An Ri rua wrote: » That was the Chicken Ranch..... In Rochfortbridge  Yes, Bolger's Hotel. I think my grandfathers funeral send-off was there in 82. And I distinctly remember the diagonal chrome handle on the bookmark door. The Ritz!! Beside the Bookmark? Where the Chinese is now? There were 4 or 5 cinemas in town at that time. 4 anyway. Abba was on in the Ritz and it was U7 accompanied. When we for tobit, my father brought my sister and brother but not me! The censor was strict; and parents were too.
An Ri rua wrote: » Menarys? That was, like, last week in the Tullamore timeline. No, I'm thinking of Champs. Disappeared in the very early 80s. Morris' shop was up from it and Gilsons across from it.
medoc wrote: » The Unicorn. Yea we frequented it back in the day too. A big bottle of red lemonade and some taytos kept us amused whine my mum and dad had a couple of drinks. I also vaguely remember when Tesco was the supermarket where the old Dunnes is now.
AMKC wrote: » Awe ok. Yes I think I remember that too. Can't be that long since Tesco moved to where they are as its a fairly modern store.
AMKC wrote: » Yes I think I remember that too. Can't be that long since Tesco moved to where they are as its a fairly modern store.
bennyineire wrote: » Looks like the new pub/club touted fro O'Connor park is finally going to open. They posted on their facebook page that they are opening in Julyhttps://www.facebook.com/thePhoenix.tullamore/
medoc wrote: Quinnsworth was taken over by Tesco in 1998 I think. And they rebranded the old Tullamore store a year or two later. They moved out to the big superstore in 2001 if I remember rightly. But in the 1980’s Tesco was in Church Road Shopping Centre. They left Ireland and Dunnes bought the place from them.
bennyineire wrote: » Looks like the new pub/club touted fro O'Connor park is finally going to open. They posted on their facebook page that they are opening in Julyhttps://www.facebook.com/thePhoenix.tullamore/ Also the new woodfired pizza place is opening on the 8th of June where the Acorn used to be https://www.facebook.com/GourmetSourdough/
An Ri rua wrote: » Quite sure it was H Williams that was in the old Dunne's Stores. And possibly Powers Supermarket before them. Quinnsworth was in the centre of town, off Patrick St and Offaly St. Bought over by Tesco and rebranded.
medoc wrote: » Yea I’m not sure exactly. I’m remembering way back to when I was very young. It definitely was another supermarket before Dunnes bought it. I remember been in a Tesco when they were first in Ireland before they left but that could easily have been in Dublin. Not necessarily in Church Road Shopping Centre. I actually worked in the old Quinnsworth around the time Tesco bought them out. But I had left before they moved out to Cloncollig.
Mena Mitty wrote: » it mentioned toy monkey's hanging from the ceiling in the veg dept and I remember those toys hanging from the ceiling.
medoc wrote: » Yes that actually rings a bell.
Mena Mitty wrote: » I don't remember much about the 80's it's a kinda a blur....but there's a few flashes of memories of those hanging monkeys *lol* My friends and I remember a Portaloo in the Kilbride carpark in the 80's for a short time. Other's say there wasn't one and I must be thinking of the public toilets in Market Square....which I do remember but they were built of concrete. I digress.
Joeseph Balls wrote: » That toilet was there well into the 90s, you paid ten or twenty pence and the door opened.
Mena Mitty wrote: My friends and I remember a Portaloo in the Kilbride carpark in the 80's for a short time. Other's say there wasn't one and I must be thinking of the public toilets in Market Square....which I do remember but they were built of concrete. I digress.
An Ri rua wrote: » Yes, you are correct. Late 80s into early 90s. It was white and it was self cleaning. And we all thought it was hilarious. Just down from where the bottle bank is now. It would been behind the O'Connell St markets when they were there every few Fridays. That market was a big part of Tullamore too.
bennyineire wrote: » Lidl reporting on Facebook that Offaly Co Co have given permission for their new store across from McDonalds
medoc wrote: » We were afraid to use it. Because someone knew someone to heard of a lad who was using it when the door opened....
charlieIRL wrote: » I see the old Capital Cars garage is nearly ready to open, finishing touches being done today.
bennyineire wrote: » Who's going in there ?
charlieIRL wrote: » Fitzpatrick’s is what I heard but am not 100% sure. Looks great to see it all cleaned up and the broken glass replaced.
Joeseph Balls wrote: » Or the lad who's dogs brothers owner was in it and the selfcleaning turned on while he was in it.
Joeseph Balls wrote: » And new Lidl got the green light!
passremarkable wrote: » Best barbers in the town? Probably a fade cut
