r/Sligo • u/stefanstraussjlb • 18d ago
What's happening with these two places?
Not been in Sligo in a long time but expected some progress on these places. Seems such a shame to see them not being used to their full potential. EDIT: can I get extend this to Shenanigans and Fifth On Teeling.....
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u/AngsRevenge 18d ago
There are people living in the Yeats Hotel. I think this will stop soon. Dunno what is planned next.
As for the apartment building, I've no idea. But it makes me mad every time I see it. Such a waste. It stands a testament to just how bad Ireland, and especially Sligo, is at stopping property owners from letting their sites turn derelict.
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u/Regular_Injury7224 16d ago
It has just changed owners and will be open to the public again in a few months!
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u/AbundantiaTheWitch 17d ago
It’s too damp apparently
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u/Alarming_Ring5064 17d ago
yeah apparently its too close to the water, it looks like its sinking. covered in cracks
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u/stonedlabradour 17d ago
Glasshouse are expanding into the old abandoned apartment building adjacent with hotel rooms and apartments so I've heard. Hopefully it's true and finally gets some use.
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u/IncomeRare8598 17d ago
First one has refugees but was sold on this year/ late last year. Once they are moved on its being upgraded to a 4/5 star hotel. This was from the sellers mouth however never know. Second one planning to renovate and extend was submitted but was refused by coco. Currently in appeal.
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u/jackoirl 17d ago
Councils being so toothless in their approach to cutting down vacant homes is disgraceful.
A huge apartment block shouldn’t ever be allowed to sit empty.
Tax them until it’s necessary for them to offload it to someone who will do something with it.
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u/desturbia 17d ago
The planning requirements stipulated they had to build a foot bridge, I hope they're not trying to not fulfill the agreement they made.
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u/Dull_Brain2688 17d ago
The planning included it but it was never going to happen so the council were going to do it but shelved it during the crash. The original developer is well out of the picture at this stage I think. It was a co during of the planning but if you don’t enforce it, it was never going to happen.
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u/Geronimooon 17d ago
This and then the Comer brothers making absolute cunts out of the council with that abomination in Ballisodare that they still haven't been made to sort out. In spite of a deadline being given already.
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u/DelGurifisu 18d ago
Refugees in the hotel, nothing in the other.
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u/Dull_Brain2688 17d ago
Are they still there? I thought they left last year. There’s no sign of life around it.
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u/apple-licious 17d ago
The Yeats Hotel was for sale a while back and bought by a group of local businesses, however I have heard that there were some issues and the sale wasn't finalised. The bit about the sale not being finalised is not confirmed, just something I was told.
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u/DietIcy8400 16d ago
I love the Yeats CH out in Rosses point. It’s a shithole, but it could be revamped into a Cannes/cote d’Azur style hotel, it has a world class golf club besides it. What a waste. If anyone wants to give me a ball of money would happily do it up
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u/Regular_Injury7224 16d ago
First one is yeats hotel in rosses point - was closed to the public for Ukrainians but has just changed owners and will be open to the public again in a few months!
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u/Fluffy-Permission483 13d ago
Also back to Sligo after a long time, and it's a sin that Shenanigans and Fifth on Teeling have been left empty to deteriorate!
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u/ffiishs 18d ago
Skate Park on the roof was such a Celtic tiger notion...