Showing posts with label Businesses. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Businesses. Show all posts

Culleton Insurances, Wexford

A photograph of the Culleton Insurances office, which was once situated at Temperance Row in Wexford town. The office was closed back in 2011 when the company decided to exit the personal home and motor insurance market (they sold this portion of their business to 123.ie).

Culleton Insurances

The vacant office building, as seen in 2014:

Culleton Insurances

Hughes & Hughes, Wexford

A street view image of the Hughes & Hughes bookstore that was once present in Redmond Square in Wexford town. This was captured in May of 2009, back when the 2009 Local Elections were on (you can see an election poster for Fine Gael candidate Philomena Roche). The store was closed in February of 2010 - after the company went into receivership. 225 staff members throughout Ireland were let go as a result.

Hughes & Hughes, Wexford

Square Discs, Wexford

A photograph of Square Discs, which was a music store that was situated in Redmond Square, Wexford - This image was snapped by the Google Street View team just after it had closed. Date: March 2009.

Square Discs

The Crescent View Restaurant, Wexford

A photograph of The Crescent View Restaurant on Crescent Quay in Wexford town. In the past, the premises housed a popular newsagents. To the right of the restaurant, you can see the John Barry statue. This was taken in January of 2015. The restaurant was closed in October of 2015, after it was served with its second closure order within the space of four months.

Crescent View Restaurant

Woodie's, Wexford

A photograph of the Woodie's DIY superstore and garden centre in Wexford Retail Park.

Woodie's

Woodie's sells a wide range of DIY, paint and garden tools. Here', you'll find products such as lawnmowers, power tools, cables, compost, emulsion paints and shrubs.

Whitford Hotel, Wexford

A photograph of Whitford House Hotel in Wexford town. Whitford is a four star hotel that is situated on the outskirts of Wexford, just off the Duncannon Road Roundabout. The origins of Whitford go back to 1964, when Jim and Kathleen Whitty opened a B&B in the area.

Whitford Hotel

Halfords, Wexford

A photograph of the Halfords outlet in Wexford Retail Park in Wexford town. This store was opened in March of 2006.

Halfords

Halfords is a British auto and cycling store that sells products such as children's car seats, oil filters, sat navs, mountain bikes, car bulbs, replacement mirror glass, fuel filters and car mats.

Photo date: Feb 2016.

Moore's Shop, Wexford

A street view image of Moore's shop, which was a newsagents on Carrigeen Street in Wexford town. Before its closure in May of 2009, Moore's had been in business for over 80 years and was extremely popular amongst students of the nearby Presentation Secondary School.

Moore's Shop, Wexford

Hibernian Aviva, Wexford

A Google streetview image of the Hibernian Aviva outlet that used to exist on the corner of Selskar Street and Slaney Street in Wexford town. In January of 2009, Hibernian insurance announced that would be re-branding itself as Hibernian Aviva. 12 months later, in December of 2009, the company re-branded itself as Aviva. In November of 2011, the company announced that it was shutting its Irish branches.

Nowadays, this particular outlet is occupied by recruitment agency Turas Nua.

Hibernian Aviva, Wexford

Euro Deal, Wexford

A Google streetview image of the recently-closed Euro Deal store on Wexford's Selskar Street. Euro Deal was a discount store that sold a variety of different products at a low price. Previously, the premises had been home to O' Neills newsagents.

Euro Deal

To the left, you can see fast-food restaurant Burger Mac. On the right, you can see bookmakers Paddy Power.

Carpetright, Wexford

A photograph of Carpetright (Carpet Right), which is situated in Wexford Retail Park in Wexford town.

Carpetright

As you might expect, the outlet sells carpets, laminate, rugs, vinyl and other flooring accessories. It also offers a free service for measuring and estimating.

Cash Encounters, Wexford

A photograph of the Cash Encounters outlet that used to exist on Selskar Street in Wexford. This was a "Cash For Gold" shop that also carried out mobile phone repairs.

Cash Encounters

Home Focus at Hickeys, Wexford

A photograph of the Home Focus at Hickeys store in Wexford town. The store is situated in the Wexford Retail Park in Clonard Little - next to Petmania.

Home Focus at Hickeys

The store sells "soft furnishings" and accessories such as towels, curtains, duvet covers, upholstery fabrics, pillowcases and curtain poles.

This photograph was taken in February of 2016.

Meadows & Byrne, Wexford

Meadows and Byrne

A photograph of the Meadows & Byrne homeware store in Drinagh Retail Park in Wexford. As you can see, this is also the entrance to Kelly's Cafe and Gardening Impulse. Photo date: 23 Feb 2016.

Mr. Price, Wexford

A photograph of the Mr. Price outlet in the Wexford Retail Park in Clonard, Wexford. Mr. Price is a bargain store that sells a wide variety of goods, such as phone chargers, food, drinks, toys, socket extensions, blank CDs, headphones, washing detergent, scart leads etc. This was taken at the end of Feb, 2016.

Mr. Price

Petmania, Wexford

Petmania, Wexford

A photograph of the Petmania (We're Crazy About Pets!) store in Wexford town. As you can guess, the store sells a wide range of pet-related products, such as pet food, goldfish, fish tanks, birds, bird cages, reptiles and more. The store is situated in the Wexford Retail Park. Photograph taken in February of 2016.

ALDI, Wexford

A photograph of the ALDI supermarket on Newtown Road in Wexford town. ALDI is a global discount supermarket chain that is based in Essen, Germany. This particular store was opened in September of 2014. There are two other ALDI outlets in Wexford (located on Trinity Street and in Wexford Retail Park). In the background, you can see the Wexford County Council building.

Costa Plus Sofas, Wexford

A photograph of the closed "Costa Plus Sofas" furniture store in Wexford Retail Park. In June of 2013, it was announced that the nationwide chain had decided to close a number of its stores in an attempt to "restructure" the business. The company had struggled throughout the recession, as consumer spending dwindled.

Costa Plus Sofas

Michael Murphy Home Furnishing, Wexford

A photograph of the Michael Murphy Home Furnishing store, which is situated in the Drinagh Retail Park in Wexford, Co. Wexford. As you might expect, the store sells furniture items such as sofas, sofa beds, mattresses and dining tables. It is opened 9AM-6PM between Monday and Saturday and 12PM-6PM on a Sunday. The phone number for the store is 053 91 06110

Michael Murphy Home Furnishing

Eishtec, Wexford

A photograph of the Eishtec building in Drinagh, County Wexford. Eishtec is as an "outsourced contact centre" that employs a large number of people in the South East region. Eishtec also operates a call centre in Waterford. This was snapped on a sunny day in February of 2016.

Eishtec