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Title: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: john m on May 06, 2020, 11:06:12 pm
The historic Bewley’s cafe on Grafton Street is to close permanently with the loss of 110 jobs. Staff were informed of the decision by the operator of the cafe, Bewley’s Ltd, which is owned by artist Paddy Campbell.

The closure has been blamed on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economy, which has been in lockdown since March, and the €1.5 million annual rental cost on the protected structure.
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Post by: Theoneandonly on May 06, 2020, 11:11:43 pm
https://youtu.be/4xmfP6y7s7c
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: john m on May 06, 2020, 11:12:22 pm
Debenhams gone as well .Our kids mate works for Vue the Cinema Chain and she thinks they wont reopen .Also heard Pennys are offering redundancy to some long term workers they want to remove them from their pension scheme ,new entrants are not in the scheme .
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: Octavia1 on May 06, 2020, 11:56:18 pm
The historic Bewley’s cafe on Grafton Street is to close permanently with the loss of 110 jobs. Staff were informed of the decision by the operator of the cafe, Bewley’s Ltd, which is owned by artist Paddy Campbell.

The closure has been blamed on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economy, which has been in lockdown since March, and the €1.5 million annual rental cost on the protected structure.

That closed years ago as far as I know ..dont tell me it opened again ....
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: john m on May 07, 2020, 12:04:48 am
Carroll catering took it over then with the crash the rent over 2 million a year forced a court case over the rent upward rents only scheme .It closed for a while then reopened .Its a listed building so cant be fucked about with .Cant see to many willing to pay three and change for a cup of tea or coffee for the next few years .
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: Octavia1 on May 07, 2020, 01:00:54 am
Carroll catering took it over then with the crash the rent over 2 million a year forced a court case over the rent upward rents only scheme .It closed for a while then reopened .Its a listed building so cant be fucked about with .Cant see to many willing to pay three and change for a cup of tea or coffee for the next few years .

That's it ...it folded after the financial crisis ....cause the rents wer tru the roof or somethin ...mad ....used to be like going back in time...the waitresses had kinda Victorian unoforms on them kinda kinky they wer .......I remember bein in ther more than a cople times gettin a fry wit sum yungone next mornin after meetin her in howl at the moon or sum place an that's wer ya said goodbye an took her phone number ....but ya never rang .....she went back to nursing an ya went back to doin brake linings on the buses an yu taut bout her for cople days ....then did it all again next weekend an forgot all bout her ....broke on Monday mornin ...paid the land lady Friday 50 quid ....taut yu be yung forever an didnt look ahead.......

Silly cnut
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: Dr. Martin Gooter Bling on May 07, 2020, 01:09:35 am
The historic Bewley’s cafe on Grafton Street is to close permanently with the loss of 110 jobs. Staff were informed of the decision by the operator of the cafe, Bewley’s Ltd, which is owned by artist Paddy Campbell.

The closure has been blamed on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economy, which has been in lockdown since March, and the €1.5 million annual rental cost on the protected structure.

that fuckin hole has closed permanently about three or four times, no?
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: john m on May 07, 2020, 01:19:41 am
Shit is hitting the ventilators in Donny Ts USA over 2500 dead people today so opening up the super lovely gorgeous climatic wank stained country is beginning to shit in Donny Ts mouth .Will Leo and Paggo and the Early School leaver and the invisible minister for justice have to review their plans to unlock the country .A lot of businesses going to suffer if they do not open .
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: Theoneandonly on May 07, 2020, 10:20:21 am
The States affected most harshly are those that don't/didn't vote for Trump, so in reality the crazy gobshite doesn't care about them.
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: silverbullet on May 07, 2020, 02:25:42 pm
Trump mad as a brush claiming Covid 19 is the worst attack on America since Pearl harbour or 911.

It must be very annoying not having someone you can bomb back to the stone age.
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: Shallowhal on May 07, 2020, 04:14:34 pm
Trump mad as a brush claiming Covid 19 is the worst attack on America since Pearl harbour or 911.

It must be very annoying not having someone you can bomb back to the stone age.

That's why he keeps throwing shapes at China over the bad flu!!
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: Taxi driver42 on May 07, 2020, 04:17:31 pm
Trump mad as a brush claiming Covid 19 is the worst attack on America since

It must be very annoying not having someone you can bomb back to the stone age.




It's a metaphor
And its true
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: Taxi driver42 on May 07, 2020, 04:19:14 pm
Trump mad as a brush claiming Covid 19 is the worst attack on America since Pearl harbour or 911.

It must be very annoying not having someone you can bomb back to the stone age.

That's why he keeps throwing shapes at China over the bad flu!!


