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New Shops/Businesses in Bray

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    #3122
    murpho999
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120856457#Comment_120856457

    No , they owned the pub and opened it. Dockyard’s owners are called O’Sullivan , Lauren being the front of house lady, can’t remember her husband’s name.

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    #3123
    zoobizoo
    Registered Users Posts: 2,716 ✭✭✭zoobizoo


    So there's only 1 pub in Little Bray now.


    I was driving past Murphys on the Dargle Road the other day thinking wouldn't it be great to have a nice local restaurant / bar down this part of the town (Little Bray).



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    #3124
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users Posts: 26,558 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    I think it's just that pub culture is becoming less and less of a thing with the cost of it vs. stay at home and having a few, younger people drinking less and when they do, they are being drawn to places with food/nightlife attached to them which the beach provides in spades.

    If O'Sullivan's couldn't make food work (tough business these days) whilst being on a Main Street, it's not going to work down on the Dargle road,



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    #3125
    SlipperyPeople
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120865614#Comment_120865614

    As much as I'd love something down the dargle I fear this is true on both counts O'Sullivans always felt grim to me despite an attempt to make it look and feel nice but again never had the food so cant comment on the quality.

    The dream would be a horse and hound/bellevue type place which does the best bar/restaurant grub/guiness in the bray/greystones/delgany tri-state area imo

    But it would never work for many reasons some being demand for that type of place / demographic and what's already there filling the need meaning people wouldn't pay more.

    Can't help but dream for a nice restaurant / drinks place in little Bray though



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    #3126
    Creamy Goodness
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    Love the horse and hound setup and agree would love more of that type on my door step for sure but yeah as you say it's wishful thinking.



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    #3127
    browne_rob5
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120869728#Comment_120869728

    We used to go to O'Sullivan's quite often before Covid and really liked it and I thought the food was nice. Never thought it felt grim but then after Covid once they stopped serving food and started offering drink specials the crowd went downhill pretty fast. I stopped in for a pint last summer and did think it was grim and haven't been back since. I had heard that they were struggling to make a profit on the place from the beginning.



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    #3128
    SlipperyPeople
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120870879#Comment_120870879

    That's a shame. My experience is only post-covid unfortunately so that's sad to hear. Hopefully whoever has the reigns will turn it back around.



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    #3129
    Annasopra
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120873860#Comment_120873860

    It's closed. Don't see it reopening.

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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    Annasopra
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    John Duggan has bought the building formerly housing Hiltons, Maguires and Florentine Bar to turn into another receptionless hotel similar to Firefly.

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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    #3131
    Barnaboy
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    Went down to the seafront for the BBQ festival today. Great to see a buzz around the place. Bit disappointed with the food though. Really surprised by how expensive it all was. Desperately disappointed by my burger. Overcooked with no salads at all, only options were cheese and ketchup. Wife had a Taiwanese fried chicken, absolutely tiny portion at full price and utterly bland in taste. Won't be rushing back.



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    #3132
    Annasopra
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    Was down there today. The food I had was ok. There was a good mux of food. The coffee truck serving the vermicelli desserts was fab. Slightly expensive but absolutely delicious.

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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    #3133
    zoobizoo
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    Great for the town to have more accommodation options and great for the Main St.


    Was up in Duffs last evening. Really nice atmosphere and the same age profile (mature) as it was before the Duggans took it over and did it up.


    Nice pint. Good service. The only place on the Main Street I would drink.



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    #3134
    Creamy Goodness
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    Great to have something going into the Florentine bar, always struck me as odd at how awful it looked for so long .

    The food quality at the festival was never great to begin with, I doubt the quality has improved to match the "cost of ingredients/running a business" rises, shame though as the idea of the festival is great.



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    SlipperyPeople
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    Have to agree with the comments on the fest. Was happy to see a few interesting stalls e.g. afro carribbean and nite n day korean based in North inner city.

    Had hoped the afro carribean would be doing bbq jerk chicken but was more a stew type thing. Didn't impress.

