Listowel Thread

BK92 · 26-02-2019 2:40pm

It's great to see some semi-regular posting in the forum again (says the man who, until a few days ago, hadn't posted since 2015 :pac:) Much appreciated by all the diaspora, old and new ! There isn't much we're missing in Listowel these days between Listowel Connections and this forum, bar who's looking quickly left, then right before ducking out of certain hostelries, well after closing time - a few locations in the vicinity of Horan's health foods would spring to mind :pac:

About 6 months ago I left Listowel and moved abroad. You know Listowel is a very good place to live in when you're living there - traffic isn't too intense, sound people who give a lot of time to the town, fantastic efforts made in festivals and the arts and of course, a decent selection of pubs ! The town looks great too thanks to the constant work being put in by our outstanding Tidy Towns group. What you don't realise is how much you'll miss being able to enjoy all those things when living in a city in a developing country over 5,000 miles away. There's a lot to be said for being able to walk in a well kept town park, even at night, without getting robbed or assaulted, drivers having the decency to stop at pedestrian crossings and shopkeepers that will tell you 'not to worry' and trust you to 'bring in the rest of the money tomorrow'. I can safely say that the ease of shopping (in a practical sense!) and finding exactly what you need in Listowel is definitely easier than here, a city with a greater population than Dublin. What you can't get in Listowel can easily be got in Tralee or online (sorry Mary Keane RIP)

I won't be able to share old photos of the horse fair in Listowel or tell you who used to live 3 generations ago in 47 Church St, I'm on the wrong side of 30 for that

But I will try to participate as much as possible from here on !

Anyway, not so long ago I heard there was someone going to be employed by the Chamber of Commerce on a full-time basis to promote the town, online and at events etc. Does anyone know any more about this ?

Oink · 06-03-2019 2:04pm

Hi folks, Can anyone recommend a broadband/phone/TV provider in Listowel? Do you recommend the one you have? Thanks in advance

EDIT: Except Eir obviously. Silly me.

phater phagan · 07-03-2019 12:43pm

Oink wrote: »

Hi folks, Can anyone recommend a broadband/phone/TV provider in Listowel? Do you recommend the one you have? Thanks in advance

EDIT: Except Eir obviously. Silly me.

I've been using Vodafone for 5 years and have had no problems with them.

ejmaztec · 07-03-2019 2:46pm

phater phagan wrote: »

I've been using Vodafone for 5 years and have had no problems with them.

I ditched Vodafone because they couldn't deliver on the Eir Fibre FTTH rollout setup a couple of miles outside of town. I went with Airwire and the 300Mbps offering (I think the 1000Mbps one is overkill :eek: ).

Isn't it still a max of 100 Mbps in the town itself, until "Fibre To The Cabinet" gets upgraded?

My experience with Vodafone is that they're okay if you never have a problem, but if you ever do, you find out how crap their "customer service" is. The general consensus seems to be that Eir is the same.

Oink · 07-03-2019 10:34pm

ejmaztec wrote: »

... you find out how crap their "customer service" is. The general consensus seems to be that Eir is the same.

Not touching Eir - I’m not a masochist.
Sky technician didn’t turn up.
I’ll try Vodafone now.

After that I don’t know. I hear smoke signals are the next big thing.

Airwire? I’ll have to check them out.

mikehn · 15-03-2019 5:57pm

Looks like there is finally movement at the old Convent although its at the side where they had the gardens etc.
Trying to add a pic or two but Photobucket isnt cooperating

. Hopefully will get something up later.

Japandamo · 05-10-2019 2:36pm

The new website for Listowel was launched on Tuesday evening by the Listowel Business and Community Alliance along with the three year economic plan for the town.

This new promotional video also got it's first airing.

nigeldaniel · 23-10-2019 12:28pm

Well, I might as well say hello to Listowel as its the nearest big town to me. Thanks for the above post about the new website.

amadain · 24-10-2019 3:03pm

My experience with Vodafone is that they're okay if you never have a problem, but if you ever do, you find out how crap their "customer service" is. The general consensus seems to be that Eir is the same.[/QUOTE]

AGREED

cute geoge · 19-01-2020 5:20pm

Sad to hear the death of Pat Enright R.I.P.
Another young man gone,sympathies extended to all his family

hurler32 · 16-03-2020 11:16am

https://m.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/stab-victim-lucky-to-be-alive-39033921.html

Nowhere seems to be safe from crime these days , spent a number of years in the 90s working in listowel , great country town but visited recently and a number of noticeable lowlifes knocking round all on drugs or selling drugs .

zweton · 02-06-2020 12:18am

Just wondered what listowel is like to live these days?

