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patrickc · 23-06-2021 10:46PM

Nokia6230i wrote: »

Romeos Gourmet Burgers & Takeway have opened in Haymarket (where La Pizzeria was; might have that name wrong to be polite) beside Clerkins/Stonehenge & opp. Ewings > https://www.facebook.com/RomeosBurgers/

Duplicate bit to Jobs post; they're also looking for delivery drivers & p-t receptionist)

That place has had so many name changes, is it it all under the one owner?

if so I'm not surprised he was downright rude when he had the butchers

iwillhtfu · 23-06-2021 10:56PM

patrickc wrote: »

That place has had so many name changes, is it it all under the one owner?

if so I'm not surprised he was downright rude when he had the butchers

Is that the one that was a restaurant called La Fermiér or something along those lines. I only noticed it one day and the following week it was closed down. Menu looked a bit pretentious.

Real Life · 24-06-2021 09:31AM

patrickc wrote: »

That place has had so many name changes, is it it all under the one owner?

if so I'm not surprised he was downright rude when he had the butchers

I think its been all different owners. It was a BBQ/Tapas kind of place with the guy you're talking about as far as I know. Then Le Fermier came along, that was different owners, I did some work for them a while back they were very nice people and now its Romeos, I don't know anything about who owns it now.

votecounts · 24-06-2021 12:03PM

Hoping for bit of help. Printer at home just died. Is there anywhere in Carlow that I would be allowed use a PC to print something. Library is out because of Covid, I assume everywhere else is the same. Presume a new printer is the answer.
TIA

Nokia6230i · 24-06-2021 12:08PM

votecounts wrote: »

Hoping for bit of help. Printer at home just died. Is there anywhere in Carlow that I would be allowed use a PC to print something. Library is out because of Covid, I assume everywhere else is the same. Presume a new printer is the answer.
TIA

New printer is an option but to give you time to consider your options there there are other outlets.

Recharge're who I use; opposite to the Post Office there; you can email the stuff to them/him (Richard) or bring in USB key etc. 0599118975

Nearby to there is AZAP Print (Castle St. Off - Licence unit) & then there's also Jones Business Systems on O'Brien Rd. too I think.

Edited to say that's if it's just printing; if you require use of an actual PC/laptop as well as printer then I don't think there are any actual options like the library offered.

patrickc · 24-06-2021 01:53PM

iwillhtfu wrote: »

Is that the one that was a restaurant called La Fermiér or something along those lines. I only noticed it one day and the following week it was closed down. Menu looked a bit pretentious.

Yes thats the one.

Cw85 · 24-06-2021 04:00PM

Any one else in and around the town during the days, especially Tullow Street. I've noticed on three occasions now young lads cycling bikes the wrong way up Tullow Street in the middle of the road from Tully's bar area to the junction at Subway doing wheelies and then flying on to the curbs where people are walking. The could easily be knocked down or knock someone over and seriously injure them with the speed they go at. These wouldn't be lads you would confront of you get me.

Ivefoundgod · 24-06-2021 04:24PM

Cw85 wrote: »

Any one else in and around the town during the days, especially Tullow Street. I've noticed on three occasions now young lads cycling bikes the wrong way up Tullow Street in the middle of the road from Tully's bar area to the junction at Subway doing wheelies and then flying on to the curbs where people are walking. The could easily be knocked down or knock someone over and seriously injure them with the speed they go at. These wouldn't be lads you would confront of you get me.

Can't say I've noticed that but wouldn't be down there too often. What I have found is those scooters are an accident waiting to happen. Kids from 12 to ages that should know better seem to think they can do what they want on them. Worst I've seen was last night around 9.30pm driving along O' Brien road coming up to the roundabout at Lidl, young lad on one comes down the Wexford road and cuts across the roundabout going against the flow of traffic and out onto the O' Brien road. Could have been hit easily by a car coming onto the roundabout and he never even looked. Only for I saw him as I approached the roundabout I could have hit him myself. Stuff like that seems to happen every day I'm in the car, switching from road to footpath and back again without even a glance. Have seen several near misses and I'd imagine people walking have been struck multiple times at this stage. Not sure how it can be policed, if they stick to the cycle lanes they'll be fine but I do think there needs to be some legislation brought in. They should have same kind of rules as bikes I think though how you can enforce that on a teenager who doesn't give a **** I do not know.

BattleCorp · 24-06-2021 05:13PM

Ivefoundgod wrote: »

Can't say I've noticed that but wouldn't be down there too often. What I have found is those scooters are an accident waiting to happen. Kids from 12 to ages that should know better seem to think they can do what they want on them. Worst I've seen was last night around 9.30pm driving along O' Brien road coming up to the roundabout at Lidl, young lad on one comes down the Wexford road and cuts across the roundabout going against the flow of traffic and out onto the O' Brien road. Could have been hit easily by a car coming onto the roundabout and he never even looked. Only for I saw him as I approached the roundabout I could have hit him myself. Stuff like that seems to happen every day I'm in the car, switching from road to footpath and back again without even a glance. Have seen several near misses and I'd imagine people walking have been struck multiple times at this stage. Not sure how it can be policed, if they stick to the cycle lanes they'll be fine but I do think there needs to be some legislation brought in. They should have same kind of rules as bikes I think though how you can enforce that on a teenager who doesn't give a **** I do not know.

