A new co-working space for start-ups and entrepreneurs in the heart of Cork City will help grow the city “from the inside out”, the Tánaiste has said.

The resurrection of a 100-year-old monks’ yeast bread recipe helped a 17-year-old student rise above his competitors to become senior winner at a student enterprise competition.

Food is the focus of a day-long business seminar in West Cork next week, featuring the high-profile Happy Pear brothers and Masterchef judge, Nick Munier.