The chocolate revolution changing the rebel city

We are the third highest consumers of chocolate in the world, yet we have little experience of ‘real’ chocolate. Joe McNamee meets three Cork chocolatiers determined to bring quality to the masses.

If there is ever a morning for the nation’s laying hens to take a breather, it is surely Easter Sunday, when the bulk of all eggs consumed will be foil-wrapped and cloyingly sweet for we Irish are apparently (Euromonitor 2017) the third highest consumers of chocolate in the world, putting away a staggering 16.3lbs per person each year