Seemed to be a nice buzz there when I passed through a few months back.

ejmaztec · 02-06-2020 12:37pm

zweton wrote: »

Just wondered what listowel is like to live these days?

Seemed to be a nice buzz there when I passed through a few months back.

It's the same as everywhere else these days, there's not much buzzing going on, apart from the Bees.

zweton · 02-06-2020 3:39pm

ejmaztec wrote: »

It's the same as everywhere else these days, there's not much buzzing going on, apart from the Bees.

Sorry should have said before this all kicked off.

mirrorwall14 · 03-08-2020 9:32pm

Would anyone have a recommendation for a good lunch in Listowel?

Radio5 · 07-08-2020 1:11pm

Allos was always a good bet but I'm not sure if what days they are open and if they are open for lunch or just dinner at night.

J.R. · 07-08-2020 7:27pm

mirrorwall14 wrote: »

Would anyone have a recommendation for a good lunch in Listowel?

You can also get lunch in the LIstowel Arms Hotel in the Square.

finbarrk · 25-09-2020 9:54am

Was there many around for race week?

Ciarrai76 · 26-09-2020 5:54pm

I hadn't been to Listowel in a long time, but we took a drive there today to meet up with an old friend. We went to the park for a walk and the playground with our little boy. I was never in there before and its a lovely park, so much space! Good playground too. We will definitely be popping out there again soon!

JP Liz V1 · 04-10-2020 7:33pm

finbarrk wrote: »

Was there many around for race week?

I'm surprised they went ahead

toffee dave · 05-10-2020 11:13am

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I'm surprised they went ahead

Are the races going ahead in Killarney today?

mike2084 · 01-11-2021 1:42am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/114211721#Comment_114211721

Eabha Jones and The Horseshoe Bar always very good as well - though I appreciate the OP may been for lunch by now 😊

hanamandiol · 30-11-2021 9:36pm

Wow!Listowel people.Your road and street surfaces are really third world for a long time -Tarbert road-J B Keane Rd-Bridge Rd out past Kerry Ingredients are really awful.Have your political reps got any clout ?????

mike2084 · 01-12-2021 1:12am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118247701#Comment_118247701

All taken up with this Greenway and the proposed by-pass I think.

ejmaztec · 01-12-2021 9:04pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118248931#Comment_118248931

After they dug down to the Earth's core on Bridge Road, they'll be using the next 50 year's allocation of tarmac and rubble to fill the hole. When it's finished they'll start digging holes in the new surface to fix burst pipes, or to find missing machinery that was accidentally buried.

The by-pass will probably be a dirt road 😀

cute geoge · 18-02-2022 11:22pm

I was passing trough town today and the the proposed grrenway came into my taughts and I still can not get it into my head the route .Who came up with the brain wave of putting extra trafic onto John b Keane road is some joker .I raught a Listowel by-pass meant a road bypassong Listowel not putting extra traffic onto an already dangerously busy road in town .The biggest bottle neck is surely bridge road and what advantage will any of this bypass be there ,mad ,mad,mad

ejmaztec · 19-02-2022 2:30am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118656455#Comment_118656455

There will probably be two big traffic jams in the town, the old favourite in Bridge Road, made worse after narrowing the road after finishing the cycle lane(s), and the new one on the John B Keane Road. It'll be a through-pass not a bypass.

It'll be interesting to see what happens when the bypass eventually opens. No one I've spoken to thinks that the route is a good idea 😯

Radio5 · 07-03-2022 5:03pm

Any end date for the current road works in Listowel ?

poppy37 · 09-03-2022 11:41am

They were supposed to be finished by St Patricks day, highly unlikely. There are also works at the square for the next few days and also the Greenville/Finuge area supposedly for a few weeks. It’s a complete disaster and businesses are really suffering.

ejmaztec · 13-10-2022 1:56pm

I don't think that anyone is surprised that Bridge Road is being dug up again, with the exception of the powers that be who authorised the original works to be carried out. They didn't listen to the mere mortals, the very same mere mortals who will end up footing the bill for the balls up.

