Clonmel Thread

Amtmann · 17-04-2011 9:27pm #1

Post all your Clonmel comments and general discussions here

Amtmann · 17-04-2011 9:34pm

I'll start!

Does anyone know what the works are for? They've been going on for a few months now and seem very substantial.

cml387 · 17-04-2011 9:36pm

Tremelo wrote: »

I'll start!

Does anyone know what the works are for? They've been going on for a few months now and seem very substantial.

Apart from the flood relief I know nothing of the works of which you speak.

Amtmann · 17-04-2011 9:39pm

cml387 wrote: »

Apart from the flood relief I know nothing of the works of which you speak.

Coming from Cahir, you hit the first large roundabout on the N24 (straight through --> Poppyfields; second exit --> relief road, Waterford-bound). Very soon on the relief road there are substantial earthworks on either side of the road.

cml387 · 17-04-2011 9:46pm

Tremelo wrote: »

Coming from Cahir, you hit the first large roundabout on the N24 (straight through --> Poppyfields; second exit --> relief road, Waterford-bound). Very soon on the relief road there are substantial earthworks on either side of the road.

(Virtual bang on forehead) Sorry.

The new mountain?

It's work to relieve flooding caused by the bypass.
In recent years houses on the far side of the railway in Honeyview suffered flooding.

These works will create a flood plain across the road.

Vizzy · 17-04-2011 9:52pm

The works of which you speak are for an attenuation pond north of the bypass to take the overflow from the Boulic stream.
You probably noticed that there are/were works goin on across the road also and this was to put down extra piping.
The road has a 60 km speed limit at the moment and this is due to change back in early June so I can only assume that the works will be finished by then

Vizzy · 17-04-2011 9:53pm

Too slow

:)

cml387 · 17-04-2011 9:55pm

Vizzy wrote: »

Too slow :)

Attenuation pond sounded sexier though.

callaway92 · 18-04-2011 1:48am

The best thing about Clonmel?

It's gotta be:

The road into Cahir

iceage · 20-04-2011 11:29pm

cml387 wrote: »

Apart from the flood relief I know nothing of the works of which you speak.

Nothing to do with with an outer relief road then?

Vizzy · 20-04-2011 11:35pm

Nothing

The outer relief road,if it ever happens, will be much further out (somewhere near the Moyle Rovers pitch out the Fethard Road)

UpTheSlashers · 22-04-2011 6:52pm

Is MK Sports closing? Disappointing to see if true.

tippspur · 22-04-2011 11:10pm

UpTheSlashers wrote: »

Is MK Sports closing? Disappointing to see if true.

Don't think so,I think they just made alterations to the place cos there now selling the whole range of new Tipp gear and merchandise,whatever you could buy in the Tipp shop in Thurles can now be got in MK Sports.Eoin(God)Kelly is supposed to be opening it on Saturday from what I hear.:)

Amtmann · 22-04-2011 11:15pm

I heard that that nice little pancake parlour in Irishtown is now closed. It's a shame. It was the only one of its kind and did great pancakes.

charlemont · 22-04-2011 11:24pm

Ballingarrane North is where these works are being carried out, I spotted it today, I had been wondering what they were up to.

Im not a fan of the wall thats being constructed along the quay, I preferred the black railings..

tippspur · 23-04-2011 1:06am

I'm sure the people living on the quays will be glad of the new wall if it keeps the flood waters out of there houses and shops

UpTheSlashers · 23-04-2011 5:07pm

tippspur wrote: »

Don't think so,I think they just made alterations to the place cos there now selling the whole range of new Tipp gear and merchandise,whatever you could buy in the Tipp shop in Thurles can now be got in MK Sports.Eoin(God)Kelly is supposed to be opening it on Saturday from what I hear.:)

Good idea for him to focus on GAA stuff with the 3 other sports shops in town. Might go in for a look next week.

cml387 · 23-04-2011 7:33pm

tippspur wrote: »

I'm sure the people living on the quays will be glad of the new wall if it keeps the flood waters out of there houses and shops

There's a lot to regret in the flood relief works,even though I fully understand
why it's being done.

The river is now invisible from anyone driving (or in my case cycling) down the quays.
Lady Blessington's bath no longer looks the same with huge earthworks and concrete all around.

tippspur · 23-04-2011 9:59pm

cml387 wrote: »

There's a lot to regret in the flood relief works,even though I fully understand
why it's being done.

The river is now invisible from anyone driving (or in my case cycling) down the quays.
Lady Blessington's bath no longer looks the same with huge earthworks and concrete all around.

I know what your saying,It is a pity that the river can't be seen anymore and all you see now is a stone wall.

Resend · 24-04-2011 12:18pm

Someone in Clonmel told me woodies will close. is it true?

