ICEDOME

Rookey · 19-05-2010 10:51am #1

Hey anyone have any info on when the Icedome will be open again??

feeling the urge to get skating again

miceal · 20-05-2010 12:04am

Rookey wrote: »

Hey anyone have any info on when the Icedome will be open again?? feeling the urge to get skating again

Two weeks is the latest rumor.....

I will keep ya updated...

cena · 20-05-2010 10:39am

what has happened in the ice dome

20-05-2010 10:41am

I heard they are changing the advertising under the ice , so they are melting it and putting in new advertising .

Wisco · 20-05-2010 12:28pm

Last time I checked their website it said they were awaiting 'technical experts' from the UK so I assumed there was something broken? Then again, with the Dome, you just never know what the hell is going on....

miceal · 21-05-2010 11:31pm

Wisco wrote: »

Last time I checked their website it said they were awaiting 'technical experts' from the UK so I assumed there was something broken? Then again, with the Dome, you just never know what the hell is going on....

That you Frank?

Wisco · 22-05-2010 6:35pm

Sorry, but no, definitely not Frank!

Any news yet on a re-opening?

Zenner · 25-05-2010 1:29pm

I also heard a few different things that was happening in the Dome... not sure if there is something more serious going on but once the doors are closed there must be no money being made and two weeks for tec problems to be fixed. I think the tec problem being there will be a new owner soon maybe. We will all have to wait and see I guess. A facility only three years old and problems with the Plant... don't think so.

cena · 25-05-2010 10:32pm

it does sound funny all right.

petty it wasn't more central were people could could take advanage of this place

PMC83 · 07-06-2010 6:58pm

Any word on this? Seems unlikely they have had to wait 3 weeks for guys from the UK, it would be a shame to see it go, on the other hand maybe some more guys would get back into inline!:D

cena · 08-06-2010 12:21am

if you go on to the ice domes site they say they have removed all the ice. can't remember the rest

synacron trion · 08-06-2010 2:25am

cena wrote: »

if you go on to the ice domes site they say they have removed all the ice. can't remember the rest

From the website

THE DUNDALK ICE DOME IS STILL TEMPORARILY CLOSED WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE ISSUES AND WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON OUR PROGRESS.

ALL THE ICE HAS BEEN REMOVED AND WE ARE WORKING ON THE PLANT AND VARIOUS MAINTENANCE WORKS.

KEEP WATCHING FOR UPDATES ON THE COMPLETION OF OUR FIGURE SKATING COURSE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDING OUR ICE HOCKEY SUMMER LEAGUE THAT WE WILL BE RUNNING INCONJUNCTION WITH THE IIHA WHICH WE HOPE TO RUN IN JULY AND AUGUST....

SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED.

Rookey · 09-06-2010 4:15pm

Seriously getting the urge to skate! How is it when you can't get something, you want it even more!!

Zenner · 15-06-2010 11:48am

As I thought in my past post and no money. Its been taken over by the UK Company called Planet Ice. There was a statement in a Dundalk news paper during the week. You now all know the ice/plant problem was not true but the lack of money was. They said something about it will be opening by the end of the month but I guess I will be still surprised to see no further problems.

Its a bit funny to see a company come in a take over a rink that is not making money in the right area with such huge overheads. I guess it will suck from the other rinks they own/run in the UK for a while and hoping it can get back on its feet.

PMC83 · 15-06-2010 11:54am

Thats a shame. Allways thought that it was in the worst place ever though to be honest. They should have attached it to a shoping center, Liffy Vally, Blanchards town, something like that.

Admittadly its handy for the locals in Dundalk, but from a financial point of view? I can't imagine they would get too many walk in cumtomers where they are...

Wisco · 16-06-2010 4:05pm

I agree- crazy that it's so far from most people in Ireland. Perhaps these people will actually know how to run a rink properly and get it going again.