If it's the electric scooters you are talking about, they are mechanically propelled vehicles and should follow the rules of the road and be taxed and insured (and possibly licenced) the same as any othe mechanically propelled vehicle.

Beechwoodspark · 26-06-2021 04:29PM

Was down in carlow yesterday afternoon with the wife visiting her mother

I went for a walk into the town centre to see how things were going.

I heard it before I saw it - A group of druggie/homeless ppl doing an impromptu “concert” with loud amplifiers at the fountain

Not a note on their heads and some literally off their rockers on various substances.

A man with what sounded like a Scottish accent loudly shouting abuse at passers by. No guards to be seen.

It was intimidating and unwelcoming

Nokia6230i · 26-06-2021 05:36PM

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Was down in carlow yesterday afternoon with the wife visiting her mother

I went for a walk into the town centre to see how things were going.

I heard it before I saw it - A group of druggie/homeless ppl doing an impromptu “concert” with loud amplifiers at the fountain

Not a note on their heads and some literally off their rockers on various substances.

A man with what sounded like a Scottish accent loudly shouting abuse at passers by. No guards to be seen.

It was intimidating and unwelcoming

Scottish lad? Yeah, know him, artist & talented but prone to such outbursts; not sure we're allowed name names on here so won't but by all means PM me on it.

Was in court maybe a couple of times in last year or so; attempted a hold up of a hair salon on Tullow St.; they, rightly, took it seriously, but it was lessened in court by his brief in terms of whatever weapon he produced; it may've been something as "simple" as a toy gun from the shop next door; can't specificly recall all the details.

But he's notorious for being a p**s head in public; tolerated perhaps because his art work is pretty neat in fairness.......

Can't comment on rest but yeah, fountain's best avoided for such reasons; town park's going, gone that way to some extent also.

Be well and win · 26-06-2021 07:36PM

walked the dog downtown one evening last week, surprised and a wee bit disappointed at the amount of drinking going on around the fountain, not a great ad for the town.

26-06-2021 07:42PM

I was told by someone that crack has taken hold in town and the addicts are turning into complete zombies on it and can be aggressive and there is not much the garda can actually do as they arrest them and put them in front of judge who gives them a slap in the wrist and sets them back out on the street and the garda arrest them again and the cycle continues.

The Royal Scam · 28-06-2021 12:30AM

Sitting outside looking up at the stars and sipping my cup of late night tea and all I can hear in the stillness of the night are dopes doing donuts on the roads around Ballon. WTF is wrong with people.
Have noticed a massive amount of possibly these people in their Halfords spec diesels at junction 5 circle K. Some of them doing stupid speeds and burn outs around the vicinity of the forecourt with all the people and kids around. Only a matter of time something serious happens.

Cw85 · 01-07-2021 01:47PM

This town is simply gone to the dogs. I seen two videos of events that happened yesterday. One was some guy being knocked out across the road from AIB Bank when a guy walked up behind him and boxed him in the side of the head and walked off. The second concerned a number of women and men beside the post office fighting on the road. Both incidents occurred in day light hours. It's gone to the stage where you'd nearly be afraid walking around the town, something needs to be done urgently as this is happening more and more often.

doughef · 01-07-2021 03:58PM

Cw85 wrote: »

This town is simply gone to the dogs. I seen two videos of events that happened yesterday. One was some guy being knocked out across the road from AIB Bank when a guy walked up behind him and boxed him in the side of the head and walked off. The second concerned a number of women and men beside the post office fighting on the road. Both incidents occurred in day light hours. It's gone to the stage where you'd nearly be afraid walking around the town, something needs to be done urgently as this is happening more and more often.

Seen those videos. Fairly disturbing.
Did this always happen or is it just easier to see now due to social media ?
The girls one was particularly rough.

Nokia6230i · 01-07-2021 04:06PM

doughef wrote: »

Seen those videos. Fairly disturbing.
Did this always happen or is it just easier to see now due to social media ?
The girls one was particularly rough.

Haven't seen either clip; we mustn't float in same circles ha ha!

But up around Shamrock Plaza the benches there're an absolute hive for anti-social behaviour as they offer cover for nefarious activities.

Real Life · 01-07-2021 04:25PM

I haven't seen any of the videos or even heard about these incidents, was the first one completely unprovoked?

