Best bar none as Frank serves up cream of Irish coffee

AN American barman with an Italian surname has been crowned the World Irish Coffee-Making Champion.

The centrepiece of a festival weekend in Limerick, Frank Silletti was the toast of the city after he lifted the coveted crown and pocketed a cheque for 1,200.

Despite taking near 27 hours to complete his journey from San Francisco, complete with a seven- hour delay and a five-hour car journey, Frank was voted cream of the crop by the judges.