Reasons to be positive in Waterford?

hardybuck · 16-02-2021 1:41pm

fricatus wrote: »

Good news, but they really have to get someone from somewhere that knows about cycling to design these schemes, maybe someone from the Netherlands or Denmark. The cycle lanes need to be physically separated from the road. A bit of red paint on the road is not good enough.

The different Councils in Dublin did a lot of work in 2020 to create physically separated cycle lanes. That's set to continue in 2021, and I'd say the likes of the NTA would put caveats to ensure that all Councils do similar going forward.

iseegirls · 16-02-2021 4:25pm

hardybuck wrote: »

- John's Park to Folly cycle scheme

Will be interesting to see this one. It gets very narrow when you get to the roundabout by the chipper and launderette. Can't see any cycle lanes fitting there, or making the roundabout any better.

hardybuck · 16-02-2021 4:31pm

iseegirls wrote: »

Will be interesting to see this one. It gets very narrow when you get to the roundabout by the chipper and launderette. Can't see any cycle lanes fitting there, or making the roundabout any better.

Maybe this should move into a fresh thread, but from experience in Dublin some roads were made one way to improve access to pedestrians and cyclists.

Harry Palmr · 16-02-2021 5:23pm

Nearform (Tramore company with the Covid tracker app) have got 10m investment from US company.

niallo76 · 17-02-2021 9:57am

anyone have any idea what the Studio One company is about-out in six cross roads business park(Deltona House)?

johnnykilo · 02-03-2021 8:54pm

Saw on the Facebooks that Boston Donuts are opening on Michael Street, for those interested in that sort of thing:

https://www.facebook.com/Bostondonutswaterford

PTH2009 · 03-03-2021 6:01pm

New plans for a Cafe across from the courthouse

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=272047507772969

Harry Palmr · 03-03-2021 6:05pm

FFS who is eating all this crap?!

PTH2009 · 03-03-2021 6:14pm

Harry Palmr wrote: »

FFS who is eating all this crap?!

There's a market for crap American style food and also good for the Facebook/Instagram etc posts showing how much a legend you are for having your hipster donut, bread, pancakes etc

Noticed a thread in people selling American candy and stuff. Lots on Facebook Marketplace and not cheap either

Harry Palmr · 03-03-2021 6:29pm

I really don't see how all these places can possibly survive for more than a few months even when Covid isn't a thing. There is a finite amount of money for eating out, at whatever level of gastronomic delight.

hardybuck · 04-03-2021 12:14am

PTH2009 wrote: »

New plans for a Cafe across from the courthouse

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=272047507772969

Is it not a business complex incorporating a Cafe?

Wanderer2010 · 04-03-2021 8:39am

PTH2009 wrote: »

New plans for a Cafe across from the courthouse

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=272047507772969

Mad to think of all the millions they spent on the courthouse and nobody once thought "there are dozens of staff working here and a lot of people coming through our doors every day, lets build them a canteen". Complete lack of common sense there.

aziz · 04-03-2021 2:01pm

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

Mad to think of all the millions they spent on the courthouse and nobody once thought "there are dozens of staff working here and a lot of people coming through our doors every day, lets build them a canteen". Complete lack of common sense there.

Half the people going through the courts everyday,you wouldn’t want in your cafe

I’m talking about the legal profession 😉

Harry Palmr · 17-03-2021 4:19pm

Henry deBromhead laying waste to Cheltenham. Amazing run of wins and it's only 3.20 on day two.

gscully · 19-03-2021 5:11pm

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Henry deBromhead laying waste to Cheltenham. Amazing run of wins and it's only 3.20 on day two.

Just bagged the 'Triple Crown' - The Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase and The Gold Cup in the same week. No trainer has ever done that before. Amazing stuff.

Harry Palmr · 19-03-2021 5:15pm

Not a local but De Bromhead's top pilot Racheal Blackmore also the top jockey, another first.

beazee · 23-03-2021 8:28am

niallo76 wrote: »

anyone have any idea what the Studio One company is about-out in six cross roads business park(Deltona House)?

Helping clients live a high performing lifestyle through our unique belief in health and fitness.
@StudioOneWaterford · Private members club

https://www.facebook.com/StudioOneWaterford

Either a gym or a type of a members club like Raven on Ballybricken.
Unable to tell which.

