Much-loved Cork shop faces partial closure due to staff shortages
Kerri O'Neill with staff members Yvonne Kelleher and Jack Sulej at the deli counter which has to close on Monday and Tuesday at 3pm due to staff shortages at Fitzpatrick's Foodstore, Glounthanue, Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan
A fourth-generation Cork business faces the prospect of closing some or all of its business at least one day a week as it is unable to find the staff.
Fitzpatrick's Foodstore in Glounthaune recently underwent a €3m revamp to turn it into a "destination foodstore" but staff vacancies in crucial areas are posing major issues.
