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Stores Closing in Sligo **mod warning post #720**

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    #1322
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users Posts: 29,294 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    zorro2566 wrote: »
    We need a good music store along the lines of a HMV or Liber on a bigger scale!
    For Forks Sake wrote: »
    Wouldn't last three months in the age of digital streaming/downloading. A vinyl record store would have more chance of succeeding.

    Absolutely. People do buy the odd CD, my self included, but with them so cheap in Tescos, and on line, the highstreet record stores can not compete. A proper music store, selling a whole varity of music genres, different formats, who can order in or stock rarities, or more obscure titles would do better. Weather there is the demand in Sligo is another mater.


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    #1323
    il gatto
    Registered Users Posts: 3,021 ✭✭✭il gatto


    Henlars67 wrote: »
    Who buys CDs nowadays?

    Me. Online though. Easier to find the stuff I buy.


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    #1324
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Same here, I'm old school and still prefer the physical aspect of music as opposed to mp3s. Still have cassettes and vinyl from my youth and tons of CDs since!


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    #1325
    FoxyVixen
    Registered Users Posts: 1,148 ✭✭✭FoxyVixen


    Henlars67 wrote: »
    Who buys CDs nowadays?

    Me. In the charity or pound shops which line our streets!!


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    #1326
    Vlove
    Registered Users Posts: 518 ✭✭✭Vlove


    Lads im hearing subway is closed :/


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    #1327
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Passed by Pepper Alley today, so sad to see the for sale signs up. I guess that O'Briens must have affected their business and the motor tax office move probably didn't help Park Alley either!


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    #1328
    Digiby
    Registered Users Posts: 101 ✭✭Digiby


    Vlove wrote: »
    Lads im hearing subway is closed :/

    Looks like it's true, they've posted about it on their facebook page, but says they are reopening as 'Big Apple New York Deli'.


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    #1329
    Basq
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    Vlove wrote: »
    Lads im hearing subway is closed :/
    Shame.. a 6-inch sub and a drink for €4 is hard beat!


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    #1330
    dk1979
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭dk1979


    Must be the only town in the world that a Subway is closing down... Everywhere else they are popping up everywhere. Shame but hopefully someone else takes on the franchise in Sligo


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    #1331
    rizzodun
    Registered Users Posts: 2,598 ✭✭✭rizzodun


    Judging by Digiby's post I'd speculate the guy didn't fancy paying the franchise fee and is going to run it unfranchised, probably won't notice much difference...


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    #1332
    red sean
    Registered Users Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭red sean


    rizzodun wrote: »
    Judging by Digiby's post I'd speculate the guy didn't fancy paying the franchise fee and is going to run it unfranchised, probably won't notice much difference...
    Thats how I was reading it too.


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    #1333
    worlds goodest teecher
    Registered Users Posts: 1,107 ✭✭✭worlds goodest teecher


    dk1979 wrote: »
    Shame but hopefully someone else takes on the franchise in Sligo

    Yeah hopefully someone open one again, but somewhere more suitable, ie more space.


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    #1334
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users Posts: 29,294 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    dk1979 wrote: »
    Must be the only town in the world that a Subway is closing down... Everywhere else they are popping up everywhere. Shame but hopefully someone else takes on the franchise in Sligo

    I've known a couple to close, in Donegal Town and Letterkenny, always thought the Sligo one was quite busy though.


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    #1335
    TireeTerror
    Registered Users Posts: 2,271 ✭✭✭TireeTerror


    dk1979 wrote: »
    Must be the only town in the world that a Subway is closing down... Everywhere else they are popping up everywhere. Shame but hopefully someone else takes on the franchise in Sligo

    Well I doubt that to be true considering the paedo issue in the US! Ive plenty of friends in the US who have declared never to visit another Subway ever again.


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    #1336
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users Posts: 29,294 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    TireeTerror wrote: »
    Well I doubt that to be true considering the paedo issue in the US! Ive plenty of friends in the US who have declared never to visit another Subway ever again.

    The what issue?


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    #1337
    Basq
    Registered Users Posts: 43,781 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Mint Sauce wrote: »
    The what issue?
    Jared Fodle, their spokesman though he has barely featured this their advertising in almost 10 years, home was raided due to the suspected presence of child pornography.

    See here!
    TireeTerror wrote: »
    Well I doubt that to be true considering the paedo issue in the US! Ive plenty of friends in the US who have declared never to visit another Subway ever again.
    That's ridiculous..

    Don't get me wrong.. I can understand people's disgust at this but why exactly would people stop eating at Subway due to this? No-one can honest suspect Subway knew of this, and are people attributing it to their Subway's sandwiches? I don't think anyone suspects their subs turns you into a paedophile. Christ! :rolleyes:


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    #1338
    TireeTerror
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    Basq wrote: »

    That's ridiculous..

