Shops/Businesses opening/closing

Asked one of the employees in Westside when it would be open and he said not until next year

Thanks Galway Beo but we already know.

It's mind boggling bad. They must be so embarrassed to call themselves journalists.

They had an article the last week about a "massive sinkhole" opening in Oranmore. Clicked on the article and it was literally a tiny blemish at Station Road so small that it was barely noticable in the photo, in fact they had to circle it in red for the reader to even notice.

I understand that "clickbait" is a thing but at least other organisations actually put substance in their article.

Galway Beo is like "Gardai warn Galway public to be vigilant as crimewave rocks city" and the article is something along the lines of a wing mirror being broken off a car.

Ah now don't be making mischief and upsetting some poor old dears.

Sarcasm my friend, sarcasm!!

That you - the comment in that article is the first time that Treasure Chest themselves have used the C word: it is not on signs in their shopfront, as was claimed by someone earlier.

I wonder what it means to say that the business has been sold, though. And if the staff are redundant or are being TUPED to the new owner.

Any whispers on the new owners identity ?

I am aware that when some shops or restaurants or other businesses are sold, that it can carry on with a new owner. It doesn't appear to be the case for Treasure Chest. The fact that they are having a stock clearance sale, they want things gone. They also said it on Facebook. Closing at the end of September.

Treasure Chest was one of Galway finest shops and it's going to be tremendous loss for Galway.

It's really sloppy journalism to have allowed to print a story about Treasure Chest being sold, if it was actually the building not the business that was sold.

Also surprising that someone who was apparently such a great business-person was not able to sell the business. I can understand that for the smaller family run places, the business just "isn't" without the family but would have thought TC was beyond that.

Decathlon are in Dublin and Limerick, only.

Inditex (Zara owner) have been closing stores as opposed to expanding for around 3 years now. Same with H&M Group.

City council have an "Irish business first" type of policy. It'd be nice if it worked.

Any evidence to back up that claim? Exactly which foreign stores have been kept out by the council can you tell us.

Zara did try to move into Taaffes old shop on William Street back in the 2000s but council refused it and building remains boarded up on such a prime shopping street. The Taaffe family last ran it in 1996 so it's been idle in excess of quarter of a century. Is that a better outcome than a Zara occupying it?