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UNDER threat from rampant commercialism, these are the people behind the small family-run shops and businesses that give Cork city its soul and character.

Fighting against 24-hour supermarket giants and bland shop brands, they have been captured on film by photographer Clare Keogh, 27, before they disappear forever.

With the help of a Heritage Council grant, the Cork-based photographer spent two years visiting the shops and chatting with their owners.