Purple reign: how the açaí bowl became part of the national diet

From Ballybofey to Ballina, it seems we just can't get enough of açaí. Shamim de Brún tracks how the Amazonian berry became an Irish staple.

Graham Rayner, co-owner of Ten10 Acai & Coffee in Santry. Photograph Moya Nolan

It is a drizzly Saturday morning in Ballybofey, Co Donegal. 

Grey skies and bitter winds suggest a weekend best spent indoors but locals stand shoulder to shoulder, queuing for something distinctly incongruous: açaí.