    Same for night and day and also had the Taiwanese bao. Everything quite pricey but again its very difficult to work around cost of operating and delivering really good grub out of a truck to large crowds.

    That said I did see people with overcooked charred burger pucks. You'd thing they'd be able to pull off cooking a burger.

    That said Despite all my moaning...I loved it and will.be down next weekend to try out more things.

    Would love something like that more regular in bray.



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    #3136
    Tippex
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120882327#Comment_120882327

    had a look on the planning site and there doesn't seem to be any planning application in for the address at all. Last ones were from joe maguire back in the mid 2000's.



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    #3137
    SlipperyPeople
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    Highly recommend anyone down the seafront to grab a bite from delhi2dublin.

    my indian mate was very excited to see some dishes he'd not seen here before. Think they're in temple bar at the weekend usually



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    #3138
    Annasopra
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    New cafe at 53 Main Street Bray



    https://www.facebook.com/irishfirehound

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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    #3139
    Alun
    Registered Users Posts: 21,436 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120934657#Comment_120934657

    Run by the guys who used to run the coffee van in Belmont during lockdown.



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    #3140
    Antrim_Man
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    What's going into the old fisherman's cottage beside Milanos chipper. Looks like a pizza oven has been built.



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    #3141
    fortwilliam
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    Looks more like a sauna...



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    #3142
    Lefty2Guns
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120985203#Comment_120985203

    Its a sauna and cold water plunge bath.



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    #3143
    Lefty2Guns
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    Seen some construction materials delivered to the town centre yesterday, the only thing construction related I have seen in months up there.



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    #3144
    Barnaboy
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121019701#Comment_121019701

    Not sure which is a bigger joke.... Bray Central completion or the cliff walk reopening. We went sale agreed on our house in April 2022. Bray Central was supposed to be open before we moved in. We will be in our new house 1 year in a few weeks time. 😀



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    #3145
    SlipperyPeople
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    It's the fitout for the stella



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    #3146
    murpho999
    Registered Users Posts: 28,441 ✭✭✭✭murpho999


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121019724#Comment_121019724

    I think everything will be complete by November. Cinema will be open and anchor shops (Penneys and Sports Direct in).

    Very easy to say it was a joke but no doubt they faced challenges with Covid and that probably made retailers reluctant to open new shops.

    I'm just happy there's an end in sight and hopefully we have a decent cinema in the town which is the biggest facility for me as Holland & Barrett and Sports Direct are not great additions imho.

    Wouldn't regard cliff walk as a joke either. It's got serious landsliding issues that are not easily fixed or may never be fixed.



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    #3147
    2011
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121019945#Comment_121019945

    I hope you are right but I will believe it when I see it.

    I agree that the cinema would be a great addition to Bray. I don’t see Sports Direct as a worthwhile addition, I would have thought there is a sufficient supply of similar sports goods already in Bray.



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    #3148
    Lefty2Guns
    Registered Users Posts: 729 ✭✭✭Lefty2Guns


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121019945#Comment_121019945

    I don't get the constant slating off of the cliff walk not being open. If the walk way is dangerous, from either falling rocks or unsafe walking paths the Council are right not to open it. It will take a huge effort and large scale engineering works to resolve due to the location of it which in turn means money.



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    #3149
    Lefty2Guns
    Registered Users Posts: 729 ✭✭✭Lefty2Guns


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121019886#Comment_121019886

    I hope so. It will be a great addition to the town and bring a bit more life to the area at night time.

    Can I ask how you know this information?



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    #3150
    loyatemu
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    the Cliff Walk has been closed for over 2 years now because the path collapsed at the Greystones end. This has happened loads of time, they move the path inland and reopen - it's never taken this long before. The rockfall at the other end needs some netting, which again they've done loads of time before.



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    #3151
    SlipperyPeople
    Registered Users Posts: 1,717 ✭✭✭SlipperyPeople


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121020498#Comment_121020498

    Know someone involved.

    They actually said Sept so could be wrong.



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