But I do hope it does really re-open!! I can face a few months without hockey, but not sure I could give it up all together again.

cena · 16-06-2010 10:15pm

it should of been built more central in ireland. athlone would be a great spot you can get the train etc from most parts of the country too athlone.

synacron trion · 17-06-2010 4:09am

Wisco wrote: »

I agree- crazy that it's so far from most people in Ireland. Perhaps these people will actually know how to run a rink properly and get it going again.

But I do hope it does really re-open!! I can face a few months without hockey, but not sure I could give it up all together again.

Is the one in Charlestown, Dublin still open?

Wisco · 21-06-2010 4:17pm

Nope

Charlestown closed after Christmas last year. It wasn't the greatest rink ever but it was a helluva lot closer to me than Dundalk!!!

synacron trion · 21-06-2010 5:00pm

Wisco wrote: »

Nope Charlestown closed after Christmas last year. It wasn't the greatest rink ever but it was a helluva lot closer to me than Dundalk!!!

How is ice hockey and other ice based sports meant to grow at all in Ireland with these seasonal crappy rinks.

I am in Australia where it is still relatively warm and its the middle of winter and there are 2 permanent rinks in my city. I am only 20 minutes in the door from playing ice hockey at one of them. The people here are shocked when I tell them there is pretty much no ice hockey in Ireland at all.

Wisco · 08-07-2010 2:52pm

Hey peeps- any news on when there might be ice again? Think I may have forgotten how to skate by now..... Also any gossip about this years leagues would be good

miceal · 10-07-2010 11:59am

The jobs for the ice dome are up on the fas.ie website so that must mean it is opening again :-)

MysticalSoul · 14-07-2010 3:51pm

Also seems that Planet Ice (Dundalk) is official online - but no info as such. What I found is: http://www.ukdata.com/company-credit-reports/PLANET-ICE-%28DUNDALK%29-LIMITED.html

miceal · 19-07-2010 10:24pm

August is what we were told at the iiha agm on Sunday

red_ice · 28-07-2010 9:59pm

Wisco wrote: »

Nope Charlestown closed after Christmas last year. It wasn't the greatest rink ever but it was a helluva lot closer to me than Dundalk!!!

I had the best time ever coming back to hockey after an 8 year leave in that rink. I played 5 days a week there. The ice was crap, the fascilities were terrible. But it was a rink that played hockey.

synacron trion wrote: »

How is ice hockey and other ice based sports meant to grow at all in Ireland with these seasonal crappy rinks.

I am in Australia where it is still relatively warm and its the middle of winter and there are 2 permanent rinks in my city. I am only 20 minutes in the door from playing ice hockey at one of them. The people here are shocked when I tell them there is pretty much no ice hockey in Ireland at all.

Irelands a hole and its run by idiots. Look at skateboarding/bmxing/rollerblading now. Before the boom of skateparks there was a cry for them for nearly 30 years, they open up 3 parks, then all of a sudden theres another 3. People arent getting beat up for skating, and the kids have a place to go.

Its the same with hockey, only they feel that there is more interest and need for rugby/football pitches (mainly gaa tho) so they put more money into that.. the reality is, its cheap to paint grass.

miceal wrote: »

August is what we were told at the iiha agm on Sunday

is that for dundalk or the 'other one'..

03-08-2010 5:36pm

Dundalk has been bought over by planet ice from the UK . So its re-opening.

MysticalSoul · 05-08-2010 10:41am

Deleted User wrote: »

Dundalk has been bought over by planet ice from the UK . So its re-opening.

In the Dundalk Democrat back in early June, they mentioned this, and also indicated would be open by end of that month - still no official update since then. They keep deleting all queries on their facebook page - if they are not going to bother replying they should at least change their admin settings that any posts on there have to be approved first.

red_ice · 05-08-2010 6:03pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Dundalk has been bought over by planet ice from the UK . So its re-opening.

This isnt true. There were talks about that happening, people just took it as gospel and started to say this was the case. I hope it is, for obvious reasons, but i dont have my hopes up.

MysticalSoul · 22-08-2010 12:47pm

Has anyone heard any update as of yet, as to what is happening? Also, anyone know of anything re the planned rink in Dublin (Artane area)? Is this still going ahead?

