Cork record store owner bids emotional farewell in video after trading for more than 50 years

John Coffey signed off on over five decades of trading from his Uneeda book and record shop in a video posted by his grandson
Cork record store owner bids emotional farewell in video after trading for more than 50 years

John Coffey at his former outpost in Uneeda Bookshop on Oliver Plunkett St, Cork. Pics: Larry Cummins

The owner of the Uneeda book and record store has signed off with an emotional video message, as he announced the closure of a shop that has traded for more than 50 years.

John Coffey, 88, was a familiar sight behind his counter at Oliver Plunkett St for generations of Cork shoppers, but has reluctantly decided to shut the shop.

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