Enniscorthy

skidmarkoner · 27-02-2023 06:59PM

You go to wexford Town on a Sunday and half the shops are closed, parking is shite, traffic is shite, if its raining you may aswell stay at home.

Go to gorey you have a tesco and shopping mall near enough to each other and a few smaller shops in the retail park. Then you've a decent main street if it's sunny.

Wexford is stuck in the 80s with all its shopping on the main street and 1 retail park with no clothes shops

27-02-2023 07:18PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120295150#Comment_120295150

Hardly a thing in the “shopping centre” worth going to.

Ah now very few shops are closed in Wexford on a Sunday! When were you last there? It’s one of the busiest shopping days in the town!

skidmarkoner · 28-02-2023 12:07AM

Just before Christmas I went at 11am on a Sunday nowhere was open. Last week went at 5.30 and everywhere was closing or closed.

It's is a bit brutal. But this trinity wharf thing might pro e beneficial to the area

kneemos · 03-03-2023 07:26PM

https://twitter.com/wexfordcoco/status/1631673375524282371?t=9FKzGERjohG0fR-9buSQOQ&s=19

skidmarkoner · 17-03-2023 09:50AM

https://m.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/news/satellite-garda-station-on-wexfords-main-street-and-drugs-task-force-suggested-to-curb-violent-scenes-of-recent-days-42389502.html

Went to wexford last Sunday it was a warzone think I'll stick with carlow and gorey for now

kneemos · 20-03-2023 11:07PM

Can the Department of Education not secure their property? Why is the principal down there driving nails in doors?

https://m.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/news/arson-attack-at-former-county-wexford-school-just-weeks-after-copper-piping-was-ripped-out-of-building-by-vandals-42395645.html

kneemos · 05-04-2023 11:09AM

Not convinced about a library when large retail spaces are so badly needed in the town centre.

https://m.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/news/major-development-is-planned-for-key-enniscorthy-town-centre-site-42418665.html

skidmarkoner · 05-04-2023 12:07PM

Agreed the library is allready quite good and the location isn't so bad either. With the fire station going and the library I wonder what will come.of those spaces?

But again the traffic infrastructure is shite in the town so more retail in the center would be a disaster.

kneemos · 12-04-2023 05:20AM

Do folk still use the library?

trigger26 · 12-04-2023 11:59AM

Yes, I bring the kids most Saturdays and there's a good buzz in there, started using it myself more too, the borrowbox app is brilliant

trigger26 · 12-04-2023 12:03PM

The staff in there are very helpful, you see them helping people with printing out sheets/ formatting documents, there's a bit to the topping up your library card with credit/ emailing the document to the desk that some people struggle with and the staff walk them through it

skidmarkoner · 12-04-2023 06:17PM

True my partner brings the tot down some days and she swears by the place

kneemos · 21-04-2023 10:00AM

Dunno why they'd spend money on the Castle, it's shoite. Restore the museum is the best thing that could be done.

The old nightclub would make a prime retail site, nevermind turning it into a bloody garden.

https://m.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/news/vital-enniscorthy-funding-application-could-define-towns-future-failure-is-not-an-option-42441378.html

McLoughlin · 21-04-2023 12:55PM

The Castle Museum was a dreadful place bunch of old things that were falling apart and rotting away if the people of Enniscorthy actually supported the Castle and its plans it would become a better place rather than go around with rose-tinted glasses about the Museum

Enniscorthy will never be a strong retail place it just doesn't have the population numbers to bring in the big-name shops that people want so get the town back to its roots as a small market town that brings tourists in

kneemos · 21-04-2023 01:11PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120503362#Comment_120503362

The Museum was an absolute gem,full to the gills of interesting bits and pieces. You could regard them as tat I suppose,but they were artifacts from our local history. Nothing in there now but posters.

Enniscorthy like every other town is growing and needs more retail to service it's existing and future population. Big name shops would definitely be here if they had somewhere to go. Tesco were planning a huge store,but weren't allowed for example.

MissyN · 23-04-2023 12:14PM

Would love some advice here…

Went to see a new build in Greenville, Enniscorthy yesterday & loved the house but know nothing about the area.

is that part of town nice? It’s just me & my dog moving (so don’t care about schools, kids stuff) so we just need nice walks, decent supermarkets & some pubs/restaurants & no fear of floods or crime!

Just read awful reports about Enniscorthy online & it’s def off putting

kneemos · 23-04-2023 05:39PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120510605#Comment_120510605

Nice enough spot as far as I'm aware anyway. Definitely won't flood up there,the town centre very occasionally floods.

Dunnes,Pettits,Aldi and Lidl are your lot for supermarkets,plus a variety of discount stores. Only a few restaurants including two Hotels I think offhand. Usual variety of good,bad, indifferent pubs.

