Customers offered change in silver

The businessman who married movie star Oliver Reed’s widow believes the euro is teetering on the brink and is offering people who buy his produce the chance to get their change in silver.

Walter Ryan-Purcell has purchased pure silver and copper coins which have a market value of anything between €1 and €20 and is encouraging people to seek them in change from his Loughbeg Farm food stall.

“When you buy some food products you can get your change, if you like, in real money with a value, silver,” he said.