Landmark Cork cobbler closes after nearly 40 years

A shoe repair, key cutting and leather shop which opened in Cork in the midst of a harsh recession in 1980 is to shut its doors for the final time today after weathering fires, floods and fluctuations in the economy.

Tom and Sinead Dwyer of The Cobbler Shop have run a thriving business on Oliver Plunkett St in the city centre for nearly 40 years.