Dunno what you read about crime,but I don't think it's any much worse than any other similar town.

kneemos · 26-04-2023 07:09PM

Still hope for the flood relief apparently after many many surveys.

https://m.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/enniscorthy-news/serious-concerns-as-enniscorthy-flood-relief-scheme-still-likely-to-be-years-away/a1873202271.html

cynosure1023 · 02-05-2023 01:16PM

Has anyone any reviews about the development at Greenhill, Clonhaston? Went to see one of the new builds. How is the area around? Looking to move from Dublin. Is transport any good? Thanks

the kelt · 02-05-2023 01:26PM

Really had my eyes opened over the weekend in regards to how the town has really deteriorated in terms of nightlife.

Im at that age where im rarely out anyway and if i am its the local country pub for a few pints at most but a few of us headed off last Saturday to the rugby in Dublin, train up saturday morning and back saturday evening.

Plan was to get a bit to eat in town when we came back, a few pints and a taxi home, well that was the plan.

There was literally no one about, 9pm on a bank holiday saturday eve and the town was dead, into a couple of pubs and nothing happening, half full, got talking to few people and quickly realised, well first off theres no late bar at all, most chippers done at 11 and to top it off no taxis, at all.

There was no one out and about, streets were practically empty, even Maloccas was realtively quite. Im not that old, mid 40's but i remember town hopping on a saturday night, it was always a good town to go out in.

WTF happened?

FazyLucker · 03-05-2023 02:49PM

Well "the kelt" I was just coming on to ask a question about an up-coming night out in the town, and I think it might answer your question.

Is it true that it is impossible to get a taxi from town a house 4-5 miles away? I'm thinking of not going to a night out just because of this. I have heard you can't get a taxi out of the place any more?

Anyone know?

04-05-2023 12:34AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120550553#Comment_120550553

You’re lucky to get a taxi in town… never mind to outside town!!

they cabs have no drivers anymore really like they used to. Instead of having a few on the go at once they seem to have one or two max and I’ve even had occasions where for a couple hours or more there was no one.

its not just Enniscorthy though I think the entire country more or less is dealing with it. Wexford town is a disaster if you want one! The taxi rank at Redmond square (which was always full) is scarcely occupied at all.

Don’t look for a taxi late either.. after 9-10 o’clock Sun-Thurs & maybe 11-12 on weekends. TK Kabs seems to occasionally go later than Enniscorthy Cabs though but again I reckon it’s down to who they have to work.

It must be the drivers are doing other jobs and driving on the side when it suits, they’re making more on the dole or working as a cab driver is so awful they’d rather not work.

Just doesn’t make sense why they can’t roster them for more hours other than they do not want them! Says a lot about how hard it is to find drivers too when staff can refuse to work hours without being replaced 😅

Grim for the town though anyway. At least the locallink Wexford Bus is running in town seems to be doing well. Hopefully they can get some sort of shuttle bus sorted for the town as well would be very handy especially with the way taxis have gone.

FazyLucker · 04-05-2023 10:04AM

Well if people can't get home from a town, then that is a sure-fire way to kill the town off.

If only we allowed Uber, it could really stop the town from dying. But then again, imagine what a nightmare it would be getting people home from the area around Treacy's at 2am. You can only imagine the level of sh*t a taxi driver would listen to at that hour.

kneemos · 15-05-2023 05:26PM

No Brollies this year?

Bit of a tradition at this stage.

15-05-2023 05:42PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120600431#Comment_120600431

isn’t that just for the food festival? Not til august so

kneemos · 24-05-2023 04:40PM

https://m.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/enniscorthy-news/questions-raised-over-some-roads-in-enniscorthy/a362320996.html

Add Friary Hill,Court St and Munster Hill. All in bits.

kneemos · 09-06-2023 03:36PM

Due to Low water levels and to conserve water, it is necessary to curtail water supply at night-time for the next three nights in Enniscorthy.

Water supply will be affected from 11.00pm to 6.00 am for the periods of Friday night 9th June, Saturday Night 10th June and Sunday night 11th June.

Uisce Eireann and Wexford County Council regret any inconvenience caused.

11-06-2023 08:22PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120695092#Comment_120695092

been a real pain I work late so if I want to shower or use water at all after I’m home too bad I guess. :’)

kneemos · 11-06-2023 08:47PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120702735#Comment_120702735

There's a €12 million plan to increase capacity beginning this year apparently.

https://m.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/enniscorthy-news/water-capacity-in-enniscorthy-set-to-increase-significantly-following-a-12-million-investment/42290511.html

kneemos · 15-06-2023 05:49PM

Needs a wash badly.

Contractors will be carrying out a deep clean/washing of the streets in Enniscorthy Town from 6.00pm on Sunday 18th June for approx. 15 nights

Enniscorthy

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