Vacant Homes Officer earning their crust lately with CAOs & identification of premises & properties which can be returned to social housing stock particularly in central parts of Carlow town but also in the county.
Latest CAO is for 52 Burrin St. https://carlow-nationalist.ie/2023/11/28/council-publish-plans-to-acquire-derelict-carlow-town-building/?fbclid=IwAR3jYItzB6pSEXz_t7C5DF-PJVdMx0on-A4qJwGBhL7-e3AC8rhvYLsSnUs
Brasserie 15 beside Med Bar on Tullow St. "To Let" sign has come down & painting internally & externally underway.
Was marketed as 6,300 for commercial rates annually & 3k for monthly rent........
Upstairs in Mr. Fit Gym on Barrack St./Bowling Alley beside former Ukrainian Centre run by Carlow County Development Partnership CLG/Ltd. & previously Mr. Snips is being cleared out currently.......
Presuming this is a bit like the Barrow Valley/Mr. Price/Dunnes Stores commercial agreement policy maybe?
Surprised that MacAuleys Healthcare don't have an exclusivity agreement for both phases of Fairgreen to prevent another healthcare retailer opening no matter whether it's non-prescription only; they both sell same product types like medical, beauty etc.; maybe this, sales only, no prescriptions, is best that can be done under whatever agreement is between centre management, MacAuleys and Boots.....
Boots signage going up on the old Argos so can't be far from opening.
Someone said to me they won't be filling prescriptions there though which I found strange.
More new sports facilities for the town
Carlow Nationalist — New pitch for Carlow Hockey Club at St Leo’s | Carlow Nationalist (carlow-nationalist.ie)
52-54 Tullow St. for which was recently granted change of use planning permission from basement bar to casino is now available for rent via DNG McCormaks for 700 Euro a week albeit lease terms're negotiable https://www.daft.ie/commercial-property-for-rent/casino-52-54-tullow-street-tullow-co-carlow/5487187
Morrisseys on Dublin St. at No. 56 available for €1,000 per week https://www.daft.ie/commercial-property-for-rent/56-dublin-street-carlow-graiguecullen-co-carlow/5440749
Did a Google on company name; South African, Maltese, UK links but may be totally different company.
Site location is on right hand side going down; beyond GB Shaw Building/County Council offices, private dwelling & above Top Pro Gym; so in between them.
Site's currently derelict/overgrown; site notice currently on the wall beside gate.
Edited to correct myself on location.
Someone is building a 31 bed hostel down Cox's lane.
WK Projects Limited wishes to construct a new three storey hostel accommodation, with 31 bedrooms at Cox’s Lane, Carlow Town.
Changes afoot for the Carlow-Heuston service beginning on Sunday the 10th of December following on from the public consultation phase.
Primarily they are Monday-Friday a 12:20 Heuston-Carlow service AND the return at 15:15.
Also, and this is quite novel, but clearly the demand must be there, have been expressed during the PC phase, the current 20:15 Monday-Friday ex Heuston & 21:37 ex Carlow is not being extended to also run on a Saturday night.
The money's not gonna wash itself.
Another one?? never seen a town with so many
Was in the Carlow Tesco today and Christ it would do your head in with the crowds and also slow tills. Hard to get a proper look at Christmas things with packs of women!! Maybe it was the time of day (pre 4.00 pm). Usually go to the portlaoise one and maybe that’s the difference it’s so much more spacious to get around. I left fairly quickly
New barbers to open in Carlow; hoping for Sunday week.
Old Dublin Rd. commercial premises (office space) to be converted into social housing https://kclr96fm.com/former-office-space-in-carlow-town-to-become-two-homes/
Current layout of premises as per property listing on My Home/Thomas M. Byrne & Sons https://www.myhome.ie/commercial/brochure/15-16-old-dublin-road-carlow-town-carlow/4472829
Plan is for 1 x 2 Bed & 1 No. 1 Bed.
