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    #302
    cathy427
    Registered Users Posts: 290 ✭✭cathy427


    Haven't been back to spend any time in the area for ages; Any news on

    - The Munster Hotel

    - The former Erin Foods site

    - The potential ring road that was looked at around the back of Thurles Creamery- ie a semi continuation of the Jimmy Doyle Road.

    - Have numbers increased since the college changed hands?

    - Did the sale of The Brewery/Dwans fall through? (Passed through late one night/early morning and looked like nothing had happened)

    Talk about looking for news - you can take the girl out of the countryside and all that :)


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    #303
    the_pen_turner
    Registered Users Posts: 7,505 ✭✭✭the_pen_turner


    cathy427 wrote: »
    Haven't been back to spend any time in the area for ages; Any news on

    - The Munster Hotel

    - The former Erin Foods site

    - The potential ring road that was looked at around the back of Thurles Creamery- ie a semi continuation of the Jimmy Doyle Road.

    - Have numbers increased since the college changed hands?

    - Did the sale of The Brewery/Dwans fall through? (Passed through late one night/early morning and looked like nothing had happened)

    Talk about looking for news - you can take the girl out of the countryside and all that :)

    a disater on all fronts


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    #304
    Oops!
    Registered Users Posts: 1,253 ✭✭✭Oops!


    cathy427 wrote: »
    Haven't been back to spend any time in the area for ages; Any news on

    - The Munster Hotel

    - The former Erin Foods site

    - The potential ring road that was looked at around the back of Thurles Creamery- ie a semi continuation of the Jimmy Doyle Road.

    - Have numbers increased since the college changed hands?

    - Did the sale of The Brewery/Dwans fall through? (Passed through late one night/early morning and looked like nothing had happened)

    Talk about looking for news - you can take the girl out of the countryside and all that :)

    -Still the same....

    -Still the same....

    -Still the same....

    -Still the same....

    -Allegedly now owned by the same business man that owns the Munster....


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    #305
    mikep
    Registered Users Posts: 922 ✭✭✭mikep


    Grab All, It was only a matter of time before this happened..
    My wife used to regularly go to the park during her lunch break and gradually it was becoming overrun with the "I'm enti-held to dat" brigade
    Not long before park is a no go area for those who know how to behave in public..


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    #306
    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,054 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    Grab All will be taking a brief hiatus from this forum for being uncivil. There is no cause for those kind of comments.


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    #307
    Wichita Lineman
    Registered Users Posts: 48,742 ✭✭✭✭Wichita Lineman


    Is there much student accommodation available in the town? UL Mary I campus a possibility for someone I know and he was wondering would getting a place be a problem without paying an arm and half a leg!


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    #308
    cathy427
    Registered Users Posts: 290 ✭✭cathy427


    cathy427 wrote: »
    Haven't been back to spend any time in the area for ages; Any news on

    - The Munster Hotel

    - The former Erin Foods site

    - The potential ring road that was looked at around the back of Thurles Creamery- ie a semi continuation of the Jimmy Doyle Road.

    - Have numbers increased since the college changed hands?

    - Did the sale of The Brewery/Dwans fall through? (Passed through late one night/early morning and looked like nothing had happened)

    Talk about looking for news - you can take the girl out of the countryside and all that :)


    the_pen_turner wrote: »
    a disater on all fronts
    Oops! wrote: »
    -Still the same....

    -Still the same....

    -Still the same....

    -Still the same....

    -Allegedly now owned by the same business man that owns the Munster....

    Thanks guys; is there even any indication of anything happening???!!! Even plans?
    Is the name of that businessman in the public domain or is it just local knowledge?

    Does anyone have a good plan/sketch of what the new square is going to be like


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    #309
    mikep
    Registered Users Posts: 922 ✭✭✭mikep


    Hi Cathy
    The owner of the muster hotel has had a few planning applications made, all have been scrapped except for the latest which is for a bookies...a disaster in my opinion.
    On the Erin foods site planning went in and was reapplied for a few years ago for a shopping development..i expect they will just keep tweaking the planning to keep it alive..while the site remains a very dead eyesore.
    The college seems to be doing well...I still can't get my head around Thurles being regarded as a "college town"
    Dwans/Brewery/Watermill allegedly sold again...not sure what the plan is..


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    #310
    HcksawJimDuggan
    Registered Users Posts: 394 ✭✭HcksawJimDuggan


    cathy427 wrote: »
    Is the name of that businessman in the public domain or is it just local knowledge?

    https://www.tipperarystar.ie/news/local-news/178751/Munster-Hotel-purchased-by-Martin-Healy.html


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    #311
    cathy427
    Registered Users Posts: 290 ✭✭cathy427


    mikep wrote: »
    Hi Cathy

    On the Erin foods site planning went in and was reapplied for a few years ago for a shopping development..i expect they will just keep tweaking the planning to keep it alive..while the site remains a very dead eyesore.


