Irish people still love their breakfast

ONE of the first things that the late developer John Murphy did on any new construction site in London was to set up a canteen that served the best breakfast his workers could have.

The man from Loughmark, near Caherciveen in Co Kerry, who grew his companies into an iconic group, whose green-painted vehicles are still to be seen on London’s streets, learned early in his life that a worker with an empty stomach was no good.

While lifestyles and eating habits are changing rapidly with people becoming increasingly mobile and busier than ever, the old belief from the John Murphy era that a good breakfast will set a person up for the day ahead is still relevant.