Clonmel Thread

Showgrounds and poppy fields both very busy yesterday. Also the town was very busy on Saturday.

I’d like to think that but how the hell is the traffic supposed to move on Western Road with a huge Lidl there? It’s bad enough as it is with traffic, I hope that the traffic jams don’t make people shop somewhere else. (I’m a big Lidl fan, just wished they’d gone into Market place).

I hear ya. But people have 10 years giving out about the chadwicks site now there’s a large new development giving life and jobs to the area and guess what…..

As well as using the wrong lanes constantly at the roundabout and cutting across the traffic at will.

The right lane at the roundabout is for turning right and heading west on the N24. Lots of drivers think it’s ok to take this lane and then cut across the traffic in the left lane heading straight down the Cashel Road towards the town centre. It’s deadly dangerous.

There really should be a bypass to relief some of the congestion of that road in progress of being built already.

I guess that stretch of the road is there now since the mid 80s so traffic congestion is a lot worse than then. But agreed it’s a car park a lot of the time. There are so many drivers in Ireland who haven’t a notion how to drive properly too!!

Regular occurance.I'ts a free for all at times .People driving like mad people to get home maybe 1 or 2 minnutes faster.

What on earth is supposed to be going into Chawkes. It's stated to be a bar and a takeaway. That's a business model I haven't seen before.

You'd think so, but the application is for "restaurant, bar and takeaway".

I'm sure Tommy Joe will have some views on this.

Just missed by a car travelling at great speed on Slievenamon Road (between Old Flats and Cash and Carry) this afternoon.About 10 seconds later it was followed by a Garda Armed response vehicle going just as fast up Slievenamon Rd in pursit with blue lights flashing.Anyone heaar anything?Scared the sh*te out of me,thought I was a gonner for a few seconds.

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I heard the final Mass at the Friary was packed to overflowing. Huge crowd there for it.

The Friar should have started the Mass by asking the congregation "where the f**k were ye for the last 30 years?"

Anyway that's that after almost 700 years.

A new group is set to take over the running of it. That's to be announced shortly. It'll probably be one of those hard right, headbanger, Yoga hating U.S. Catholic groups that Bishop Cullinane is so fond of inviting into various parts of his Diocese.

Franciscan Friary in Clonmel will not be sold - Tipperary Live