China could have contained its better and earlier
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: john m on May 07, 2020, 04:22:31 pm
You got to admire his logic .He recons they should stop testing as testing finds more cases and makes America Look bad .Can they extradite me if I say I hope somebody shoots him .Is there not one man left in America .If you asked most americans to shoot a child from two miles away with a high powered rifle while dressed in an Army uniform because their country needs them they would all do it now their country needs someone to shoot a big pile of Orange Shite and no takers .
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: john m on May 07, 2020, 04:25:16 pm
Trump mad as a brush claiming Covid 19 is the worst attack on America since Pearl harbour or 911.

It must be very annoying not having someone you can bomb back to the stone age.

That's why he keeps throwing shapes at China over the bad flu!!


China could have contained its better and earlier

They Did and thats what annoys Trump .China went for lockdown Britain and USA were to busy pointing the Liberal finger at China claiming they were denying civil rights to their People by locking them Down .
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: dalymount on May 07, 2020, 06:01:08 pm
Best American president ever
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Post by: markmiwurdz on May 07, 2020, 06:33:54 pm
Best American president ever

Not even the best impeached President...
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: Tom on May 07, 2020, 06:48:37 pm
Carroll catering took it over then with the crash the rent over 2 million a year forced a court case over the rent upward rents only scheme .It closed for a while then reopened .Its a listed building so cant be fucked about with .Cant see to many willing to pay three and change for a cup of tea or coffee for the next few years .

That's it ...it folded after the financial crisis ....cause the rents wer tru the roof or somethin ...mad ....used to be like going back in time...the waitresses had kinda Victorian unoforms on them kinda kinky they wer .......I remember bein in ther more than a cople times gettin a fry wit sum yungone next mornin after meetin her in howl at the moon or sum place an that's wer ya said goodbye an took her phone number ....but ya never rang .....she went back to nursing an ya went back to doin brake linings on the buses an yu taut bout her for cople days ....then did it all again next weekend an forgot all bout her ....broke on Monday mornin ...paid the land lady Friday 50 quid ....taut yu be yung forever an didnt look ahead.......

Silly cnut
this is the part where you give me a Werther's Original lol
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: Theoneandonly on May 07, 2020, 06:51:22 pm
In response to the topic title I'm guessing 227.25
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: Taxi driver42 on May 08, 2020, 01:52:02 am
Trump mad as a brush claiming Covid 19 is the worst attack on America since Pearl harbour or 911.

It must be very annoying not having someone you can bomb back to the stone age.

That's why he keeps throwing shapes at China over the bad flu!!


China could have contained its better and earlier

They Did and thats what annoys Trump .China went for lockdown Britain and USA were to busy pointing the Liberal finger at China claiming they were denying civil rights to their People by locking them Down .


I've a brother in china
The news for china about deaths is fake these 100 000s not 10 000s they didnt contain it or warn the rest of us early enough
Also theres still people dying today that's not reported
They willing to let their own die and not let foreigners in because their deaths would be noticed
The creations are going non stop over there
Dont believe or trust Chinese figures
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: john m on May 08, 2020, 06:56:45 am
Yanks are lying as well Texas are burning a few 100 a day but recording about 20 or 30 deaths ,Texas is a Big Republican Vote for Trump .The real number for the states is nearer 200 k than 70k .Russia is riddled .I have family in Africa and to keep China Happy as they are big investors A lot of African countries are not even counting the cases .Since Trump reopened America the number of recorded deaths has been over 2000 a day ,it was down below that .Are we doing the right thing going back to work so soon .

  Back on Topic Girl I know works for Independent news she says that the Evening Herald might be turned into an on line paper only .
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: mercenary for hire on May 08, 2020, 09:21:14 am
The only time I need an actual newspaper is when I'm shaving me head.I didn't think the Herald was still going.
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: Theoneandonly on May 08, 2020, 10:33:41 am
The only time I need an actual newspaper is when I'm shaving me head.I didn't think the Herald was still going.
Why do you need a newspaper to shave your head?
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: mercenary for hire on May 08, 2020, 10:38:37 am
To catch the clippings on the floor then straight into the bin.Using anything that isn't disposable that has to be cleaned just takes more time.I'm busy..
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: Theoneandonly on May 08, 2020, 11:08:17 am
To catch the clippings on the floor then straight into the bin.Using anything that isn't disposable that has to be cleaned just takes more time.I'm busy..

Vacuum cleaner?
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: Shallowhal on May 08, 2020, 11:49:41 am
The only time I need an actual newspaper is when I'm shaving me head.I didn't think the Herald was still going.

