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Pet World is part of the Horkan Group, a family owned and run business originally established over 100 years ago by the Horkan Family in Castlebar, Co Mayo, Ireland. The Family has been in the Garden centre market for the last 40yrs and in the Pet market for the last 15yrs. The Group employs over 100 staff in its Petworld and Horkan's Lifestyle & Garden Centre stores. It currently operates out of 5 locations in Galway, Castlebar, Sligo and Athlone. In other news at the Centre, health food chain Holland and Barrett have opened a new store on the new fashion mall while The Golden Spiderweb ladies fashion store has opened on the old mall in the unit which was previously occupied by the Baggage Store. Premier Hotels Ltd Faces Liquidation Over Rent PREMIER HOTELS Ltd, one of the subsidiaries of hotel management firm Prem Group, is facing liquidation after failing to agree a deal on a six-figure rent arrears bill with one of its landlords. The company, which was a joint venture with developer Paddy Kelly and his family until they exited last year, has called a creditors’ meeting for early next month to appoint a liquidator. Premier Hotels previously managed six of the Prem Group’s properties but it transferred the other businesses to new Prem Group companies between June 2009 and May 2010. Up until yesterday, it had only been responsible for Days Hotel, Dublin airport. The Dublin airport hotel’s landlord, Pierse Santry Cross, part of the Pierse construction group, appointed a new operator to the hotel yesterday, but would not reveal the company’s identity. The hotel will not close and the change will not affect its 35 staff. Read the full article here We're on the Road to Unmanned Forecourts WE HAVE already had self- service banks and supermarket tills, online check-in with airlines and automated telephone customer call centres. There are hotels you can use without the need of any human interaction and pubs where you can pull your own pint. Now, it seems, we’re on the road to unmanned service stations. About a year ago, Cork-based GreatGas launched the State’s first unmanned forecourt in Santry, and it has been so successful that managing director Ray O’Sullivan is keen to open more. Read the full article here
Another Big Job Boost for Santry
The 400 new jobs will be created by Stream Global Services who already have offices based in Santry's Woodford Business Park employing some 300 staff at present. The new jobs will be created as a result of the company winning a major contract with Microsoft to support customers of its Xbox 360 games console in the European market. In a statement from the company it said that the initial phase of the implementation will be fully operational in the third quarter of 2010. US-based Stream Global Services provides technical support, customer services and sales for IT and hi-tech companies and operates call centres around the world Nursing Homes to Create 140 jobs Up to 140 new jobs are to be created in Dublin over the next 12 months as part of a €12 million investment from nursing home group TLC. The company is building a new centre in Northwood Park in Santry which will contain 100 beds and day care and respite facilities. The centre will be the fourth purpose-built, luxury nursing home developed by the company in Ireland. TLC, which currently employs 354 people, also has plans for two other facilities in Blanchardstown and Killiney. Recruitment for the facility is currently underway with the centre seeking staff for a number of roles including nurses, clinical nurse managers, care assistants and medical staff, chefs, kitchen porters and housekeeping staff, administrators, reception staff and caretakers. Fingal To Play CS Marítimo of Portugal in Europa League Qualifier It has been confirmed that the first leg will take place in Madeira on 15th July at 7.45pm, with the return leg to take place in Dalymount Park on 22nd July (KO to be determined). CS Marítimo, from Madeira, finished fifth in last season's Portuguese top-flight. They were also involved in the UEFA Cup last season, pushing the 2004 champions Valencia all the way over two legs in the qualifying stages before bowing out on a 3-1 scoreline. New McDonalds Planned for Gulliver's Retail Park
There could be some questions whether the planning application does fall outside zoning and development controls for the area. But maybe the planning department in current economic climate may look more favourable at a development that will guarantee a number of new local jobs after it is completed? To see all planning documents please see link below http://planning.fingalcoco.ie Bestseller Reopen Stores in Omni
However during their examiership, the examiner Declan MacDonald prepared survival proposals which included applications to the High Court to repudiate leases on premises from which the stores operate, also Bestseller's Parent Company has agreed to invest €2.2 Million into its Irish arm and Bestseller renegotiated leases with a number of its landlords. The survival scheme got the support of the company's creditors and the High Court has approved the scheme, which in recent weeks has seen the reopening of a number of the group's stores including those in the Omni Santry. This is great news from the Omni which has suffered in recent times from closures due to economic downturn but this and other re-openings and new store openings in the Omni in recent months may mean the centre is beginning to turn the corner however the current economic climate is still very challenging for all retailers.
