Limerick improvement projects

Yeah most of the entrances on that road are single houses I think, not entrances to 24 apartments

So you reckon it will get approved?

So is the green zone moved further out or just gone ?

My understanding is that both maps are correct. I only ever use the Red Zone as per map#1, but I don’t think the zones have changed. Map#2 is just a overview of the network.

mmmh. :-(

The later ones installed are straight into the ground so could come up easy enough but the first few have a layer of concrete first which looks a bit more permanent. The glass is there for a wind breaker in the bad weather but it should be see through like the original pictures.

As for what happens a new cafe youde have to ask the council I suppose.

Passing today you can see how the ones on the Henry st end of bedford row might look a bit better without the concrete base. The fact that the street is more or less a pedestrian street helps too as there is still plenty of space for people to stop outside without blocking the footpath

The job on Thomas street is awful though. It gets worse each time you pass. The concrete base looks terrible. The glass. The width of the remaining footpath.

Maybe they could leave out the glass for the summer at least? Allow the businesses to have their own barrier up similar to little Catherine Street?

Any chance someone could post a pic having moved recently is love to see it

Sat inside one today for the first time the view from inside isn't as bad when you are sitting down. They are surely gonna need to let places put their names on the glass or frame. If I was somewhere like Coqbull or Sambros i'de be getting a big menu board with some hooks and hang it over the glass

I saw that but couldn't remember what was going there.

If you look at it this way, it might be perfectly reasonable to say planning has been approved(locally), make no mention to ABP and the story is still accurate but also not accurate.

When they also refer to Tim Hortons being Canadian. That's also accurate but it's also accurate to state Tim Hortons is operated by Aryzta foods which to some was previously known as Cuisine de France. Whether this is franchised out locally I don't know as it's the first in Ireland outside of service points in retail like forecourts right now.

Internet tells me they do burgers and hotdogs in the UK. Cafe is how I would still describe it though.

The Foodservice Market on the Island of Ireland - latest data 2020 (I know, worst year ever) was €4.5bn (€3.3bnROI -€1.2bnNI).

for camparison:

2019 - €8.55bn (€6.32bnROI - €2.23bnNI).

With ca 10k outlets in ROI, investors could see there being room to move in here be they local franchisees or sub-branches of Global HQ.

Tim Horton's is probably a good move in terms of 2019 figures, I had a look at the menu and they straddle some categories [€3bn spend in "Limited Service Restaurants" (35%) and €482m in "Coffee Shops and Cafes" (6%)] .

I think they'll do well. I hope they create many a job here for people.