    Don't get me wrong.. I can understand people's disgust at this but why exactly would people stop eating at Subway due to this? No-one can honest suspect Subway knew of this, and are people attributing it to their Subway's sandwiches? I don't think anyone suspects their subs turns you into a paedophile. Christ! :rolleyes:

    I know, what the heck has that individuals actions got to do with going in and eating at Subway, really mental the way people react to news. I wound my friends up on facebook by making light of it stating "oooh I hope with all you guys boycotting it they have some great offers to entice us back in again!" It didnt go down to well, the US sense of humour is slightly different to my own!


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    #1339
    EuskalHerria
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,273 ✭✭✭EuskalHerria


    Eala Bhan burned down last night.

    Hennigans, The Food Experience and Ruby Lane all closed yesterday.

    That's a bad start to the week for the town.


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    #1340
    Vlove
    Registered Users Posts: 518 ✭✭✭Vlove


    EuskalHerria wrote: »
    Eala Bhan burned down last night.

    Hennigans, The Food Experience and Ruby Lane all closed yesterday.

    That's a bad start to the week for the town.

    That's awful, do they know what happened what set it on fire?


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    #1341
    EuskalHerria
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,273 ✭✭✭EuskalHerria


    Vlove wrote: »
    That's awful, do they know what happened what set it on fire?

    I'm not sure. I'd imagine it will be a matter of an investigation taking place.
    It's a pity as it was a nice resteraunt. Hopefully it re-opens soon.


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    #1342
    Basq
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    Terrible luck given what happened Tra Ban a few years back..


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    #1343
    johnire
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    I think Rugantinos is closed too because of the fire
    EuskalHerria wrote: »
    Eala Bhan burned down last night.

    Hennigans, The Food Experience and Ruby Lane all closed yesterday.

    That's a bad start to the week for the town.


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    #1344
    rizzodun
    Registered Users Posts: 2,598 ✭✭✭rizzodun


    Basq wrote: »
    Terrible luck given what happened Tra Ban a few years back..

    Just wondering if you're the cynical type Basq? :pac:

    Popular restaurant it seemed, and a few more unemployed people in town is never good, not to mention some of the apartments were reportedly damaged too.


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    #1345
    promethius
    Registered Users Posts: 1,103 ✭✭✭promethius


    that's a shame about the food experience i liked their rolls, i noticed they moved out the big fridge in recent months never a good sign. wonder will they continue to do the precooked dinners they distribute to the local shops? bad luck on that fire alright.


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    #1346
    sligono1
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    EuskalHerria wrote: »
    Eala Bhan burned down last night.

    Hennigans, The Food Experience and Ruby Lane all closed yesterday.

    That's a bad start to the week for the town.

    RTE 2 now a re run of the takeover programme and its ruby lane that's on guess the restructure didn't work


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    #1347
    ShazGV
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭ShazGV


    promethius wrote: »
    that's a shame about the food experience i liked their rolls, i noticed they moved out the big fridge in recent months never a good sign. wonder will they continue to do the precooked dinners they distribute to the local shops? bad luck on that fire alright.

    I've heard that they're still doing the ready meals because apparently they're produced in Carrick on Shannon, not the Sligo store.


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    #1348
    prodsc
    Registered Users Posts: 1,276 ✭✭✭prodsc


    ShazGV wrote: »
    I've heard that they're still doing the ready meals because apparently they're produced in Carrick on Shannon, not the Sligo store.

    Yep, notice on premises says ready made meals are still available in usual shops and the home catering service is as normal. Production of meals had to move to Carrick as the space above shop was too small for the amount they produced.


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    #1349
    heathledgerlove
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    EuskalHerria wrote: »
    Eala Bhan burned down last night.

    Hennigans, The Food Experience and Ruby Lane all closed yesterday.

    That's a bad start to the week for the town.

    Oh my lord! That's dreadful! Hope they get back on their feet :(


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    #1350
    FirstinLastout
    Registered Users Posts: 477 ✭✭FirstinLastout


    EuskalHerria wrote: »
    I'm not sure. I'd imagine it will be a matter of an investigation taking place.
    It's a pity as it was a nice resteraunt. Hopefully it re-opens soon.

    Some items in the restaurant's Tumble-dryer went up.

    Terrible luck given what happened Tra Ban a few years back..

    That was the Strandbar's restaurant that had the fire and not TraBan above it.


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    #1351
    Basq
    Registered Users Posts: 43,781 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    FirstinLastout wrote: »
    That was the Strandbar's restaurant that had the fire and not TraBan above it.
    Didn't say Tra Ban was the cause of the fire... but they were affected as a result of it.


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