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Originally Posted by dowlingm
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Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson
Templemore isn't that bad, to be honest it was never a place buzzing with activity
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although we are wandering off the topic a bit, the truth is that templemore is not in good shape at all. three business in the main street beside the spar and the big newsagents have closed the last six months, the costcutter supermarket went as well, two others went earlier this year. one entire street is half empty now, as you head out past main street towards thurles.
the college is in a state, two wings closed due to health and safety. its impossible to overstate how much the college kept the town going. it shelthered it form the cold winds affecting north tipp during the past time. roscrea is being hit equally as hard, but it is a bigger place, and has a chance to get back. that said, plenty of main street operations are closing here too. Newsagents, cafes, restaurants, discount stores, going. Its the silent recession.
from a rail point of view, it was only the college which justified the level of stops we have. it'll be interesting to see what happens next timetable proposals.