Krispy Kreme to open doughnut shop in Cork 

US sweet-treats giant's Irish excursion follows the heights of the doughnut craze, and a homegrown contender in the Offbeat franchise

Krispy Kreme today opened its 12th Irish shop in Carrickmines. Co Dublin, in January of 2023. Pic: INPHO/James Crombie

American doughnut giant, Krispy Kreme, is to open on Cork's Patrick Street in April. And this will follow a Krispy Kreme doughnut shop on William Street in Galway next month. 

Demand for the European-originating baked treats has endured here in recent years, as the success of the national Offbeat chain, and the continued reign of Dublin's Rolling Donut demonstrate.