APAs Charity Sustainable Swap is occurring on Sunday afternoon the 26th of November from 2pm to 5 O'Clock
Eventbrite tickets for booking stalls is here along with further details https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/apas-charity-sustainable-swap-registration-743583517317?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwAR0xc26WYJc4hnkGfvQfG0dzDNIjmqGV_fQJJEOoohP8KZ2pmovJA2i4yvU
APA/Brian Kerr Nationalist article 2019 https://carlow-nationalist.ie/2019/04/20/former-soccer-boss-brian-kerr-opens-charity-shop-on-the-hacketstown-road/
APA Ruth Negga official opening Nationalist article 2022 https://carlow-nationalist.ie/2022/12/26/ruth-negga-performs-official-opening-of-carlow-charity-store/
APA Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/CarlowAPACharityShop
APA website https://apa.ie/index.html#
Footage of arson attack now uploaded by owner of premises https://www.facebook.com/pcsos24h7/videos/3239442162866786
Arson attack on a premises in Staplestown Rd. area overnight as per KCLR https://kclr96fm.com/criminal-damage-reported-at-carlow-town-business-premises-this-morning/?fbclid=IwAR1FXrXZtG8u6l13Q0ZxdhjOZQIi2aqjg4f9c3-w0PYQTBWJVa1dl8gidu4_aem_AeVm2IzfgJtN_CbToXAAMMHBVBtlKUQw7OcF0HQQ-BsBOOfdbLdOTBmFAW-dw6xMz-0
Could be related to this article from earlier in the year.
No idea and there was no hint at where it would be on the job advertisement.
Owners of 53 & 54 Tullow St.'ve secured conditional planning permission for change of use from basement bar to casino; 13 conditions; most of 'em are standard enough ones but operating hours're limited, relatively speaking, from 10am-2am in much same way as local amusement arcades on Tullow St. & Burrin St./Charlotte St. are already operating at.
https://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/22381/0
Owners weren't in a hurry to come back to council with their FI; took 'em 10 months; council did, of course, only seek the FI at the 11th hour; maybe this is standard for Carlow Co. Co. or maybe it's just a thing generally?
Any idea where that might be going?
Is there anyone in Carlow who rents Campervans? Looking to go down to Waterford for two nights surfing.
Bank of Ireland received permission to install new ATM at Shamrock Plaza
Chemist Warehouse to open in Four Lakes Retail Park on Dublin Rd. in mid November as per Carlow Nationalist https://carlow-nationalist.ie/2023/11/02/discount-pharmacy-set-to-open-in-carlow-town-this-month/?fbclid=IwAR1z2G2IkuvRyUEUN3AFKpZ79E00ZmK8qr8uYdgdDkvh-Mppyrj6hCcQ298
Looks like IKEA are opening order point in Carlow they are advertising jobs on Indeed
As per Carlow Nationalist property section today Brasserie 15 on Tullow St. is for rent through REA Sothern Auctioneers; Commercial Rates're circa €6,300 & Monthly Rent is €3,000 + VAT.
Also New York Pizza on Kennedy Ave. beside McDonalds/Mr. Price/Kevin Kellys Pharmacy etc. is being rebranded as Pizza Max & re/opening soon
Definitely that family are/were involved in developing it.
I don’t get the logic of leaving it idle - they all seem to all prefer do that than dropping rents to realistic levels and filling units. I suppose all the major supermarkets are well covered in Carlow - Dunnes stores could have worked quite well there
I can't think of any business that could save that shopping centre. People have mentioned TK Maxx and H&M but they don't have the pull that Penneys do.
Is it true the owner is Kathryn Thomas' dad?
Shocker
Once a shopping centre spirals it takes a lot to bring it back- Sam Mccauleys recently bailed so I don’t think Boots would have been much more successful- infinitely better footfall and tenants where they’re going.
Carlow Shopping Centre must be appallingly run- it’s still a very attractive place in a great location but has completely failed or allowed to
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