Random Waffle Thread

Whoever designed the new sprucing up of Eire Og roundabout needs to resign. Looks horrible.

Matter of taste really. Roundabout decor can only do so much. Thought it looked good this morning. Each to their own I suppose

Very interesting planning notices this week.

J&C Brenco plan on changing a unit on Centaur St. into residential; going down there it's, broadly speaking, on R.H.S. before where Carlow Electrical Wholesalers used to be.

But it's the LIDL one which is comprehensive enough; in a nutshell an enlarged version & complete demolition incl. a part single, part 2 Storey discount foodstore (as they come under; it's not a supermarket) & incl. EV Charge Points & Bicycle Parking.

ALDI got their P.P. but unlikely they'll proceed til 2023; unlikely both multiples would break ground at same time I'd imagine?

But if they did you'd be left with no ALDI & LIDL in the town (Graiguecullen is available) for 6-9 months; the Enniscorthy one (LIDL) was Covid delayed but much improved.

Queues this morning as per my social media feed for opening of Penneys; ah here like?

I don't get it, I really don't; am I missing something?

Press Preview was yesterday & then today there's the ususal live-streaming without consent of women & children etc. at it.

It's Penneys; this isn't Duran Duran playing Eigse like!

One thing you don't see is To Go Retail Store selling such grocery items....or do they?

Am with Dunnes & Barrow Valley Mgmnt. on this but find it odd To Go have escaped censure; would've thought some of their stock overlaps?

I asked Heaney publicly did he have permission to film random people shopping in Penny's, he deleted the post soon after.

Careful or he'll give you a shout out on one of his many pages before whining to boards about you.

Fire at Oglesby and Butler factory unfortunately today

What happened?

The usual nutjobs will take this as a victory and a sign that they're right unfortunately

A lot of the bigger ones have Insomnias in them. Surely the new Carlow one would be perfect for one

Already the ice-cream unit that was to the left hand side of the Penneys unit has left the building; even prior to it the old Peadar & Etta Doyles unit, most recently occupied by Centz, was vacant & another unit in between it & the ice-cream unit was empty also.

On top of this there's a sizeable unit empty now beside the Recovery Hub/Wigoders; it was storing stock for Second Chances shop the ISPCA fundraising place & then there's also the unit on the left hand side as you come in from car park; was occupied by Magic Bow Boutique which relocated inside in recent months.

As of today another concession stand has gone; it was the phone covers & other paraphrenelia stand opp. the ice-cream stand which has also vacated the centre.

Something'd want to go in there fairly lively alright or Christmas will be like Tumbleweed in there; would imagine Peter Marks & MacAuleys're tied into a 5-10 year contract?

Mr. Price probably won't go in; they need independent access to their stores & generally open late til 9 5 days, maybe Saturday too.

But you're right re the unit in Graiguecullen; hard to know what they can sell if Dunnes go in hard regarding what is & what isn't a grocery item now they've won their case; it's already dragged on about a year where they were alredy restricted on what they could sell and now even less items they were already selling during the injunction can now be sold.

Why wasn't To Go Retail Store included by Dunnes in their action; I'd imagine there'd be a number of grocery items which clash even before the latest ruling?