CLODAGH FINN: The bread-and-butter economics of buying local

There’s no point in being sorry when another traditional business in another Irish town closes down — support it when it’s still open instead, writes Clodagh Finn.

Even now, more than a month after the closure of Barry’s bakery on Rock St, people in Tralee are saying how sorry they were to see it go.

As a person who grew up on Barry’s bread, I’m very sorry too. A total of 21 jobs are gone, along with a 92-year-old family business, not to mention the bakery’s arán gan sárú — bread without rival.