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Tralee Thread (No chit-chat)

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,541 ✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    Sully34 wrote: »
    I did some work for Lee a few years back when he was putting that 'Mad Cow' place together and I found him nice enough to deal with.
    The Old Oak is a terrible waste and the same has to be said about the Rambling House. Two of the best venue's we had for bands in Tralee

    I don't know him well, but I have met him a good few times and he was always friendly.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,006 ✭✭✭Southern Dandy


    Sully34 wrote: »
    I have it on in the background. Im not looking around. I just heard him say something about auctioning it off on Ebay

    Yuuuup you heard him correctly....imagine the shipping cost on that, and the awkward conversation with the delivery driver :confused:.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,006 ✭✭✭Southern Dandy


    That rocky mountain place looks near completed, every day I drive past there is more and more done to it.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,006 ✭✭✭Southern Dandy


    Sully34 wrote: »
    A lot of money gone into that place,seems like a crazy investment,plus the location. The food would want to be tip top but then again cant see that lad wasting money on a crazy investment!!

    Yeah the location was a bit of an odd one. And it is a serious size of a building for a "chipper". Like you said with the amount invested its hardly going to be big Al's burgers and easy singles.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,318 ✭✭✭✭carchaeologist


    Yeah the location was a bit of an odd one. And it is a serious size of a building for a "chipper". Like you said with the amount invested its hardly going to be big Al's burgers and easy singles.

    Plus the fact that when the bypass opens, that road will effectively only carry the Castleisland/Limerick traffic.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,318 ✭✭✭✭carchaeologist


    Scumbag names snipped as requested.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 100 ✭✭The Banger Moran


    Yeah the location was a bit of an odd one. And it is a serious size of a building for a "chipper". Like you said with the amount invested its hardly going to be big Al's burgers and easy singles.

    Where is it located lads viva burg, la take away, Joan's, Franks, the place near the Abbey or somewhere completely new?
    Sounds like it might be a Eddie Rockets in all but name.
    Will this Lee Bradshaw be around to cut the ribbon?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 100 ✭✭The Banger Moran


    Scumbag names snipped as requested.

    Harsh! Most of us will post namelessly henceforth so I take it lol..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 672 ✭✭✭RevBlueJeans


    Where is it located lads ?

    Here http://goo.gl/maps/Xuure behind Landers just off the footballers round a bout.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 567 ✭✭✭puzzle factory


    Where is it located lads viva burg, la take away, Joan's, Franks, the place near the Abbey or somewhere completely new?
    Sounds like it might be a Eddie Rockets in all but name.
    Will this Lee Bradshaw be around to cut the ribbon?

    eddie rockets should be renamed empty your pockets,
    out by the renualt and ford garage in the mile height across from the entrance to manor more or less.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,006 ✭✭✭Southern Dandy


    Where is it located lads viva burg, la take away, Joan's, Franks, the place near the Abbey or somewhere completely new?
    Sounds like it might be a Eddie Rockets in all but name.
    Will this Lee Bradshaw be around to cut the ribbon?

    It is in between landers and adams of tralee...

    It not a chain as far as I know, all I do know is that it's a new place for me to clog my arteries with!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 567 ✭✭✭puzzle factory


    I think its your man from sean ogs thats opening it, I had the misfortune of listening to him tell me how great he was repeatable, late in his bar one night, possibly a very nice fella when hes not full of beer of course.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 100 ✭✭The Banger Moran


    It is in between landers and adams of tralee...

    It not a chain as far as I know, all I do know is that it's a new place for me to clog my arteries with!!

    Wish them the best of luck but if I was a dragon with money in my pocket and was approached to invest in this business opportunity I suspect I might use the phrase 'I'm Out'


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 100 ✭✭The Banger Moran


    Sully34 wrote: »
    Well whatever about the location or the kind of food they will be dishing out, Its a better sight to see places opening up than closing down

    Did someone crack your password?
    Well done Derek!
    Pardon my perceived negativity on this new venture but going pretty much into direct competition with McDonald's is ill advised in my opinion.
    Will be fine for a few months but once the novelty factor wears off it will be seriously hard work.
    Anyone hear about a McDonald's closing down in Ireland since the downturn?
    Expect plenty of money saving incentives to reach a mailbox near you in the coming months.
    For the sake of the new venture I genuinely hope I am wrong and that this idea has been verified with extensive market research:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,541 ✭✭✭Ciarrai76


    Did someone crack your password?
    Well done Derek!
    Pardon my perceived negativity on this new venture but going pretty much into direct competition with McDonald's is ill advised in my opinion.
    Will be fine for a few months but once the novelty factor wears off it will be seriously hard work.
    Anyone hear about a McDonald's closing down in Ireland since the downturn?
    Expect plenty of money saving incentives to reach a mailbox near you in the coming months.
    For the sake of the new venture I genuinely hope I am wrong and that this idea has been verified with extensive market research:

    Ive been saying the same thing since I heard it was opening! Its a huge risk, and not sure why they would bother at that location. If anything, I think they could have gone with a KFC or a Burger King, that would have been a safer bet. I hope they do well, but as you say, once the novelty wears off, they will have to sell a LOT of burgers to pay that mortgage, rates etc etc! Yikes, scary thought!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 100 ✭✭The Banger Moran


    Sully34 wrote: »
    Well since Im off tommorow I just might crack open another tin. Dont mind if I do!!

    Off what Sully?
    From what others have said I was of the impression you never did a days work in your life! Some people have flights to catch don't you know! Please don't keep them up all night with your drinking and downright negativity! LOL


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,318 ✭✭✭✭carchaeologist


    Ciarrai76 wrote: »
    Ive been saying the same thing since I heard it was opening! Its a huge risk, and not sure why they would bother at that location. If anything, I think they could have gone with a KFC or a Burger King, that would have been a safer bet. I hope they do well, but as you say, once the novelty wears off, they will have to sell a LOT of burgers to pay that mortgage, rates etc etc! Yikes, scary thought!


    I guess the fact that there is no franchise makes it cheaper, but its going to have to be very special to keep drawing the punters.

    In saying that though, i didnt give the Streat a hope in staying going but its doing great business it would seem.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 100 ✭✭The Banger Moran


    Ciarrai76 wrote: »
    Ive been saying the same thing since I heard it was opening! Its a huge risk, and not sure why they would bother at that location. If anything, I think they could have gone with a KFC or a Burger King, that would have been a safer bet. I hope they do well, but as you say, once the novelty wears off, they will have to sell a LOT of burgers to pay that mortgage, rates etc etc! Yikes, scary thought!

    Lets hope we are both wrong on this and without doubt if risk takers did not exist Tralee would be in a much worse place.
    If this venture creates a few jobs for 6 months even its something at least.
    Would like to see the Enterprise Board taking a more hands on approach with start-ups though so that the strike rate of newbies improves.


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