Limerick Businesses Closed V 3.0

I reported this on Thursday,still nothing done.

New look on Cruises street is closing down. Company has gone into liquidation! Hopefully they bring back Bewleys!

Went into Eason's on Sat morning for the first time in years - will be surprised if it's still open 12 months from now. A hollowed out shell of what it used to be.

Ah FFS lads can ye go somewhere else with the misery guts stuff. Bad enough that we have shops closing without having a whine about ones that are still definitely open.

It doesn't matter what you "expect" this is the business closed thread not the "I'm not happy with a shop anymore" thread.

Any chance a mod can lock the 2.0 thread?

People are posting in it but I (and many others?) still can’t see recent posts.

I was in there yesterday, it's a ghost shop in comparison to what it was like a few years back.

You say the same for most shops but generally the others look better kept, Eason's own store in the Jetland is much more appealing to shop in than their main and once their flagship store in Limerick.

Can those complaining about Easons being a shadow of their former selves honestly say they buy as many newspapers or magazines today as they did in the 00s/90s pre smartphone? Greeting card sales have plummeted too as most millennials/Gen Zs send virtual/phone greetings or none at all. Magazine walls in every newsagents have been replaced by soft drinks fridges. It's understandable why Easons has downsized.

Could you repeat that 🤣

Recharge Cartridges in Catherine St. has closed. I was sorry to see it gone as I had used them for years for ink refills and they were always great to deal with and with very reasonable charges.

Daly's on William street to close after 68 years.

Sorry to see it close. One of the very few traditional family shops remaining in the city centre.

It was a landmark in William St.

A pity, it's a very useful place for miscellaneous bits and pieces. I don't drive, so can't easily get things from places in outlying areas.

Wouldn't matter really. They were still going to retire.

The loss of local businesses due to retirement is just something we are going to have to deal with over the next few years. Anything locally owned is going to become a premium "artisan" or "bespoke" business like in the UK.

It's gonna suck but I can't see away around it.