Then news drifted through that the Uneeda bookshop on Oliver Plunkett Street was about to close. Murray’s, the famous hunting and fishing supplies shop on Patrick Street, which has been on the go for almost two full centuries. Hence the widespread disappointment that the little haven at the Grand Parade end of Oliver Plunkett Street is nearing the end. Although there is something happening in the last six months or so, the sale of my books is going up. Cork will be poorer because of John Coffey’s parting message for We Sell Books.

Source: Irish Examiner October 08, 2020 06:33 UTC