PMC83 · 22-08-2010 2:30pm

I wouldn't get those hopes up. On the otehr hand, inline hockey seems to be on the up and up!

s_e_r · 26-08-2010 8:46pm

hi everyone, it looks like the ice dome is re-opening after all, see this article in the Dundalk Democrat updated today-

http://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/dundalknews/Ice-Dome-finally-set-to.6496697.jp

Wisco · 27-08-2010 11:16am

I'll believe it when I skate on it.

red_ice · 03-09-2010 4:17pm

that really has made my day. I was worried that yet another rink would be taken away from me as i found my stride in hockey, this is great news, surely a reason to get sauced tonight!

PMC83 · 03-09-2010 4:21pm

red_ice wrote: »

I had the best time ever coming back to hockey after an 8 year leave in that rink. I played 5 days a week there. The ice was crap, the fascilities were terrible. But it was a rink that played hockey.

Irelands a hole and its run by idiots. Look at skateboarding/bmxing/rollerblading now. Before the boom of skateparks there was a cry for them for nearly 30 years, they open up 3 parks, then all of a sudden theres another 3. People arent getting beat up for skating, and the kids have a place to go.

Its the same with hockey, only they feel that there is more interest and need for rugby/football pitches (mainly gaa tho) so they put more money into that.. the reality is, its cheap to paint grass.

is that for dundalk or the 'other one'..

Cooled off a little have we?

16-09-2010 1:54pm

red_ice wrote: »

This isnt true. There were talks about that happening, people just took it as gospel and started to say this was the case. I hope it is, for obvious reasons, but i dont have my hopes up.

AHem

red_ice · 21-09-2010 2:29am

PMC83 wrote: »

Cooled off a little have we?

So ireland isnt run by arseholes and we have all the sporting fascilities we need? sorry, but i dont see your point.

Deleted User wrote: »

AHem

dont shoot the messenger!

cena · 22-09-2010 10:23pm

IIHA Update: Dundalk Ice Dome

Over the weekend, the IIHA received an update from the Ice Dome that no further progress on re-opening the facility will be made until the later part of next week (week starting 13th September 2010) at the earliest. We have been informed that everything is still okay for the facility to re-open and the signing of paperwork is the only reason for the delay in re-opening the facility. We have been further informed that it is hoped this paperwork will all be signed off upon by the end of next week and from there it will take about 2/3 weeks for the facility to be back open. This would mean that the earliest the facility will be back open will be early October.

However, we have not been provided with an exact or estimated date of when it will be back open so it could be mid/late October. As such, we will continue to remain in contact with the facility and we will be in touch with all of the teams and our members if we receive any further information or if anything changes to the above.

In the meantime, the IIHA have contacted the ice rink facilities in Northern Ireland and we await feedback from them as to what ice time is available there. Ice time can be limited at these facilities but we believe we can work something out so as to cause as little disruption to the season ahead as possible.

We thank everyone for their patience and we look forward to coming back to each of you very soon with an update on everything.

We are also excited about getting everyone back onto the ice as soon as possible.

Published 15 days ago, 7 September 2010 AuthorDean Kelly

Wisco · 23-09-2010 9:33am

So the IIHA is telling us...however, a little birdy told me there's so much debt with that place that it could be a lot longer than that in opening up....so as I said before, I'll believe it when I skate on it.
Sorry to be pessimistic, and I hope I'm proved wrong, but I have serious doubts about there being any ice this year.

Darryl13 · 08-10-2010 6:34pm

cena wrote: »

IIHA Update: Dundalk Ice Dome
Over the weekend, the IIHA received an update from the Ice Dome that no further progress on re-opening the facility will be made until the later part of next week (week starting 13th September 2010) at the earliest. We have been informed that everything is still okay for the facility to re-open and the signing of paperwork is the only reason for the delay in re-opening the facility. We have been further informed that it is hoped this paperwork will all be signed off upon by the end of next week and from there it will take about 2/3 weeks for the facility to be back open. This would mean that the earliest the facility will be back open will be early October.

