coolock operation altogether... if the rumours are true about what happened, they might feel it's not worth the hassle and choose to concentrate on their many other facilities... then again, who knows how that would work, legally, regarding the premises, their customers etc...

I've a feeling for security reasons they might scrap the idea of opening in the same premises again.

Like how do you prevent such an attack again?.. Bollards out front, restricted opening hours.. And what happens if the same people who carried out the attack start to attack customers cars or intimidate staff, management or customers.

I can imagine the owners/investors are having a nightmare over whats best to do without seeming to give into gangsters.

WHIP IT!

Ivory Squeaking Strawberry wrote:

Like how do you prevent such an attack again?.. Bollards out front, restricted opening hours.. And what happens if the same people who carried out the attack start to attack customers cars or intimidate staff, management or customers.

Ivory Squeaking Strawberry wrote:

I've a feeling for security reasons they might scrap the idea of opening in the same premises again.

Ivory Squeaking Strawberry wrote:

I can imagine the owners/investors are having a nightmare over whats best to do without seeming to give into gangsters.

I agree. If you were a staff member would you go back to work there? Don't think I would...

newacc2015

Ivory Squeaking Strawberry wrote: »

I've a feeling for security reasons they might scrap the idea of opening in the same premises again.

Like how do you prevent such an attack again?.. Bollards out front, restricted opening hours.. And what happens if the same people who carried out the attack start to attack customers cars or intimidate staff, management or customers.

I can imagine the owners/investors are having a nightmare over whats best to do without seeming to give into gangsters.

I doubt it. Like I imagine they will find it easy for someone else to take over the lease. I know good business is about forgetting what you sank into a business already, but I cant imagine them walking away from this

Bollards would have prevented this. It is common for a lot of shops to have bollards to stop cars/vans being driven through shop windows. Like I dont see what security could have done. They want to have more monitoring of their business, which can be done remotely online.

A gangster wont do that. The Gardai in Dublin have no time for criminals intimidating people.

I imagine it will open up again. The fact was this probably entirely preventable with the right precautions. If I were flyefit I would chalk this down to a learning experience.

arybvtcw0eolkf

newacc2015 wrote: »

The Gardai in Dublin have no time for criminals intimidating people.
.

LOL, riiiiiiiiiiiiight :rolleyes:

The dogs on the streets know who done this, AGS know who done this (and a host of other very serious crime) and even the media big up the fooker.

He cares little for AGS, media or the community.

If you were a staff member would you go back to work there? Don't think I would...

I'm not sure I would either.

rubadub

newacc2015 wrote: »

Bollards would have prevented this. It is common for a lot of shops to have bollards to stop cars/vans being driven through shop windows...

The fact was this probably entirely preventable with the right precautions..

Bollards may have stopped the car but that's a pretty moot point. I expect shops with bollards have them to prevent smash & grab attacks, not arson.

Can't see how you could say it was entirely preventable, it'd be like saying if petrol sales were highly controlled it would not have happened, -they would have used diesel instead, just like if there were bollards they would use petrol bombs or something similar.

Can't imagine Mr Big & his cronies saying "shite, they are after putting up bollards, now what he hell can we do?"

The car thing is a bit mad and dangerous to the scumbag driving, maybe wanting to show they are a bit mental.

Ted111

Burning Calories....eh?

Jimmy Iovine

Mr Big is a terrible nickname. He's a character in Sex and the City. No wonder he doesn't want people knowing his real name.

thehamo

I have it on good authority they're just going to cut their loses and move on.

From what I hear, the car in the door way wasnt the only thing meant to happen on the night. Only 2 people in the building at the time and they got out safe

arybvtcw0eolkf

thehamo wrote: »

I have it on good authority they're just going to cut their loses and move on.

From what I hear, the car in the door way wasnt the only thing meant to happen on the night. Only 2 people in the building at the time and they got out safe

There's all sorts of rumor going around, maybe best not to add to them although I'm expecting the worse.

Luckily I'm not stuck for a gym, we've an excellent gym in work plus I supplement it with TRX & a range of kettlebells at home (plus my Judo training), but its a big knock back for those who had just found a gym they loved (and I did too).. Its also an attack on the community, by quitting FF are setting a very dangerous precedence, and its a sad day for this area of Dublin when a facility like this is ran out of it by gangsters who appear to be immune from the powers of AGS or government.

