Fiona Fairbrother (left) and Niamh Healion of Soup Dragon on Capel Street which will close after 25 years in business. Photograph: Bryan O’BrienIt was Bloomsday in 2000 when best friends Fiona Fairbrother and Niamh Healion set up a hole-in-the-wall lunch spot, Soup Dragon on Capel Street in Dublin. “But we were determined.”More than 25 years later, the popular Dublin cafe is due to close, with a new landlady taking over the lease. Fiona Fairbrother and Niamh Healion opened Soup Dragon in 2000Niamh Healion (left) and Fiona Fairbrother of Soup Dragon on Capel Street. Soup and sandwich at Soup Dragon on Capel Street.

Source: The Irish Times February 17, 2026 15:55 UTC