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Source: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Penneys closes Rathfarnham store after 28 years

Penneys said that the lease on the store had been due to expire.

A PENNEYS STORE in Rathfarnham is set to close, prompting concerns over the impact the closure will have on the local area. 

The store, located in Rathfarnham Shopping Centre and covering 875 metres square, will close in February 2020 after 28 years in business. Staff at the store have been offered the opportunity to re-locate to other Dublin stores. 

The first Penneys opened on Dublin’s Mary Street in 1969 – since then it has become an iconic Irish and international brand under the Primark label. 

A spokesperson for Penneys confirmed the closure. They said the decision had been made due to the “close proximity” of other stores in Nutgrove and Dundrum, as well as the fact that “the lease is due to expire in Rathfarnham”. 

“In recent years, Penneys has invested in enhancing its customer offering and experience in six Dublin stores,” they said.

Local Fianna Fáil TD John Lahart called the decision “very unfortunate”. 

“My priority is to ensure that Penneys, that would have been a big attraction and a big draw in the shopping centre, is replaced as quickly as possible,” he said. 

In January 2018, Primark closed one of its two stores in Derry. 

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    Jul 9th 2019, 11:28 PM

    How do you stop a tram weighing X tons if someone steps out in front of it? Rip to the victim but wishing the driver the best of recovery from an unavoidable tradgedy also!

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    Jul 9th 2019, 11:41 PM

    @GerryCummins: horrible for both the driver and the girl that was killed… neither will come back from this :(

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    Jul 10th 2019, 9:05 AM

    @GerryCummins: the woman was already lying on the track she didn’t just fall out in front of it. May she rest in peace & let’s not forget about the tram driver in this very sad situation.

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    Jul 9th 2019, 11:07 PM

    The area in question between Fatima stop and St James’s is indeed a dark and poorly lit area as the Luas travels on a grassy bank around a bend into darkness before coming in to the public area in front of the hospital.The driver is correct and this is borne out by the recommendations that drivers use full beams on this stretch of track.

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    Jul 9th 2019, 10:30 PM

    Rip.

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    Jul 10th 2019, 8:21 AM

    Very sad for all involved..

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