    Thanks Mikep.
    Suppose the Erin Foods site is quite large and I assume its an all or nothing approach (ie develop the whole site or none of it; it wont work to develop part of it) so maybe they are trying to get timing right by keeping the planning alive? Only guessing. If I remember the planning was for another shopping centre - wouldn't have thought Thurles wouldn't have the urban sprawl to attract a Halfords/Woodies/Currys type of centre.

    Was there also talk of a bridge over the river? Did they buy land behind it or were they hoping for a CPO to get access to the mill road.
    Is it still owned by Quirkes?
    mikep wrote: »
    ...
    The college seems to be doing well...I still can't get my head around Thurles being regarded as a "college town"
    Dwans/Brewery/Watermill allegedly sold again...not sure what the plan is..

    Great that the college is going well. Hopefully the students (and staff) will spend locally.

    They seem to be pushing sports so suppose that is an open door of interest for many school leavers.

    Hopefully they can get well paying jobs out of it - the sport/leisure sector will probably grow I assume is the plan.

    Did the son of a well know publican ever buy/take over the Watermill or was that just a baseless rumour?
    Large town centre premises so be great if someone could get it going.

    HcksawJimDuggan wrote: »
    https://www.tipperarystar.ie/news/local-news/178751/Munster-Hotel-purchased-by-Martin-Healy.html

    Thanks Jim

    ............................................

    Showing my age - how is Glessons corner doing?


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    #312
    the_pen_turner
    Registered Users Posts: 7,505 ✭✭✭the_pen_turner


    on a slightly more positive note, CM signs have moved into the old p and t building on the moyne rd


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    #313
    Purple Mountain
    Registered Users Posts: 13,003 ✭✭✭✭Purple Mountain


    Any buzz around Thurles with the big Lotto win at Stakelums?

    To thine own self be true



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    #314
    splinter65
    Registered Users Posts: 9,420 ✭✭✭splinter65


    Purple Mountain wrote: »
    Any buzz around Thurles with the big Lotto win at Stakelums?

    Lots of speculation as to which of the staff are and aren’t in the syndicate!
    Bittersweet for one staff member who won the money but lost her father on the same night.
    Easons in the SC seems to be THE place to play the lotto


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    HcksawJimDuggan
    Registered Users Posts: 394 ✭✭HcksawJimDuggan


    Couldn't attach photo. See post below.


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    #316
    HcksawJimDuggan
    Registered Users Posts: 394 ✭✭HcksawJimDuggan


    Front of this week's Thurles Community noticeboard is an ad for Harney's lane - coming soon to Thurles.

    Anyone know where this is going? Presume it's a pub.


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    #317
    splinter65
    Registered Users Posts: 9,420 ✭✭✭splinter65


    HcksawJimDuggan wrote: »
    Front of this week's Thurles Community noticeboard is an ad for Harney's lane - coming soon to Thurles.

    Anyone know where this is going? Presume it's a pub.

    Is it what used to be clearys in Friar st?


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    #318
    the_pen_turner
    Registered Users Posts: 7,505 ✭✭✭the_pen_turner


    whats going on with those road works. are they digging it up again


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    #319
    splinter65
    Registered Users Posts: 9,420 ✭✭✭splinter65


    the_pen_turner wrote: »
    whats going on with those road works. are they digging it up again

    They’ve moved the lights back up again because they’re tarmacing now. It’s the biggest pain in the hole ever.


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    #320
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users Posts: 19,854 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    I live just down from the golf club and those traffic lights were the bane of my life from day 1. So nice to have them gone at long last!

    I heard the Munster is being made into a primary health care clinic.

    Jackie Griffin's has been knocked and work is underway to build the car park


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    #321
    splinter65
    Registered Users Posts: 9,420 ✭✭✭splinter65


    Mod Edit : Nope.


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    MetzgerMeister
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    Mod Edit : Nope.


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    splinter65
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    Mod Edit : Nope.


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    #324
    jooksavage
    Registered Users Posts: 1,531 ✭✭✭jooksavage


    Was that woman with the pram on the road 20 years ago? She used to make it out past the Horse and Jockey during the summer. Never realised she was related to Jimmy. Poor woman used to terrify us wheb we were kids.


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    jooksavage
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    Mod Edit : Nope.


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    splinter65
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    Mod Edit : Nope.


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    MetzgerMeister
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    Mod Edit : Nope.


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    jooksavage
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    Mod Edit : Nope.


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    splinter65
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    Mod Edit : Nope.


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    jooksavage
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    Mod Edit : Nope.


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    splinter65
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    Mod Edit : Nope.


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