Superquinn finally makes it to Cork in Musgrave takeover

THERE’S a bit of irony in Musgrave taking over Superquinn. Musgrave is one of Cork’s biggest companies and Superquinn’s expansion plans never quite made it to the deep south.

They went to Waterford, Clonmel, even Limerick but they never made it to Cork and Kerry. It’s ironic now that the company will be operated from a Cork headquartered firm — unusual in the Dublin- centric business world.

Another bit of irony comes with Musgrave saying the only store it doesn’t want is the one in Dundalk, Co Louth — the place where Superquinn was founded 50 years ago by the entrepreneur and now senator Feargal Quinn. It’s a long time now however, since Mr Quinn has had a say in how things are run at Superquinn. What started out as a business that pioneered the way in fancy-stores and online shopping has ended up with a receiver and buyers working through the night to save 2,800 jobs.