DT100 · 24-04-2011 12:42pm

I heard that about a month ago,and that the whole shopping centre there was in trouble.It could be just rumour.I remember last year reading that many pubs in Clonmel would close.I see present time in Market street centre has a closing down sale.Rates killing business all over.They keep saying small business is the the way back,but rents and rates are killing those who try.I hope the Woodies thing is not true.

cml387 · 24-04-2011 7:40pm

DT100 wrote: »

I heard that about a month ago,and that the whole shopping centre there was in trouble.It could be just rumour.I remember last year reading that many pubs in Clonmel would close.I see present time in Market street centre has a closing down sale.Rates killing business all over.They keep saying small business is the the way back,but rents and rates are killing those who try.I hope the Woodies thing is not true.

I believe the developers of the centre are titsup.com.
I haven't heard anything about Woodies or the other tenants

ReacherCreature · 27-04-2011 11:23am

DT100 wrote: »

I heard that about a month ago,and that the whole shopping centre there was in trouble.It could be just rumour.I remember last year reading that many pubs in Clonmel would close.I see present time in Market street centre has a closing down sale.Rates killing business all over.They keep saying small business is the the way back,but rents and rates are killing those who try.I hope the Woodies thing is not true.

Yup heard that about Present Time. It's there years but the rates just to have the grounds are crippling the shop. It's going to close soon.

pooch90 · 27-04-2011 2:07pm

ReacherCreature wrote: »

Yup heard that about Present Time. It's there years but the rates just to have the grounds are crippling the shop. It's going to close soon.

AFAIK It closed on Saturday....

archtech · 28-04-2011 11:10pm

pooch90 wrote: »

AFAIK It closed on Saturday....

shame about present time closing, I worked on the design of that shop back in 1995/1996. I know the shop was up for sale a couple of years ago.

As regards woodies and the poppyfields, the developers behind it had a falling out. I would be very surprised if woodies was to close, unless the Grafton Group (owners of Woodies) got into serious trouble, unless they bought he unit outright. I have noticed the aisles getting wider and the shelving slightly lower, so they are certainly now doing anything like they used to.

Resend · 28-04-2011 11:20pm

archtech wrote: »

. I have noticed the aisles getting wider and the shelving slightly lower, so they are certainly now doing anything like they used to.

what do you mean?

Amtmann · 28-04-2011 11:34pm

I think he meant to type that they're not doing any business like they used to.

Resend · 28-04-2011 11:36pm

Tremelo wrote: »

I think he meant to type that they're not doing any business like they used to.

ok in woodies or the whole centre?

DT100 · 28-04-2011 11:41pm

I think he meant Woodies.I have heard Slattery's are not doing much business either.

cml387 · 29-04-2011 8:15am

While I'm in a curious frame of mind;

what's the story with the partly developed "apartment " complex at the old bridge (we're talking the building across the road from the properly developed apartment block)?
It's a complete eyesore with a mass of electric cables erupting from a hole in the front (must get a photograph).

archtech · 29-04-2011 2:36pm

sorry about the typo above. meant to write not and not now and I was making reference to woodies only, although I had heard a rumour months ago that slattery's had closed, which thankfully hasn't happened.

what's the story with the partly developed "apartment " complex at the old bridge (we're talking the building across the road from the properly developed apartment block)?
It's a complete eyesore with a mass of electric cables erupting from a hole in the front

The building you are referring to is not an apartment development, it was intended to be a hostel.( had planning for a hostel) It was close to being finished with the exception of the construction of a new kitchen extension, which was refused planning permission. (flooding was one of the issues, but there were others from what I remember.)

dirtydiesel · 04-05-2011 6:20am

Tremelo wrote: »

I heard that that nice little pancake parlour in Irishtown is now closed. It's a shame. It was the only one of its kind and did great pancakes.

Its closed, seemed to be doing a great trade and one week end it just closed up, goes to show you never really know how a business is trading.

amandaf675 · 04-05-2011 6:26am

Went For A Random Spin Tonight And Ended Up In Clonmel

dirtydiesel · 04-05-2011 6:42am

Businesses that have recently closed in Clonmel

4 Star pizza
Present Time
Birthdays card shop
The Crepe shop in Irishtown

New businesses opening in Clonmel
A kebab shop where 4 star was
A Chinese restaurant and take away above domino's pizza at top of Cashel road.

There may be more opening or closing that I am not aware of.

Where to get a cheap pint and a bite to eat in Clonmel

The polish pub in Irishtown have a daily special offer, its a jug of draught lager or cider for 10e, there is 3.5 pints in the jug. After 6pm you can still get the jug but they reduce the price of a pint to 3.50e also.

I got very merry for 20e in there recently, its a nice pub with a good mixture of people passing through.

The fish and chip shop in Marks and Sparks shopping centre are offering 2 cod and chips and two drinks for 10e with a voucher you can get in the free papers.

dunna · 04-05-2011 7:44pm

A friend of mine got a large sum of cash stolen today on the main street in clonmel. He is not from the area and is looking for any suggestions you may have to help him to try and get this cash back???
He has contacted the local garda station and the shops he was in and to no avail.
Anyone with any tips or suggestions on ANYthing else he could do to try to locate this?
We are aware it is cash and in this day in age is most likely dead dust but just thought id put it out there!

