Crumlin Shopping Centre to Re-Open
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EE FR LOCAL SOUTH EDITION 22nd November 2018 Phone: 087 252 4064 • Email: [email protected] • www.localnews.ie Crumlin l Drimnagh l Kimmage l Walkinstown l Terenure l Rathfarnnham l Rialto l Baellyfermot l Ratwhmines l Harolds Cross ls Kilnamanagh l Templeogue l Inchicore l Inner City l Tallaght l Rathgar l Ranelagh Crumlin Shopping l Extensions, Renovations l All GRAnt woRk cARRiEd out. l Registered & fully insured l insurance claim work Centre to re-open l Architects Plans Ring (01) 465 2412 SPECIAL TO Mobile: 086 311 2869 LOCAL NEWS By PAUL KELLY Email: [email protected] THE SEMI-DERELICT Crumlin www.farrellbuilding.ie Shopping Centre is to exit its decade-long limbo thanks to a legal settlement between the pow - erful Dunne-Heffernan dynasty and the still-trading tenants. As it stands, the eerily empty central concourse houses just one 500 litres lone tenant, Hickey’s Pharmacy. And only Texas Fried Chicken, run by owner-manager Luckie Heating oil Dissanayaka, survives amongst valid on 25/11/2018 the dozen-odd outside units fac - €409 ing Crumlin Road. Invisible, even from the central dublin concourse, is Dunne’s Stores itself. The retail outlet, up to recently, 01-6249710 maintained a fresh fruit, grocery At the launch of The Liberties by Maurice Curtis in W H Smith in Arnotts, last night are (l-r): Kim O'Lin; James Madigan, Di - 045-431281 and clothing outlet in the centre. rector of the Liberties Cultural Association; Maurice Curtis, author; Stephen Reynolds, W H Smith and Maria O'Reilly. Photo: Mags Gargan In the last few months all those tel: 01-6249710 or 045-431281 or click mcloil.com operations have been combined Otherwise, the property is 1989 lease was up. However, his and dynastic changes involving into a single outlet at the back. brother-and-sister bosses Frank Oddly enough, no one at empty. solicitor fought the case against Crumlin Investments, the Dunne (75) and Margaret Hef - Dunnes — either at local manage - fernan (76). These changes may rial level or in their city-centre LEASES Dunnes Stores–controlled vehi - cle that owned and managed the pave the way for a settlement. headquarters — has made any ef - First, “Crumlin Investments”, This is in a centre that, dur - centre. fort to advertise the fact that this the Dunnes vehicle that is nom - ing the 1990s and in the early Similarly, the family of Paddy key part of the Crumlin Shopping inal owner of the centre, was ab - NO MORE TV BILLS EVER millennium, housed a fancy- Hickey, owner of the pharmacy Centre is still open for business. sorbed into Dunnes Stores goods store, a bank, a wine shop, (who has similar outlets all SPECIAL OFFER There is no sign of it outside or proper. Margaret Heffernan was around the city) were told they inside the complex. The only a hairdresser, two butchers and listed as director of the invest - “Business As Usual” signs outside two supermarkets (Tesco and had to leave, but managed to ment vehicle. And while she is IRISH COMPANY refer to the Texas Fried Chicken Dunnes itself). maintain their tenancy. €250 still director at Dunnes, she has fully install ed EXCELLENT Holding it back during recent “We’re not going anywhere outlet. It takes a trip all the way to of late taken a step back from AFTERCARE SERVICE the rear car-park before Dunnes years has been problems con - anytime soon,” Local News was day-to-day operations. Stores itself becomes visible — cerning the leases. told by a source close to the As part of any deal, accom - and even then, it is not promi - Luckie Dissanayaka, owner Hickey family. modation will have to be nently signed, though it is actively of the Texas Fried Chicken busi - Now, however, we under - reached with both Mr Dis - trading. ness, was told in 2009 that his stand that there are managerial continued on page 2 Tel: 083 3133133 House Painting internal & external crumlin village special rates for Dublin’s Most senior Citizens % Recommended all areas covered Sales fee Estate Agents 011 - 4059333 l [email protected] l www.cityhomes.ie 2 | THE LOCAL NEWS from page 1 sanayaka’s food busi - ness and with the Hickey pharmaceuti - cal chain. Local News be - lieves that Ms Heffer - nan’s niece, Sharon McMahon, is review - ing the development and legal strategies pursued to date. She is understood to be a conciliatory figure, but may have to work with local or regional man - agers who have been handling matters at the Crumlin complex. With property in - terests all over Ireland LIGHTEN UP: it can be easy to miss the still-thriving chicken outlet (north and south) and in the UK, Dunnes will be keen to maintain a tough posture. At the same time, it is in their interests to have the CHRIS’S units — existing or re - EERIE: Hickey’s holds out in the deserted main concourse built — fully and prof - least four of the larger retail landmark once Pharmacy] who has tered sausages or pizza, All GEnERAl BuildinG itably occupied. Shed's, Garden Walls, Pillars, Plastering, Wet Dashing, former retail sites in - again. taken a real blow.” he says. side the main con - “With all this shop - Mr Dissanayaka “Not my thing! 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