Whether it be a nutty or fruity undertone, many Irish people have come to love their treasure cup of coffee. It’s all about hitting the right notes, Joe McNamee talks to three Irish roasters about its rise in popularity
Ten Cork coffee boxes to visit this week
Tiny coffee shops are the new way forward, we round up some of the best spots to get your caffeine fix now that restrictions have eased
Bean & Berry founder Olan Crowley (right) and Mark Eaton (left) are getting ready for a busy weekend.
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Martha Brennan
“What is a horse doing in that coffee shop?” one Twitter user asked last weekend, referencing the rise of the horsebox turned coffee box - an initiative that has escalated since the sun began peeking out this season. Cleaned out horse boxes, newly equipped vans, and transformed trailers: If it can fit a coffee machine, it can mean big business.
Cork couple’s cracking egg enterprise goes from strength to strength
What started off with an ‘honesty box’, selling fresh eggs to passers-by in 2018, has been transformed into a major food supply business by Cork couple Michael and Carmen O’Sullivan, reveals CHRIS DUNNE
Carmen and Michael O’Sullivan of Farmsy.ie
Chris Dunne
BANDON man Michael O’Sullivan has a nickname among the local kids, as he drives around in his van, delivering his free range fresh farm eggs door-to-door.
“Local kids know Michael as the egg man!” says his wife, Carmen.
Michael took a year’s leave from his job in Cork County Council to concentrate on the eggs and locally produced food delivery service, called Farmsy.ie.
Quirkey food truck launches in Cork
A new food truck has popped up in the Kinsale and Innishannon area, in County Cork run by Siobhan Quirke, writes EMMA CONNOLLY
Siobhan Quirke with husband Seán Óg O hAilpín
Emma Connolly
COFFEE and cake lovers might have the added bonus of being served by GAA legend and heart-throb Seán Óg O hAilpín if they’re in the Kinsale or Innishannon areas.
The former inter-county player’s wife, Siobhan Quirke, has just launched her new food truck business called The Quirkey Kitchen and says Seán will be helping out at weekends.