Ferrybank, County Kilkenny
| Ferrybank Irish: Port an Chalaidh | |
| County Kilkenny | |
|---|---|
 Overlooking Fountain Street in Ferrybank | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | S614131 |
| Location: | 52°15’55"N, 7°6’15"W |
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| Local Government | |
Ferrybank is a village of County Kilkenny on the northern bank of the River Suir that marks the border with County Waterford. It has effectively become a suburb of Waterford City, which Ferrybank faces across the river.
Sport
- Athletics: Ferrybank Athletic Club
- Football: Ferrybank AFC
- Gaelic sports: Ferrybank GAA
Athletic events have been held in Ferrybank since 1869.
Ghost shopping centres
The Ross Abbey Town Centre Shopping Complex was built in 2008 at a cost of €7 million and was sold in 2013 for €225,000. It remained empty for several years after it was constructed.[1] In 2017 (nearly 10 years after the complex was completed) the discount retailer "Mr Price" opened a unit within the development.[2][3] Other businesses subsequently opened there.
The Ferrybank Shopping Centre was completed in 2008 at a cost of €100 million.[4] It never opened, due to the failure of Dunnes Stores to take up its planned anchor tenancy,[5] and (as of late 2023) remained closed.[6][7] While containing no retail outlets, part of the development has housed a local library and county council office.[8]
References
- ↑ "Waterford ghost shopping center originally worth $26.5 million now for sale for $365,500". News. Irish Central. http://www.irishcentral.com/news/waterford-ghost-shopping-center-originally-worth-265-million-now-for-sale-for-365500-211173831-237596011.html.
- ↑ "Ross Abbey in Ferrybank to finally open". Munster Express. 14 March 2017. http://www.munster-express.ie/front-page-news/secondary-stories/ross-abbey-in-ferrybank-to-finally-open/.
- ↑ "Mr Price, Ross Abbey Town Centre, Ferrybank". http://www.mrprice.ie/page/waterford-2/74.
- ↑ "Exorcising the spirits that still haunt malls". The Sunday Times. London. 12 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072114/https://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/ireland/Business/article1579987.ece.
- ↑ "Never back down: How Dunnes battles and confounds its landlords". The Journal Media. 25 May 2017. https://www.thejournal.ie/dunnes-stores-disputes-with-landlords-2-3408534-May2017/.
- ↑ "Official opening date sought for Ferrybank Shopping Centre". 8 June 2023. https://www.waterfordlive.ie/news/business/1190034/official-opening-date-sought-for-ferrybank-shopping-centre.html. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ↑ "Still no opening date for Ferrybank Shopping Centre on Kilkenny / Waterford border". 6 October 2023. https://kclr96fm.com/still-no-opening-date-for-ferrybank-shopping-centre-on-kilkenny-waterford-border/. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ↑ "Legal dispute that's kept the Ferrybank Shopping Centre empty could be resolved next month". 8 November 2021. https://kclr96fm.com/legal-dispute-thats-kept-the-ferrybank-shopping-centre-empty-could-be-resolved-next-month/. Retrieved 9 January 2022. "It has been sitting idle since 2009 with no shops – the only life in it is the local Library and the county council office"
- Port an Chalaidh / Ferrybank: Placenames Database of Ireland