Mulvee · 05-05-2011 10:40am

I reckon by Christmas the only places that will be open in Market Place will be

Elverys
Superquinn
O Tuama's
XtraVision
Chapmans

cml387 · 05-05-2011 10:50am

Mulvee wrote: »

I reckon by Christmas the only places that will be open in Market Place will be

Elverys
Superquinn
O Tuama's
XtraVision
Chapmans

and I wouldn't be too sure about Superquinn,which the owners are trying to sell.

tippspur · 05-05-2011 11:21pm

Aren't xtravision in a bit of trouble nation wide at the moment?

holystungun9 · 05-05-2011 11:30pm

tippspur wrote: »

Aren't xtravision in a bit of trouble nation wide at the moment?

Yeah, in fact I thought that was old news and they were already closed up. Someone mentioned Xtravision to me and I thought what the hell are you talking about, they're already gone. Not sure why I got that mixed up. Although most of my friends have good broadband and just download all the movies they want, when they want them. I don't and wouldn't, I am a fan of itunes though. I much prefer to pay a euro thirty cent or whatever to have the exact song I want instead of paying out much more in a physical store. It is hard to beat the price and convenience of downloads.

tippspur · 06-05-2011 1:18am

You are probably getting mixed up with Chartbusters who closed down a couple of months ago.

pooch90 · 06-05-2011 1:39am

tippspur wrote: »

You are probably getting mixed up with Chartbusters who closed down a couple of months ago.

Examiners have been appointed to Xtravision though so they're possible gone too....

Meathlass · 08-05-2011 2:56pm

Just wondering what people think of the Showgrounds? I live very close to it so would probably use M and S maybe once every 2 weeks for a treat, have occasionally bought something from the wine shop and a few cds over christmas from Golden Discs but that's it.

I've heard from people working in there that a lot of the shops won't make the rent next year. I think some or all of them got the first year rent free as part of their lease. Argos is rumoured to be much quieter than they'd hoped. I have to say as a place to shop it's entirely off my radar. I always head into town and would never think of popping in there to look at the clothes shops. Sounds like I'm not the only one.

ReacherCreature · 08-05-2011 6:42pm

Golden Discs is well, gold. Some very cheap stuff in there in terms of DVDs, their music discs are all right to an extent.

But there's no ATM in there, whatsoever. Nearest ones are walks away. It's an utterly ridiculous hole. It lost Golden Discs €15 yesterday. Other than that, I don't really use it so can't comment greatly.

cml387 · 08-05-2011 7:18pm

ReacherCreature wrote: »

Golden Discs is well, gold. Some very cheap stuff in there in terms of DVDs, their music discs are all right to an extent.

But there's no ATM in there, whatsoever. Nearest ones are walks away. It's an utterly ridiculous hole. It lost Golden Discs €15 yesterday. Other than that, I don't really use it so can't comment greatly.

There's this thing called a Laser card...

pooch90 · 08-05-2011 9:07pm

ReacherCreature wrote: »

Golden Discs is well, gold. Some very cheap stuff in there in terms of DVDs, their music discs are all right to an extent.

But there's no ATM in there, whatsoever. Nearest ones are walks away. It's an utterly ridiculous hole. It lost Golden Discs €15 yesterday. Other than that, I don't really use it so can't comment greatly.

This p1sses me off too. What were they thinking building a shopping centre with no ATM?
I said it to the staff in a few of the shops there when it first opened, they said they didn't think there was plans to put one in and said it made their jobs awkward.
Laser charges you per transaction AFAIK, why should you have to use your card repeatedly and incur repeated bank charges?

Meathlass · 08-05-2011 9:27pm

I made the same comment to one of the staff just after it opened and she said that there's a substantial change by the banks for installing a bank machine and the shops weren't willing to pay it. The management of the centre should have taken the hit on that charge surely. I use my laser card for most things but there's a minimum charge usually so if you're only buying something under a fiver it's impossible.

ReacherCreature · 08-05-2011 10:53pm

cml387 wrote: »

There's this thing called a Laser card...

You can call 'round and throw some money into the account if you want so?

callaway92 · 09-05-2011 1:45am

ReacherCreature wrote: »

You can call 'round and throw some money into the account if you want so?

LOLWUT? they didn't lose €15 so if you didn't have the €15 in your bank account to withdraw anyway, even if there was an ATM there

dirtydiesel · 09-05-2011 3:19pm

The discount shop in the showgrounds is brilliant, its handy having an Argos in town too,its never been busy the few times ive been in there.
Would agree there should be an atm machine in the centre.

ReacherCreature · 09-05-2011 5:41pm

callaway92 wrote: »

LOLWUT? they didn't lose €15 so if you didn't have the €15 in your bank account to withdraw anyway, even if there was an ATM there

I've two bank accounts. One with the Laser is idle. Other without Laser isn't. :rolleyes:

u_c_thesecond · 10-05-2011 2:29am

Hi

Just wondering if anyone knows if you can get shirataki noodles in any supermarkets? (tesco aldi superquinn dunnes lidl or supervalu) If not would they order them does anyone know?

I can get them online but they want 10e for 2 small bags

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