A new restaurant is set to open its doors shortly at the Tesco megastore at the former Dundalk Shopping Centre.
Leaf Restaurant is currently hiring with positions available for chefs, waiting staff, deli staff and kitchen porters.
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It is also believed that the post office in Dublin Street is also set to relocate to the centre shortly.
The new Tesco Extra in Dundalk will be officially opened around 11am this morning.
Local politicians and staff of the centre are set to be in attendance with local Labour Party TD and new Minister of State for Business and Employment, Gerald Nash, set to cut the ribbon.
The new Tesco – located on the site of the former Dundalk Shopping Centre – opened on Saturday, with thousands having visited it in the first few days of trading.
The new Tesco Xtra megastore at the site of the old Dundalk Shopping Centre will open two days earlier than scheduled this Saturday morning.
The temporary Tesco Metro unit on the Avenue Road will close on Thursday evening ahead of the new store’s opening two days later.
The store had expected to open on Bank Holiday Monday but has moved ahead of schedule. The filling station is already in operation for the past few days.
As well as the Tesco store, the new centre will also include former Dundalk Shopping Centre tenants Hickey’s Pharmacy and Traynor’s Butchers.
Also included in the new store is a Costa Coffee outlet and Chapz Barbers.
While all too often we hear of businesses closing in Dundalk, there may be one opening in Stapleton Place quite soon.
Talk of the Town understands that O’Callaghan Insurances are set to reopen their offices opposite the McDonald’s drive-thru in an attempt to cash in on the expected resurgence of the area when the Tesco Xtra megastore opens its doors this weekend.
O’Callaghan’s – who also trade as quoteme.ie – were based at the iconic building at the bottom of Hill Street Bridge for several years before relocating to their current premises at the Blackthorn Business Park on the Coes Road.
The building has been on the market for a number of years without selling but is currently being refurbished ahead of the expected reopening of O’Callaghan Insurances – run by Leo and his daughter Caeva O’Callaghan.
It is understood that the company’s base at the Blackthorn Business Park will also remain open when the Stapleton Place offices reopen. O’Callaghan’s also have offices in both Navan and Monaghan.
A new advertising billboard could be on the way to the Ramparts Road.
Mullinary Tyre Co Ltd, who trade as Global Tyres, have applied to Louth County Council for planning permission to erect an advertising sign at their premises.
The company are clearly looking to cash in on the impending opening of the new Tesco Xtra store nearby with the council due to make a decision on the matter by September 7th.
The countdown is on to the opening of the new Tesco Extra megastore at Stapleton Place in Dundalk.
The filling station element of the complex – located at the site of the former Dundalk Shopping Centre – will open on Monday.
The main Tesco premises will then open its doors the following week on Bank Holiday Monday August 4th.
The new Tesco will provide groceries, clothing, hardware, a pharmacy, a butchers, a Costa Coffee outlet and much more.
It was recently revealed that more than 500 people had applied for jobs in the new Tesco, with more roles expected to be advertised in the coming weeks following its opening.
Meanwhile, a new roundabout junction has been implemented at the rear of the centre on the Ramparts Road. Cars travelling from the direction of the Marshes towards Tesco can no longer turn right to head towards Stapleton Place. They now must proceed past the turn and negotiate a roundabout before continuing on their journey.
The junction between McDonald’s and Sherry FitzGerald Carroll has also now been reduced to one lane.
An artist’s impression of what the new Tesco will look like when it reopens in August 2014
Wanze Properties (Dundalk) Limited, the company behind the construction of the new Tesco Xtra megastore in Dundalk, have been given the go ahead to install a new café in the revamped supermarket.
The company were recently granted planning permission to extend unit 4 in the premises by circa 42 square metres from 127 square metres to 169 square metres.
They have also been given permission to the change the use of the unit to a café, while they are also set to rearrange the adjacent ancillary services area and toilet facilities.
The new Tesco Xtra megastore will be located on the site of the old Dundalk Shopping Centre at the junction of Dublin Street, Hill Street and Stapleton Place.
The old centre was demolished before Christmas with construction work on the new Tesco premises well underway at this stage ahead of its expected opening in August.
As well as Tesco, the new building is also set to feature Traynor’s Butchers and Hickey’s Pharmacy, who are both operating out of temporary units alongside a Tesco Metro store on the Avenue Road during the construction phase.
An artist’s impression of what the new Tesco will look like when it reopens in August 2014
Wanze Properties (Dundalk) Limited, the company behind the construction of the new Tesco Xtra megastore in Dundalk are hoping to install a new café in the revamped supermarket.
The company have applied to Dundalk Town Council for planning permission to extend unit 4 in the premises by circa 42 square metres from 127 square metres to 169 square metres.
They have also sought permission to the change the use of the unit to a café, while they are also looking to rearrange the adjacent ancillary services area and toilet facilities.
The new Tesco Xtra megastore will be located on the site of the old Dundalk Shopping Centre at the junction of Dublin Street, Hill Street and Stapleton Place.
The old centre was demolished before Christmas with construction work on the new Tesco premises well underway at this stage ahead of its expected opening in August.
As well as Tesco, the new building is also set to feature Traynor’s Butchers and Hickey’s Pharmacy, who are both operating out of temporary units alongside a Tesco Metro store on the Avenue Road during the construction phase.
Construction on the new Tesco Xtra superstore at the old Dundalk Shopping Centre site is ongoing but is not to blame for rat problems in the area
Councillor Jennifer Green insists she is satisfied that the recent rat infestations that have plagued residents in the Thomas Street and Vincent Avenue areas of the town were not caused by the demolition of the Dundalk Shopping Centre.
Cllr Jennifer Green
The Sinn Féin representative initially felt that the demolition of the centre to make way for a new Tesco Xtra superstore was behind the problem, with at least one of the local papers picking up on this last week.
However, Cllr Green quickly dismissed that idea having spoken to Precision Construction Ltd about the matter.
Last week the HSE visited the site to investigate whether there was any rodent activity but there was none. Cllr Green said she then met with Declan Flood at the demolished shopping centre site, who informed her that Eco Lab were managing pest control on site and had taken the following measures:
To this end, Cllr Green has been informed that the HSE can take no further action at this time but she is concerned that the rat problem still remains.
She said: “This does not solve the problem of where the rats have come from. While I am glad that we have eliminated the Tesco site as a source, I would be happier if I could go back to the residents with an explanation.
“I have gone around the area and there isn’t any rubbish being dumped. Could it be as a result of the high tides we had as that area is also served by the Ramparts River? I was hoping the HSE report would have given us more answers.”
She added: “I will continue to look into this issue and do whatever I can to get it resolved. This situation cannot be allowed to continue.”
Picture credit: Aidan McGinn (Facebook)
Demolition work has commenced at the Dundalk Shopping Centre, which is to be knocked in order to be replaced by a new Tesco Xtra superstore.
While work on the demolition of the centre has started, it will be January 2014 before Tesco move to their new temporary unit on the Avenue Road.
It is then hoped that the new facility will be open by August 2014.
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