The local free rag hasn't been distributed since the pandemic hit......luckily the weather has been nice and i've been shaving me noggin in the back garden,
Anyways......kitchen all prepped for painting....laters!!
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: dalymount on May 08, 2020, 01:11:49 pm
Well yis all know which businesssssssss I hope don't open again
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Post by: mercenary for hire on May 08, 2020, 01:19:26 pm
Daly without pub work you'll have very little at night.Pubs are great for getting out of the gaff.
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Post by: dalymount on May 08, 2020, 01:32:40 pm
Not the pubs in talking about
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Post by: mercenary for hire on May 08, 2020, 01:37:30 pm
The despatchers?

They can all avail of the government wage top-up so they're unlikely to be in trouble.
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: Theoneandonly on May 08, 2020, 01:38:01 pm
Not the pubs in talking about

Truth be told Hailo revolutionised the Taxi business here, more people use Taxis as a result of their innovation, hopefully they continue to do so after the storm
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: silverbullet on May 08, 2020, 02:23:14 pm
 HAILO could do 50% off nappies for drivers, considering they'll shit themselves every time they hear a cough or sneeze in the back.
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: Punter on May 08, 2020, 03:03:34 pm
I dont think many of the pubs will reopen as not going to viable --if the premises is paid for it will be just mothballed until vaccine,excuse to let expensive staff go and if its in debt-- rented as long as they stay closed they have some sort of an out---staff gone --rates holiday qualify for whatever rescue package Gov decide--there will be no shortage of minimum wage staff in new year--you can forget about nightclubs,Harcourt st will be wiped out till vaccine !
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: dalymount on May 08, 2020, 04:06:35 pm
That'll be no harm. Harcourt clogged up every night with illegally parked taxis, to the extent ya can't get up, not down the fukin street
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: Bob Shillin on May 08, 2020, 04:51:07 pm
The despatchers?

They can all avail of the government wage top-up so they're unlikely to be in trouble.
A lot less drivers paying base now, even at €25pw. FN have most of the work, despatchers will have a lot less drivers when this is over, and no real means of getting them back without a huge investment in IT.
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: dalymount on May 08, 2020, 05:06:15 pm
Yet only saying that to cheer me up
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Post by: stonethecrows on May 08, 2020, 05:09:40 pm
To catch the clippings on the floor then straight into the bin.Using anything that isn't disposable that has to be cleaned just takes more time.I'm busy..
I usually run extension lead outside , off with the top , sit on an auld step ladder and run the razor machine over me loaf and beard, or if the wife is in good form she does it.

Give yourself a good shake down when finished and all hair droppings are outside.
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: Taxi driver42 on May 08, 2020, 05:10:23 pm
The only time I need an actual newspaper is when I'm shaving me head.I didn't think the Herald was still going.


Wat will we  wash windows with now?
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: mercenary for hire on May 08, 2020, 06:51:32 pm
When I used to clean the windows on the taxi I'd be using kitchen towels.Back when we had more time to do it.Now it looks like we might have time to clean the car again.
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: Tom on May 08, 2020, 08:59:20 pm
Yanks are lying as well Texas are burning a few 100 a day but recording about 20 or 30 deaths ,Texas is a Big Republican Vote for Trump .The real number for the states is nearer 200 k than 70k .Russia is riddled .I have family in Africa and to keep China Happy as they are big investors A lot of African countries are not even counting the cases .Since Trump reopened America the number of recorded deaths has been over 2000 a day ,it was down below that .Are we doing the right thing going back to work so soon .

  Back on Topic Girl I know works for Independent news she says that the Evening Herald might be turned into an on line paper only .
i wouldnt say that about Russia john
you might fall out a window :-\
i was down town today...not dublin in the west
and it was like normal almost normal
there no stoping them now


Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: Bob Shillin on May 08, 2020, 10:34:16 pm
Not the pubs in talking about

Truth be told Hailo revolutionised the Taxi business here, more people use Taxis as a result of their innovation, hopefully they continue to do so after the storm
If it was your site I would think that you were click baiting. Worst thing to ever happen to the biz. Was making more per hour in 2003 than now. They are riding us and as yet are only half up us.
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: dalymount on May 09, 2020, 07:45:15 am
And drivers are letting them, simply by being willing participants
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: Taxi driver42 on May 09, 2020, 01:32:04 pm
Not the pubs in talking about

Truth be told Hailo revolutionised the Taxi business here, more people use Taxis as a result of their innovation, hopefully they continue to do so after the storm


Apps are the enemy it gives them the power to switch any of us off
Title: Re: How many more businesses wont reopen ?
Post by: Rat Catcher on May 09, 2020, 08:22:16 pm

Truth be told Hailo revolutionised the Taxi business here, more people use Taxis as a result of their innovation, hopefully they continue to do so after the storm
If it was your site I would think that you were click baiting. Worst thing to ever happen to the biz. Was making more per hour in 2003 than now. They are riding us and as yet are only half up us.

+1. Takings were higher during the last boom and freight was significantly lower.