‘Let them eat cake’, say retailers in Skibbereen

CAKES and prices were the only things being cut on budget day yesterday in a West Cork town.

Up to 40 businesses in Skibbereen united in the ‘Let Them Eat Cake’ event — a feel-good initiative designed to beat the budget blues.

As Finance Minister Michael Noonan delivered his budget speech in the Dáil, bargain hunters from across the region flocked to Skibbereen as dozens of the town’s retailers cut their prices by up to 20%.