{"id":150749,"date":"2025-11-20T20:23:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T20:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/150749\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T20:23:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T20:23:08","slug":"massive-queue-outside-limerick-store-and-its-not-for-match-or-concert-tickets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/150749\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive queue outside Limerick store &#8211; and it&#8217;s not for match or concert tickets!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MAJOR QUEUES have stretched along Catherine Street in the city this Thursday, as crowds have gathered outside a well-known <a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/section\/131\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Limerick<\/a> retailer &#8211; but it isn&#8217;t match tickets these shoppers are hoping to score!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Although doors did not open until 11am, the line began forming early, and the queue soon snaked onto Roches St as the morning crowd continued to grow.<\/p>\n<p>The surge of interest follows last week\u2019s announcement that the long-time Limerick retailer, Silke One-Stop Art and Stationery, will close on Christmas Eve after more than 30 years in business.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/news\/breaking-news\/1942512\/well-loved-limerick-city-centre-retailer-to-cease-trading-after-more-than-30-years.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Well-loved Limerick city centre retailer to cease trading after more than 30 years<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One early morning shopper spoke to Limerick Live and said, \u201cI\u2019ve been coming to Silke\u2019s for years and I am so sad to see it go. I came in this morning for one last look around and to hopefully find a good bargain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, with its windows covered in bold \u201cClearance Sale\u201d signage, the shop has become a magnet for bargain-seekers and long-time customers hoping for one last look.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The much-loved store, easily recognised by the giant pencil above its entrance, has long been a creative staple for the people of Limerick and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Proprietor Owen Silke said: &#8220;It\u2019s a bittersweet moment. We\u2019ve had incredible support from the people of the region for over three decades. We\u2019ve seen artists grow and flourish, students become teachers, and teachers become artists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MAJOR QUEUES have stretched along Catherine Street in the city this Thursday, as crowds have gathered outside a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":150750,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,61,60,1396,44],"class_list":["post-150749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-limerick","tag-limerick-city"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150749\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=150749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=150749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}