Nash 19 shuts down: 'I haven’t seen this scale of closures since the economic crash'

The third restaurant closure in Cork city in just over a week has prompted renewed calls from hospitality leaders for urgent Government action to save an 'industry in crisis'

Nash 19 joins almost 230 restaurants and cafes nationwide to have closed since July. Picture: Larry Cummins

One of Cork’s best-known restaurateurs says out-of-control costs forced her to close her business, with warnings that hundreds more eateries are on the brink of collapse. 

Claire Nash, who ran Nash 19 in the heart of Cork city for over 30 years, has become the latest restaurateur to blame surging costs for closure and joins the list of almost 230 restaurants or cafes nationwide that have closed since last July.