In other news on the Metro North project, Construction of the enabling works for Metro North have moved a step closer with the release of the first major tender package for the diversion of utilities in the city centre at St. Stephen's Green. The Railway Order for the project is expected to be granted at the end of July this year by An Board Pleanála and construction to start in earnest in early 2011 with construction due to be completed by end of 2016. Late Equaliser Keeps Sportings Title hopes Alive
Substitute Crowe showed he still had the touch in front of goal when he nodded in Alan Kirby's cross on 88 minutes. Rovers fans must have thought they had won the game on 86 minutes, when James Chambers' glancing header from Dessie Baker's corner found the top corner of Sportings Goal. However, they hadn't reckoned on Crowe spoiling the party. The point was the least Fingal deserved as they had edged a lively and competitive encounter in Tallaght. The point leaves both teams still in contention at the top, as the Airtricity League Premier Division title race promises to be the closest in recent memory. Fingal's next home game at Morton Stadium is on Saturday the 29th of May at 4pm against Galway United. Source: RTE Sport Sweet Memories Open in the Omni
So if you fancy a quarter of Kola Cubes or Apple Drops, or maybe a Wham bar or a Sherbet Fountain then you should visit the store, and bring back some of those memories, where the highlight of the week was visiting the local sweet store and getting a quarter of your favourite sweets for a hand full of change.
In other news at the Shopping Centre, Hughes and Hughes Book Store have reopened. The store was recently closed after the group went into liquidation. It is believed the store was reopened by the recently formed company Sivolta Ltd, Which have purchased a number of Hughes and Hughes former stores and are reopening them under the Hughes and Hughes banner.
Sporting Briefly Go Top of Premier Division for 1st Time in History Sporting Fingal scored a penalty on the hour mark to give them a 2 - 1 victory over unbeaten Dundalk Last Friday night at Morton Stadium and lifting them above the Lilywhites into top spot in the league . Fingal surged to the summit for the first time in their short history with a hard-working display over a Dundalk. However wins for Dundalk on Monday and St Pats on Tuesday night moved them back to 3rd place in the league. Though still early days in the season their brief time at the top showed Sporting Fingal's super progress since being formed in 2007 and showed that the newly prompted team was merely not satisfied with survival in the top league in their 1st season but were going to compete for top position in the league as well. Their next game is this Thursday against UCD away, their next home game is next Monday night the 26th against Bohemians at 7:45pm New Store for Gullivers Retail Park A New furniture Store has just opened its doors in Gulliver's Retail Park in Santry. The new store has taken the premises formally occupied by Premier Golf who went into liquidation last year. The store's name is Room to Room by Duca and is the first retail branch of Duca Furniture Limited. Duca Furniture Ltd is based in Dromiskin in Dundalk an 100% Irish owned company that has being for the past seven years been at the forefront of Furniture Wholesale in Ireland. It supplied many leading furniture stores with its large range of Sofa's and Solid Oak Furniture. Now they have decided to cut out the middle man and open up their own store. They hope by doing this to pass on real saving to their customers in these tough economic times. The store is open Monday to Saturday 10am to 6pm with late opening until 8 on Thursday and is open 12pm to 6pm on Sunday. You can call the store on 8421006 or 8421008. New Beauty Salon opens in Santry The ladies of Santry will be delighted with the news that a new beauty salon has opened its doors in Santry. The new salon named Savvi is located over the Maxol Petrol station on the swords road, in the former premises of Beauty Laine beauty salon, which moved to new premises last year in Northwood Santry. The new salon offers a full range of beauty treatments, for more information you can call the salon on 8428653. The Salon's website is currently under construction and hopefully will be on line soon http://www.savvibeauty.ie/ Sporting Fingal settle into life in the Top League
Fingal have now begun to find their football feet. Winning their 1st game away to Bray Wanders and then going on the following week to get their 1st home win of the season against Drogheda Untied. Then on Friday they managed to secure a draw away against league leader St Patrick's Athletics. The recent run of results has put Fingal in third place in the league table and firmly in the top half of the table. Their next home game is against Shamrock Rovers this Bank Holiday Monday at three o'clock For more info see http://www.sportingfingal.ie/Home/tabid/1259/Default.aspx http://www.airtricityleague.com/index.php/home Glimmer of Light for local Shopping Centre as 3 Mobile open New Store
The centre has being badly hit in recent times as a number of its leading stores closed down due to the current economic down turn. Firstly The Winding stairs closed their book store at the Centre then Adam's Kid's Clothes closed down as the company that ran it went into administration. Then in what were two massive blows for the centre Hughes and Hughes Book Stores went into receivership meaning the closing of it centre piece book store located in the centre's new mall and Best Seller who ran four Clothing Stores in the centre, Jack and Jones, Only, Vero Moda and Name it, closed all four of its stores after an Examiner was appointed to the troubled group in early March. The new 3 Mobile store is located in the middle of the centre's original mall. Let's hope its opening signal's the ending of centres recent store closures however in the current economic climate regrettable this is probably doubtful.
