Work begins on Golden Grill demolition
The former Golden Grill building on Letterkenny’s Port Road will be tossed with work underway this week
A demolition crew has moved in to knock one of Letterkenny’s most iconic nightspots.
The Golden Grill on the Port Road will be tossed.
The site has been surrounded by protective barriers and in recent days work has begun to empty the building of its contents.
‘Danger. Demolition in progress’ warns site notices dotted around the fence.
One of the most popular nightspots in Ireland at its height, the ‘Grill’ was first opened in 1961 by Bernard McGlinchey.
For decades, the ‘Grill’ was the leading haunt in the north west for weekend revellers with busloads coming from across Ulster.
The venue is credited with launching thousands of romances at Bellas Club, the Millionaire Club or Club 2000.
Artists from Shane MacGowan, Judge Jules, Paul Van Dyk to the Fun Lovin’ Criminals headlined at the venue over the years.
Now, however, it will fall to the beat of the bulldozers.
The Golden Grill closed unexpectedly in August 2008 before investment from the Tinney family saw it reopened as the Grill Nightclub later that year.
The venue fell into disuse in recent years and in 2021 planning permission was sought, in the name of John Barry, for its demolition.
Temporary security hoardings will be erected with no confirmation on what is planned for the site into the future.