Public meeting over Naas business closures
Frustration
27 Jan 2017
Businesses are under threat in Naas
The rate of business closures along the main street in Naas has prompted a public meeting which will take place next week.
A small group of local woman have set about arranging the meeting for the Town House Hotel a week from today. They’ve been in contact with local retailers and say there is a positive reaction to the meeting.
The Londis convenience store run by Ciaran Mattimoe since 2011 at North Main Street closed today. However the Mattimoe family had been in business in for 33 years.
“We are concerned and angry at the number of businesses that have closed and this is continuing. Also there is a threat posed by cycle paths to Swan’s on the Green and Goulding’s hardware shop. The town is dying when compared to the vibrant town it was when I was growing up. We are keen to have as many people as possible at the meeting to reach some consensus about what we can do,” one of the organisers told the Leader.
It takes place on Friday at 8pm.
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02:51, 29 January 2017
Lazy car mad Irish wanting to show their 171s on their sleeves! Look at beautiful large and small bustling European towns with much more bike and pedestrian focussed centres. Amsterdam and Copenhagen have similar weather to us and everyone bikes. They look slimmer and healthier too! Satellite car parks would help people from out of town. Karl
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Teresa
Scanlon
00:03, 29 January 2017
Great idea for meeting. Someone has to take action. Teresa Scanlon Naas
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Daniel
Ryan
02:14, 28 January 2017
Where to begin? There are more taxi ranks than parking spaces firstly. Rates are too high. Tesco has sucked all the good business and spending out of the town. Community building initiatives have fallen dramatically. The only parking seemingly still available is the NCPS, what a dose! Saturday free parking was a good initiative, however we are far beyond small measures such as this. The town/county council need to get the finger out. Finally the cost to park on the main street in Naas is nearly double the cost comparatively to Newbridge!? As a business owner looking to move to what's left of Naas, Inam saddened. I used to love Naas. RIP
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