Psychedelic wrote: » People keep saying the Tweedy Group have a monopoly, yet they only have half a dozen premises in the city. There's loads of other pubs and clubs in the city so Tweedy has nowhere near a monopoly.
alphapa wrote: » looks like people just turned on the tweedy group they have been ripping people off for too long. muldoons is a prime example must be the dearest place in the town to buy a drink for the last few years but they havent as much as gave it a lick of paint for years, i know a good few lads working there and its not the managers fault either they just do what there told etc in saying that they hav done some good work with shaking up the night life aswel with bands every night in ruby lounge sports bar in masons but the cove has proven it all comes down to what a pint costs the place was jammers last sunday for the match and if the cove can charge that i see no reason why anywhere else cant! they must have made a absolute fortune over the years and fair play to the tweedy group they do support charity in this town as that chap above stated!
Clano wrote: » i was in rubys last night twas very clear something was going on, the cloak room wasnt open and the smoking area was closed, obviously couldnt pay the staff to man the areas
BIG-SLICK-POKER wrote: » Psychedelic wrote: People keep saying the Tweedy Group have a monopoly, yet they only have half a dozen premises in the city. There's loads of other pubs and clubs in the city so Tweedy has nowhere near a monopoly. Come in out the fog will ya
Psychedelic wrote: People keep saying the Tweedy Group have a monopoly, yet they only have half a dozen premises in the city. There's loads of other pubs and clubs in the city so Tweedy has nowhere near a monopoly.
Ledger wrote: » i just felt i should put my own side on this, i work for one of the main suppliers of drinks to the tweedy group of bars but i am also a frequent punter. The fact is ALL pubs/clubs in waterford and indeed accross the country are experiencing a severe drop in buisness due to the economic downturn (i know, i'm sick of hearing that also!). I agree that some of the tweedy bars are overpriced such as ruby's niteclub and oxygen niteclub. Having said this some of the others are really doing their level best to try and attract punters, such as masons (as previously stated) and oscars, in the case of oscars the off licence is what is keeping the place going the bar seems to be doing below average buisness and again this is not down to the staff or managers its just the area or the crowd may not suit and there is not much can be done in this case as i have seen so many times in the past, certainly not much can be done in this present time. and to clarify the case of the park inn/bad bobs: this premesis is not part of the tweedy group it is owned by bob tweedy snr, who has had nothing to do with the tweedy group. bob tweedy jnr is the managing director of the tweedy group of bars. and one last note: in the case of the woodman bar/the ruby lounge/ruby's niteclub (all part of the same premesis and has the same staff and manager.) The manager of this premesis is possibly one of the best nightcub/bar manager i have ever seen he had a tall order when he took on this job several years ago, this is also evident considering he is relatively young,in his early thirties, and being so successfull in his job, and has rarely been wrong in his decisions. Now for the other side of this coin, the fact is that the prices are too steep i nearly lost my life when i ordered a single vodka and coke and was told the price was nearly 8.50 this is high by anybody's standards. Having said that this is the way of all night clubs which continually overprice (both on the door and on drink) and are surprised when buisness is down. So we can't put the blame solely on the tweedy group it is the industry standard for years! and on a slightly personal note i am horrified by the people who seem to already be popping open the champagne over these relevations! for it is not just the 200 odd jobs employed by him there is a domino effect which could devastate the region further! Such as suppliers,the local taxi companies, the local food outlets, the list goes on....... thank you if you have taken the time to read this. Rant over!
Ledger wrote: » if you think about this he may have a large market share in the area, but it is not a monopoly, other than his places, within a three hundred yard radius there is: harveys revolution/escape electric avenue/ten geoffs twister vicks the kasbar the wacky apple and then just outside of this but still within walking distance you have: the mansion house garveys the gingerman bar the bowery bar (is this still open?) katty barrys fiddler's green (formerly paul flynn's) the munster there are more but i cannot think of them off the top of my head at the moment how is this a monopoly??
Ultimate Chin wrote: » Just go with places with late licenses and see how much the balance changes
Ledger wrote: » the fact is that the prices are too steep i nearly lost my life when i ordered a single vodka and coke and was told the price was nearly 8.50 this is high by anybody's standards. !
Typhoon. wrote: » Doesnt bob have a lot of pubs on the continent? Switzerland i think?
Adyx wrote: » There is an awful lot more I want to say on this in defence and against the Tweedy group, but given the circumstances I'm going drinking instead.
Adyx wrote: » Well this thread has improved a little bit. The fact is that no matter who owns what in a city the size of Waterford, there will be some collusion regards pricing(price fixing). It was there when Kavanaghs owned Muldoons and half of Masons, and it hasn't changed since Bob took Muldoons over. Also Muldoons/Ruby's are not the dearest places in Waterford. I know because I did the price changes for the Tweedy Group (this was over a year ago btw to all the people who think the prices go up every couple of months), Harveys is the dearest, the Kazbar is dearer for some drinks after 12 and up until recently the Forum was as dear if not more so. Tbh I don't care what people think any more about the Tweedy Group. To avoid it because of the Junction is the stupidest think I've ever heard. I worked in the Junction. While some of the customers were great, a lot of them were so up their own arse that I'd rather the scum that is often found in Muldoons on a Sunday night. Ask Ziedth what he thinks of Geoffs and you come close to what a lot of people who frequented the Junction were like. There is an awful lot more I want to say on this in defence and against the Tweedy group, but given the circumstances I'm going drinking instead.
abouttobebanned wrote: » Where ya going...may join ya for one...
Ledger wrote: » and one last note: in the case of the woodman bar/the ruby lounge/ruby's niteclub (all part of the same premesis and has the same staff and manager.) The manager of this premesis is possibly one of the best nightcub/bar manager i have ever seen he had a tall order when he took on this job several years ago, this is also evident considering he is relatively young,in his early thirties, and being so successfull in his job, and has rarely been wrong in his decisions. Now for the other side of this coin, the fact is that the prices are too steep i nearly lost my life when i ordered a single vodka and coke and was told the price was nearly 8.50 this is high by anybody's standards. Having said that this is the way of all night clubs which continually overprice (both on the door and on drink) and are surprised when buisness is down. So we can't put the blame solely on the tweedy group it is the industry standard for years!
