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New Business openings and closures around you?

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Lets see what damage the recession is doing or if many new businesses have managed to open during these hard times.
New openings of businesses around you, closures of businesses around you?
New openings I saw recently-
Mini golf dundrum,
pandora dundrum,
gourmet grill Rathmines,
mr.simms sweet shop opening rathmines soon.
calendar club nutgrove,
mr bs arcade nutgrove,
trespass nutgrove,
dwarka indian takeaway rathmines,
paco nutgrove,
3 store nutgrove,
macari fish and chips, braemor
smiles dental dundrum
new restaurant to open in dundrum soon.
kids charity shop in dundrum
best barber shop,dundrum

closures
pizza hut rathgar
spar rathgar
chinese takeaway rathgar
gamestop rathmines
zumo swan centre,

all i can think of for now, whats happening around you.:)

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rubadub

patrickbrophy18 wrote: »

The new name for McDonagh's Pub will be The Dalkey Duck.

and it will still be known as McDonaghs, especially with such a ludicrous name as that, I thought "the ivory" was bad, and anyone I knew familiar with dalkey still called it mcdonaghs back then. I wonder if they still could have used the mcdonaghs name. I know people unfamiliar with the area who would still know the names mcdonaghs and the queens, and so if visiting would be more likely to try them.

or maybe it will be called McDucks...

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Their own logo has a top hat & cane too.

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ted1

rubadub wrote: »

patrickbrophy18 wrote: »

The new name for McDonagh's Pub will be The Dalkey Duck.

and it will still be known as McDonaghs, especially with such a ludicrous name as that, I thought "the ivory" was bad, and anyone I knew familiar with dalkey still called it mcdonaghs back then. I wonder if they still could have used the mcdonaghs name. I know people unfamiliar with the area who would still know the names mcdonaghs and the queens, and so if visiting would be more likely to try them.

or maybe it will be called McDucks...

Their own logo has a top hat & cane too.

I think the age profile it's targeting won't remember McDonaghs and the new name will catch.

Also it's the sane fellow that started Whelan's in town so could be very promising as a music venue

Stephen15

coylemj wrote: »

The door into that unit from outside (opp. the multistorey car park) has Health & Safety notices pasted on it and I've seen lads in hard hats coming and going so there's some work going on inside, maybe a refit? Though for something as simple as a newsagent, you'd expect a refit to take no more than a few days

There's no notice inside about any 'exciting new .....' unit about to open which suggests it will stay much the same as before.

I can now confirm that the old newsagent will now be Cafè Sol and will not go back to being a newsagent. I assume they're moving the Cafe Sol from across the corridor.

MonkstownHoop

Stephen15 wrote: »

I can now confirm that the old newsagent will now be Cafè Sol and will not go back to being a newsagent. I assume they're moving the Cafe Sol from across the corridor.

Yeah that whole area will open up to the Dunnes shop floor, new Sol opens tomorrow.

helimachoptor

Hopefully this will mean an improvement in how long it takes them to make coffee, some days with one or two people ahead of you, there could be a 10 min wait from order to getting your coffee

RosieJoe

RosieJoe wrote: »

Turning it into a much required coffee shop! How could you be expected to walk over 100 metres to get from one to the other at the moment

I was only joking when I posted this!

caviardreams

The work at the Frascati Centre is really moving on apace with hoarding around the entrance and carpark now. Any ideas of the new stores?

Stephen15

caviardreams wrote: »

The work at the Frascati Centre is really moving on apace with hoarding around the entrance and carpark now. Any ideas of the new stores?

An expanded Marks and Spencer with a drapery section?

Larbre34

A bigger Debenhams anchor I believe.

Stephen15

Larbre34 wrote: »

A bigger Debenhams anchor I believe.

Hopefully it improves as its woeful at present. Roches Stores was a far better shop.

coylemj

caviardreams wrote: »

The work at the Frascati Centre is really moving on apace .......

According to the Frascati website, the refit will coincide with a new junction on the main road which will facilitate traffic coming from town turning (right) into the centre and cars exiting the centre will be able to turn right towards Monkstown. Should make for interesting times ahead .......

http://frascatishoppingcentre.ie/frascati-extension-scheme/

coylemj

Larbre34 wrote: »

A bigger Debenhams anchor I believe.

Unless they start selling food, I can't see how Debenhams could use more space. They have a huge basement lower ground floor with mens' clothes, small electrical appliances, luggage, kitchen gear and household (mainly towels and bedding).

caviardreams

Stephen15 wrote: »

An expanded Marks and Spencer with a drapery section?

I saw there was a settlement recently between Invesco & M&S regarding the new entrance to the centre - M&S wanted a new entrance built as in the new plans, they will not be as prominent as currently, so they were concerned they would lose visibility and custom. This might suggest that they are not expanding significantly.

Seaswimmer

coylemj wrote: »

According to the Frascati website, the refit will coincide with a new junction on the main road which will facilitate traffic coming from town turning (right) into the centre and cars exiting the centre will be able to turn right towards Monkstown. Should make for interesting times ahead .......

http://frascatishoppingcentre.ie/frascati-extension-scheme/

Is that not the way it was until recently when they closed the right turn lane from town??

Gareth Keenan

coylemj wrote: »

According to the Frascati website, the refit will coincide with a new junction on the main road which will facilitate traffic coming from town turning (right) into the centre and cars exiting the centre will be able to turn right towards Monkstown. Should make for interesting times ahead .......

http://frascatishoppingcentre.ie/frascati-extension-scheme/

I was just thinking that Blackrock could do with more roadworks.

