Bernard O'Shea: Nicola Coughlan has Supermacs, I have Coppers — Five Irish businesses we'd love gold cards for

Never mind BAFTAs or Oscars—these are the gold cards we actually want.

Bernard O'Shea: Nicola Coughlan might have Supermacs. I might have Coppers. But the truth is, a gold card isn’t about VIP velvet ropes or getting a table at some rooftop bar in Manhattan.

In 2025, being granted a gold card isn’t just a privilege—it’s a cultural achievement. Forget Netflix deals or BAFTA nods. If you want genuine Irish respect, you need a VIP card for something that actually matters.

Take Nicola Coughlan, for example. In between starring in Bridgerton and charming everyone from Graham Norton to the Vogue crowd, she casually revealed her most impressive accomplishment to date: a Supermac’s Super VIP card. Issued for life. Unlimited access to garlic cheese chips. Possibly more potent than her passport.