Nokia6230i · 01-07-2021 07:34PM

KCLR Report on the matters; seems to indicate the girl fight on Burrin St. was Monday > https://kclr96fm.com/group-fights-in-carlow-town-under-investigation-by-gardai/?fbclid=IwAR2efg9NxQvMzWzG560LC7SxGDQFe-F4nvRTdEpv7IfyJKbKG8KurZEUAA8

Cw85 · 02-07-2021 08:49AM

Given the characters involved where the guy was knocked out across from AIB I highly doubt it was unprovoked. The one at the post office appeared to be travelers. This isn't only more highlighted because of social media. As someone who works in the center of town I can say it's getting scarier to walk around the town at any stage of the day.

Nokia6230i · 03-07-2021 06:02PM

Rally for Life today 2pm-3 O'Clock & then an anti-lockdown (and everything else...) gathering after that; though think they both segued into one another given over-lap in terms of opinions, attendees.

From footage I've seen we're talking between single to low double figures & usual suspects.

03-07-2021 06:24PM

These people preaching that women don't have the right to their own bodies despite a referendum of the people of Ireland stating otherwise followed by these same people crying that they have the right not to have the vaccine put in their bodies and they don't even see the irony in what they are preaching.

I am not going to say what I think of these people because it's not nice reading them posting on It's all about Carlow Facebook page is enough to give me a rage headache.

iwillhtfu · 03-07-2021 06:31PM

PespiChallenge wrote: »

I am not going to say what I think of these people because it's not nice reading them posting on It's all about Carlow Facebook page is enough to give me a rage headache.

That page attracts the utter dregs of society in Carlow I stopped following it years ago when young Anthony got his knickers in a twist over people calling it "All about Anthony" as he strutted around with his phone like he was lead reporter for CNN or something.

Agent Coulson · 03-07-2021 06:54PM

The fountain would be a lovely spot if wasn't nearly permanently taken over by those who should be in Dympna's getting proper support.

Ivefoundgod · 03-07-2021 07:42PM

iwillhtfu wrote: »

That page attracts the utter dregs of society in Carlow I stopped following it years ago when young Anthony got his knickers in a twist over people calling it "All about Anthony" as he strutted around with his phone like he was lead reporter for CNN or something.

I'm shocked that page is still up considering his wholesale copying and pasting of other actual news outlets articles to the page. I know he got called out for it a few times by KCLRs Eimer Brennan and then put up a lengthy self pitying post about how he's not a journalist and only trying to help the people of Carlow. If I was working for any of the places he regularly copies from I'd have reported the page to Facebook a hundred times at this stage and get it DMCA'd or whatever its called.

Notmything · 03-07-2021 08:30PM

iwillhtfu wrote: »

That page attracts the utter dregs of society in Carlow I stopped following it years ago when young Anthony got his knickers in a twist over people calling it "All about Anthony" as he strutted around with his phone like he was lead reporter for CNN or something.

Be careful, or he'll get back onto boards over people talking about him here.

iwillhtfu · 03-07-2021 08:47PM

Notmything wrote: »

Be careful, or he'll get back onto boards over people talking about him here.

He seems the type to relish being the topic of conversation. As I said though haven't followed that page in a long time as it showed what really is lurking not to far under the surface in Carlow.

Beauchamp Bagenal · 04-07-2021 12:47PM

Agent Coulson wrote: »

The fountain would be a lovely spot if wasn't nearly permanently taken over by those who should be in Dympna's getting proper support.

You can't help these people, they're not to be helped. They exist only for 2 particular solicitors to represent them in court every week for insane free legal aid fees.

The most abused drug in Carlow is codeine and with about 20 chemists operating 24/7, the drug problem will always be unsolvable.
Crack and heroin are cheap drugs, mostly sold by a certain ethnicity who'll cut your hair one minute and your throat the next.

Carlow could have it's own gangland thread, it's that bad.

doughef · 04-07-2021 04:02PM

Beauchamp Bagenal wrote: »

You can't help these people, they're not to be helped. They exist only for 2 particular solicitors to represent them in court every week for insane free legal aid fees.

The most abused drug in Carlow is codeine and with about 20 chemists operating 24/7, the drug problem will always be unsolvable.
Crack and heroin are cheap drugs, mostly sold by a certain ethnicity who'll cut your hair one minute and your throat the next.

Carlow could have it's own gangland thread, it's that bad.

Codeine? Really ?

Beauchamp Bagenal · 04-07-2021 05:00PM

doughef wrote: »

Codeine? Really ?

Sure is. A friend of a friend works with addiction services and 90% of their patients are strung out on solpadine/nurofen etc. 1000s of Carlow people are hooked on every kind of drug.
Hardcore junkies on crack/heroin are in the low dozens.
Most of your high street chemists have been taken over by corporate Big Pharma and are pushing their products hard.
Next time you're in with your doctor, take a look of the collection of pens he gets from the pharma reps lobbying him and the chemists for the many variants of medication.
A local pharmacy here moved shop recently and the window display was like a shrine to panadol.

There's 20 chemists listed here giving out free 'vaccines'. You can be sure they are getting well paid.
https://carlow-nationalist.ie/2021/07/02/covid-vaccines-now-available-at-selected-co-carlow-pharmacies/

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