Fingal to Face League Winners in Season Opener Local newly-promoted football team Sporting Fingal will have to make the short trip to Dalymount Park on Friday March 5 when they face reigning champions Bohemians on the opening day of the new campaign (7.45pm). Fingal's first home game will be against Sligo Rovers at Morton Stadium Santry seven days later on March 12.  Permission
Granted for Mandalay Redevelopment As we reported back in September the owners of the Mandalay restaurant in Northwood Santry lodged a planning application with Fingal County Council for a new mix use development on the site of the current Restaurant. After a number of requests for further information from the planning officer the council has now granted permission to the development with a number of minor conditions most of which are standard for developments of this sort. As reported previously the new development will have two restaurants at ground level, own door offices at 2nd and 3rd level and penthouse apartments on the 4th floor. The building will be based around a circulation core and will also include outdoor seating area and a wine cellar at the basement level of the new building. Mick
Kelly from Defendu Wins All Around
Local
Retail Park Struggles in Current Economic Climate.
The latest body blow for the Retail Park was the Closure of the Parks 2nd largest Tenant Currys. Who according to a notice posted on the doors of the now closed store are moving their store to nearby rival Retail Park, Airside Swords. This closure follows the closure of the Premier Golf Store last year, This company which at its height was the 2nd largest golf store chain in Ireland went into liquidation in March of 2009 and the store closed shortly afterwards. With three other units still to be let at the park, this leaves five of the total nine units vacant at present and in a recent industry survey, Gulliver's were in the bottom of a table, which was based on profitability, with most tenants at the park saying they were in a serious loss making position at present. The Cosgrave Property Group who own the park must now considering how to save the park from its current problems they might be somewhat relieved that at least the adjacent neighbourhood centre appears to be trading well with two new tenants moving in last year. International
Company Set Up Head Office in Northwood House.
The Company has taken one of the penthouse suites in the recently constructed building which is located within the Northwood Development and just across from Ben Dunne's Northwood Gym at the Santry Avenue entrance to the development. They are one of the 1st tenants to mover the new building which is made up of 27 suites spread over four floors. In other office news in Northwood, a number of new tenants have moved into Northwood Court in the recent months. The office units have been let to Gama Construction, Lagan Construction, Amateo and Life Times.
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New Bridal Store Opens in Santry
A new Bridal Store has just opened it doors in Santry, The Perfection Bridal Studio has opened on the broad walk at the Omni Santry, beside Florissmo Florists. The Store that was formally based in Crumlin in south Dublin, stocks dresses from a number of renowned designers such as Romantica of Devon, Ella by Essence, Trudy Lee, Orchid Bridal and many more. They also provide gowns for those of a more curvaceous figure with a range of gowns designed for size 16 and over and also have a range of ready to go gowns for those in a hurry or on a budget. For more information you can contact the store on 086 - 2594430 or visit their website http://www.perfectionbridalstudio.ie/ In other news on the Centre, Boston Bakery and Joni Ladies Boutique have both recently set up shop in the new mall. The Bakery store is on the ground floor of the new mall, While Joni is on the 1st floor of the new mall the store beside the Ralph for Men store. Also we believe that 3 Mobile will be opening a new store in the centre shortly, we hope to have further details on this opening shortly. REVIEW
OF THE YEAR: Wildest dreams come true for Sporting Fingal players
Help
Sought in Tracing Dublin Man
Anyone with any information about his whereabouts is asked to contact Santry Garda Station on 01 666 4000.
