Dubliners campaign against Bewleys’ closure

DUBLINERS turned out yesterday to campaign against the closure of the landmark Bewleys café on Grafton Street.

Dozens of people protested outside the historic coffee shop and restaurant calling on its owners, the Campbell Bewley group, to keep it open.

Bewleys last month announced the closure of the two remaining cafés last month with the loss of 230 jobs. It said the outlets had been making losses for several years despite €12m being invested in various revamps. It said the cafés have lost €4m in the last couple of years and were not financially viable.