Legendary Cork sweet shop shows even the most traditional of businesses can make the move online

Business has gone from strength to strength since the shop doors closed

Father and son Danny and Tony Linehan of Shandon Sweets on John Redmond Street, Cork where the family has made traditional Irish handmade sweets since 1929. Known for its clove rocks, bullseyes, and brus the pandemic has brought changes to the business, with the opening of their online store delivering all over Ireland.  Picture: Dan Linehan. 

Shandon Sweets in Cork City went online recently and the move has been so successful that owner Tony Linehan is wondering why he didn’t do it sooner.

But he does miss the face to face contact with his customers and is hopeful that the doors to his much loved sweet shop will open again.