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In
good news for pet lovers in Santry , Pet World is opening a new Store in the Omni
Santry. Their new Santry Store will stock a wide selection of traditional and
exotic pet species including snakes and reptiles, tropical fish, birds, pet rabbits
and other small animals. The store also stock a wide selection of pet food and
pet accessories. The new Store is located on the broad walk in the unit formally
occupied by the Golf Works store. 
There
has being another big job boost for Santry with the announcement of another 400
new jobs to be created in the area, this comes on the back of news earlier this
month of 140 Jobs that are to come on line with the building of a new TLC Centre
in Northwood Santry. 
Local
Team Sporting Fingal were handed in the draw that took place on Monday, a draw
against CS Marítimo of Portugal in the second qualifying round of the Europa League.
Planning
Permission has being logged with Fingal County Council for a new McDonalds Restaurant
at Gulliver Retail Park Santry. The new store according to planning documents
logged with the Council will be located behind the local neighbourhood shops in
Northwood and across from the current Retail Park. The restaurant will be have
a 100 metre squared dining area as well as a drive through. 
Bestseller
Retail Ireland Ltd who operate under the brands Vero Moda, Jack and Jones, Only
and Name It in Ireland, have recently reopened all of their four stores in the
Omni Centre Santry. The four stores had only closed their doors a few months ago
after the group had gone into examinership. 
There
was a boost for Metro North with the announcement that the European Investment
Bank was to approve a loan of €500 million to develop the Metro North. This has
being seen as a vote in confidence from Europe in the scheme with the bank's vice
president, Plutarchos Sakellaris, describing the project as "'significant contribution
to sustainable urban transport in the greater Dublin area and will be the backbone
for a future integrated public transport network'"
Sporting's
Veteran striker Glen Crowe earned Sporting Fingal a point against Shamrock Rovers
with a dramatic late equaliser at Tallaght Stadium on Friday Evening. 
Sweet
Memories sweet shop have open up a shop in the Omni Santry, the shop specialises
in retro sweets and old style quarters bags from jars. The store is located at
a Kiosk just at the top of the new fashion mall as it joins the existing mall.
Nourish
the independently owned group of Irish health food stores that has being in existence
for over 20 year, providing wholefoods, nutritional and natural skincare products
to their customers, have moved to a new larger premises at the Omni, Santry. They
have moved from their former store located close to the Tescos to a larger store
located on the Fashion Mall in what was The Laptop Shop beside The Perfume Shop.
After
recent bad news at the Omni Santry, with a number of high profile store closers
at the centre, the Omni must be glad to have some good news, with 3 Mobile opening
their new store in the centre. 
Gulliver's
Retail Park which is based in Northwood Santry appears to be struggling in the
new economic reality. Built in the last years of the Celtic Tiger the park is
now struggling as tenants move out or close shop, leaving over half the units
now vacant. 
There
was a tree planting ceremony to celebrate the commencement of the partnership
to develop the IKEA Family Woodland with Fingal County Council, IKEA and the Tree
Council, of Ireland at Santry Demesne on Saturday 30 January at 11.00am
Dreams
of the wildest nature came true for Sporting Fingal this year after they won promotion
to the Premier League and then followed it up with the FAI Ford Cup. The terrific
season means that not only did the League of Ireland's youngest side capture its
first piece of silverware, but also qualified for the first stages of the Europa
League, formerly known as the Uefa Cup. Reflecting on the numerous high points
throughout the season, club secretary, John O'Brien, said: 'It's been such a memorable
year. We have an absolutely terrific management team. Read the full article 
Gardaí
in Dublin have appealed for public assistance in tracing a missing man. Alan Harris
(50) was last seen at his home in Lorcan Avenue, Santry, Dublin on Thursday. He
is 5 feet 11 inches tall, of thin build, with grey hair and a beard. When last
seen he was wearing an orange and grey jacket and blue jeans. He is believed to
be driving a silver Mercedes van, registration 04 D 36556. The van has www.surfdoc.ie
written in yellow letters on the side. Gardai said his family are concerned about
his safety. | |
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