Kildare's newest pub is set for a St Patrick's Day opening
County Kildare’s newest pub opening, originally scheduled for earlier this year, will now take place on St Patrick’s Day.
The Forge Inn at South Main Street in Naas is adjacent to the recently opened Naas Plaza entrance.
This is the site of the shopping centre development, which also incorporates hundreds of car parking spaces, but which never actually opened.
The site was sold by the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA), which was established in 2009 during the banking crisis, to the Roche Group, which also owns the Vista Primary Care enterprise in Naas.
The Forge Inn has not traded for a number of years and is also owned by the Roche Group, which, along with a number of main street properties became part of the shopping centre premises.
Ger Roche of the Roche Group previously indicated the enterprise would open before now.
However another delay has materialised because of unforeseen circumstances.
He said it will be a “middle of the road pub.” A substantial amount of work has taken place on the premises.
The Forge Inn has been closed for many years.
In March 2018, a fire was deliberately started at premises causing extensive damage - subsequently costed at €100,000.