Iconic bookshop to shut after 100 years in business

One of the country’s oldest independent bookshops, Liam Ruiséal’s in Cork City, is set to close later this year after more than a century in business.

Bríd Hughes, a granddaughter of shop founder, Liam Ruiséal, confirmed that the famous shop will close “within a few months”.

She declined to comment in detail last night on the reasons for the closure and said she and her sisters, who run the business, plan to issue a formal statement later this week.