Foxhunter Pub Closed by Revenue ?

Stealthirl · 14-08-2015 12:12am

Human or animal

average_runner · 14-08-2015 9:47am

Stealthirl wrote: »

Human or animal

A mixture of both. Whoever owns it, should of had a security company look after it, SDCC should look at issuing a big fine to the owners

JimsAlterEgo · 25-09-2015 11:46am

its getting worse, driving by last night.

average_runner · 25-09-2015 12:06pm

JimsAlterEgo wrote: »

its getting worse, driving by last night.

Yep falling apart, becoming a right dump. Wouldn't like to be living close to it.

JimsAlterEgo · 29-09-2015 2:07pm

cant the council not force the owners to do something?

Walter Sobchak III · 29-09-2015 7:50pm

Some activity there in the last few days. Skips being filled. A bit of a tidy up going on.

lord lucan · 01-10-2015 7:22pm

Walter Sobchak III wrote: »

Some activity there in the last few days. Skips being filled. A bit of a tidy up going on.

They've blocked off the entrance and exit also and repaired the wall at the entrance which had a chunk taken out of it last week. Poor old Frank Keane will have nowhere to park his van/mobile ad!

average_runner · 01-10-2015 9:58pm

lord lucan wrote: »

They've blocked off the entrance and exit also and repaired the wall at the entrance which had a chunk taken out of it last week. Poor old Frank Keane will have nowhere to park his van/mobile ad!

Plastic over all Windows also

lord lucan · 26-10-2015 8:26pm

Sad sight yesterday as I was pulling out of garage, there was a homeless guy asleep underneath a pile of cardboard in front of the old entrance to the bar.

Walter Sobchak III · 20-12-2015 10:10pm

Going slightly off topic. I see the Deadman's Inn is open again. I was just wondering has anybody been in it, or a they doing food etc?

Spanish Eyes · 20-12-2015 10:16pm

Walter Sobchak III wrote: »

Going slightly off topic. I see the Deadman's Inn is open again. I was just wondering has anybody been in it, or a they doing food etc?

No publicity for that AFAIS.

Nothing on Google either since 2014. Strange.

still if it is open again, I wish it well.

average_runner · 20-12-2015 10:23pm

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

No publicity for that AFAIS.

Nothing on Google either since 2014. Strange.

still if it is open again, I wish it well.

A big banner saying under new management

Fagashlil · 21-12-2015 4:55pm

Manager from the salmon leap has gone to run it. They just opened Friday, definitely doing food, hopefully it'll survive!

lord lucan · 21-12-2015 4:57pm

average_runner wrote: »

A big banner saying under new management

There's a placard at the hermitage roundabout saying its reopened too,blink and you'll miss it though.

average_runner · 21-12-2015 5:13pm

Its quiet a bad location for a pub, but best of luck to it.

DopeTech · 21-12-2015 5:18pm

Meanwhile the foxhunter is getting worse looking by the day, is it the squaters tents that I seen blowing around out the front of it the other day? Does anyone have any info on whats happening with it at all?

leinster93 · 21-12-2015 5:38pm

http://www.echo.ie/news/item/former-foxhunter-site-presents-legal-difficulties-for-aspiring-owners-avoca?category_id=1

Heroditas · 21-12-2015 11:23pm

average_runner wrote: »

Its quiet a bad location for a pub, but best of luck to it.

I didn't even realise it had closed! :eek:

Wasn't there a lot of trouble in it because of the halting site across the way? Speaking of which, is that halting site now closed?

average_runner · 21-12-2015 11:44pm

Heroditas wrote: »

I didn't even realise it had closed! :eek:

Wasn't there a lot of trouble in it because of the halting site across the way? Speaking of which, is that halting site now closed?

I only knew because I run by it on the way to work.

Think one of the halting sites is still there, but could be wrong.

cupcake queen · 25-02-2016 10:08pm

Is there any update on the development of this site, does anyone know? Interested in buying a house in this part of Lucan but curious as to what might happen on this site in the future.

monty_python · 11-04-2016 6:18pm

http://www.echo.ie/news/item/foxhunter-site-development-looks-increasingly-perilous?category_id=1

maverick_21 · 13-04-2016 9:44am

Anyone have any further information on this? We are looking at buying a house in Hermitage and I'm slightly worried about what might go in here..

emo72 · 13-04-2016 6:37pm

maverick_21 wrote: »

Anyone have any further information on this? We are looking at buying a house in Hermitage and I'm slightly worried about what might go in here..

nobody knows. its a major clusterduck that no-one saw coming. it could be anything . i guess the dream that was avoca is not going to happen now. wouldnt it be great if wetherspoons took it? or else it could be a load of apartments.

the easiest thing planning wise is a pub or a shop, id imagine apartments would be a much harder ask. no-one has a crystal ball unfortunately.

average_runner · 14-04-2016 12:44pm

emo72 wrote: »

nobody knows. its a major clusterduck that no-one saw coming. it could be anything . i guess the dream that was avoca is not going to happen now. wouldnt it be great if wetherspoons took it? or else it could be a load of apartments.

the easiest thing planning wise is a pub or a shop, id imagine apartments would be a much harder ask. no-one has a crystal ball unfortunately.

Did they not get planning permission for apartments there before?

monty_python · 14-04-2016 4:08pm

http://heraldypress.com/tiffany-from-eastenders-to-buy-foxhunter-site/

degsie · 15-04-2016 8:17am

monty_python wrote: »

http://heraldypress.com/tiffany-from-eastenders-to-buy-foxhunter-site/

Wait, are back to April 1'st?