JohnC. · 10-04-2021 8:53am

johnnykilo wrote: »

Saw on the Facebooks that Boston Donuts are opening on Michael Street, for those interested in that sort of thing:

https://www.facebook.com/Bostondonutswaterford

Seems to be open now, in the former Wacky Shoes shop.

iseegirls · 10-04-2021 11:19pm

Great to have Seagull Bakery opening up too in the City. Although the queues have been huge. Trying to find a time when it should possibly be quieter to pop in.
Huge kudos to Momo as well for selling Seagulls produce in the past few months.

friendlyfun · 11-04-2021 8:04am

Saw huge queues there on Friday morning.

PTH2009 · 11-04-2021 2:53pm

Got takeaway from Pinks the other day and have to say it was really nice. Really improved since the last time I had it

new92 · 12-04-2021 11:38pm

It's a great place. It really is. I've made my lockdown a time to get to know the city. Its history; its people. Luckily there's online material from the Library, "Decies", where you can read all about the city, and county, in some detail.

Harry Palmr · 03-05-2021 1:22pm

Someone is positive today!

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40279103.html

The winning tickets were sold in Cork and Waterford after the lucky players matched five numbers.

The ticket holders have scooped the €500,000 prize.

PTH2009 · 03-05-2021 1:23pm

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Someone is positive today!

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40279103.html

Lucky bugger

deise121 · 04-05-2021 7:22pm

iseegirls wrote: »

Great to have Seagull Bakery opening up too in the City. Although the queues have been huge. Trying to find a time when it should possibly be quieter to pop in.
Huge kudos to Momo as well for selling Seagulls produce in the past few months.

where's this in town? i loves a good bakery

iseegirls · 04-05-2021 7:37pm

deise121 wrote: »

where's this in town? i loves a good bakery

Right beside Momo restaurant, across from the cinema on Patrick Street.

Also I see Loko are opening up Little Loko in Poleberry. Think there used to be an Italian takeaway in there before, near the back of The Mansion House.

deise121 · 04-05-2021 7:41pm

iseegirls wrote: »

Right beside Momo restaurant, across from the cinema on Patrick Street.

Also I see Loko are opening up Little Loko in Poleberry. Think there used to be an Italian takeaway in there before, near the back of The Mansion House.

brilliant, thanks.

that's great news about loko. really enjoy their stuff, especially the diy pizza kits and their cinnamon buns. seems like quite a few of the restaurants have actually had decent years despite not being allowed open for sit in dining.

Rothmans · 04-05-2021 8:33pm

iseegirls wrote: »

Right beside Momo restaurant, across from the cinema on Patrick Street.

Also I see Loko are opening up Little Loko in Poleberry. Think there used to be an Italian takeaway in there before, near the back of The Mansion House.

That Italian takeaway I found was very good. It made excellent pizzas. A shame it went out of business, the location is possibly not the best for a chipper. Hopefully Loko will have more luck. I do like their food.

And it also has room to eat in, so that'll be handy when things open up again.

johnnykilo · 07-05-2021 12:50am

Rothmans wrote: »

That Italian takeaway I found was very good. It made excellent pizzas. A shame it went out of business, the location is possibly not the best for a chipper. Hopefully Loko will have more luck. I do like their food.

And it also has room to eat in, so that'll be handy when things open up again.

That was about the third pizzeria that had been in that location over the last 10 or so years. Not sure why people kept opening up the same business in the same location when the previous one had failed

Anyway, that's exciting news about Loko, hadn't realised that they were heading in there. They're good people who make tasty (though very calorific food :pac:) and it'd be good for the general area to have a new business in there too.

BBM77 · 14-05-2021 9:03am

https://www.wlrfm.com/2021/05/14/new-rail-freight-service-between-waterford-and-ballina-to-start-in-june/

This is excellent news. ALong with the new service to Asia the Port of Waterford looks to be going from strength to strength.

beazee · 14-05-2021 11:38am

BBM77 wrote: »

https://www.wlrfm.com/2021/05/14/new-rail-freight-service-between-waterford-and-ballina-to-start-in-june/

A new twice-weekly rail freight service in each direction between Ballina, Co Mayo and Waterford Port is to begin next month.

Does that mean active rail line through the North Quays and the first couple of hundreds of meters of Waterford-New Ross greenway?

How is that going to work? With the construction traffic, pedestrian traffic and so on?

Jamie2k9 · 14-05-2021 11:53am

beazee wrote: »

Does that mean active rail line through the North Quays and the first couple of hundreds of meters of Waterford-New Ross greenway?

How is that going to work? With the construction traffic, pedestrian traffic and so on?

The greenway will not be running via the line by Belview. As for construction its unknown but the line was to be available during construction though possibly restricted.

