Galway retail unit where Bon Iver previously worked is up for rent as CEX relocates

Irish Independent

8 hours ago

Eagle-eyed Galwegians noticed the space, located just off Eyre Square, up for rent earlier this month, with a few Reddit user noting that the CEX website has a listing for a store 'coming soon' to Galway Shopping Centre on Headford Road.
The well-known chain which buys, sells and exchanges second‑hand items such as electronics, games and DVDs, has become a much-loved fixture on Williamsgate Street for some.
The current CEX shop was formerly an Eircom store, which the Grammy award winning musician Justin Vernon, better known as Bon Iver, once worked in.
A video clip of an old interview with the frequent Taylor Swift collaborator, Vernon, resurfaced in 2014 (thanks to TikTok user @Deeeeeemurph), and it shows the now mega-famous indie star discussing his time in Galway way back in 2001.
Vernon moved to the city of Tribes when he was 19 for four months and worked at the Eircom store selling phones, later working at the well-respected Java Cafe.
In the old interview clip for Galway International Arts Festival, the world-renowned singer-songwriter discusses his phone selling abilities and his love for Galway.
"I worked in Eyre Square, sold cell phones at the old Eircom and, uh, well I tried to sell cell phones. I didn't really sell that many of them,' Vernon said.
"It was amazing. I could only stay four months because of my work permit... Galway's always been really special to me."
In another interview with the music magazine Hot Press, Vernon discussed spending his time on Ireland's west coast living in hostels, eating Supermac's snack boxes, and his 'awesome' Galwegian summer.