If there is no statement from FF early this week their patrons patience is going to run out fast.

Dark times.

Hanley

Ivory Squeaking Strawberry wrote: »

If there is no statement from FF early this week their patrons patience is going to run out fast.

Dark times.

Haven't they paused /refunded all that asked already and given free roaming to the rest?

arybvtcw0eolkf

Hanley wrote: »

Haven't they paused /refunded all that asked already and given free roaming to the rest?

They have (as well you know), but there's a limit to peoples patience and in my experience peoples patience are a lot shorter than the one month frozen payments.

I do think FF acted swiftly and in the interests of its members, can't fault them there. But a lot of people (I'm guessing) are unwilling to travel to Swords and if the grumblings from the Swords members are to be believed (re. over crowding now) then things will come to a boil soon.

It's only a guess, but I'm guessing they'll look at the turn stiles data from Swords and if they're up significantly the choice might go in favor of cutting their (FF) loses in Coolock and shutting shop.

Timberrrrrrrr

Ivory Squeaking Strawberry wrote: »

They have (as well you know), but there's a limit to peoples patience and in my experience peoples patience are a lot shorter than the one month frozen payments.

I do think FF acted swiftly and in the interests of its members, can't fault them there. But a lot of people (I'm guessing) are unwilling to travel to Swords and if the grumblings from the Swords members are to be believed (re. over crowding now) then things will come to a boil soon.

It's only a guess, but I'm guessing they'll look at the turn stiles data from Swords and if they're up significantly the choice might go in favor of cutting their (FF) loses in Coolock and shutting shop.

Am in the swords FF and haven't heard any thing about overcrowding nor witnessed any sudden surge in numbers since Coolock was attacked.

The thing about swords is unless you have transport of your own then there is no way to get there from the Coolock area so Mary who wants to lose a few pounds and joined FF for convenience wouldn't be travelling out that far.

Will be interesting to see where they go with this one.

cloneslad

I'm really hoping it opens up again but I don't feel too optimistic about it.

I've lived in the area for coming up on three years and it was the best thing to open up here in that time (I was in Fairview for two years before that too and nothing as convenient and enjoyable as the gym opening in that period of time either)

It's a sad state the place is in when a gym can't even operate without the fear that someone could be killed for just using it.

I know I won't be going to swords to use the gym if it does close down, it's just not worth the effort for me to drive out there. Playing rugby 2-3 times a week and doing some cardio on my own will just have to suffice. I was looking forward to using the gym in winter to do some non cardio fitness but that's not looking so promising now.

arybvtcw0eolkf

cloneslad wrote: »

I know I won't be going to swords to use the gym if it does close down, it's just not worth the effort for me to drive out there. Playing rugby 2-3 times a week and doing some cardio on my own will just have to suffice. I was looking forward to using the gym in winter to do some non cardio fitness but that's not looking so promising now.

Pretty much the situation with me.

I've Judo and BJJ number of times a week and waiting for traffic to ease off so I can get out to Swords just makes it (Swords FF) a hassle I don't need.

And looking at FF Coolock's last replies on facebook doesn't fill me with confidence :mad:

cloneslad

Ivory Squeaking Strawberry wrote: »

Pretty much the situation with me.

I've Judo and BJJ number of times a week and waiting for traffic to ease off so I can get out to Swords just makes it (Swords FF) a hassle I don't need.

And looking at FF Coolock's last replies on facebook doesn't fill me with confidence :mad:

Yeah, it doesn't make sense for me to drive past my apartment to go to the gym then come back again, nor does it make sense to go home, wait until the peak time ends the go to it.

I could get to the gym in coolock from 4:30-5:30 most days after work so could be home by 5:45-6:45. I had membership at Ben Dunnes in santry a few years ago and the traffic getting there, the crowded gym, the ignorant gym users etc put paid to me going there after about 2 months, I'd rather just run home from work.

What did they say recently on their Facebook page, all I could see is that they haven't been in to assess the situation

arybvtcw0eolkf

A reply I've had from an email to FF;

We're having meetings today and tomorrow regarding the future of the gym

asteroids over berlin

Truly unbelievable, shameful. Not a member of these gyms but i wish them future success and hope they reopen it.