Press Up Entertainment Archives - NORTH OF THE RIVER

OPENING SOON

I cannot decide if this is in fact part of the new Clerys Quarter but I suspect that it is [according to Google Maps it is]

Pret a Manger (prêt à manger is French for ready to eat) is a British sandwich shop franchise chain headquartered in London, United Kingdom and founded in 1983. It is popularly referred to as Pret. As of December 2022, Pret had 434 shops in the UK, including 273 in London, plus three “Veggie Prets”, which focus exclusively on vegetarian and vegan options. It also has shops in France, Ireland, the US, Hong Kong and several other countries.

In April 2022, the company announced plans to enter the Irish market, opening 20 outlets and creating 500 jobs

My understanding is that fit-outs at Clerys Quarter on O’Connell Street required up to four months, meaning Clerys is now due to open to customers in October or November just in time for Christmas.

Clerys was a long-established department store on O’Connell Street in Dublin, Ireland, a focal point of the street. The business dates from 1853, however the current building dates from 1922, having been completely destroyed in the 1916 Easter Rising. Clerys completed a five-year restoration programme in 2004 at a cost of €24 million. A renovation project is currently underway to restore the building and will include converting the layout from that of a department store to that of various businesses operating under the same roof.

The group also included three “At Home With Clerys” homewares stores in out-of-town retail parks at Blanchardstown, Leopardstown and Naas; and the discount department store Guiney and Co (a different company to the Guineys chain) at 79-80 Talbot Street; all of which closed during the 2012 receivership.There had formerly been a fashion-only outlet in The Square, Tallaght but this had already closed by the time of the receivership.

Clerys is being redeveloped into a mixed-use development of offices, retail and leisure called Clerys Quarter. Press Up Entertainment (run by Paddy McKillen Jr and Matt Ryan, and known for a number of pubs, bars and hotels as well as Wowburger and Tower Records Ireland) will operate a boutique hotel which will be called The Clery, with the hotel also including a rooftop bar and a restaurant.