Fairgreen manager says retail ‘far from finished’ as talks progress with two major international brands to replace River Island and New Look

John Brophy, manager of Fairgreen Shopping Centre in Carlow town
The manager of the Fairgreen Shopping Centre in Carlow town said he’s a “long way from panicking” following the recent closure of a number of shops in the centre.
John Brophy has been managing shopping centres for nearly three decades and has become accustomed to different shopping trends that come and go, with the current one being online shopping.