The Iron Giant

Seaswimmer wrote: »

Is that not the way it was until recently when they closed the right turn lane from town??

No there was never a right turn from town prior to the upgrade works. It was two straight lanes past the centre and you had to turn left into Blackrock main street to swing back around, its a pain if you're coming that direction.

coylemj

Exclamation Marc wrote: »

No there was never a right turn from town prior to the upgrade works. It was two straight lanes past the centre and you had to turn left into Blackrock main street to swing back around, its a pain if you're coming that direction.

+1 and people coming out of Frascati who want to head south towards Monkstown have to go left, then cross the inbound lanes to get into the right-turning lane to swing around the Blackrock (Supervalu) SC to drive down the old main street. Sometimes the queue for that right-turn lane extends back and blocks one of the inbound lanes.

Seaswimmer

coylemj wrote: »

+1 and people coming out of Frascati who want to head south towards Monkstown have to go left, then cross the inbound lanes to get into the right-turning lane to swing around the Blackrock (Supervalu) SC to drive down the old main street. Sometimes the queue for that right-turn lane extends back and blocks one of the inbound lanes.

but for the last couple of months (when the right turn lane was open from town) it was possible to come out of Frescati at that entrance (the one nearer town) and turn right to Monkstown or go straight to Blackrock or go left to town. Is this not what they are proposing to return to??

That link is from Dec 2015 so I think that the new junction has already operated that way until they recently closed the right hand turn.

Stephen15

New shop Bathroom Studios now open in Leopardstown beside where cartridge green used to be.

Dubl07

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

Yeah that whole area will open up to the Dunnes shop floor, new Sol opens tomorrow.

Dunnes have closed in Café Sol so much that it's cramped and dark. I've heard dark mutterings from older family members and their friends about it. They'd enjoyed the light and bright position of the previous location as well as opportunities to people-watch. Now they're indignantly seeking out alternatives.
The concourse looks better now that it's open to the shop, but I don't recall seeing any benches there over the last week or two. They're a loss.

MonkstownHoop

Dubl07 wrote: »

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

Yeah that whole area will open up to the Dunnes shop floor, new Sol opens tomorrow.

Dunnes have closed in Café Sol so much that it's cramped and dark. I've heard dark mutterings from older family members and their friends about it. They'd enjoyed the light and bright position of the previous location as well as opportunities to people-watch. Now they're indignantly seeking out alternatives.
The concourse looks better now that it's open to the shop, but I don't recall seeing any benches there over the last week or two. They're a loss.

The new cafe is jammed everyday but I'd agree with you tbh.

dave_t

Moo's Burrito gone in where Kitchen Sixty Two used to be on Georges St. Upper in Dun Laoghaire. Seems to be unusual opening hours though. I dropped down just before 7pm on Friday and they were closed. Their Facebook says they close at 4pm Mon-Wed and 5pm the rest of the week. Odd closing times for a burrito place.

Glencarraig

Stephen15 wrote: »

New shop Bathroom Studios now open in Leopardstown beside where cartridge green used to be.

Ridiculous site for a bathroom showrooms. Too small, parking is a nightmare now that the shops have coned off the 4 spaces on Leopardstown Avenue and are placing cones in the PUBLIC parking spaces which they have no right to do.

helimachoptor

helimachoptor wrote: »

Hopefully this will mean an improvement in how long it takes them to make coffee, some days with one or two people ahead of you, there could be a 10 min wait from order to getting your coffee

The wait times for coffee are still ridiculous, the last few weekends i've been studying at home so normally go up for a coffee around lunch time, but both days i had a 15 min wait from the time i joined the Q to the time i actually got my coffee.

There's a couple of cafe sol's near my office and both are insanely efficient compared to this one, i just dont know how they are so slow or how they mess orders up so much.

But in saying that, its a very starbucks vibe, i seen one guy there on sunday @12:30 and then i went back up to do some shopping at 5 and he was still there with his bloody mac and probably the same coffee

Do agree it is a bit dark, probably wont be an inviting place in the winter

rubadub

Glencarraig wrote: »

Ridiculous site for a bathroom showrooms. Too small, parking is a nightmare now that the shops have coned off the 4 spaces on Leopardstown Avenue and are placing cones in the PUBLIC parking spaces which they have no right to do.

Take them, or report them to the council or gardai. I have seen gardai cones near me which I was not sure if they were stolen or not, was meaning to email the gardai as I would hope they would not approve of their placement. Probably get in serious trouble for theft of garda property.

If just random unmarked cones obstructing parking spaces I would have no problem nicking them, or let it be known in the football forum where people might be looking for what are effectively litter, cones for use for goal posts or corner posts or running in between. Or maybe advertise them as "free" on donedeal or adverts giving the location.

Tabnabs

More coffee shops than charity shops now?

https://twitter.com/CormacDevlin/status/876801910170431488

helimachoptor

Looks like the Europa chipper in St Fintans park is closed, have drove by it a few times over the last couple of weeks and it's been shuttered

Gareth Keenan

helimachoptor wrote: »

Looks like the Europa chipper in St Fintans park is closed, have drove by it a few times over the last couple of weeks and it's been shuttered

Steve Caviston's new place opened up (beside) there today

https://twitter.com/stephencaviston/status/875438104403996673

The Euro Giant store on lower George's St, DL, has closed.

Stephen15

Gareth Keenan wrote: »

The Euro Giant store on lower George's St, DL, has closed.

Not surprising really as Dealz was getting far more buisnes. Any time I ever went in it was quiet enough.

Stephen15

Tabnabs wrote: »

More coffee shops than charity shops now?

https://twitter.com/CormacDevlin/status/876801910170431488

Est. 1874?