However, we have not been provided with an exact or estimated date of when it will be back open so it could be mid/late October. As such, we will continue to remain in contact with the facility and we will be in touch with all of the teams and our members if we receive any further information or if anything changes to the above.

In the meantime, the IIHA have contacted the ice rink facilities in Northern Ireland and we await feedback from them as to what ice time is available there. Ice time can be limited at these facilities but we believe we can work something out so as to cause as little disruption to the season ahead as possible.

We thank everyone for their patience and we look forward to coming back to each of you very soon with an update on everything.

We are also excited about getting everyone back onto the ice as soon as possible.

Published 15 days ago, 7 September 2010 AuthorDean Kelly

hi Dean its Darryl one of the guys who used to play hockey in dundalk from charlestown with adam and noel any word on when the ice dome is back open

guesswhooo · 13-11-2010 6:08pm

anyone got any more news yet???

PMC83 · 13-11-2010 7:29pm

It allways seems to be another week and another....waiting on a VAT number? Come on it dosent take that long!

I'd be suprised it evre opens at this stage.

guesswhooo · 13-11-2010 10:59pm

I know its always 'it will be open the middle of this month' but we just cant believe them anymore

Going by the papers they have the VAT number so I dont know what the delay is, lack of communication is the lastest excuse :mad:

PMC83 · 17-11-2010 8:15pm

So the latest rumour I read is that apparently even though plant ice bought it, the retail park won't sign it over or something?? At this stage they may as well knock the thing, put us out of our missery

dolphinv · 20-02-2011 11:26pm

Published on Wed Feb 02 14:12:26 GMT 2011

THE Dundalk Democrat can reveal that the owners of the Dundalk Ice Dome are in negotiations with two potential leasees to take over operations and they are ‘confident’ that the popular ice rink will reopen.

However, the company which had the original lease on the rink, BKG Ice Rinks and Leisure Ltd, have been appointed a liquidator this week.
The Ice Dome, which is owned by Finnabair Estates who developed the retail park in which it is situated, has been closed since May of last year.
The initial closure was put down to maintainence and was meant to last a matter of weeks.
However, eight months on and the rink remains closed to the public.
Speaking with the Dundalk Democrat, Neil Armstrong of Finnabair Estates, told the paper that “We are in talks with two operators. We are at an advanced stage and are confident that the Ice Dome will reopen.”
Mr Armstrong could not confirm if one of the operators was UK outfit, Planet Ice, whom they had been in negotiations with last summer.
At the time Planet Ice, who run 14 rinks in the UK, told the this paper that they were eager to go ahead with the deal but that it was Finnabair Estates who were to blame for failure to do a deal.
Speaking with the Dundalk Democrat this week a representative of Finnabair Estates said they wanted to have someone take over the lease as it “benefited no one sitting idle’”
The Democrat understands that there is a huge demand for the reopening of the rink and that Finnabair Estates have been inundated with enquiries as to the situation with the rink.
The rink was home to the Irish National Ice Hockey squad and local team the Dundalk Bulls, who have been unable to train at the closed venue.

cena · 23-07-2011 1:44pm

Is there any news on it reopening again.

red_ice · 17-08-2011 5:54pm

cena wrote: »

Is there any news on it reopening again.

bump

PMC83 · 17-08-2011 7:36pm

Read down towards the bottom here for a recap of events from the IIHA AGM, seems its pretty much a stale mate.

http://forums.internationalhockey.net/showthread.php?10902-F.Y.I.-This-Years-AGM

cena · 17-08-2011 9:08pm

PMC83 wrote: »

Read down towards the bottom here for a recap of events from the IIHA AGM, seems its pretty much a stale mate.

http://forums.internationalhockey.net/showthread.php?10902-F.Y.I.-This-Years-AGM

Thats a petty. I wonder how much would it cost too reopen it again.

PMC83 · 18-08-2011 9:11am

I'd say its most likely just a case of how much it costs to KEEP open. Those places guzzle the electricity...they'd need to be getting a lot of people through the door to cover the bill..

ICEDOME

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