Wanderer78 · 14-05-2021 11:57am

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

The greenway will not be running via the line by Belview. As for construction its unknown but the line was to be available during construction though possibly restricted.

walked a 10k stretch of the greenway during the week, tis looking good, the bridge over the bypass is impressive, hoping to do the whole trail soon

BBM77 · 14-05-2021 12:18pm

beazee wrote: »

Does that mean active rail line through the North Quays and the first couple of hundreds of meters of Waterford-New Ross greenway?

How is that going to work? With the construction traffic, pedestrian traffic and so on?

Yes, that was always the case. They are moving the train station down to the north quays.

beazee · 14-05-2021 1:39pm

Seems to be sharing a couple of hundred of meters to me:

Jamie2k9 · 14-05-2021 7:42pm

beazee wrote: »

Seems to be sharing a couple of hundred of meters to me:

Would have to check this but its not sharing the space at all. Where both lines meet is where the new hub is so the train line would be lower and greenway (not really one at this location) will just be a pedestrian area/public path.

You could say the Greenway will end at start of Eastern NQuays and restart at Billbury.

PTH2009 · 16-05-2021 7:36pm

Where did Tender hooks open ?

Saw it on Justeat, first I heard of it

friendlyfun · 17-05-2021 8:01am

PTH2009 wrote: »

Where did Tender hooks open ?

Saw it on Justeat, first I heard of it

Only this month I believe. Food is pretty good.

jimbojazz · 17-05-2021 8:21am

friendlyfun wrote: »

Only this month I believe. Food is pretty good.

Is that where Humdingers is/was?

friendlyfun · 17-05-2021 10:01am

jimbojazz wrote: »

Is that where Humdingers is/was?

Actually not sure to be honest. I got a delivery from them.

nomoedoe · 17-05-2021 4:23pm

jimbojazz wrote: »

Is that where Humdingers is/was?

I got it delivered last week as you can’t collect it but if you look at the map on just eat it shows it’s in humdingers so maybe they are changing or just working from there ,food was really nice though I’d definitely get it again .

PTH2009 · 20-05-2021 9:44pm

Tried Tender Hooks

Not the worst but not the best I've had. Pretty similar to Eddie Rocketts

blackwhite · 25-05-2021 12:04pm

PTH2009 wrote: »

Tried Tender Hooks

Not the worst but not the best I've had. Pretty similar to Eddie Rocketts

It is Eddie Rockets - just another brand they've launched

friendlyfun · 25-05-2021 12:36pm

blackwhite wrote: »

It is Eddie Rockets - just another brand they've launched

Didn't know that. I like Eddie Rockets but a bit pricey.

PTH2009 · 25-05-2021 1:34pm

blackwhite wrote: »

It is Eddie Rockets - just another brand they've launched

Mystery over thank god

PTH2009 · 09-06-2021 9:14pm

'Let’s Meet @ O’Connell Street!
O’Connell Street businesses come together with the Waterford Cultural Quarter to create an outdoor space to meet!

We are delighted to announce that O’Connell Street will be pedestrianised each weekend for the Summer Season. The road will be closed each Friday to Sunday to facilitate Let’s Meet @ O’Connell Street!

“Let’s Meet @ O’Connell Street” is an initiative developed by a working collective of businesses operating on O'Connell Street, supported by the Waterford Cultural Quarter.

The initiative will offer Waterford residents and visitors an opportunity to zoom out and reconnect in an outdoor setting each weekend.

The Road closure will operate from 5pm Friday to 12 midnight Sunday each week commencing on 11th June, 2021 to 26th September, 2021.

The Pub’s, Thomas Mahers and Tullys, will move onto the street, creating an outdoor seating area for their customers.

The Phoenix Yard Market, Lam’s Asian Food and Eskimo Pizza will also move onto the Street, serving up a selection of food to meet all tastes.

The Cultural Quarter is an exciting and vibrant area with a number of museums and garter lane theatre. There are unique retail options like The Vintage Factory and Souk Dalma, and great cafes including The Old Couch Cafe and The Granary. You will also find fun activities in The Escape Room and Greenway Bike Hire
Claire Lalvani, from Thomas Mahers, representing the Let’s Meet @ O’Connell Street businesses said “We are delighted to be given this opportunity to open and move onto O’Connell Street at the weekends. This enables us to offer a new experience within a safe and secure environment for our customers to meet. After a long shutdown, we are eager to open and we look forward to welcoming our patrons back”.
Katherine Collins of the Waterford Cultural Quarter said “Our focus is to work with local businesses and improve the vibrancy of the Cultural Quarter for residents and visitors alike.

Let’s Meet @ O’Connell Street road closure will operate each weekend from Friday 11th June to Sunday 26th September.

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