I understand that it's been decided that the farting little cycle lane that was constructed is three feet wider than it should be, something the world and his dog knew to be the case at the time.

SouthWesterly · 14-10-2022 9:08am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119739124#Comment_119739124

Sure isn't it keeping people in jobs

The_Kitty · 13-11-2022 4:35pm

Setting up a book club in Listowel. If anyone has any interest message the facebook page Fiction Addiction Bookclub Listowel.

ejmaztec · 13-11-2022 7:52pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119869256#Comment_119869256

Can't find that FB page 😬

The_Kitty · 20-11-2022 11:08pm

https://www.facebook.com/listowelbookclub/ that is the link :)

The_Kitty · 31-12-2022 2:31pm

Is there anything thing on tonight for new years eve in Listowel? :)

ejmaztec · 21-01-2023 7:11pm

Another business gone down the toilet in Listowel. I expect KCC will quadruple the Local Property Tax in an effort to make up for the commercial rates that they won't be getting once a few more businesses in the town vanish without trace.

I think most people have pinned the blame for this on all the roadworks that seem to have being going on in very recent years, not to mention the ongoing bypass roadworks that have completely screwed up the existing traffic system.

nigeldaniel · 21-01-2023 9:29pm

Yee the road works have caused major issues around Listowel over the last few years! and now they have a one-way system running all the way down JB Kean road causing big issues for anyone going to LIDL or ALDI. cant wait for all the new traffic running around the mini roundabout on the same road in a year's time!!!

ejmaztec · 02-02-2023 7:20pm

Thanks to the most recent sneaky move by Roderic O'Gorman's crowd, the gang of roving protesters will no doubt soon be descending on Listowel to start a riot, thanks to DP accommodation being set up next to the girls' convent school. It's pretty much a repeat of what happens all over the country, and there's never anything said by the government to put anyone's mind at rest. At this stage, even the most welcoming and charitable people are beginning to wonder what on Earth is going on.

cute geoge · 02-02-2023 7:37pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120193389#Comment_120193389

Could you not gather a few likeminded individuals for a peaceful protest similar to Lismore ,surely a dp centre situated next to a convent girls school is not suitable .Count me in if you want a peacefull protest

ejmaztec · 02-02-2023 7:59pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120193449#Comment_120193449

I won't be gathering anyone, because rent-a-thugs from elsewhere in Ireland will make certain that any protest will be far from peaceful. Anyhow, I imagine that something is already being organised without any help from me.

mykrodot · 02-02-2023 9:56pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120193449#Comment_120193449

The Lismore protest went very well from what I saw..........it can be done. There has to be a voice for most ordinary concerned decent citizens.

Ciarrai76 · 24-02-2023 8:18pm

I see that Iceland isn't closing down in Listowel afterall! Good news for the staff!

ejmaztec · 24-02-2023 10:02pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120284884#Comment_120284884

They might get more customers now that more people know that it's there after all the free publicity.

I used to think that Mill Lane was where shops went to die. 😋

ejmaztec · 08-04-2023 7:15pm

There was supposed to be an anti-immigration "meeting" in Listowel today, and I think it was scheduled for half two. I drove into the town at 3.20, and expected to see people hanging from lamp posts, and buildings on fire, but there wasn't even a hint of any "meeting" having taken place.

I'm wondering if anyone showed up at all? 😜

The_Kitty · 10-09-2023 9:59pm

This thread is very quiet :) are there any events or anything in Listowel?

SouthWesterly · 11-09-2023 1:21pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121094712#Comment_121094712

It's been bypassed 😁

ejmaztec · 11-09-2023 5:58pm

Listowel follows the same rule as Fight Club, and 99% of what happens in and around Listowel is a closely guarded secret. What Listowel needs is a sh1t stirring investigative journalist, and probably a visit from the CAB. 😛