Anyhoo, the local Gazette are reporting that the site was re-sold and the Council have no clue who bought it??

maverick_21 · 21-06-2016 12:36pm

anyone heard anything on this over the last couple of months?

Dublinvillian · 21-06-2016 12:41pm

I noticed last week there is a security guard sitting down there in a car full time , must be something going onn

leinster93 · 22-06-2016 9:00am

Lead was being stripped from the roof by low life's and selling it on. Security there to protect from vandalism. The owners at least protecting their investment and preventing the building from going in to complete disrepair...

maverick_21 · 22-06-2016 10:02am

Are the owners still a secret? Its mad to think that site has been left empty for this long...

average_runner · 22-06-2016 10:04am

maverick_21 wrote: »

Are the owners still a secret? Its mad to think that site has been left empty for this long...

Its a bad location in fairness. The garage beside it should buy it and create a bigger car park for trucks etc

maverick_21 · 14-12-2016 4:12pm

BUMP! Any update on this people?

degsie · 14-12-2016 4:58pm

maverick_21 wrote: »

BUMP! Any update on this people?

Nope.

Walter Sobchak III · 11-01-2017 7:31pm

Big steel fence going up around the place today. It's going to look like Wheatfield or Cloverhill when they're finished.

average_runner · 12-01-2017 10:06am

Walter Sobchak III wrote: »

Big steel fence going up around the place today. It's going look like Wheatfield or Cloverhill when they're finished.

Whatever it takes to keep the scum out

leinster93 · 12-01-2017 12:16pm

http://www.echo.ie/lucan/article/moves-made-to-secure-and-protect-former-foxhunter-premises-site

degsie · 12-01-2017 12:55pm

It's unbelievable to me that the local council do not know the identity of the current owners!

unkel · 12-01-2017 8:30pm

degsie wrote: »

It's unbelievable to me that the local council do not know the identity of the current owners!

I thought that was obvious? The US company that bought out Avoca? Maybe I'm wrong though...

L1011 · 15-01-2017 10:05pm

unkel wrote: »

I thought that was obvious? The US company that bought out Avoca? Maybe I'm wrong though...

Considering the article mentions problems of ownership I think they don't own it.

average_runner · 16-01-2017 1:07pm

L1011 wrote: »

Considering the article mentions problems of ownership I think they don't own it.

I think Avoca bought it, but it appears there is issues on who owned it before Avoca bought it, so probably end up in court.

DopeTech · 03-02-2017 10:38pm

Heard that Dunnes have bought it. Anyone else hear anymore? It'll be grocery only.

degsie · 04-02-2017 12:21am

FrostyJim wrote: »

Heard that Dunnes have bought it. Anyone else hear anymore? It'll be grocery only.

Source?

jomalone14 · 04-02-2017 2:01am

FrostyJim wrote: »

Heard that Dunnes have bought it. Anyone else hear anymore? It'll be grocery only.

There'll be massive objection on traffic grounds if this turns out to be true.

unkel · 04-02-2017 3:16pm

I'd welcome it. There's what, about 50,000-60,000 people in Lucan / Adamstown and we don't have a grocery Dunnes. Their perpetual spend €50 and get €10 off voucher is highly competitive too.

jomalone14 · 04-02-2017 4:16pm

unkel wrote: »

I'd welcome it. There's what, about 50,000-60,000 people in Lucan / Adamstown and we don't have a grocery Dunnes. Their perpetual spend €50 and get €10 off voucher is highly competitive too.

You'd welcome it at the side of a busy slip road off the even busier N4?? Plenty of green field space still to be built on at Liffey Valley. The Foxhunter site is no location for a supermarket.

unkel · 04-02-2017 4:25pm

Given the space available and the parking spaces required, I'd expect it only to be a relatively small supermarket. It will add maybe 2 or 3 cars per minute to the slip road, I don't think that will make any material difference to how busy it is. The slip road itself isn't hugely busy anyway. Very convenient for people coming home from work in Dublin city to do a quick shop to pick up groceries to make the dinner.

I'd rather have a massive shiny Tesco Extra on one of those big available green fields around Liffey Valley where one can do the weekly shopping. We need a Tesco too (other than that miserable heap in Hillcrest)

degsie · 04-02-2017 5:41pm

The main problem for that location is that is easily accessible travelling from Dublin but is a pain to get to from the opposite direction.

unkel · 04-02-2017 11:22pm

Very true, degsie. But given the relatively small site, the last thing we need is a very busy supermarket there. Anyway, can anyone substantiate this rumour?

godtabh · 04-02-2017 11:28pm

I'ts a poor location for a retail outlet. Up until recently I did a lot of work for Tesco and Aldi on projects like this and it wouldnt have a hope. Dunnes wouldnt waste their time here (or they might as part of a sequential test but unlikely).

the_syco · 04-02-2017 11:48pm

average_runner wrote: »

Whatever it takes to keep the scum out

Highly surprised no-one has setup camp there!

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The only thing I can think of is if Applegreen bought the Foxhunter and Texaco made it into a Applegreen/Burger King/coffeeshop mall as they've done in a few other places, but doubtful due to the bad traffic bottleneck that happens at the Leixlip M4/N4 section.

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Otherwise, Weatherpersons. It sells food, drink, and closes at half 12, although the Ball Alley House would probably be a better suit.

Foxhunter Pub Closed by Revenue ?

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