Beloved Cork sweet shop faces busiest festive season yet after Roy Keane shout-out

What Shandon Sweets owner Tony Linehan thought would be a quiet November is now looking like it will be the busiest for him yet

Cork’s most beloved sweet shop, Shandon Sweets, is anticipating its busiest festive season to date after receiving a glowing review from none other than Cork’s own Roy Keane.

While it might take a lot to impress Keane, the football legend spoke highly of the traditional sweet shop while handing out its famous boiled sweets on the set of The Overlap’s Stick to Football podcast.

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