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Pirates Ale · 21-08-2021 07:27PM

Wife passed it at 7pm and it was open, with customers at the counter

bobdcow · 21-08-2021 08:11PM

same as above - I had to go by that way no more than 10 mins ago and its fully open, customers getting some lovely taco fries i'd imagine!

ongarboy · 21-08-2021 09:04PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117786172#Comment_117786172

I'm really delighted to hear that it's open again. Love and respect to the family ❤

Pirates Ale · 22-08-2021 10:09AM

I have huge respect for the staff, always found them great in the Burger Shack over the years. Fair play to them for getting it open again.

barryribs · 23-08-2021 09:51AM

Does anyone know what roads have had their speed limits reduced in the town centre? I don't remember seeing any new signs apart from the fat mile increasing from 60-80 kph.

bobdcow · 23-08-2021 11:03AM

There is a new sign when you are coming up Mitchells Road - by the old bullring. I think that one starts at 30 by Locke's old shop and then 50 when it gets to the grotto.

I have also seen a new sign on the traffic lights by the Parkgate Coffee shop, I think that's a 30 sign.

23-08-2021 11:33AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117791811#Comment_117791811

They'll be signposting the areas over the next few weeks..but it will be from the entrances to town and all housing estates

ongarboy · 23-08-2021 04:38PM

An application has gone into the council for a new 4 storey apartment block ( 35 apartments)on the James St/Basin Road corner where the traffic lights were recently installed. Glad to see that ugly, long derelict corner get developed.

The_Kitty · 24-08-2021 01:02PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117786329#Comment_117786329

Thank you!! It did reopen and i was so glad to get the taco fries again. Very fussy eater that is on the spectrum in the house actually knew the difference the night they were closed and i had to pretend other taco fries were from burger shack to him. He wasnt fooled lol. The burger shack are the best.

Igotadose · 27-08-2021 06:21PM

Save your Euros. Manor West is for sale!

http://traleetoday.ie/manor-west-retail-park-to-go-on-the-market/

Ciarrai76 · 27-08-2021 10:52PM

The Range is due to open in the old Debenhams unit in Manor on Friday, October 22nd!

28-08-2021 08:37AM

Dan Horan is shutting one of his fruit & veg stores in town next month

bobdcow · 28-08-2021 10:00AM

Hopefully not the one in the Horan Center, we regularly go there after the shopping is done in Dunnes to get the veg in particular there. Their veg is much better than Dunnes.

Ciarrai76 · 28-08-2021 11:51AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117814076#Comment_117814076

Probably not that one as its usually busy around there. Most likely it would be the one near the back entrance to Dunnes on Rock street. I would say that one isn't as busy, but I am not sure. What other fruit & veg one does he have? Is there one in Manor near McDonalds?

bobdcow · 28-08-2021 04:22PM

There is one just next door to Seamus O Sullivan's butchers over in Manor.

28-08-2021 07:09PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117814398#Comment_117814398

Winner winner.. chicken dinner

Quackster · 29-08-2021 07:29PM

Dunnes Horan Centre now seems to be issuing the €5 off €25 spend & save vouchers. Handy for smaller shops.

Or at least that was my experience shopping there twice in the last week (€30 & €25 spends) but they've no signage advertising the fact as of yet.

Ciarrai76 · 29-08-2021 07:59PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117820264#Comment_117820264

I've had those €5 ones a few times when I get my vouchers back on my big weekly shop in NCR. They have a shorter expiry date though, usually have to be used by the following Wednesday, so keep on an eye on that.

Quackster · 29-08-2021 08:40PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117820368#Comment_117820368

Yeah, they're different. €5 off €20 spend and, as you say, have to be used by the following Wednesday.

These ones are €5 off €25 and are valid for fourteen days just like the regular €10 off €50 ones.

Ciarrai76 · 29-08-2021 10:07PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117820537#Comment_117820537

oh right! Good to know! thanks :)

evais · 30-08-2021 11:39AM

Hi. I haven't posted on boards in a long time. I'm more of a lurker! Would anyone be able to recommend a reliable tiler in the Tralee area. I need approximately 44sq yards of old flooring removed and re-tiled.

Ciarrai76 · 30-08-2021 02:01PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117822452#Comment_117822452

if you find one, let me know! I have been looking for one for ages! One guy let me down after coming to look at it and wouldn't reply to my messages after that! He hadn't even priced it for me! I need an en-suite bathroom re-tiled.

30-08-2021 03:17PM

Just had my bathroom retiled....he said he'd fit me in between 2 jobs...seems that any good tiler is booked up for the year at this point

Ciarrai76 · 30-08-2021 05:34PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117823639#Comment_117823639

Seems like that's been the case for the last 3 years! No one gets back to me when I look for a quote. Same with electricians. I have a list of jobs I need an electrician to do since January & can't get anyone, same in work!

Igotadose · 30-08-2021 05:53PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117824279#Comment_117824279

It's everywhere, not just Tralee. Last year we're all cooped up, a lot on PUP saving their money, now things are opened and the trades are just swamped with requests. I think likely the same throughout Ireland (and other countries).

Ciarrai76 · 30-08-2021 08:13PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117824355#Comment_117824355

I have found this was an issue before the pandemic. I was trying to get a tiler over 3 years ago and no one was getting back to me. One guy turned up and I couldn't get him to even give me a quote. We have been trying to get electricians to get back to us, painters....all long before covid! We need a few things fixed, not a refurbishment, its like they don't want the jobs half the time! Drives me mad when no one returns calls/messages etc. I'm lucky a guy I know for years is a plumber as he's the only one I've been able to get when I need him!

Ciarrai76 · 30-08-2021 08:14PM

I see Tralee Chamber Alliance are signing up quite a few new members. I am always curious as to why businesses join them? What does a business gain from it? They pay them do to what exactly?

30-08-2021 08:20PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117824939#Comment_117824939

Maybe it's you? 😂

But seriously, it's very difficult to get tradesmen at any time, Mike O'Shea is a top notch electrician, but trying to get hold of him is a nightmare

Ciarrai76 · 30-08-2021 08:33PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117824977#Comment_117824977

Yeah we did get him but he didn't come back to do a few more jobs. We had a guy who works for Mark Rael in recently, but he's up the walls too. Due back to us this week I think. (hopefully!)

ongarboy · 31-08-2021 07:33PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117824951#Comment_117824951

As a business owner, have they not engaged with you to explain the benefits of joining them? I'm only speculating what they do but wouldn't a collaboration of businesses sharing ideas, best practice, success stories and joint thinking on innovation, increasing revenue and collective promotion and marketing of the town and individual businesses together be more productive and beneficial to all retailers than each business trying to go it alone with often disjointed and/or contradictory ideas? I'm assuming that's what part of the Chamber's remit could be or maybe I'm way off base...

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